FWCS union requests mediator
The Fort Wayne Community Schools teachers union is accusing the administration of gutting its contract two years before the move is legally necessary. During a news conference Thursday, union ...
View ArticleAt NACS, no further laying off
Northwest Allen County Schools has avoided unforeseen teacher layoffs this summer, Superintendent Chris Himsel told the school board Monday. But as anticipated, Himsel explained, the district had to ...
View ArticleApartment resident, 26, held in arson
FORT WAYNE – Authorities have identified the Fort Wayne man who was arrested Friday on suspicion of setting his apartment on fire.Cody A. German, 26, faces preliminary charges of felony arson ...
View Article10-year sentence given for rape
Jury convicts Harlan man of rape An Allen Superior Court jury convicted a Harlan man of rape but acquitted him of a number of other charges.Larry R. Busche II, 46, was convicted of the Class B ...
View ArticleTenants flee blaze at downtown building
A Monday night blaze damaged an apartment in downtown Fort Wayne, the cityÂ’s fire department said.Firefighters were dispatched about 7:30 p.m. to 617 W. Washington Blvd. and arrived to find smoke ...
View ArticleSewer board OKs fix in 2 townships
About 450 homes in Perry and St. Joseph townships could get some relief from failing septic systems as early as 2012 – but it’s not without a cost.The Allen County Regional Water and Sewer ...
View ArticleIndiana Tech bond OK'd; dorm may open in August
FORT WAYNE – The latest proposed townhouse-style dormitory at Indiana Tech could be open for students as early as August, after the Allen County Redevelopment Commission approved financing a ...
View ArticleSewer meeting moves outdoors
More than 100 people gather outside Huntertown Town Hall on Monday to discuss a proposed waste water treatment plant on Woods Road. The meeting moved outdoors because the council meeting room could ...
View ArticleFWCS hears of stalled union talks
FORT WAYNE – Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Wendy Robinson on Monday updated the school board on stalled talks with the teachers union, warning members they were likely to hear ...
View ArticleCitilink to let riders carry guns on its buses
FORT WAYNE – Starting next month, Citilink patrons will be allowed to ride with their guns, despite safety concerns from the transit company.Citilink’s board of directors on Thursday is ...
View Article1 held in drug sale near middle school
A Warsaw man was arrested early Tuesday on a drug-related charge stemming from a Kosciusko County Drug Task Force undercover operation near Lakeview Middle School.Zachariah Trimble Dotson, 35, was ...
View ArticleWest-side beating victim, 20, dies; 2 held
A Fort Wayne man has died from head injuries he suffered when two men severely beat him, possibly with a hammer, in his west-side apartment.William J. Fett Jr., 20, was found unresponsive and ...
View ArticleBlow-Up Doll Prank Lands Student In Jail
RUSHVILLE, Ind. -- A Rushville High School senior faces a felony charge after bringing a blow-up doll to school as part of what he claims was a prank.School officials called police May 31 after a ...
View ArticleBond Denied For Mom In Infant Rat Poison Death
INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman accused of killing her premature baby by eating rat poison before giving birth will not be released on bond, a judge ruled Monday.Prosecutors insist Bei Bei Shuai, 34, ...
View ArticleEmotions High As District Trims $3.9M, 34 Teachers
Emotions were high at an Avon school board meeting Monday morning, a month after a referendum failed, forcing the district to make $3.9 million in cuts.With little discussion by the board, members ...
View ArticleDelaware County Enacts Stronger Smoking Ban
DELAWARE CO., Ind. -- Smokers in Delaware County will no longer be able to light up in bars or nightclubs.County leaders unanimously voted to approve a stricter ban on Monday after hearing opinions ...
View ArticleMan Cut Teen In Altercation
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- A Noblesville man was arrested late Monday night after he used a knife to cut a teen, police said.The incident happened at about 11:15 p.m. in an alley along 10th Street, ...
View ArticlePurdue Student Dies In Cayman Islands
CROWN POINT, Ind. -- A Purdue University student died of apparent heat stroke while working with a wildlife rescue program in the Cayman Islands.Purdue spokeswoman Jeanne Norberg told the Journal ...
View ArticleMan Gets 76-Year Sentence In Teacher's Stabbing Death
MONTICELLO, Ind. -- A man has been sentenced to 76 years in prison for the stabbing death of a retired teacher in northern Indiana after a judge rejected his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea.The ...
View ArticleGreensburg Child Death Crime Scene 'Horrific'
GREENSBURG, Ind. -- The Greensburg crime scene where a 12-year-old boy was beaten to death was so disturbing, social workers assigned to the case were asked to stay away, officials said.Police said ...
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