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Whitley County Public Meeting: Landowners request to rezone farmland, but neighbors fear concentrated animal feeding operations will pop up
Folks gathered at the Whitley County Public Meeting to share concerns and thoughts on the rezoning requests made by landowners. Residents are worried the change will cause concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) to pop up.

Ale from 1886 shipwreck yields new brew and conflict
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A bottle of ale from a 133-year-old shipwreck has uncorked conflict between craft brewers in New York state. Bill Felter of
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Lawmakers reject proposal tied to private school funding
Indiana lawmakers have rejected a proposal to block taxpayer dollars from flowing to private schools that discriminate against gay employees and students.

The Latest: Trump says he wants to protect the nation
President Donald Trump is saying that he needs to use emergency powers to protect the nation from drug dealers and illegal immigrants.

Police: Mercer County man arrested for threatening man with gun
A Rockford man was arrested after police say he was threatening a woman’s boyfriend early Friday morning.

Police arrest man on drug charges at Fort Wayne apartment
A Fort Wayne man faces preliminary charges after a narcotics investigation.

3-day ceremony planned for opening of Promenade Park
Riverfront Fort Wayne is sharing more details about their grand opening for Promenade Park.

Hysterium Haunted House offering Valentine Weekend frights
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Whitley County Public Meeting: Landowners request to rezone farmland, but neighbors fear concentrated animal feeding operations will pop up
Folks gathered at the Whitley County Public Meeting to share concerns and thoughts on the rezoning requests made by landowners.
Openly gay candidate takes run at city council seat on GOP ticket
A race on this year's city election ballot features a candidate who's been open about being gay.
Waitress’s viral video calls out customer she says wrote gay slur on receipt
Michele Crider's viral video calls out a customer she says wrote "I don't tip gays" on his receipt. Except he
FCC: Nearly half the calls you receive this year will be spam
Nearly half the calls made to US cell phones in 2019 will be spam, according to a study by First
Coroner identifies victims of weekend crash
The Allen County Coroner has formally identified the victims of a fiery crash on Stellhorn Road.
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Oakland teachers to start strike Thursday
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Teachers in Oakland, California, plan to raise picket signs Thursday in the country’s latest strike by educators over classroom conditions and
Ale from 1886 shipwreck yields new brew and conflict
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A bottle of ale from a 133-year-old shipwreck has uncorked conflict between craft brewers in New York state. Bill Felter of
N Carolina US House candidate faces questions over choices
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican narrowly leading the country’s last undecided congressional election wants North Carolina elections officials to overlook ballot manipulation in a
2-day teacher strike over in West Virginia: School to resume
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Unions for West Virginia teachers have ended their two-day strike after lawmakers did not act on a doomed, broad-based education bill.
Florida school shooting suspect due back in court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is due back in court for a status hearing on his death penalty case.
Indiana News
Adults at library’s drag queen event must bring a child
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Southwestern Indiana library officials who’ve faced criticism for a program in which a man in drag will read to children say
Holcomb announces $750,000 in grants to fight drug crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will award $750,000 in grants to support local coalitions across the state fighting the drug crisis. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office announced
Indiana trooper hurt after cruiser struck in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana State Police say a trooper has been treated for back pain after a truck crashed into his cruiser in slushy conditions
2 Michigan State trainers face complaints in Nassar case
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan State University athletic trainers face administrative complaints alleging they lied to investigators in the Larry Nassar sex abuse
Stolen SUV stopped after girl in back seat calls 911
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Authorities credit a 12-year-old southern Indiana girl for helping to catch a woman who stole her mother’s SUV while the child
Ohio News
State’s high court won’t hear appeal in baby death case
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by a former high school cheerleader charged with killing and burying
Police: Pickup truck fatally hits pedestrian in crosswalk
CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a driver of a pickup truck hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Ohio and then drove away without stopping
State patrol: Prison inmates planned possible escape, riot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol says inmates at an Ohio maximum security prison were plotting “a possible escape attempt and possible riot”
Student abducted, killed had complained to police about man
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Police records show that a woman abducted from an Ohio college campus and later fatally shot in Kentucky had complained to
Treasurer: Option to pay taxes in bitcoin attracting few
Ohio’s state treasurer says only two tax payments have been made using bitcoin through the recently-launched option to pay taxes using the cryptocurrency.