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Jury convicts Fort Wayne man of 3 counts of murder in 2018 shootings
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A jury convicted on Friday a Fort Wayne man of three counts of murder in what prosecutors said were the execution-style slayings of three other men nearly five years ago. Jacquail Belcher, 30, also was found guilty of a firearm enhancement, which could add...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 20, 2023. Editorial: General Assembly’s inaction on rape kit backlog needs to be scrutinized Indiana last audited its untested sexual assault kits in 2017 when 91 counties submitted data to the Indiana State Police, which found there...
Worker dies after becoming pinned in machinery at Indiana steel plant
BUTLER, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne man died early Friday in an industrial incident at a northeastern Indiana steel plant, authorities said. Investigators believe Kevin Hartsock was working on machinery at the Heidtman Steel plant in Butler when he became pinned inside it, the DeKalb...
Change of venue sought by man charged with murder in highway crash death of Indiana trooper
AUBURN, Ind. (AP) — The attorney for a man charged with murder for allegedly driving his car over an Indiana state trooper in northeastern Indiana filed for a change of venue in the case Wednesday. Attorney Kevin Likes, who represents Terry Sands II of Marion, said he's seeking the...
Coroner says blunt force injury killed worker at Amazon warehouse in Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A worker who died after being hurt at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne suffered a blunt force injury, a coroner said Wednesday. The death of Caes David Gruesbeck, 20, of Fort Wayne, has been ruled an accident, Allen County Coroner Dr. Jon Brandenberger...
Worker fatally injured at Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A worker died after being injured at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne in an incident that closed the facility for the rest of the day Monday, authorities said. Emergency medical crews were called to an Amazon Fulfillment Center about noon Monday, Allen...
Indiana judge deals blow to state's lawsuit against TikTok
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge has ruled that downloading the free social media app TikTok doesn’t amount to a consumer transaction under state law, dealing a blow to the state attorney general’s lawsuit claiming the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform misleads its users about the...
Franklin Electric: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $37.3 million. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 79 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street...
Indiana boy, 17, gets 25 years for role in man's slaying
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana teenager has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of a man during a robbery outside a Fort Wayne church. An Allen County judge sentenced Swar Hit, 17, on Monday after the Fort Wayne teen pleaded...
Fort Wayne cop in fatal crash had 4 previous on-duty crashes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne police officer whose vehicle fatally injured a pedestrian in a crosswalk was disciplined for four previous crashes while on duty, the department said Monday. Sgt. Joshua Hartup was suspended for a car crash in 2007, and he received letters of...
