A proposed Allen County Jail site near Adams Center and East Paulding roads might seem like it’s in the middle of nowhere to some, but school buildings and recreation fields
The Allen County commissioners canceled Friday s regular weekly meeting, so residents fighting a southeast-side location for a new jail held their own.
They want a seat at the table when Allen County officials are discussing the jail situation. And they want answers on what s being done.
They are Hel .
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(Photo : Scott Olson/Getty Images) Police Shooting Death Of Young Black Man Near Minneapolis Sparks Protests
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA - APRIL 12: A handcuff is used to secure fences to keep demonstrators away from the Brooklyn Center police station on April 12, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. People have taken to the streets to protest after Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop yesterday. (not the actual story)
In Fort Wayne, Indiana, video footage shows a woman pursuing a boy around an elementary school playground with a knife. Terra Roling, the so-called Karen, reportedly threatened the child with a knife and shouted racist insults. The brawl erupted when Roling s kid informed her that he was assaulted by the other child.
Reunion event planned for one year since downtown protests
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th leaders with the group Changemakers are bringing the city back to where it all began at the Allen County Courthouse.
Daylana Saunders says they planned the event to honor George Floyd’s life and as a protest reunion event. Every time we drive by the courthouse, we still see people, we still hear the horns,” she said. It is sad, it is traumatizing, and we have not seen much change since day one.”
She says they want to remind people even a year later the fight is still not over.