The Scoop

What's going on this weekend?

Note: Any references to "today" are about Friday, June 13.

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Bush's European speech, the uncut version

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Police case goes to Indiana Supreme Court

A seemingly simple question from a Fort Wayne police officer to a young man on a moped has ended up before the Indiana Supreme Court. Niki Kelly was there Thursday to hear the oral arguments, and her story appears in Friday’s Journal Gazette.

Kelvin Sampson case is a slam dunk

So says The Journal Gazette’s Ben Smith in Friday’s Journal Gazette.

Kelvin Sampson is getting his day in the NCAA’s court Friday, and Smith say’s it’s perfectly clear what happened.

Save gas money. Have fun close to home

Looking for something fun to do this weekend, preferably not a tank of gas away? The Weekender in Friday’s Journal Gazette is crammed to the gills with family friendly events, “Hulk” and “Happening” reviews, and what’s up with the Big Shizzo VII.

Out & about highlights a number of area happenings worth checking out.

Gas is $4.19 a gallon in Fort Wayne

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Half-naked woman with cut throat found on Fort Wayne porch

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1 charged in woman’s shooting at Fort Wayne bowling alley

A man charged in connection with Monday morning’s shooting of a woman at a bowling alley was himself the victim of a shooting in 2007:

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Looking for something to do Tuesday, June 10?

Highlights from Tuesday’s Living section in The Journal Gazette:

[*]Fort Wayne Community Band Concert II – 8 p.m.; Foellinger Theatre, Franke Park; free; www.fortwayneparks.org/theatre.

[*]Wizards vs. Dayton; 7 p.m.; Memorial Stadium; reserved tickets, $9, $8, $6.50, seniors and kids bleachers seats, $5.50; 424-1811.

[*]Backwater Band – 7 p.m.; Hiers Park, Huntington; rain site: Heritage Hall.

[*]“The Soundtrack of Your Life: Music and Film” – “The Piano,” film, 7:30 p.m.; Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St.; $2 general admission, free to Cinema Center members; 426-3456 or www.cinemacenter.org.

[*]Little River Ramblers Nature Hike – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 9 a.m.; Eagle Marsh, leave from barn on the south side of Engle Road, half mile east of West Jefferson Boulevard; 478-2515 or www.lrwp.org.

[*]Harold Hatcher – Noon; Higher Grounds at Anchor Room, 4530 Lahmeyer Road; no cover; 485-0812.

[*]Pianists Concert – Vanlandingham, Coppler, Eppley and France; 7 p.m.; Honeywell House, 720 N. Wabash St., Wabash; 260-563-2326 or www.honeywellhouse.org.

[*]Eric Clancy Jazz Trio – Don Hall’s Old Gas House, 305 E. Superior St.; no cover; time, 426-3411.

Adams, Huntington property taxes show sharp drop

Homeowners in Huntington and Adams counties will be among the first in the state to see significant property tax relief on their 2008 bills:

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