Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Evening Broadcast: Tax Day Deadline and Local Recovery of Kidnaped Infant

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1987-04

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Director: Steve Kremer;
Producer: Tom Anderson;
News Director: Bill Wagman;

[AI-Generated Summary] This broadcast consists of several segments of a local news broadcast from News 15 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The broadcast covers a wide range of local stories, including the successful recovery of a newborn baby kidnaped from Saint Joseph's Medical Center by a woman posing as a nurse. It also details the aftermath of a fatal courthouse bombing in Kokomo , the sentencing of the "West Central Rapist" , and significant updates on local education contract disputes and state-level policy. A recurring theme throughout the transcript is the midnight tax filing deadline, with reporters broadcasting live from a rainy post office as taxpayers rush to submit their returns. Sports and human interest segments highlight local basketball stars choosing colleges , a feature on former MLB player "Jungle Jim" Rivera , and an ongoing chemical fire at the Maumee Valley Seed Company in Woodburn that forced mass evacuations.

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