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• In the Archives: Afghanistan protest in Fort Wayne

  02-10-2024 23:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — 2009 was a turbulent time for America.
  Already investing nearly a decade into Afghanistan, boots were still on the ground and Osama Bin Laden was still at large.All of it led protestors to the Allen County Courthouse lawn."[Bin Laden] could be in Fort Wayne, we really don't know," said one anti-war protestor."Support our troops, bring 'em home alive," read the sign of another protestor.WANE 15 covered the protest 15 years ago, even recording an argument between a
  
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• In the Archives: Afganistan protest in Fort Wayne

  02-10-2024 23:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — 2009 was a turbulent time for America.
  Already investing nearly a decade into Afghanistan, boots were still on the ground and Osama Bin Laden was still at large.All of it led protestors to the Allen County Courthouse lawn."[Bin Laden] could be in Fort Wayne, we really don't know," said one anti-war protestor."Support our troops, bring 'em home alive," read the sign of another protestor.WANE 15 covered the protest 15 years ago, even recording an argument between a
  
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• Fort Wayne construction season set to wrap up next month

  02-10-2024 23:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)-- Soon enough, drivers will have a little less to deal with on the roads, this comes after Philip Labrash, Traffic Engineer for the City of Fort Wayne says the construction season is wrapping up.Fort Wayne's construction season is about seven months long usually beginning in April then wrapping up sometime in November.Labrash says this is because asphalt can only be laid down during certain temperatures.He says this year was especially busy as they had $41.5 million dolla
  
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• Jury finds Fort Wayne man guilty of battery in connection to May shooting

  02-10-2024 22:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A convicted felon was found guilty Wednesday in connection to a shooting on the city's south side in May.
  A jury in Allen Superior Court found Amos Manning guilty of one count of felony criminal recklessness and two counts of battery by means of a deadly weapon.Amos Manning (Courtesy Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  The 42-year-old was charged after multiple people were shot on May 6 near Hanna Street and Rudisill Boulevard. Manning was accused of using a "revolver-li
  
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• Defiance man charged after crash leaves passenger with fractured vertebrae

  02-10-2024 22:54 via wane.com
  
  WOODBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- A Defiance, Ohio, man is facing a felony charge after he reportedly had alcohol and THC in his system during a crash that left his passenger with serious injuries, according to Allen Superior Court documents.The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Loyd Burton Keener Jr., was in a crash March 8 just outside Woodburn that resulted in his vehicle rolling over and leaving him trapped.
  A passenger also said in court documents Keener was unresponsive and "blacked out" while dri
  
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• Bank of America customers report problems with online banking, balances showing zero

  02-10-2024 22:39 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — Thousands of Bank of America users reported problems accessing their funds online Wednesday, with some saying their balance showed zero funds.Downdetector, a site that tracks outages across platforms and services, saw a spike of more than 18,000 user-reported outages with Bank of America's online banking Wednesday afternoon. As of 6 p.m. ET, those reports had dwindled to less than 3,000.A message, seen below, on the Bank of America app now states, “Accounts Temporar
  
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• Bank of America customers report problems with online banking

  02-10-2024 22:39 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — Some Bank of America users say they're having problems accessing their funds online Wednesday.
  Downdetector, a site that tracks outages across platforms and services, saw a spike of more than 18,000 user-reported outages with Bank of America's online banking Wednesday afternoon. As of 3:30 p.m. ET, those reports had dwindled to less than 5,000.
  A message, seen below, on the Bank of America app now states, “Accounts Temporarily Unavailable. Some accounts and/or balan
  
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• Warming back up tomorrow

  02-10-2024 22:16 via wane.com
  
  As an area of high pressure moves east across our region tonight, our winds become southwesterly. This southwesterly flow of air continues tomorrow and high temps will rise all the way to the upper 70s by late in the afternoon.Before we get that warm, though, we have to get through the chill of tonight. Today's highs have been seasonal for October 2, close to 70°. For tonight, temps fall through the 60s and the 50s and we'll end up as low as the mid-40s for the early morning.On Friday, a wea
  
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• Fort Wayne housing development aims to support 'chronically homeless'

  02-10-2024 21:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Housing Authority broke ground on a housing development Tuesday that aims to provide supportive housing for at-risk individuals and adults facing chronic homelessness.The project, named Hillcrest Commons, will demolish the vacant Hillcrest School and provide 24 one-bedroom units that will be subsidized through vouchers from Fort Wayne Housing Authority. Parkview Behavioral Health Institute will also provide "supportive services.""There is a real need for sup
  
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• Watch Live: FOX59/CBS4 Indiana Governor Debate

  02-10-2024 20:56 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- For the first time this election year, the two major party candidates are having the opportunity to participate in a televised debate surrounding issues that are important for Indiana voters.
  U.S. Senator Mike Braun, R-Ind., the Republican candidate for Indiana governor, along with Jennifer McCormick, the state's former superintendent for public instruction and the Democratic candidate for Indiana governor, will participate in FOX59/CBS4's debate Wednesday evening.
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• Watch: FOX59/CBS4 Indiana Governor Debate

  02-10-2024 20:56 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- For the first time this election year, the two major party candidates are having the opportunity to participate in a televised debate surrounding issues that are important for Indiana voters.
  U.S. Senator Mike Braun, R-Ind., the Republican candidate for Indiana governor, along with Jennifer McCormick, the state's former superintendent for public instruction and the Democratic candidate for Indiana governor, will participate in FOX59/CBS4's debate Wednesday evening.
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• CIA makes it easier for potential informants to share tips

  02-10-2024 20:37 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA wants to make it easier — and safer — for people in Iran, China and North Korea to share information with America's premier spy agency.The agency on Wednesday posted online instructions in Korean, Mandarin and Farsi detailing steps that potential informants can take to contact U.S. intelligence officials without putting themselves in danger.The instructions include ways to reach the CIA on its public website or on the darknet, a part of the internet th
  
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• Pilot flying Helene rescue missions in NC ordered out, threatened with arrest

  02-10-2024 20:10 via wane.com
  
  LAKE LURE, N.C. (WJZY) - When Jordan Seidhom woke up Saturday morning, he saw a Facebook post that tens of thousands of people were commenting on and sharing.
  A family was stranded on a mountain in Banner Elk, North Carolina. They had run out of water a day earlier and had just enough food to last less than two days.Seidhom, the former head of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit, knows a thing or two about finding people. He researched the mountain chain where the family was
  
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• Fat Bear Week's kickoff postponed after one bear kills another live on webcam stream

  02-10-2024 19:24 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Fat Bear Week is off to a violent start this year. The scheduled reveal of the bracket and all the chunky contestants was pushed back by a day after one bear, No. 469, attacked and killed another bear, No. 402, Monday morning.
  The attack was seen live on webcams at Katmai National Park, the Park Service said.
  The Alaska national park puts on Fat Bear Week annually as a way to raise awareness about the 2,200-pound brown bears that live in the park. Every year, they gorge themsel
  
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• UAW threatens strike at Fort Wayne Assembly over use of senior staff to fill shifts

  02-10-2024 17:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)UAW Local 2209, which represents thousands of workers at the GM Fort Wayne Assembly where full-size pickups are built, confirms a published report that it has threatened to strike the automaker over staffing issues.The report from radio station WBOI was posted on its website Wednesday morning and aired during its newscasts.Local 2209 Shop Chair Rich LeTourneau says he has given GM until the end of the week to remove senior staff from filling holes in second and third shift
  
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• Father sentenced after infant injured by rat bites

  02-10-2024 17:05 via wane.com
  
  Warning: Details of the incident in this story may be considered disturbing to some readers.David Schonabaum
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) - The father of an infant who suffered severe injuries from over 50 rat bites was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday.David Schonabaum was found guilty in September of three counts of neglect after authorities say his six-month-old son suffered serious injuries from multiple rat bites in 2023. Authorities say the rat bites caused traumatic injuries to the
  
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• Parents spot kids in 7-Eleven robbery footage, turn them in to police

  02-10-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - Several arrests have been made in connection with flash-mob style robberies at 7-Eleven locations in Los Angeles after parents of some of the "youthful male” perpetrators spotted their kids in surveillance footage released by police.Between Friday, July 12 and Friday, Sept. 20, there were 14 separate robberies across the 10 stores in the LAPD’s Rampart, Hollywood, Wilshire and West L.A. divisions.  In each instance, the crew rolled up to the stores on bicycl
  
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• Power restored to over 2,000 in northeast Fort Wayne

  02-10-2024 16:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - More than 2,000 customers dealt with a power outage Wednesday morning.According to Indiana Michigan Power's outage map, the area around Coliseum and East State boulevards was affected starting around 9:45 a.m.Crews worked quickly to get the power back on, and it was restored right around the estimated time of 11 a.m.
  
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• Power outage affects over 2,000 customers in northeast Fort Wayne

  02-10-2024 16:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - More than 2,000 customers are dealing with a power outage Wednesday morning.According to Indiana Michigan Power's outage map, the area around Coliseum and East State boulevards is affected. The outage was first reported around 9:45 a.m.While crews are working to restore power, there is not yet an estimated time.
  
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• Michigan's minimum wage to jump 20% under court ruling

  02-10-2024 16:25 via wane.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's current minimum wage will rise 20% by the end of February to $12.48 per hour, officials said Tuesday, the result of a major state Supreme Court decision.The $10.33 minimum wage will increase to $10.56 on Jan. 1 and then $12.48 on Feb. 21, according to the state Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The figure will rise each year and reach $14.97 by February 2028, followed by annual inflation adjustments determined by the state treasur
  
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• Universally Accessible bus shelter opens on North Clinton Street

  02-10-2024 15:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The first Universally Accessible bus shelter in the United States opens for public use on Wednesday on North Clinton Street, in front of Turnstone.Citilink and Turnstone celebrate the fully operational bus stop and shelter after breaking ground on the project in May and working towards the construction of the shelter for 20 years.Casey Claypool, marketing and development director at Citilink, said previously, city buses could not safely stop or turn into Turnstone
  
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• Universally Accessible bus shelter opens on North Clinton Avenue

  02-10-2024 15:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The first Universally Accessible bus shelter in the United States opens for public use on Wednesday on North Clinton Avenue, in front of Turnstone.Citilink and Turnstone celebrate the fully operational bus stop and shelter after breaking ground on the project in May and working towards the construction of the shelter for 20 years.Casey Claypool, marketing and development director at Citilink, said previously, city buses could not safely stop or turn into Turnstone
  
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• Turnstone opens accessible bus stop, shelter

  02-10-2024 15:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Turnstone continues its mission of serving people with disabilities with the opening of an accessible bus stop and shelter on Wednesday.Citilink and Turnstone celebrate the fully operational bus stop and shelter after breaking ground on the project in May. The new addition to the athletic facility aims to promote mobility, independence and access to local services for community members with disabilities.The project was funded by AWS Foundation and American Rescue
  
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• Helene death toll now at least 166 as Biden plans to visit ravaged Carolinas

  02-10-2024 12:53 via wane.com
  
  SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continue their search for anyone still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people.Many residents in both states were still without running water, cellular service and electricity as floodwaters receded and revealed more of the death and destruction left in Helene’
  
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• Wednesdays on Wayne Street celebrates local church's organ

  02-10-2024 11:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – First Wayne Street United Methodist Church invites community members to attend Wednesdays on Wayne Street's newest concert series on Wednesday.Throughout October, the church pays tribute to its Breckerath Organ with organists set to play the pipes installed in its rear gallery 50 years ago. These 30-minute recitals end with a 50th Anniversary Hymn Festival on Nov. 10, including performances by music ensembles from First Wayne Street and the Purdue F
  
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• Cooler October temps today more warm air on the way

  02-10-2024 09:41 via wane.com
  
  Typical October temperatures are here today but if you're not ready to give up on warmer air then you'll enjoy the rest of the week as temperatures will warm back up into the 70s.
  You'll need your sweatshirt or a light jacket this morning, as temperatures will only move into the middle 60s by lunchtime.
  It will be cooler afternoon
  Even with more sunshine this afternoon temperatures won't budge much with a high in the upper 60s.
  It will be another cool night with low temperatures in the middle 40
  
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• Purdue Fort Wayne hosts watch party for VP debate

  02-10-2024 05:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Students at Purdue Fort Wayne held a debate watch party Tuesday night.Organizations such as the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Achievement have released reports saying in this election cycle, approximately 41 million members of Gen Z will be eligible to vote.We've seen a few unconventional mediums used for campaigning during this election such as TikTok, X, and Instagram that is helping to reel these young voters in.During Tuesday's watc
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council starts first week of city budget discussions

  02-10-2024 04:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne is moving toward approving its 2025 budget of nearly $250 million.City Council has to approve the budget, and the process consists of budget meetings on Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 with final approval coming on Oct. 22.On Tuesday night, councilmembers heard from Internal Audit, the Parks Department, Public Works, Traffic Engineering, Community Development and the Consolidated Communications
  Partnership of Allen County, Indiana and the City of Fort Wayne (CCP).Int
  
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• A chilly overnight ahead

  02-10-2024 03:20 via wane.com
  
  A cold front moved through the area late this afternoon, and behind it, and is bringing with it some fall-like temperatures. Temperatures will continue to fall behind the cold front tonight.The overnight hours will see a mix of partly cloudy to mostly skies. We'll be mostly clear by daybreak. We'll see a notable change in our overnight temperatures compared to what we've seen these past few nights. Low temperatures reach all the way down into the mid-40s. Grab that light jacket for your Wednesda
  
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• Tolan House will soon be added as local historic landmark

  02-10-2024 03:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne City Council gave a do-pass recommendation for the Brentwood S. Tolan House as a Designated Local Historic District.
  The property is located at 36 W. DeWald St. in the Hoagland Masterson neighborhood. The Tolan House is significant to local history, Brentwood S. Tolan was the master designer of the Allen County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark.
  The Tolan House is an example of the Queen Anne style, built around 1887 Tolan himself likely designed the h
  
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