Fort Wayne news

• Border town buying drones to deal with migrant emergencies

  05-10-2024 02:03 via wane.com
  
  SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Border Report) – The City of Sunland Park is acquiring drones so its fire and police departments can more effectively rescue stranded migrants and hikers on Mount Cristo Rey and individuals struggling in the Rio Grande.The drones also will help police ensure children at public schools are safe whenever incursions by groups of people are reported – as has often happened in this border community during migrant surges in the past few years. Border Report Live: How th
  
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• Seeing the northern lights possible Friday/Saturday nights

  05-10-2024 00:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Due to a geomagnetic storm on the sun, there's a potential that we could see the northern lights in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio both tonight (Friday, October 4) and Saturday night (October 5).We assess the potential to see the northern lights by the Kp index value that results from the amount of disturbances to the Earth's magnetic field caused by a geomagnetic storm.The Kp value the next couple of nights is 6. The more disturbances to the magnetic field, the higher t
  
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• New banners on Fort Wayne's southeast side, represent community pride

  05-10-2024 00:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – If you've driven up Lafayette Street in the past week you might have noticed colorful banners lining the roadway.
  They're a part of a city initiative aimed to revitalize the southeast side of Fort Wayne.They were installed last week; the city is working in coordination with the Southeast Area Partnership. Grant funding was used to install the banners along Lafayette Street.They were curated by local artist Theoplis Smith otherwise known as 'Phresh Laundry'. The ci
  
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