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• 2 visitors to Hawaii dead after being swept out to sea

  16-10-2024 22:52 via wane.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON) – Two people who were swept out to sea by a large wave on the North Shore of Oahu have died, authorities in Honolulu have confirmed.The incident took place Monday morning at Ke Iki beach. There is no lifeguard tower at the beach, but lifeguards do patrol the area. Safety officials said there were signs posted for beachgoers, warning of the strong current and dangerous shore break.Susie Jett, 72, from Oklahoma City, was one of the victims who died after being pulled into the
  
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• Man accused of attempted murder in Noble County faces separate armed robbery charge

  16-10-2024 22:07 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man currently facing an attempted murder charge in Noble County also faces an armed robbery charge in a separate case in Allen County that reportedly happened in September.The charge, filed Wednesday in Allen Superior Court, accuses 23-year-old Blake Frederickson of holding someone at knifepoint and stealing their car during an incident that happened Sept. 5.According to Allen Superior Court documents, a person was taking Frederickson and another person
  
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• Cider company to leave Union Street Market

  16-10-2024 21:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Another tenant is exiting Union Street Market.Kekionga Craft Company announced Wednesday it would be closing its Electric Works location at the end of October. The cider company has had a presence there since the market opened in 2022.According to a social media post, Kekionga decided not to extend its lease due to "the changing landscape".Kekionga will continue to serve customers at its brick-and-mortar on Maysville Road, where the company said its operations remain st
  
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• Another freezing night

  16-10-2024 21:25 via wane.com
  
  Keep the sweatshirts and jackets on. The evening is chilly and the nighttime is downright cold. Our evening temps will be falling through the 50s and into the 40s. By early morning, we'll see temps drop to freezing (and slightly below, in some spots). A Freeze Warning is in effect through early tomorrow morning.Temps fall to freezing, and just below, across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio as Thursday begins.The freezing conditions tonight are produced courtesy of winds becoming nearly calm
  
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• LIVE SOON: Family of Menendez brothers to discuss review of life sentences for killing parents

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, will be holding a press conference Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced they would be reevaluating the brothers’ convictions at a news conference earlier this month. “I want to be clear; we have not con
  
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• LIVE: Family of Menendez brothers discuss review of life sentences for killing parents

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, will be holding a press conference Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced they would be reevaluating the brothers’ convictions at a news conference earlier this month. “I want to be clear; we have not con
  
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• 'It's time to recognize the injustice': Family demands Menendez brothers be released from prison

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. José Menendez’s niece, Anamaria Baralt, spoke at the press conference, where more than 20 extended family members gathered. She said her cousins were victims, and if their case were heard today, there is &ldq
  
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• 'It’s time to recognize the injustice': Family of Menendez brothers speaks against life sentences

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. José Menendez’s niece, Anamaria Baralt, spoke at the press conference, where more than 20 extended family members gathered. She said her cousins were victims, and if their case were heard today, there is &ldq
  
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• 'It’s time to recognize the injustice': Family of Menendez brothers speak against life sentences

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. José Menendez’s niece, Anamaria Baralt, spoke at the press conference, where more than 20 extended family members gathered. She said her cousins were victims, and if their case were heard today, there is &ldq
  
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• Family of Menendez brothers to discuss review of life sentences for killing parents

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, will be holding a press conference Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced they would be reevaluating the brothers’ convictions at a news conference earlier this month. “I want to be clear; we have not con
  
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• Family of Menendez brothers discuss review of life sentences for killing parents

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, held a press conference Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced they would be reevaluating the brothers’ convictions at a news conference earlier this month. “I want to be clear; we have not conc
  
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• Family of Menendez brothers demands their release from prison

  16-10-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez, as well as their attorney, held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss prosecutors’ review of their convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in Beverly Hills in 1989. José Menendez’s niece, Anamaria Baralt, spoke at the press conference, where more than 20 extended family members gathered. She said her cousins were victims, and if their case were heard today, there is &ldq
  
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• Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools

  16-10-2024 20:15 via wane.com
  
  A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said.The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe's, Target, Walmart and Kroger. The meat used in those products was processed at a Durant, Oklahoma, manufacturing plant operated by BrucePac. T
  
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• First full-body MRI machine in Indiana off Dupont Road

  16-10-2024 19:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Hundreds of medical conditions could be discovered at a life-saving pace thanks to new technology recently established in the Summit City.The first full-body MRI machine in Indiana has scanned its first several patients at Choice Imaging's clinic off Dupont Road after opening earlier this month.Reveal MRI allows the magnetic field to create images of the whole body's tissues, organs and any potential abnormalities, rather than scanning one limb at a time. Over 500
  
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• First full-body MRI in Indiana off Dupont Road

  16-10-2024 19:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Hundreds of medical conditions could be discovered at a life-saving pace thanks to new technology recently established in the Summit City.The first full-body MRI machine in Indiana has scanned its first several patients at Choice Imaging's clinic off Dupont Road after opening earlier this month.
  Reveal MRI allows the magnetic field to create images of the whole body's tissues, organs and any potential abnormalities, rather than scanning one limb at a time. Over 50
  
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• Here are the Trick or Treat hours for Halloween in Fort Wayne

  16-10-2024 18:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Halloween is fast approaching and this year the holiday for ghouls, goblins and all things scary falls on a Thursday.In Fort Wayne, the police department announced Wednesday that Trick or Treat hours will stay the same as last year. Trick or treating is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  Here are some tips from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Wear costumes that say “
  
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• 2 children dead after accidents at separate Halloween haunted hayride events

  16-10-2024 16:37 via wane.com
  
  HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJW/NEXSTAR) – Two children have died following two separate accidents at Halloween hayride events in Tennessee and Minnesota, authorities announced days apart.Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee responded to the Haunted Hilltop Halloween event in Harrison on Friday night after it was reported that a child was hit by a tractor. The sheriff's office, in a Facebook post, said a chaperone at the event had explained to deputies that a gr
  
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• Cool afternoon with another freeze tonight

  16-10-2024 16:34 via wane.com
  
  You'll need a sweatshirt or jacket today with temperatures in the 50s this afternoon. We're still expecting a couple of frigid nights with low temperatures around freezing. It will warm up by the end of the workweek.Another chilly afternoon with highs only topping out in the middle 50s.A couple more nights in the lower 30s before warmer temperatures by Friday and through the weekendAfternoon temperatures will be similar to yesterday with a high in the middle 50s and northwest winds up to 15 mph.
  
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• WANE 15 brings home Spectrum Awards for Best in Broadcasting

  16-10-2024 15:54 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - WANE 15 has been recognized by the Indiana Broadcasters Association at its annual Spectrum Awards for the Best in Broadcasting.Tuesday evening, the news team brought home two crystal trophies in our TV market, which includes stations around the state outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area.Two awards given to WANE 15 at the Indiana Broadcasters Association 2024 Spectrum Awards for the Best in Broadcasting
  Reporter and weekend anchor Ethan Dahlen was awarded Multimedia Jo
  
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• Brightest supermoon rising this week, and it won't be alone

  16-10-2024 15:32 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – Get ready to look up for the year’s biggest and brightest supermoon.The third of four supermoons this year, October’s full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, will illuminate the sky on Thursday. It will orbit about 222,056 miles from Earth, making it the year's closest supermoon. And that's not all. It's pairing up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.Comet in the sky this weekDiscovered last year, comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is
  
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• GK Cafe and Provisions closing its doors in downtown Fort Wayne

  16-10-2024 14:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A cafe that brought a selection of groceries and local goods to downtown Fort Wayne is closing its doors.GK Cafe and Provisions announced on social media Wednesday it would be closing its doors effective immediately.The cafe at 202 W. Berry St. opened in 2023 and was the first of its kind for the area, including not only sweet treats from owner and longtime baker Grace Kelly May, but also a grocery section with staple items.The cafe cited financial strain as the reason
  
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• GK Café and Provisions closing its doors in downtown Fort Wayne in the midst of lawsuits

  16-10-2024 14:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A café that brought a selection of groceries and local goods to downtown Fort Wayne is closing its doors at the same time that its namesake filed a lawsuit against former business partners, who in turn had another lawsuit filed against them by the leasing company.GK Café and Provisions announced on social media Wednesday it would be closing its doors effective immediately.The café at 202 W. Berry St. opened in 2023 and was the first of its kind for
  
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• GK Café and Provisions closing its doors in downtown Fort Wayne in the midst of lawsuit

  16-10-2024 14:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A café that brought a selection of groceries and local goods to downtown Fort Wayne is closing its doors at the same time that its namesake filed a lawsuit against former business parters.GK Café and Provisions announced on social media Wednesday it would be closing its doors effective immediately.The café at 202 W. Berry St. opened in 2023 and was the first of its kind for the area, including not only sweet treats from longtime baker Grace Kelly Ma
  
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• GK Café and Provisions closing its doors in downtown Fort Wayne

  16-10-2024 14:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A café that brought a selection of groceries and local goods to downtown Fort Wayne is closing its doors at the same time that its namesake filed a lawsuit against former business parters.GK Café and Provisions announced on social media Wednesday it would be closing its doors effective immediately.The café at 202 W. Berry St. opened in 2023 and was the first of its kind for the area, including not only sweet treats from longtime baker Grace Kelly Ma
  
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• Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year's presidential race

  16-10-2024 12:45 via wane.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan’s union halls, standing alongside the state’s most powerful labor leader, while former President Donald Trump fires back from rural steel factories, urging middle-class workers to trust him as the true champion of their interests.As they compete for blue wall states with deep union roots, the presidential candidates are making their case to workers in starkly different terms. And nowhere is that contras
  
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• The 49th Honor Flight honors veterans with D.C. trip

  16-10-2024 10:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The 49th Honor Flight Northeast Indiana takes veterans to the tarmac on Wednesday morning as they prepare for an all-expenses paid flight to Washington D.C.According to the Honor Flight website, the trip is meant to serve as a thank you to those who served, as well as an opportunity for participants to admire the memorials erected in honor of their time served.Veterans gather at the Indiana Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne and board the airliner for a one-hou
  
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• Final Honor Flight of 2024 takes off

  16-10-2024 10:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The 49th Honor Flight Northeast Indiana takes veterans to the tarmac on Wednesday morning as they prepare for an all-expenses paid flight to Washington D.C.The trip is meant to serve as a thank you to those who served and an opportunity for the 84 participants to admire the memorials erected in honor of their time in the military.Among the participants of the 49th Honor Flight Northeast Indiana are 77 Vietnam War veterans, 4 Korean War veterans, 2 veterans who are
  
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• Frosty morning another cool afternoon

  16-10-2024 09:30 via wane.com
  
  You'll need a sweatshirt or jacket today with temperatures in the 50s this afternoon. We're still expecting a couple of frigid nights with low temperatures around freezing. It will warm up by the end of the workweek.Another chilly afternoon with highs only topping out in the middle 50s.Cold temperatures with a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures only topping out in the upper 40s to around 50 by noon.A couple more nights in the lower 30s before warmer temperatures by Friday and through the wee
  
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• Frost/freeze begins a chilly Wednesday

  16-10-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Cool, crisp fall air has really settled in across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. You'll need to bundle up as you're heading out and about, as temperatures are running below average.We even saw a few showers containing small hail/graupel earlier on Tuesday, really indicating how cold the air is high up in the atmosphere. Check it out below!
  We are expecting to see our first frost/freeze of the fall early Wednesday morning. Tracking frosty October nights this weekTemperatures will drop down
  
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• EACS school board approves 2025 budget, multiple construction projects

  16-10-2024 03:33 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The East Allen County Schools Board of School Trustees approved all budget related items during Tuesday night's school board meeting.
  School board officials approved a $161 million budget for next year.
  Around $30 million is slotted for the debt service fund, $94 million would go towards the education fund, and more than $37 million for the operations fund.For capital projects, EACS plans on upgrading its security camera system each year through 2027. That system woul
  
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• FWPD investigates stabbing near Goshen Avenue, Sherman Boulevard roundabout

  16-10-2024 02:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a stabbing northwest of downtown Fort Wayne Tuesday night, city dispatchers confirmed.Several officers along with a fire truck and an ambulance were spotted near the roundabout at Goshen Avenue and Sherman Boulevard. Crime scene tape has been set up in the area.Police have not provided any updates on anyone involved in the stabbing.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as we learn more.
  
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• First frost/freeze of the fall on the way

  16-10-2024 01:00 via wane.com
  
  Cool, crisp fall air has really settled in across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. You'll need to bundle up as you're heading out and about, as temperatures are running plenty below average.We have even seen a few showers containing small hail/graupel earlier today, really indicating how cold the air is high up in the atmosphere. Check it out below!
  Any lingering precipitation has tapered off and clouds are on the decrease. We're looking at a mostly clear and cold night across the area.Temp
  
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• Van Wert residents targeted for having Harris yard signs

  16-10-2024 00:17 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) — Just three weeks out from the presidential election and some homeowners in Van Wert, Ohio believe they are being politically targeted after several Kamala Harris signs were stolen from their yards.On two separate occasions in less than a week, homeowners have had their signs stolen right out from their own yards and roofing nails thrown in the street and driveways in front of their homes.Eventually some of the stolen signs were recovered but tainted in racial s
  
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• Wells County Sheriff's Office investigates armed robbery

  16-10-2024 00:11 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Wells County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery Tuesday that happened overnight in southern Wells County.According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies responded to the 10000 block of County Road 1100 S.Detectives learned the robbery happened overnight, and there is no threat to the public, according to the Wells County Sheriff's Office.The investigation is still in the preliminary stages, and the Wells County Sheriff's Office may issu
  
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