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• Hicksville officials seek health care options following hospital closure

  18-11-2024 22:55 via wane.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WANE) - Hicksville, Ohio residents have been without a hospital for over half a year. Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) permanently closed its doors on August 31; however, it has been closed since mid-May. The closure comes following multiple instances of financial hardship.  In January, Roy Davis, CEO of Community Memorial Hospital, said the hospital had a “50-50” chance of surviving, following the financial hardship from an electronic med
  
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• Rain exits this evening before more comes tonight

  18-11-2024 22:45 via wane.com
  
  Grab your umbrella! Rain showers continue this evening as a warm front moves northward through the area. The good news though is the rain will exit the area by around 8 to 9 PM. Therefore, if you have late evening plans, things are looking dry!Rain exits this evening around 8 PM or so.We're dry then late this evening.However, more rain is set to track in later tonight before we get to daybreak Tuesday. We could see some heavier downpours and even some rumbles of thunder with this round of rain.
  
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• New Auburn Hotel renderings released

  18-11-2024 22:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Developers tearing down and rebuilding the historic Auburn Hotel said they went "below and beyond" to clean up the site, as they released a new rendering of the project Monday.Owner Kevin Minard said he expected to find three oil tanks buried beneath the old hotel, just off Auburn's downtown square at Ninth and Main. He was surprised to find two more.The tanks were all more than 100 years old and still seeping small amounts of oil into the soil. Historic Auburn Hotel s
  
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• Rain exits this evening before more arrives tonight

  18-11-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  Grab your umbrella! Rain showers continue this evening as a warm front moves northward through the area. The good news though is the rain will exit the area by around 8 to 9 PM. Therefore, if you have late evening plans, things are looking dry!However, more rain is set to track in later tonight before we get to daybreak Tuesday. We could see some heavier downpours and even some rumbles of thunder with this round of rain. Overnight lows will only drop into the mid-50s, so it will be a very mild N
  
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• INDOT to add traffic signal at intersection of SR 3, Shoaff Road

  18-11-2024 22:11 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- State Road 3 just north of Huntertown will be getting a new traffic signal this week, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).A graphic showing the changes that will be implemented to the intersection of State Road 3 and Shoaff Road. (Photo provided by INDOT)
  Starting "on or after" Wednesday, a new traffic signal will be active at the intersection of State Road 3 and Shoaff Road. The traffic signal will feature flashing yellow arrows that coinci
  
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• 'Yellow Pages of Baseball': Fort Wayne features pioneer of baseball statistics

  18-11-2024 21:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In the days before Baseball Reference featured every stat imaginable of the National Pastime, a Fort Wayne man pioneered keeping records of the sport through a company he founded 115 years ago.Old Fort Baseball Co., an apparel company that aims to preserve and promote the history of baseball in Fort Wayne, recently obtained copies of books published by the now-defunct Heilbroner Baseball Bureau.A 1953 edition of the Heilbroner Baseball Bureau's "Blue Book," which conta
  
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• FWACC seeks info after 2 cats found with bullet wounds

  18-11-2024 20:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control (FWACC) is asking the public for information after receiving two injured cats that required amputations.According to FWACC, one cat was found in the 2500 block of Winch Street, and the other cat was located in the 3400 block of Central Drive. Both were "hurt and bleeding" by concerned citizens.After performing tests, FWACC staff learned the injuries were caused by bullets that likely came from something similar to a pellet gun. The in
  
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• Docs: Suspect fired gun over 20 times in ShowGirl I lot; victim ID'd

  18-11-2024 20:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The death of a 26-year-old woman shot in the parking lot of a gentleman's club off of Goshen Road in Fort Wayne this past weekend is a homicide, according to the Allen County Coroner.
  Photo of Breshawn Lee Smith provided by the Allen County Sheriff's Department.
  Marialuz Margarita Munoz died from multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday at ShowGirl I, located at 2910 Goshen Road. Two other men were also shot and injured, police said at the ti
  
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• Coroner ID's woman killed in ShowGirl I lot

  18-11-2024 20:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The death of a 26-year-old woman shot in the parking lot of a gentleman's club off of Goshen Road in Fort Wayne this past weekend is a homicide, according to the Allen County Coroner.
  Photo of Breshawn Lee Smith provided by the Allen County Sheriff's Department.
  Marialuz Margarita Munoz died from multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday at ShowGirl I, located at 2910 Goshen Road. Two other men were also shot but suffered non-life-threatening
  
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• Driver dies after pickup truck crashes into tree in Kosciusko County

  18-11-2024 19:26 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A man died Monday morning after his truck swerved off the road and hit a tree, according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office.Deputies and medics responded to the scene shortly before 8 a.m. on Old Road 30, east of Old Trail Road in Washington Township. A pickup truck pulling a trailer was found in a nearby ditch.
  Pickup truck driver killed in Kosciusko County crash (Courtesy Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office)Pickup truck driver killed in Kosciusko County cras
  
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• PHOTOS: Site of former Azar's Big Boy torn down in Waynedale

  18-11-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An establishment known for decades as Azar's Big Boy in Waynedale was demolished Monday.Situated at the corner of Bluffton and Lower Huntington roads since 1964, the family restaurant served generations of loyal customers until its closure in 2020.
  Former Azar's Big Boy being torn down Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.A sign for Mary's Diner, long known as Azar's Big Boy, stands in front of the restaurant as its demolition process began Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.Site of former Azar's
  
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• Fort Wayne trooper recognized for service milestone

  18-11-2024 18:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) On November 18, 1984, Kent Roe was sworn in as an Indiana State Police trooper. Forty years later he's being recognized for his years of service.Initially he was assigned to the Lowell Post to patrol interstates in northwest Indiana.
  In 1987 he was transferred home to the Fort Wayne Post and has remained there ever since.Master Trooper Roe has been primarily assigned to patrol duties in Allen County over the course of his career, but also served with the ISP Emergency Res
  
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• Neo-Nazi march in Ohio draws rebuke from Biden

  18-11-2024 17:38 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — President Joe Biden joined the chorus of state and city officials who are condemning a weekend neo-Nazi march in Columbus, Ohio.The Saturday afternoon march in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus was initially reported on social media. According to witnesses, at least 11 people wearing masks participated, some carrying flags bearing swastikas and some broadcasting obscenities through a megaphone.A bystander sprayed the group with what the Short North Civic Asso
  
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• Auburn police ask for help to identify 3 men accused of theft

  18-11-2024 17:24 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) - Investigators are asking for the public's help to identify three men allegedly involved in a theft in Auburn.
  The Auburn Police Department announced in a Facebook post Monday morning it is looking for the suspects shown below:Footage shows one of three men allegedly involved in a recent theft (Courtesy Auburn Police Department)Footage shows one of three men allegedly involved in a recent theft (Courtesy Auburn Police Department)Footage shows one of three men allegedly invol
  
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• Murder charges dismissed at sentencings for 2 of 4 accused in ambush shooting

  18-11-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Two men were sentenced Monday who were initially charged with murder after a man was found dead on Lower Huntington Road last year.A judge in Allen Superior Court sentenced Samuel W. Evans III to four years in prison for battery in connection to the case. The man's sentence was further reduced by over a year because he was given jail credit for the 481 days he'd already spent behind bars as his case wound through the legal system.Monday afternoon, the judge handed down
  
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• Murder charge dismissed at sentencing for 1 of 4 accused in ambush shooting

  18-11-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man was sentenced Monday who was initially charged with murder after a man was found dead on Lower Huntington Road last year.A judge in Allen Superior Court sentenced Samuel W. Evans III to four years in prison for battery in connection to the case. The man's sentence was further reduced by over a year because he was given jail credit for the 481 days he'd already spent behind bars as his case wound through the legal system.Fort Wayne Police had arrested Evans and thr
  
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• Lights of Joy drive-thru display set to open Friday in Shipshewana

  18-11-2024 16:46 via wane.com
  
  SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. (WANE)Shipshewana’sLights of Joy, is returning this year with more lights than ever before, making it one of the biggest and most spectacular drive-through light experiences in the region according to organizers.
  The display opens November 22 and runs through December 31 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas).Over two million LED lights will illuminate a nearly 2-mile route filled with magical scenes, traditional Christmas stories like the nativity, lighted arches, and anima
  
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• Gas prices tumble after 'cycling' last week

  18-11-2024 16:02 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the fifth straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 0.7 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.02 per gallon Monday, the lowest level since May 2021, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 15.2 cents from a month ago and is 27.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of d
  
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• Cash App settlement: How to file a claim before Monday's deadline

  18-11-2024 15:18 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you haven't yet filed your claim for up to $2,500 as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving Cash App, Monday is your last chance.The lawsuit, filed in California, accused Cash App Investing and parent company Block, Inc., of negligence and breaching obligations they had to users in 2022 when a former employee accessed account data without permission. Block was allegedly negligent again in 2023 when "an unauthorized user" gained access to some Cash App accou
  
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• WANE Winter Outlook '24-'25: Will it be more wintry this winter?

  18-11-2024 14:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When your Live Doppler 15 Fury Storm Team starts preparing the winter outlook each year, one of the first things we consider is whether it's an El Niño or La Niña year.In El Niño years, the water is warmer than average off the western coast of South America.
  In La Niña years, it's colder than average, and this affects what type of weather pattern we'll have in our area. But, here's the deal – this year, the computer models tell us the w
  
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• Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional

  18-11-2024 14:09 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools. One new approach in Ohio is benefiting schools tied to a burgeoning conservative political group and facing objections from defenders of the separation of church and state.In President-elect Donald Trump, backers of school choice have gained an ally in their efforts to share taxpayer money with families to pay for things like
  
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• Pouring support through Grains of Hope is Positively Fort Wayne

  18-11-2024 12:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne's Community Harvest Food Bank serves numerous counties making sure families are fed. The food bank is brewing up new ways to raise awareness of hunger in our communities. It's what makes the food bank's Grains of Hope program Positively Fort Wayne.Inside E Brewing in rural Whitley County is a line of taps ready for the next pour. One beer specifically is a glass of support through Community Harvest Food Bank's Grains of Hope."The idea right now is that we rea
  
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• Windy & warm with rain back in the forecast

  18-11-2024 09:44 via wane.com
  
  Warm temperatures will continue this afternoon with the warmest of the week coming Tuesday afternoon. We'll also see much-needed rain in the area through the middle of the week.
  Temperatures will top out in the lower 60s in many places this afternoonIt will be a mild morning, and temperatures will be in the middle to the upper 50s by lunchtime under a deck of clouds.It will stay cloudy this afternoon with another warm day with high temperatures in the lower 60s.Expect another mild night with lit
  
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• Tracking plenty of unsettled weather this week

  18-11-2024 00:30 via wane.com
  
  We finally enjoyed a little bit of sunshine earlier today after so many cloudy November days! We hope you were able to enjoy some of the elusive rays!
  You can look for mostly cloudy skies to be in place this evening into tonight, with still the slight chance for a passing rain shower. Temperatures tonight will drop down into the mid-40s.A warm front will lift northward through the area on Monday. We'll start the day off dry, with some sunshine peeking through the clouds. By the afternoon though,
  
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• Fort Wayne Police Department issues Public Safety Alert for missing woman

  18-11-2024 00:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A Public Safety Alert was issued around 6:10 p.m. Sunday to find a missing, possibly endangered woman.The Fort Wayne Police Department is looking for 34-year-old Tania Pulido Guerrero. She was last seen in the area of 3100 Webster Street at approximately 1:30 p.m. The following information was shared via the alert:
  FemaleHispanicLast seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, light blue jeans, and black and white high top Nike shoes
  If located, contact FWPD at 427-1222.
  
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