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• Chuck Surack, Daryle Doden make bid for North River Property

  07-04-2025 23:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Two business leaders of Fort Wayne have submitted an official offer to purchase the historic North River property.According to an announcement from Chuck Surack and Daryle Doden, the pair has submitted a signed Real Estate Purchase Offer to purchase the over 25-acre property known as the North River Property.The City of Fort Wayne announced in February this year that the 29 acres bound by Clinton, Harrison and 4th streets would be transformed into the North River
  
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• Fort Wayne plans 3 road widening projects, will it actually help traffic?

  07-04-2025 23:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne's Public Works Division is in the planning stages for three road widening projects along main arteries across the city.All three projects will be completed in more than one phase. The City said the first project expected to break ground is along Hillegas Rd in the spring of 2026. The project would add a lane in each direction between W. State Blvd. and Coliseum Blvd. The other projects also would add a lane in each direction on Ardmore Ave. between Covin
  
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• Electric Works plans to bring city's largest mural to parking garage

  07-04-2025 22:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Electric Works has tasked an internationally-known artist with bringing what will be Fort Wayne's largest mural to the company's parking garage.The mural will encompass 15,000 square feet and be located on the Union Parking Garage and will wrap around the south and east ends of the building.Damien Mitchell, who has previously collaborated with a variety of clients including Major League Baseball, MTV, Google and former First Lady Michelle Obama, will be in charge of br
  
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• Fort Wayne's Deep Rock Tunnel protects homes and rivers, proving its worth

  07-04-2025 22:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – After days of steady rain brought nearly three inches of water to Fort Wayne, the city’s Deep Rock Tunnel got a major test and city officials say it passed with flying colors.Built to address one of Fort Wayne’s most persistent problems—combined sewer overflows—the tunnel became operational last fall.Decades in the Making: Fort Wayne’s deep rock tunnel ready for useThe $400 million massive underground infrastructure project stretches
  
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• Chief Justice Roberts pauses order to return Maryland dad mistakenly deported to El Salvador

  07-04-2025 22:28 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.The administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia sho
  
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• Coldest day of the week tomorrow

  07-04-2025 22:21 via wane.com
  
  There's still a slight chance of a passing sprinkle or two from now through evening, as a cold front works its way eastward across the region. Behind this front comes some even colder air that will take our temps down even more tomorrow. Conditions remain breezy this evening, but winds will weaken a little as the night continues.Our highest temps today were around 50° at midday and we're falling back into the 40s now with temps falling all the way down to the low 20s by morning. If you have
  
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• Candlelight vigil honors homicide victims and their families

  07-04-2025 21:58 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows previous coverage of 2024's vigil held for homicide victims.
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As a part of National Crime Victims` Rights Week, the Fort Wayne Police Department Victim Assistance program will honor crime victims and surviving family with a candlelight vigil Monday.
  This year, the vigil honors a theme of Connecting Healing, which recognizes that shared humanity drives connections.
  "We connect with surviving family members in the midst of one of the most traumatic times
  
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• Man granted probation after pleading guilty to child abuse

  07-04-2025 20:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man linked to a 2024 child abuse investigation at a Fort Wayne home learned his sentence Monday.A judge in Allen Superior Court granted Nickolas Uitts two and a half years of probation. Court records show he'd spent 43 days in jail as his case wound through the legal system.Nearly a year ago, the 26-year-old was accused of hitting a child with a flashlight as a punishment, according to court documents.At the time, Uitts denied the allegations, but told police typical
  
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• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador

  07-04-2025 20:21 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.The administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia should not have been sent to E
  
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• DNR restricts boating on lakes in LaGrange and Noble counties

  07-04-2025 19:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Heavy rains resulting in high water has prompted the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to restrict boating on several lakes in northeast Indiana.The emergency order restricts the operation of motorized watercraft on the Indian Lakes Chain in LaGrange County, which consists of Dallas, Witmer, Hackenberg, Westler and Messick lakes, as well as on the West Lakes Chain, which consists of Waldron, Steinbarger, Tamarack, and Jones lakes in Noble County.The DNR also
  
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• 'Honest mistake': Pirates exec says MLB park will restore outfield sign after Hall of Famer's family is angered

  07-04-2025 17:39 via wane.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have reversed course after angering the family of the late Roberto Clemente by removing a sign honoring the franchise icon on the right-field wall at PNC Park.The sign featured Clemente’s name and his No. 21. Replacing it was an advertisement for Surfside, an alcoholic drink.However, the Clemente sign will be restored before Monday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, according to Pirates president Travis Williams. MLB players b
  
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• Details emerge concerning plans for Allen County race track

  07-04-2025 17:09 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Plans for Summit City Motorsports Club are becoming more concrete despite opposition from residents in southern Allen County.Planning documents show the proposed 3.35-mile track would be situated at Branstrator and Hamilton roads, just south of I-469 and not far from Fort Wayne International Airport. Motorsports club planned for property south of Fort WayneThe map below lays out the project:Map of proposed race track in Allen CountyMeanwhile, a petition opposing the r
  
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• Oil prices plummet, gas prices expected to drop after biggest weekly gain of the year, says GasBuddy

  07-04-2025 15:07 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) The nation’s average price of gasoline has risen for the third straight week, increasing 10.6 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.21 per gallon, 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 up 13.2 cents from a month ago and is 35.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 3.6 cents in the last w
  
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• Coroner identifies Fort Wayne woman who died after pursuit that led to crash

  07-04-2025 14:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified the woman who died Friday after a crash in northeast Fort Wayne.The coroner identified her as Jamela Renee Hathaway, 28, from Fort Wayne.
  Shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, police spotted a speeding car near Lake Avenue and Coliseum Boulevard, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department. An officer tried to pull over the car, but it sped away and eventually crashed into a tree near Sherborne Boulevard and Stafford Drive.Another perso
  
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• Wall Street drops 20% below its record and markets reel worldwide as Trump digs in on his tariffs

  07-04-2025 13:34 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The losses are only worsening for financial markets worldwide as worries rise Monday about whether President Donald Trump’s trade war will torpedo the global economy.The S&P 500 was down 3.8% in early trading, coming off its worst week since COVID began crashing the global economy in March 2020. The index, which sits at the heart of many investors’ 401(k) accounts, has lost more than 20% since setting a record less tha
  
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• Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge

  07-04-2025 13:34 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Undeterred by a stock market collapse that has continued for days, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a financially destructive trade war.Trump's threat, which he delivered on social media, came after China said it would retaliate against U.S. tariffs he announced last week.“If China does not withdraw its 34% increase a
  
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• The Latest: Markets sink as Trump's tariffs roil global trading system

  07-04-2025 13:34 via wane.com
  
  Global markets plunged Monday following last week's two-day meltdown on Wall Street, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he won't back down on his sweeping new tariffs, which have roiled global trade.Countries are scrambling to figure out how to respond to the tariffs, with China and others retaliating quickly.Trump’s tariff blitz fulfilled a key campaign promise as he acted without Congress to redraw the rules of the international trading system. It was a move decades in the ma
  
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• Stocks are making wild swings as markets try to assess the potential damage from Trump's trade war

  07-04-2025 13:34 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is careening through a shocking day of trading Monday, catapulting from an early drop that had dragged it 20% below its record to a sudden rise, only to revert to losses as worries remain about whether President Donald Trump’s trade war will torpedo the global economy.The S&P 500 went from a 4.7% drop shortly after the start of trading all the way to a surge of 3.4%, a gain that would have counted as its best day in years. It then q
  
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• Little River Mushroom Co. is Positively Fort Wayne

  07-04-2025 13:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Over half of the country's mushroom production comes from one city in Pennsylvania. Over the years, some growers have popped up in Fort Wayne but have since closed. That makes Little River Mushroom Company one of the only local growers and Positively Fort Wayne.From garage to garbage bag,and then a gourmet dinner. Little River Mushroom Co. is one of the only ways to get freshly grown local gourmet mushrooms. Like many stories, Amy and David Onion's business started from
  
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• Trump says he's not backing down, calls tariffs 'medicine' as markets reel

  07-04-2025 12:53 via wane.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won't back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn't want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn't concerned ab
  
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• Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel

  07-04-2025 10:45 via wane.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won't back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn't want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn't concerned ab
  
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• More homes for sale and easing rates favor homebuyers this spring, but affordability hurdles remain

  07-04-2025 10:41 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — This spring homebuying season is shaping up to be more favorable for home shoppers than it's been in recent years — as long as they can afford to buy.Home prices are rising more slowly. Mortgage rates remain elevated, but have been mostly easing and could be headed lower if the U.S. economic outlook continues to darken over the Trump administration's widespread tariffs, which have rattled financial markets and stoked fears of a recession.Most importantly,
  
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• Keep the coat out for a chilly week ahead

  07-04-2025 09:47 via wane.com
  
  You won't notice a big change between yesterday and today. High temperatures will be in the mid-40s, and it will get colder before it gets any warmer this week.
  Temperatures only top out in the mid-40s this afternoonWe'll start with some sunshine, and you'll still need your coat with temperatures in the lower 40s by noon.A few more clouds will be around this afternoon with a slight chance of rain. Temperatures will top out in the mid-40s.
  It will be breezy at timesTuesday will be the coldest day
  
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• Winter-like start to the workweek ahead

  07-04-2025 04:45 via wane.com
  
  As the saying goes...April showers bring May flowers. There has unfortunately been no lack of rain lately and that has caused plenty of flooding of area rivers. For the latest information on this, click the link below. Recent heavy rain leads to river floodingLook for clouds to decrease as we progress toward daybreak Monday. You can look forward to wake up to a mostly clear sky early in the morning, with temperatures down as low as the lower 30s.Get ready for a change on Monday, as a cold front
  
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• Recent heavy rain leads to river flooding

  07-04-2025 04:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Recent heavy rainfall across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio has resulted in widespread flooding of rivers and streams. For Fort Wayne, most of this rain came from the rounds of strong to severe storms on Wednesday this past week...Seven tornadoes now confirmed across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio from April 2nd stormsThe rainy pattern though in recent days stands in big contrast to how the year began. If you doubled our April precipitation total so far, you
  
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• Is a favorite flower toxic to your pet? Find out:

  07-04-2025 03:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — April showers bring May flowers, and some are already in bloom. But before buying a bouquet or planting flowers yourself, consider if a nibble could hurt your furry friend.Tyna Riter, Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control's humane education coordinator PIO, said that both in and outside, pet owners need to be aware of what their animals are chewing on. The consequences can range from a ruined landscape plot to life-threatening consequences for your dog or cat."Y
  
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• Clouds decrease tonight after evening spotty rain

  07-04-2025 01:15 via wane.com
  
  As the saying goes...April showers bring May flowers. With all the rain we've recorded over the past few days, it can only mean more May flowers...right? We're set to continue the cool and damp weather pattern into the new workweek too...Look for a few rain showers to still be around this evening, mainly southeast of Fort Wayne. A few snowflakes may be in the mix as well. Grab the coat for your plans to end the weekend, as temperatures remain below average for this time of the year.Any shower ac
  
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