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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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• Zoning decision on 'The Refuge' in limbo

  22-11-2024 04:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Thursday's Fort Wayne Board of Zoning appeals meeting, tensions continued to be high over the proposed immigration center set to take over an old missionary building at the corner of South Wayne Ave. and Rudisill Blvd.The proposed project, led by three investors Scott Jester, Jeff Bower, and Jon Gerst, would be a mixed-use facility offering residential spaces for immigrants and office spaces for non-profits offering services to help them acclimate better into t
  
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• Rain shower chance Friday and warmer, too

  22-11-2024 04:46 via wane.com
  
  After our Thursday snow that melted on the pavement, drivers need to be on alert for some scattered slick spots, due to the potential for ice to develop as temps fall below freezing. Bridges and overpasses will be the most likely locations for the icy patches, since those roads do not touch the warmer ground. Watch out for slick roadsOur early morning temps will be as low as the upper 20s. Temps will climb a few degrees as we approach dawn.Conditions become warm enough higher above us in the atm
  
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• 'Civil' casino talk at Greater Fort Wayne legislative preview

  22-11-2024 03:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- State Senator Travis Holdman (R-Markle) wanted any casino debate among lawmakers to remain "civil."He got his birthday wish Thursday, as nine lawmakers took the stage at the Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. 2025 Legislative Preview, to discuss, among other things, the possible move to New Haven of the Rising Star Casino in Rising Sun, Indiana.The move can't happen without Statehouse approval and a signature from incoming governor Mike Braun.Plenty of other topics were discusse
  
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• The Rescue Mission prepares for winter weather and Thanksgiving

  22-11-2024 00:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Rescue Mission offers community members a safe haven from the frigid cold that has now come onto the horizon.The shelter operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round but always sees an influx in need when temperatures start to dip."...it's profound, the increase in those that are experiencing the crisis of homelessness in our community, and we are here to continue to serve those that any time, at any moment, that they're in crisis that we can help th
  
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• Tattoo shop thanks community following post-arson reopening

  21-11-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Freedom Tattoo wants to thank not only Fort Wayne, but also the international tattoo community for supporting the shop through their rebuild after an arson in 2023.While investigators ruled the fire was intentionally set and identified a person of interest early on, no arrests have been made.In 2023, the co-owners of the shop said they would rebuild bigger and better. And more than a year later, they believe they have accomplished that goal. They received mon
  
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• 'Closing of a chapter': Family finds answers after sunken World War II ship discovered

  21-11-2024 21:58 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- This past Veterans Day, the wreck of a U.S. Navy destroyer named the USS Edsall was officially identified more than 70 years after sinking to the ocean floor following a battle with Japanese forces.
  For a family with deep ties to the ship and northeast Indiana, the news represented the end of more than 80 years of worries and what-ifs that started following the ship and crew's demise.BackgroundOf the hundreds of crew members who lost their lives when the USS Edsall
  
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• Snow tapers off tonight, warmer tomorrow

  21-11-2024 21:56 via wane.com
  
  Scattered snow showers continue this evening, tapering off after 7 pm. While we'll have snow covered lawns in many spots, the snow will not stick very well to our roads, due to our high ground temperatures. However, drivers need to be on alert for some scattered slick spots due to the wet pavement and the potential for ice to develop as temps fall below freezing. Bridges and overpasses will be the most likely locations for icy patches, since those roads do not touch the warmer ground. Watch out
  
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• Kids, pets safe after fire at home off Maplecrest Road

  21-11-2024 21:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Two children and their pets made it safely out of a house that caught fire Thursday afternoon in a northeast side neighborhood.Around 3 p.m., crews with the Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a home in the 6200 block of Millhollow Lane near Georgetown Square. A fire had ignited in the living room, according to a release from FWFD.Firefighter extinguishes flames at a northeast Fort Wayne home Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Courtesy Steve Douglas)Two children were in the
  
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• House fire off Maplecrest Road slows afternoon traffic

  21-11-2024 21:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department doused a fire Thursday afternoon in a northeast side neighborhood.Around 3 p.m., crews responded to a home in the 6200 block of Millhollow Lane near Georgetown Square.
  Crews at the scene of a fire on Millhollow Lane Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.Crews at the scene of a fire on Millhollow Lane Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
  It's unclear how the fire started or if anyone was injured.Traffic on Maplecrest Road was temporarily slowed as fire trucks and am
  
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• Two Ohio residents killed in severe 4-vehicle crash on I-77N in Virginia

  21-11-2024 19:56 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - Virginia State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 North that resulted in the deaths of two men from Ohio.The crash occurred on Tuesday, November 19 around 2:55 a.m. at mile marker 9 in Carroll County.
  34-year-old Nicholas R. Oleski of Cleveland, Ohio, was driving with a passenger in a 2025 Mercedez Benz CLA250 heading north on Interstate 77 when he ran off the left side of the road. Oleski hit the end of a guardrail, spun back onto the in
  
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• Wisconsin man who faked his own kayaking death fled the country and won't come home, officials say

  21-11-2024 19:02 via wane.com
  
  GREEN LAKE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin revealed new information on Thursday about Ryan Borgwardt, the missing kayaker who allegedly faked his own death and planned his disappearance on August 12, 2024.Deputies have been able to make contact with Borgwardt, 45, after being connected to through a woman who speaks Russian. (Borgwardt's location is still unknown, but authorities believe he is somewhere in Eastern Europe.)“The great news is that we k
  
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• Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

  21-11-2024 18:44 via wane.com
  
  Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday said he was withdrawing from consideration as President-elect Trump's nomination to be attorney general.
  Gaetz announced the decision in a message on X, saying that while he had had "excellent meetings" with senators on Wednesday, "it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.""There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my n
  
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• Card party shooter gets 85 years in prison

  21-11-2024 17:47 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --Jerico Simmons will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the shooting of a friend after a night of playing cards.Thursday, Allen Superior Court judge Fran Gull sentenced Simmons, 30, to 85 years after he was found guilty two weeks ago for shooting Timothy Coats, 29, on Feb. 27 last year. The shooting took place in a garage off Illinois Road around midnight.Coats was part of a party that included his sister that night. The whole party fled after Simmons stoo
  
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• Whooping cough cases have quintupled. These states have it worst

  21-11-2024 17:42 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Pertussis — a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough — is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than we did at this time last year.As of Nov. 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That's far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023.Health officials warn t
  
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• Over 83 tons of ground beef recalled nationwide, illnesses reported: USDA

  21-11-2024 17:34 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WKBN) - Approximately 83.5 tons of ground beef have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled about 167,277 pounds of beef products, which were shipped to restaurant locations nationwide.The recalled fresh items have a use-by date of Nov. 14, while the frozen products have an Oct. 22 production date. According to the alert, the affected products have establishment number &ld
  
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• Hoosier Lotto jackpot soars to $30 million

  21-11-2024 17:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE)The last time someone won the Hoosier Lotto jackpot was nearly a year ago on December 6, 2023. Because of that, the current jackpot has swelled to $30 million.It currently ranks as the third-largest state lottery jackpot, behind only the Texas Lotto and California’s SuperLotto.The largest Hoosier Lotto jackpot win occurred on Nov. 7, 2007, and was worth an estimated $54.5 million. Last December's jackpot and was worth an estimated $44 million
  
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• Hundreds of birds needed ahead of Turkey Tuesday

  21-11-2024 15:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The 25th annual Turkey Tuesday looms around the corner as families on the southeast side plan to stop by the Franciscan Center's Food Pantry to secure their turkey ahead of Thanksgiving.
  But, some may walk away bird-less this holiday season.In a press release, the non-profit said although enough donations have been collected to cover the rest of clients' meals, they are still hundreds of turkeys short. With just five days to gather about 525 birds, the Franciscan
  
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• US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

  21-11-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice calls for sweeping punishments that would include a sale of Google's industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions to prevent Android from fav
  
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• Slow down! Roads in some areas slick and hazardous

  21-11-2024 12:53 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) With snow falling in some areas, and temps below freezing, some roads in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio have become slick and hazardous.
  Bridges and overpasses are particularly dangerous. That proved true in DeKalb County where the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department investigated a two vehicle crash just before 5:15 a.m.According to a news release, a pickup driver lost control on a bridge on I-69 near Auburn due to the slick road. The pickup spun and then flipped,
  
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• A taste of winter today

  21-11-2024 09:52 via wane.com
  
  Winter is here, at least for a day with a strong weather system gripping the area with gusty winds snow showers, and bitterly cold temperatures with wind chills in the 20s.Snow showers will be more likely through the afternoonGrab the coat, hat, and gloves this morning it's not going to get much warmer with steady temperatures in the middle 30s. We'll see a few snow showers or flurries with no accumulation.Snowfall will be light with minor accumulation possible in grassy areas.
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• Turning cold and windy with snow, too

  21-11-2024 05:40 via wane.com
  
  Scattered snow showers are around as the day begins with more to come as the day goes on. Temps at daybreak will be near 30°.The snow shower potential picks up during the afternoon into the evening. Highs will only be in the mid-30s. With gusty SW winds up to 30 mph, wind chills will only be in the mid-20s at our warmest point!Thursday's weather features a blast of cold, windy moments, and the first snowflakes of fall.Only a light snow accumulation is possible across our region from now thro
  
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• Raised: Pro New Haven casino group says it has 1,500 signatures

  21-11-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Days after a group opposed to a possible New Haven casino made public its petition with 1,000 signatures, casino supporters said Wednesday it had collected 1,500."The community is all in on the New Haven casino and resort," Zach Sand with the All In On New Haven campaign said in a release.The high-stake poker game to shape public opinion might be essential if the 2025 state legislature allows Full House Resorts to move its operations from Rising Sun, Indiana, to New Ha
  
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• Humane Society of Noble County at capacity

  20-11-2024 23:28 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE)— The Humane Society of Noble County has been at or near capacity most of 2024 and has to stop taking owner surrenders.As of Wednesday, the shelter had 37 dogs and 125 cats. The technical capacity for dogs is 22. At one point this year they housed 65. That had them doubling up kennels and keeping some dogs outside."We are running out of two buildings right now," Executive Director of the Humane Society of Noble County, Tracie Mullins, said.Mullins said they ar
  
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• City officials split on proposal aiming to encourage diverse housing options in Fort Wayne

  20-11-2024 23:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Proposed amendments to current zoning ordinances are weaving their way through city and county government in an effort to create more housing options in Fort Wayne and Allen County.The amendments revolve around accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which are classified as a second living space that features separate cooking, sleeping and bathroom facilities from the primary building on a property.Currently, similar structures can be built, but these amendments would forgo t
  
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• Turning cold and windy with snow tomorrow

  20-11-2024 22:22 via wane.com
  
  Some scattered rain showers are around tonight changing to snow showers as our temps fall. Temps fall from the 40s down to 30 by morning.Snow showers head our way with most of the energy staying to the west with this stormSnow showers continue tomorrow and pick up during the afternoon into the evening. Highs will only be in the mid-30s. With gusty SW winds up to 30 mph, wind chills will only be in the mid-20s at our warmest point!Snow showers begin during the afternoon on ThursdayOnly a light sn
  
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• Break for older Hoosiers? Indiana Tax Task Force issues final report

  20-11-2024 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- When state lawmakers created a task force to examine Indiana's tax system two years ago, a complete overhaul was certainly on the table.Turns out, an overhaul wasn't needed, just reforms.State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle)
  "My concerns were that the expectations for the results of our work would far exceed the product," State Senator Travis Holdman (R-Markle), the Task Force Vice-Chairman, said in prepared remarks.Holdman, the only lawmaker from northeast Indiana on t
  
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• Rain ends with light snow coming

  20-11-2024 19:44 via wane.com
  
  The roller coaster ride begins today with temperatures only reaching the 40s this afternoon. It continues Thursday with a high in the middle 30s. Gusty winds will bring rain today and even snow showers Thursday afternoon.Winds will pick up this afternoon as a powerful cold front moves through the area. Rain will end early this afternoon. Winds will gust as high as 30 mph today.Snow showers head our way with most of the energy staying to the west with this stormIt will continue to be windy as a s
  
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• 'The Fairfield' announces opening dates for event center, duckpin bowling, indoor golf

  20-11-2024 19:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A three-story event and entertainment center in downtown Fort Wayne is making its long-awaited debut.The Fairfield
  The grand opening of The Fairfield is planned for January, but you don't have to wait that long to explore what the historic venue has to offer. After three years of renovations, the building is already starting to draw visitors eager for a new source of entertainment in Fort Wayne.The first floor of the building, located at 1510 Fairfield Ave., will house
  
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• Man convicted of murder in killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

  20-11-2024 17:33 via wane.com
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race.Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February death, and the guilty verdict was reached Wednesday by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard. Ibarra, 26, had waived his right to a jury trial, meaning that Haggard alone he
  
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