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• Coolest day of the week with more rain on the way

  12-11-2024 09:42 via wane.com
  
  The good news is that you'll see plenty of sunshine today the bad news is that it will be almost ten degrees cooler than yesterday. Temperatures will stay in the 50s the rest of the workweek with the next chance of rain coming overnight Wednesday and early Thursday.Temperatures will be considerably cooler this afternoonSunshine will greet you as you walk outside today but bundle up with temperatures only in the middle 40s by lunchtime.This afternoon will bring more sunshine but temperatures will
  
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• Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on role with Warsaw medical technology company

  14-11-2024 02:18 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) -- A medical technology company headquartered in Warsaw will be partnering with famed bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger for a new role within the company.Zimmer Biomet, which develops orthopedics products such as artificial hips, knees and shoulders, will bring on Schwarzenegger in a new role titled "chief movement officer."
  "I am energized by Zimmer Biomet's mission because it aligns with my own 50-year fitness crusade. I want every single person in the
  
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• Driver partially ejected from car in single-vehicle crash in Huntington County

  14-11-2024 01:55 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries Wednesday following a single-vehicle crash in Huntington County.At approximately 4:10 p.m., a Hyundai Elantra heading west on County Road 200 South left the road for an unknown reason, struck several fence posts and rolled over, according to the Huntington County Sheriff's Office. Steel Dynamics helping with proposed U.S. 30 improvements in Whitley CountyThe crash caused the driver -- who was not wearing a
  
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• Tracking periods of rain and wind tonight

  14-11-2024 01:30 via wane.com
  
  Grab your umbrella! A weather system is bringing widespread rain to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Stay dry if you have plans through the rest of the evening...Rain showers will continue to overspread the area as the hours go by this evening. Rain will then continue overnight, with pockets of heavy rain in the mix. Overnight lows will drop down into the mid-to-upper 40s and it will be windy; watch out for occasional gusts up to 30 mph.Rain will be widespread tonight.Pockets of heavier rai
  
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• Cloudy with rain arriving this evening

  13-11-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  Grab your umbrella! A weather system is set to bring widespread rain to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. You'll want to stay dry if you have plans this evening.Look for rain showers to arrive around 7 to 9 PM, overspreading the area from west to east. Rain will then continue overnight with pockets of heavy rain in the mix. Overnight lows will drop down into the mid-to-upper 40s and it will be windy; watch out for occasional gusts up to 30 mph.Rain moves in this evening.Rain will be widespre
  
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• Man arrested in connection to 2001 homicide in Fort Wayne

  13-11-2024 22:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man was arrested in Fort Wayne Wednesday in connection to a 2001 cold case, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department.Tommy Harris Jr., 43, faces preliminary charges of felony murder and burglary. FWPD said he was taken into custody without incident in the 4400 block of Lillie Street.It's a short drive from the 5300 block of McClellan Street downtown, the scene of a homicide over two decades ago. A man named Larry Lovelace Jr. was killed there on June 27, 2001.FWP
  
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• 'Shocking and heinous crime': Markle man gets 85-year sentence for killing grandmother

  13-11-2024 21:30 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A trail that started in Markle, made its way to Georgia and returned to the Hoosier State ended in Huntington Wednesday after a judge sentenced a man found guilty of killing his grandmother to the maximum sentence allowed for murder.The judge sentenced Anthony J. Castleman to 65 years in prison with an additional 20 years for being a habitual offender. Castleman also received 365 days of jail credit for time he has already spent in jail."This was a shocking and
  
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• Fort Wayne man pleads guilty to trafficking charges in 2022 case

  13-11-2024 21:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in a human trafficking case a week after his accomplice.Kirk Depoister, 49, faces six years in prison after making a deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to promotion of human sex trafficking and child exploitation.He and Stephanie Followell, 41, were first charged in September 2022 with promotion of human sexual trafficking and possession of child pornography. The pair had allegedly coerced two teenage boys&nb
  
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• Pokagon among state parks set to close for deer management hunts

  13-11-2024 20:55 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE)Select Indiana State Park properties including Pokagon will close temporarily for controlled deer management hunts in the coming weeks according to a news release issued by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Wednesday.
  Each hunt runs two days. The first hunt is Monday, Nov. 18, and Tuesday, Nov. 19. The second is Monday, Dec. 2, and Tuesday, Dec. 3. The participating state park properties will close to the general public on the evening before each of th
  
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• Police investigating fatal crash on I-69 near Auburn rest stop

  13-11-2024 20:35 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic is backed up Wednesday on Interstate 69 after a fatal crash near Auburn.DeKalb County Central Communications posted on Facebook that I-69 northbound was being closed off around 2 p.m. near the 326 mile-marker. That's by the Auburn rest stop.Dispatchers confirmed at least one person died in the crash.Indiana State Police said troopers will be diverting traffic off the highway at the exit for County Road 11A.
  A map showed traffic was stalled from roughly the Al
  
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• 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after car rear-ends semitruck on I-69 near Auburn

  13-11-2024 20:35 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - One person died and another suffered critical injuries after the car they were in crashed into a semitruck on Interstate 69 near Auburn.DeKalb County Central Communications posted on Facebook that I-69 northbound was being closed off around 2 p.m. near the 326 mile-marker, which is located near the Auburn rest stop.The scene of a fatal crash on I-69 near Auburn on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
  Indiana State Police (ISP) confirmed one person, identified as 22-year-old Mia
  
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• 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after car rear-ends semi on I-69 near Auburn

  13-11-2024 20:35 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - One person died and another was hospitalized after the car they were in crashed into a semitrailer on Interstate 69 near Auburn.DeKalb County Central Communications posted on Facebook that I-69 northbound was being closed off around 2 p.m. near the 326 mile-marker. That's by the Auburn rest stop.The scene of a fatal crash on I-69 near Auburn on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
  Indiana State Police confirmed one person died in the crash and another was taken to the hospital
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured after car rear-ends semitruck on I-69 near Auburn

  13-11-2024 20:35 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - One person died and another suffered critical injuries after the car they were in crashed into a semitruck on Interstate 69 near Auburn.DeKalb County Central Communications posted on Facebook that I-69 northbound was being closed off around 2 p.m. near the 326 mile-marker, which is located near the Auburn rest stop.The scene of a fatal crash on I-69 near Auburn on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
  Indiana State Police (ISP) confirmed one person, identified as 22-year-old Mia
  
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• Inflation is cooling, but these 5 things are still getting more expensive

  13-11-2024 20:20 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Inflation is far from its peak of 9.1% we saw two years ago, but prices are still creeping up. Consumer prices are up 2.6% from a year ago, the Labor Department announced Wednesday.
  While certain spending categories are down – fuel oil for example is 20% cheaper than it was last fall – inflation is still being driven up by growing rent prices, expensive used cars, and pricy air travel.A big driver of inflation over the past month is rising rent, which is up 5% year-
  
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• 'I think he'd be proud': Local industrial park named after Former Mayor Tom Henry

  13-11-2024 19:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Former Mayor Tom Henry's legacy was commemorated on Wednesday after a local project aiming to boost economic development was named after him.The Tom Henry Industrial Park not only serves to remember the beloved mayor, but to also facilitate business activity on the south side of Fort Wayne.The park has been under construction for several years now. The 12-plot, 160-acre park is complete with roads, as well as water and sewage systems already installed. Organi
  
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• Steel Dynamics helping with proposed U.S. 30 improvements in Whitley County

  13-11-2024 18:27 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) Proposed changes to a busy stretch of U.S. 30 in Whitley County were unveiled Wednesday morning by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb during a media event at Steel Dynamics east of Columbia City.Holcomb announced that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) INDOT is proposing a new interchange at the current intersection of U.S. 30 and County Road 700 East and an overpass at County Road 600 East.“Business is booming in northeast Indiana,” said Gov. Holc
  
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• Man found guilty of murder in Angola shooting fueled by paranoia

  13-11-2024 18:16 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A man who claimed he'd been talking to a witch days before a shooting likely fueled by paranoia has been found guilty of murder.Yoshua Monday was found guilty after a five-day jury trial that ended Tuesday. Bryan Hall, 56, was shot multiple times while sitting inside an Angola apartment Oct. 12, 2023.According to court documents in the case, witnesses said 29-year-old Monday “had been talking to a witch" and was “acting very strange and paranoid for the
  
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• Trail connecting Auburn and Waterloo officially opens

  13-11-2024 17:25 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) Another segment of a trail that will eventually stretch from Steuben County to Wells County is now officially open.
  Wednesday morning a ribbon cutting ceremony took place to celebrate the completion of the Auburn-Waterloo Trail that runs adjacent to 427 and stretches from Morningstar Road in Auburn to Cedar Street in Waterloo.File - A section of the Auburn Waterloo Trail.The asphalt multi-use trail was constructed by the community foundation with help from a $1,055,200 Next L
  
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• Apple announces new feature to help airlines track your lost luggage

  13-11-2024 16:03 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Apple is making it easier for airlines to track down your lost luggage, and the Silicon Valley company said Monday that at least 15 carriers will accept the new tool.For air travelers who have popped one of the the trackable, Mentos candy-shaped AirTags in their luggage – but still struggle to get help when suitcases are misplaced – this software update is for you.(Credit: Apple)
  Previously, the locations of AirTags and other devices have only been visible to the ow
  
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• Trump makes a victor's return to Washington to meet with Biden and GOP lawmakers

  13-11-2024 15:39 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is making a victor’s return to Washington.The president-elect’s plane landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday morning. President Joe Biden — both Trump’s successor and predecessor to the presidency — will welcome him to the White House for an Oval Office visit. It’s a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power — a ritual that Trump himself declined to participate in four years ago.Trump also plann
  
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• Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a smooth transition of power

  13-11-2024 15:39 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with Democratic President Joe Biden and committing to a smooth transition of power as the Republican president-elect moves quickly to build out his new administration.“Donald, congratulations,” Biden said, greeting Trump with a handshake and adding that he looked “forward to a smooth transition.”Trump made a similar pl
  
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• US inflation may have picked up in October after months of easing

  13-11-2024 13:57 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual inflation may have risen in October for the first time in seven months, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after steadily cooling for more than two years.Consumer prices are thought to have increased 2.6% from 12 months earlier, according to a survey of economists by the data provider FactSet, up from 2.4% in September. Measured month to month, prices are believed to have ticked up 0.2% from September to October, the same as in the previous month.Exc
  
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• Increasing clouds with showers coming to the area

  13-11-2024 09:45 via wane.com
  
  A Pacific cold front will move closer to the area today bringing clouds this afternoon and showers by this evening which will continue Thursday.
  Temperatures will be in the middle 50s in most areas late this afternoonSkies will be partly cloudy during the morning with increasing clouds by late morning and temperatures in the upper 40s by noon.This afternoon will bring thickening clouds as temperatures only warm into the middle 50s.Showers will develop by this evening and continue overnight and e
  
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• Proposed TRAA Task Force put on hold again

  13-11-2024 02:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne City Council has been trying to decide how to monitor Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA).The EMS service has struggled for years, and in July, some councilmembers proposed a task force that would monitor TRAA and find ways to fix its financial and service troubles.After being held for several months, it was tabled once again Tuesday night."This is on top of last year, we held a related TRAA bill," said Russ Jehl, 2nd District City Councilman.
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council, Brightpoint partner for small business loans

  13-11-2024 02:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Tuesday night, Fort Wayne City Council allotted Legacy Funds to Brightpoint.The cause? A fund for Brightpoint to hand out loans to small businesses.
  "I'm so proud of the City Administration, Brightpoint and Fort Wayne City Council for coming together and creating a really good microfinancing program for low-income entrepreneurs," said Russ Jehl, 2nd District City Councilman and Brightpoint board member. "Regardless of income, there are a lot of great peopl
  
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• New location for proposed New Haven casino sees new concerns

  13-11-2024 01:04 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- Recently, the minds behind a proposed casino in New Haven announced a new location for the development, but the news has also brought new concerns along with it.While some Allen County residents have been opposed to the idea since it first came to light, a new face, the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society (FWSA), is speaking out against having the casino on the southwest corner of U.S. 30 and Doyle Road. Full House Resorts announces new location for proposed New Haven casin
  
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• Food distributor to close Fort Wayne warehouse in early 2025, impact 156 jobs

  13-11-2024 00:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- United Natural Foods (UNFI), a major food distributor in North America, will shut down its warehousing and office operations in Fort Wayne, according to a company spokesperson.The transition will happen in early 2025 and will affect 156 workers in operational and administrative roles.According to UNFI, the move will provide customers with more fresh food options while also allowing suppliers to get to customers more efficiently.The company plans to keep "a number of" d
  
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• Convicted marijuana dealer receives suspended prison sentence

  12-11-2024 23:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A convicted marijuana dealer who admitted to police he would cross state lines to buy and resell marijuana will not see any prison time following his sentencing Tuesday.According to court records, 33-year-old Kevin Lamb received a suspected prison sentence and 2 1/2 years of probation. Lamb originally faced two felony charges and a misdemeanor charge, but a plea agreement only left him with a single Level 6 felony charge for dealing marijuana. Fort Wayne man charged af
  
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• INDOT releases future ideas for US 30, not expected until 2045

  12-11-2024 22:54 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Propel 30 and Propel 31 are long-running projects that look to change how travel and commerce are done on one of northern Indiana's busiest corridors.On Tuesday, a report of all the ideas the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has been considering for U.S. 30 was released.
  "The goal is to take a collaborative approach for the entire corridor, not necessarily just looking at one area versus another," said Natalie Garrett, Strategic Communications D
  
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• Some Big Lots stores no longer closing: Here's where

  12-11-2024 22:33 via wane.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect updated information from Big Lots on the status of 12 stores. The list within this story has been updated to reflect that information. We regret the error.(NEXSTAR) — As part of its progress through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, Big Lots previously slated nearly 550 stores for closure. Some, however, appear to be coming back from the brink — at least for now. Since it began closing stores in July, Big Lots has added or
  
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