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• Drought worsens in some areas of N. IN and NW Ohio

  26-09-2024 17:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Drought conditions have not changed and have worsened in some areas. Parts of northern Allen County and Dekalb Counties including Auburn are now considered to be in the severe drought category.Potentially drought busting rain is on the way Friday and through the weekend
  The area finally got some rain last week but it wasn't enough. Areas like Fort Wayne are still almost an inch and a half below average according to the latest US Drought Monitor map released September
  
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• Coroner identifies person shot, killed by FWPD officer

  12-11-2024 19:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Tuesday, the Allen County Coroner identified the person who was shot and killed Sunday night by an officer with the Fort Wayne Police Department.The coroner identified the person as 16-year-old Ah Mee Kun. The Cause of Death is Multiple Gunshot Wounds and the Manner of Death is Homicide-Police Action Shooting.Shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, police responded to the 4200 block of Avondale Drive off Lafayette Street, where it had been reported there were people walking alon
  
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• Hicksville fire victim identified while cause still unknown

  12-11-2024 19:45 via wane.com
  
  HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WANE) The person found dead after a Saturday night fire in a building that housed apartments above a restaurant in Hicksville, Ohio has been identified.
  The Hicksville Police Department identified the victim Tuesday afternoon as 77-year-old Neil Bickhard.
  The Hicksville Police Department began receiving reports of the fire at 6:21 p.m. in the apartments located near the intersection of West High Street and South Main Street in downtown Hicksville. Hicksville Police Sergeant, Cr
  
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• Hearings set for public input on possible U.S. 30 highway improvements

  12-11-2024 18:18 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Plans to improve U.S. 30 from Valparaiso in western Indiana to the Indiana/Ohio border have taken another step forward.
  The ProPEL U.S. 30 project involves a number of studies aimed at reducing the number of crashes on the highway.Specifically, the ProPEL U.S. 30 East study covers U.S. 30 from just west of Warsaw to the Allen County border with Ohio. Among the sections included in the study is the one in western Allen County where Sweetwater and the Amazon distribution
  
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• Is your trash and recycling collection day changing? It is for many Fort Wayne residents

  12-11-2024 17:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)GFL began collecting trash and recyclables from Fort Wayne residents in July of 2022. It took over from Red River which had been plagued with a poor service record during its years as the solid waste collection provider for the city.
  GFL has been using the routes already in place from when Red River collected trash, but after two years the company has identified ways it can provide even better service by making those routes more efficient. What that means is about 25 perce
  
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• Coroner identifies 18-year-old killed in shooting south of downtown Fort Wayne

  12-11-2024 17:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An 18-year-old who died Saturday after he was shot south of downtown Fort Wayne has been identified.The Allen County Coroner's Office identified the man Tuesday as Corbin Scott Cornett from Fort Wayne. The coroner ruled his death a homicide.Fort Wayne police responded just after 12 a.m. Saturday to a home in the 1000 block of Huestis Avenue, off of Broadway. Officers found Cornett inside with gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.The coroner determined
  
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• WATCH: Bodycam shows Oklahoma officer slamming 71-year-old man to the ground

  12-11-2024 16:22 via wane.com
  
  WARNING: The video in this story contains graphic material that may be upsetting to viewers. Discretion is advised.OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City officer is under investigation over his actions during an encounter with a 71-year-old driver at the scene of a car accident on Oct. 27.Police say the officer used force on the driver, leaving the man seriously injured.The officer initially gave the man, Lich Vu, a ticket for causing a minor crash, but the encounter escalated and Vu ende
  
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• Fort Wayne International Airport to debut business lounge in 2025

  12-11-2024 16:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Next year, business travelers will be able to work on the go or take time to relax in a dedicated space at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)."The Gateway Lounge" will debut in early 2025, according to a press release from FWA.It's described in the release as a quiet and comfortable space with cozy seating and workspaces tucked away from the bustling terminals. There will be complimentary light refreshments, private restrooms, and a kitchenette, according to the rel
  
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• Northbound lanes of I-69 cleared after crash south of Auburn

  12-11-2024 15:51 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The northbound lanes of Interstate 69 near Auburn were shut down Tuesday morning due to a crash, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.The crash happened sometime before 9:30 a.m. INDOT Trafficwise showed all the northbound lanes were closed for over an hour near exit 326, between IN 1 and IN 8. DeKalb County Central Communications also confirmed the closure on Facebook.As of 10:30 a.m., only the right lane was closed; around 11 a.m., the road was cle
  
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• Crash on I-69 closes northbound lanes south of Auburn

  12-11-2024 15:51 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The northbound lanes of Interstate 69 near Auburn were shut down Tuesday morning due to a crash, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.The crash happened sometime before 9:30 a.m. INDOT Trafficwise showed all the northbound lanes were closed near exit 326, between IN 1 and IN 8. DeKalb County Central Communications also confirmed the closure on Facebook.It's unclear if anyone was hurt, how many vehicles were involved, or when the road will open back u
  
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• 2024's last supermoon rises this month. When can you see it?

  12-11-2024 13:52 via wane.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week's supermoon. It will be a while until the next one.This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles of Earth on Thursday. It won't reach its full lunar phase until Friday.This supermoon -- known as the Beaver Moon since this is the time of year when beavers hunker down for the winter -- rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and
  
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• 'Today is actually the day': Reaction to Monday's verdict in the Delphi murders trial

  12-11-2024 12:54 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – For nearly a month, the small community of Delphi found itself in the local and national spotlight during the trial of Richard Allen.After hearing weeks of testimony, a jury brought in from Allen County found Allen guilty of four counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge.
  The case garnered attention from local and national media as well as true crime fans and online sleuths. But Monday’s verdict, which fol
  
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• Strike averted at Fort Wayne Assembly; agreement reached between UAW Local 2209 and General Motors

  12-11-2024 12:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A strike involving UAW workers at the General Motors plant in southwest Allen County that makes full-size pickup trucks has been averted.
  UAW Local 2209 announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with GM management regarding a dispute over the work duties of both union and management staff at Fort Wayne Assembly.Back on October 29, Local 2209 authorized a strike following overwhelming support by membership during a vote.
  Local 2209 Shop Chairman Rich LeTourneau ini
  
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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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• Northwest Allen County Schools plans a decade ahead with turf and transportation

  12-11-2024 03:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Northwest Allen County Schools is setting its eyes on the next ten years."We've started to work our way through that 10-year-plan," said Superintendant for Northwest Allen County Schools, Wayne Barker.At Monday's board meeting two major facets were discussed, transportation and athletics."Two basic components of it are construction projects and then the operational needs to be able to staff those potential construction projects," said Barker.
  Barker said tr
  
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• Cooler air moving in and sticking around this week

  12-11-2024 01:21 via wane.com
  
  Fort Wayne's afternoon high temp was 62°, ten degrees above average. Evening temps are dropping from the 50s all the way down to the mid-30s by early morning.Nighttime temps fall to the mid-30s by daybreak.This week is a cooler week with temperatures that are more typical for this time of year. The colder air is coming behind a cold front that's still moving through the region tonight. High temperatures will only be around 50° Tuesday and will stay in the 50s for the rest of the week.Tue
  
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• Southtown Crossing Starbucks shutdown after Health Department finds cockroaches

  11-11-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Southtown Crossing Starbucks has shut its doors after the Allen County Department of Health found cockroaches in the establishment.
  According to Allen County Health Department public records, the coffee shop was shut down after multiple follow-up inspections were done just last week.
  During the repeat inspection, six alive cockroaches were in various traps located throughout the establishment. The inspection also found 2 dead cockroaches, both of which were found
  
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• Southtown Crossing Starbucks shut down after health department finds cockroaches

  11-11-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Southtown Crossing Starbucks has shut its doors after the Allen County Department of Health found cockroaches in the establishment.
  According to Allen County Health Department public records, the coffee shop was shut down after multiple follow-up inspections were done just last week.
  During the repeat inspection, six alive cockroaches were in various traps located throughout the establishment. The inspection also found two dead cockroaches, both of which were foun
  
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• Memorial Park's origins reside in World War I, Veterans Day

  11-11-2024 20:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As Fort Wayne and the rest of the U.S. recognizes Veterans Day Monday, one of the city's largest parks stands as a reminder of that tumultuous time in world history and the sacrifices some people made.Memorial Park, located east of downtown Fort Wayne, has undergone many changes and served many purposes since its inception more than 100 years ago -- including being the home of the Fort Wayne Daisies. However, the original idea behind the park was to serve as a tribute
  
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• Jury reaches verdict in Delphi murders trial of Richard Allen

  11-11-2024 19:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of an Indiana man charged with murder in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown of Delphi, Indiana.Both families will now have time to gather before the verdict is announced in the courtroom. Since cameras are not allowed in the courtroom, the decision will not be announced publicly until the media leaves.After the case went to the jury Thursday afternoon, deliberat
  
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• Jury finds Richard Allen guilty on all four counts for the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams

  11-11-2024 19:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of an Indiana man charged with murder in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike near their small hometown of Delphi, Indiana.Monday afternoon the jury found Richard Allen guilty on all four counts. The verdict was announced shortly after 2:30 p.m.
  Allen had been accused of killing 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German in February of 2017.Allen, 52, faced two counts of m
  
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• Installation of iconic holiday display in downtown Fort Wayne begins

  11-11-2024 18:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) It would be hard to come up with something more closely associated with the holiday season in Fort Wayne than the Santa and his reindeer display that adorns the side of a downtown Fort Wayne building every year.
  Workers began installing the lighted display on the PNC bank building Monday morning. It will take three days to complete the job.
  The public will have a chance to see the Santa display lit during the upcoming Night of Lights celebration.Night of Lights Full Sched
  
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• Ohio man killed in head-on crash in Steuben County

  11-11-2024 17:09 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Investigators are trying to figure out why a driver drove left of center early Saturday evening in Steuben County, causing a head-on collision that resulted in his death.
  The crash took place just after 6:40 p.m. on U.S. 20 west of Angola according to a press release from the Steuben County Sheriff's Department.
  The initial investigation determined that an SUV driven by Lester Merkle, 91, of Ohio City, Ohio was heading west on U.S. 20 when he drifted left of center an
  
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• Here's why Indiana saw big dip in gas prices last week

  11-11-2024 16:33 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the fourth consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 2.2 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.03 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 16.7 cents from a month ago and is 32.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price
  
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• Honor Flight Northeast Indiana receives $5,000 donation

  11-11-2024 15:25 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) – The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WANE 15, which is owned by the Nexstar Media Group, announced Monday that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.Honor Flight Northeast Indiana is a recognized, independent hub of the Honor Flight Network. Their mission is to honor our nation’s veterans by providing them with flights to Washington, D.C., free of charge, to visit the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice.Last month,
  
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• Indy man buys 'Wicked' doll, website on box links to porn site

  11-11-2024 14:50 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana man purchased a doll themed for the movie "Wicked" for one of his relatives, but what he found on the back of the box gave him quite a surprise.While he was examining the box, Hoosier Dan Goodwin visited a link listed on the back of it. The website the link takes users to is not, however, advertising Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's new film.
  Goodwin said that he originally flipped the box over to see if he wanted to purchase advertising minutes on the manufactur
  
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• 'I got my life back.' Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program

  11-11-2024 13:34 via wane.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O'Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet.Dogs 4 Valor, operated through the Olathe, Kansas-based organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders work with their service dogs to help manage depression, anxiety and other chal
  
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• Delphi murders trial: Jury deliberations to resume on Monday

  11-11-2024 12:41 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — Jurors in the trial of the State of Indiana versus Richard Allen are set to begin their fourth day of deliberations at 9 a.m. Monday. Jurors will consider the evidence against a Delphi man charged with the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams near the Monon High Bridge on Feb. 13, 2017.The jury received the case at 1:35 p.m. Thursday and met for 14.5 hours over three days before standing down Sunday, sequestered and unable to access their cellphones, computers or famili
  
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• Trump names former ICE director Homan ‘border czar’

  11-11-2024 12:22 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Donald Trump late Sunday announced former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tom Homan would serve as “border czar” in his second administration, installing a key ally to enact a promised crack down at the southern border.Trump made the announcement on Truth Social and said Homan’s responsibilities would include “the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security.”Former Acting Immigration and C
  
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• Coats for Kids is Positively Fort Wayne

  11-11-2024 10:00 via wane.com
  
  Once the leaves start to fall and the days turn colder, a city opens their hearts to help underserved children. For the past 25-years, the COATS FOR KIDS Drive sponsored by the Volunteer Center, has provided warmth in the form of coats, hats, gloves and mittens.The campaign kicked off November 1st and continues though November 30th."This is a program that when the holidays start to get closer, people think of us," says Volunteer Center Executive Director Ani Etter. "It took us years to get to th
  
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