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• Heating back up to begin the workweek

  03-06-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  After highs in the 70s over the weekend, we're set to set highs in the 80s make a return to get the workweek started. Make sure you stay cool in the coming days... Spring 2024 was one of the soggiest and warmest everLook for mostly clear skies as you head out the door early Monday morning. However, the combination of these mostly clear skies, very light winds, and this airmass in place is a recipe for some patchy fog to develop. Give yourself some extra time as you go back to work. Temperatures
  
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• 'World's toughest motorsport:' Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull celebrates 70th year

  28-06-2024 02:58 via wane.com
  
  ARCOLA, Ind. (WANE) -- When people think of Arcola, an unincorporated community in Allen County with roughly 100 homes, something as urban as a "stadium" likely does not come to mind.However, the small community just west of Fort Wayne is home to Branning Park, a site that attracts visitors and participants from across the country for an event that has been described as the "world's toughest motorsport."On Thursday, the Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull (ANTTP) kicked off its 70th year wi
  
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• As first state execution in 15 years looms for death row inmate, questions on the drug, cost, and process arise

  28-06-2024 00:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---When Joseph Corcoran was acquitted of shooting his parents to death in November 1992, his two sisters and brother cried with him in the Angola courtroom.His next plan was to finish high school in Fort Wayne and join the Marines like his deceased father, Jack Corcoran.But in 1999, he was convicted of killing that same brother in 1997, along with his sister’s fiancé and two other men at his sister's home in Fort Wayne.  An Allen County Superior Court ju
  
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• Possible Missouri shooting suspect stopped on US 24 near Indiana-Ohio state line

  28-06-2024 00:14 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- The Allen County Sheriff's Department is working alongside the Paulding County Sheriff's Department after receiving word of a man wanted in a Missouri shooting traveling in a semi.
  The Allen County Sheriff's Department told WANE 15 that Indiana State Police contacted deputies after receiving word of an alleged shooting suspect out of Missouri traveling in a semi.
  The Allen County Sheriff's Department was able to initiate a traffic stop near the Ohio-Indiana state
  
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• Missouri road rage suspect stopped on US 24 near Indiana-Ohio state line

  28-06-2024 00:14 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- The Allen County Sheriff's Department was working alongside the Paulding County Sheriff's Department after receiving word of a man wanted in Missouri traveling in a semi across state lines.The Allen County Sheriff's Department told WANE 15 that Indiana State Police contacted deputies after receiving word of an alleged shooting suspect out of Missouri traveling in a semi.
  Indiana State Police told WANE 15 that the Paulding County Sheriff's Department is leading the
  
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• Back to the 80s Friday, rain moves closer

  27-06-2024 23:57 via wane.com
  
  Some sunshine lingers this evening as temps gradually fall through the 70s. Temps keep falling overnight until we reach a low of 60° as we get closer to daybreak.This evening is rain-free, but rain chances will return later in the day tomorrow.It's a comfortable and seasonal evening across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.An incoming weather system on Friday brings increasing clouds during the daytime. After a partly cloudy morning, we become mostly cloudy in the afternoon. There's a sli
  
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• Traffic tied up southbound I-69 near Coldwater Rd following crash

  27-06-2024 23:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash on I-69 southbound near the Coldwater Road exit has caused heavy traffic tie-ups early Thursday evening.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that FWPD is responding to a crash on I-69 southbound just past the Coldwater Road exit.
  INDOT's Trafficwise map shows heavy traffic for southbound lanes on I-69 near E Washington Center all the way back to the I-469 exit. Traffic is moving but heavy slowdowns are expected as they work to clean up the crash.Photo shows the INDO
  
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• Part of I-165 shut down in Daviess County, Kentucky after molten aluminum spill

  27-06-2024 22:53 via wane.com
  
  DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky (WEHT) - Update: According to officials, once the containers that spilled the aluminum are cleared from the area, road crews will mill up the right lane and put down a base to allow traffic flow to resume. On Friday, crews will then do the same process for the left lane. Officials say the base will be rough, unlike the smoothness of pavement, but will allow traffic to flow again, especially for the ROMP festival.The road will then be repaved next week, which should take about
  
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• City of Fort Wayne gets nearly $4M to plan revamped corridors on southeast side

  27-06-2024 22:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Four major roadways in southeast Fort Wayne will be getting a makeover in an effort to curb speeding and crashes in the area.The city announced in a release Thursday it was awarded an estimated $3.8 million in federal grant funding from the 2024 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program by the U.S. Department of Transportation.The project intends to bring "multi-modal surface transportation enhancements" to South Anthony Boulevard
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Thursday, June 27

  27-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 27.
  
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• 2 large asteroids will be visible this week

  27-06-2024 20:50 via wane.com
  
  (WKBN) - Two large asteroids will safely pass by Earth this week, and at least one of them will be visible with a small telescope.
  The first and largest is Asteroid 2011 UL21, one of the largest asteroids that will pass by Earth this year.Graphical representation of Asteroid 2011 UL21. (Image courtesy of NASA)This asteroid has a diameter of nearly 1.5 miles, making it larger than 99% of all near-Earth objects. Thankfully, it will pass Earth by at a safe distance of over 4 million miles away.
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• Protest against police brutality underway in front of Allen County Courthouse

  27-06-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Less than a week after a Fort Wayne Police officer fatally shot 22-year-old Linzell Parhm during a traffic stop, a protest was organized Thursday in front of the Allen County Courthouse.A flier shared around social media indicates a peaceful protest against police brutality is taking place from noon to 6 p.m. to "protest the unjust execution of Linzell Holley (Parhm), Dachena Warren-Hill and all overlooked FWPD victims."20-year-old Dachena Warren-Hill was shot and
  
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• Protest against police brutality at the Allen County Courthouse

  27-06-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Less than a week after a Fort Wayne Police officer fatally shot 22-year-old Linzell Parhm during a traffic stop, a protest was organized Thursday in front of the Allen County Courthouse.A flier shared around social media indicates a peaceful protest against police brutality is taking place from noon to 6 p.m. to "protest the unjust execution of Linzell Holley (Parhm), Dachena Warren-Hill and all overlooked FWPD victims."20-year-old Dachena Warren-Hill was shot and
  
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• 220-pound fish caught in New York's Hudson River

  27-06-2024 18:08 via wane.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- Talk about the catch of the day.
  Members of the Hudson River Estuary Program fisheries staff caught a 220-pound fish that was over 6 feet long, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
  Image via NYS DEC
  The NYS DEC said the fish, an Atlantic sturgeon, was caught last week.
  It was captured under a National Marine Fisheries Service endangered species research permit. The NYS DEC said the Atlantic sturgeon is an endangered, anadromous fish spe
  
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• Platinum Perspective: Launch of wane.com

  27-06-2024 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On October 11, 1995, WANE-15 purchased the wane.com domain.The website started as one singular page with space for 5 stories that got updated and changed throughout the day.It has since grown into a website that -- through direct visits, clicks from social media, or usage of the WANE 15 app -- racks up millions of page views per month.The dominance of wane.com traces back to its early days when WANE 15 employees put an emphasis on digital content before it was a part o
  
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• LOOK: Massive sinkhole swallows entire light pole

  27-06-2024 17:08 via wane.com
  
  ALTON, Ill. (WANE via STORYFUL) - Surveillance video captured the moment a giant sinkhole opened up in the middle of a soccer field in a park in Alton, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 26.The sinkhole, which formed at around 10 am on Wednesday, was the result of a mine collapsing, local media reported.“The New Frontier Materials underground mine in Alton, IL today experienced a surface subsidence and opened a sinkhole at Gordon Moore City Park,” a spokesperson from the mine said. Truck f
  
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• Coroner identifies 87-year-old who died after rear-ending semi on US 24

  27-06-2024 16:00 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified an 87-year-old woman who died Tuesday after a crash with a semitrailer in New Haven.The coroner identified the woman as Judith Ann Reddin from New Haven.According to the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, the woman was driving a car on US 24 and rear-ended a semi that was waiting to turn onto I-469.The woman was initially listed in critical condition and was pronounced dead at a hospital.While the crash is still under investi
  
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• Watch Live: Trump and Biden to face off in presidential debate rematch

  27-06-2024 15:55 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Four years after clashing in a raucous debate, President Biden and former President Trump are once again set to face off on national television, with CNN veteran anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating Thursday evening.The debate will start at 9 p.m. ET inside a CNN studio in Atlanta and last for 90 minutes. The broadcast will stream live in the player above.Unlike the 2020 debate in Cleveland, when a barrage of interruptions left former Fox News host Chris Wallace fightin
  
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• Watch Live: Trump and Biden to face off in 2024 presidential debate

  27-06-2024 15:55 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Four years after they clashed in a raucous debate, President Biden and former President Trump will once again face off on national television Thursday, with CNN veteran anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating Thursday evening.The debate will start at 9 p.m. ET inside a CNN studio in Atlanta and last for 90 minutes. The CNN Presidential Debate broadcast will stream live in the player above.Unlike the 2020 debate in Cleveland, when a barrage of interruptions left former Fox
  
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• Watch Live: Trump and Biden face off in 2024 presidential debate

  27-06-2024 15:55 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Four years after they clashed in a raucous debate, President Biden and former President Trump are once again set to face off on national television, with CNN veteran anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating Thursday evening.The debate will start at 9 p.m. ET inside a CNN studio in Atlanta and last for 90 minutes. The CNN Presidential Debate broadcast will stream live in the player below.WATCH: Trump, Biden to debate Thursday in CNN Presidential DebateUnlike the 2020 de
  
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• Police looking for wanted sex offender in Steuben County

  27-06-2024 15:38 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Authorities in Steuben County are asking for the public's help to find a registered sex offender who allegedly failed to report a change in address.The Steuben County Sheriff's Office said in a release an arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for 40-year-old Johnny Edward Kendrick. He could be armed, police warned, and was last seen in the Ashley area on the border of DeKalb County.Johnny Edward Kendrick (Courtesy Steuben County Sheriff's Office)
  An investigation reve
  
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• Documentary made about the Lincoln Highway

  27-06-2024 15:22 via wane.com
  
  ELHART, Ind. (WSBT) - A new documentary featuring local history premiered at Elkhart's Lerner Theater. It focuses on the history of the first transcontinental highway: the Lincoln Highway.The Lincoln Highway travels through parts of northern Indiana. The documentary explains how a historic military convoy left the White House on July 7, 1919, and traveled all the way to San Francisco.The director of the film, Gregory Maassen, took a different approach to making the documentary."It was a unique e
  
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• Semi fire slows traffic on I-69 in Huntington County

  27-06-2024 15:11 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A semitrailer caught fire Thursday morning on Interstate 69, slowing the morning commute for southbound drivers near Van Buren.According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, it happened about four miles north of the Landess area, near the Grant County line. It's unclear how the fire started or if anyone was hurt.The southbound right lane was closed shortly before 9 a.m., and INDOT expected the road to reopen about two hours later. A view of INDOT TrafficW
  
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• Where to watch 4th of July fireworks in the area

  27-06-2024 14:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One classic hallmark of summer nights in the Midwest is festivals and fireworks, especially for holidays such as the Fourth of July.
  Many cities and towns in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio are hosting fireworks displays for the holiday, with times, locations and dates listed below. Dusk on July 4 in Fort Wayne will be at 9:49 p.m.IndianaAkronJuly 4, 2024 at Pike Memorial Park. Begins at 10 p.m.AlbionJuly 3, 2024 at Central Noble School. Fireworks begin at 8 p.m.A
  
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• Morning headlines Thursday, June 27

  27-06-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 27.
  
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• Woman killed after driving left of center in Whitley County

  27-06-2024 13:13 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) A Huntington, Indiana woman died Wednesday morning after police say she drove left of center and hit another vehicle in Whitley County.The crash took place just after 7 a.m. in the 9000 block of State Road 205.According to the Whitley County Sheriff's Department, Chrissy L. Cope, 42, was heading southwest when she drove into the path of a truck heading the other way. Cope was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at the
  
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• Sunshine today more rain in the forecast

  27-06-2024 09:28 via wane.com
  
  Sunshine is back in the forecast at least for today. We'll keep the sunshine through early Friday before clouds and showers move into the area Friday night and Saturday.Mild temperatures this morning only rising to the lower to the middle 70s by noon.
  Lots of sunshine today with increasing clouds Friday and cloudy skies SaturdayThe afternoon will bring lots of sunshine with late afternoon temperatures around 80.
  Sunshine will take temperatures up to around 80Expect one more cool night with tempe
  
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• Afternoon headlines Thursday, June 27

  27-06-2024 06:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 27.
  
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• A rain-free, sunny Thursday forecast

  27-06-2024 04:43 via wane.com
  
  Early morning lows will dip into the upper 50s, briefly, under our sky that has become clear after our Wednesday rain moved out of the picture.
  Temps will be near 60° early in the morning.
  High pressure is advancing in to be the main influence on our weather for Thursday and Friday. Sinking air comes along with high pressure, so we won't see too many clouds across these two days.Thursday is slightly cooler than Friday with a light, northeasterly breeze blowing in. Highs will be in the upper
  
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• Police arrest suspect wanted in connection to January double homicide

  27-06-2024 03:35 via wane.com
  
  *The video above is file footage from when the two shooting victims were identified.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man suspected in a double homicide that happened in January north of downtown Fort Wayne has been arrested following a monthslong search.Dionee K. White, 21, faces two preliminary counts of murder and using a firearm in commission of an offense, according to the the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) and the Allen County Sheriff's Department website.The Allen County Sheriff's Departm
  
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