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• Home for the 'pawlidays': Families foster dogs for Christmas

  26-12-2024 00:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Reenae Lane said it was a 'happy little coincidence' that the dog she had met only a few days earlier would spend Christmas morning in her home.Lane would typically be spending the holidays with her two sons. But, with her family working through the holidays, she decided that this year's Christmas may be better spent fostering a furry friend for the first time.Enter Ducky, a five-year-old Pitbull mix who, by coincidence, Lane had taken to the Fantasy of Lights driv
  
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• Mild with rain back in the forecast on Friday

  27-12-2024 04:20 via wane.com
  
  More gloomy December weather looks to be on tap through the rest of the week into the weekend. We sure are missing the sun around here!Look for overcast skies to be in place as you head out the door early Friday morning. You'll also want to watch out for some patches of fog, but with winds being slightly more elevated, we do not expect the fog to be as dense as what we experienced Thursday morning. We could see a few spits of rain as well, with temperatures as low as the upper 30s.Temperatures f
  
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• Officer, suspect injured standoff shooting in Grant County

  27-12-2024 02:53 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Two are injured, including a Grant County Sheriff's Department officer, after a standoff shooting occurred just outside of Marion Thursday night.In a release from Indiana State Police, deputies from the Grant County Sheriff's Office responded to the 3000 block of E. County Road 450 N after receiving reports of an individual threatening to harm another person.
  When deputies arrived on the scene, just before 7 p.m., they instructed those inside the home to come outside
  
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• Officer, suspect injured in shooting in Grant County

  27-12-2024 02:53 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Two are injured, including a Grant County Sheriff's Department officer, after a shooting occurred just outside of Marion Thursday night.In a Facebook live on the Grant County's Sheriff's Office page, Sheriff Del Garcia explained that an officer-involved shooting had occurred, just before 7 p.m. Del Garcia said that one of their officers was injured, but "he is okay."
  Del Garcia also explained that the suspect was also shot, and the team "attended to them medically."
  
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• One juvenile in non-life-threatening condition after shooting in Lafayette Esplanade

  27-12-2024 02:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department are investigating after a shooting that occurred in the Lafayette Esplanade Thursday afternoon.According to a release from FWPD, they received reports of shots fired in the 4700 block of Lafayette Esplanade, just north of Southgate Plaza, just after 4:30 p.m. Shortly after receiving reports, officers were dispatched to an area hospital where a male juvenile had shown up with gunshot wounds.The wounds were determined to be non-life-threa
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigate shooting in Lafayette Esplanade

  27-12-2024 02:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department are investigating after a shooting that occurred in the Lafayette Esplanade Thursday afternoon.According to a release from FWPD, they received reports of shots fired in the 4700 block of Lafayette Esplanade just after 4:30 p.m. Shortly after receiving reports, officers were dispatched to an area hospital where a male juvenile had shown up with gunshot wounds.
  The wounds were determined to be non-life-threatening.Officers and Detectives
  
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• Allen County has 10 judges and needs six more: what state data tells us about our courts

  27-12-2024 00:26 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --Last week, Allen Superior Court scheduled 10 trials for three criminal court judges.Only one of them went to trial.Cases can be continued, meaning postponed, and there can be last-minute plea deals.According to state data, Allen County needs about six more judges. Right now, there are 10.But week after week, court congestion affects the work of the courts, according to Allen County Prosecutor Michael McAlexander and defense attorneys interviewed for this story. Typica
  
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• Kendallville couple finds winning Powerball ticket on Christmas Day, hours before expiration

  26-12-2024 23:40 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Kendallville couple is $1 million dollars richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket just hours before it was set to expire.
  In a release from the Hoosier Lottery, a couple from Kendallville arrived at the Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment Office in downtown Indianapolis, just five hours before their winning ticket was set to expire.
  The couple, who has asked to remain anonymous, found their winning ticket between the seats of their car early Christmas morning.
  
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• Angel Tree program meets need with increased sign-ups

  26-12-2024 23:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hundreds of families' Christmas wishes have been fulfilled this holiday season, thanks to the Fort Wayne Salvation Army.According to Social Services Director Timothy Smith, all tags from 45 angel trees around Allen County have been swiped and retuned to Salvation Army headquarters attached to boxes and bags of gifts.These tags included just under 900 families, with almost 3,000 children. Each angel tree kid was gifted two toys, two outfits as well as other sm
  
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• Patchy fog tonight before rain returns

  26-12-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  More gloomy December weather looks to be on tap through the rest of the week into the weekend. We sure are missing the sun around here!Look for mostly cloudy skies to be in place this evening. You'll want to watch out for some patches of fog then tonight, but with winds being slightly more elevated, we do not expect the fog to be as dense as what we experienced last night. We could see a few spits of rain as well, with low temperatures in the upper 30s.Our next weather system will arrive on Frid
  
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• 2 charged in connection to Christmas Day shooting

  26-12-2024 21:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Two men have been charged in connection to the shooting on Christmas Day that left one man dead.Photo of 47-year-old Shawn Christopher Williams provided by the Allen County Sheriff's Department.
  In a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, 47-year-old Shawn Christopher Williams was taken into custody around 10:30 p.m. Christmas night near the intersection of Stellhorn Road and Maplecrest Road.One person dead in shooting north of downtown Fort Wayne46-year-old Ch
  
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• SWAT investigates shooting in Butler

  26-12-2024 21:32 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE) - SWAT teams swarmed downtown Butler on Thursday to investigate a shooting.While details are scarce, DeKalb County dispatchers confirmed police are investigating a shooting near the Butler Public Library, which is on South Broadway Street. It is not an active shooter situation, dispatch said.Sarah Dempsey, director of the library, said they were under a lockdown and warned residents to stay away from the area.Any injuries have not yet been confirmed.WANE 15 has a crew on the
  
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• 1 injured and 1 arrested in Butler shooting

  26-12-2024 21:32 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE) - SWAT teams swarmed downtown Butler on Thursday to investigate a shooting.DeKalb County dispatchers confirmed police are investigating a shooting near the Butler Public Library, which is on South Broadway Street. It is not an active shooter situation, dispatch said.Authorities could be seen surrounding a nearby house.Sarah Dempsey, director of the library, said they were under a lockdown around 3:30 p.m. and warned residents to stay away from the area. The library was back o
  
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• One dead in Jay County fire

  26-12-2024 21:04 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ind. (WANE) - Jay County officials are working to uncover what led to a fatal fire on Christmas Day.The Portland Fire Department said in a Facebook post crews responded to the fire shortly before 4:45 a.m. Wednesday. In a joint effort with the Bryant Volunteer Fire Department, crews worked to put out the flames, which had sparked in a trailer park off US 27 near East 100 North, Portland police confirmed.Firefighters found someone inside the home who was pronounced dead, and according t
  
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• Officers in LA County use infrared tech to rescue missing man: 'Miracle just in time for Christmas'

  26-12-2024 20:10 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) — A 78-year-old California man with dementia who had gone missing on a chilly December day was located thanks to infrared heat-seeking technology, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Malibu Search and Rescue Team.The man, whose identity was not released, was reported missing in Malibu at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, three hours after he'd gone to check his mailbox and never returned, officials said on X, formerly Twitter.The temperature was "48 degrees and falling,
  
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• Report: Former CMU quarterback Tommy Lazzaro dies in hunting accident

  26-12-2024 19:05 via wane.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Former Central Michigan University quarterback Tommy Lazzaro has died after a hunting accident.CMU sports broadcaster Adam Jaksa broke the news Tuesday night, calling it, “heartbreaking news for the CMU football community.” According to an online obituary, Lazzaro died on Dec. 22. He was 27 years old.CMU quarterback Tommy Lazzaro scores a touchdown during the 2019 MAC championship game on Dec. 7, 2019, at Ford Field in Detroit. (Courtesy CMU At
  
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• 'Driver never hit the brakes': Bystanders lift taxi off pinned pedestrians in Manhattan

  26-12-2024 19:00 via wane.com
  
  MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WPIX) – Bystanders in New York City who saw a yellow taxi hit six pedestrians near Herald Square on Christmas Day helped lift the vehicle off them, video showed.The 58-year-old driver of the taxi suffered a medical episode, which led him to drive onto the sidewalk near Macy's at West 34th Street and 6th Avenue around 4 p.m., according to authorities.A video viewed by Nexstar's WPIX showed witnesses jumping into action to rescue a 9-year-old boy and a 41-year-old woman p
  
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• Ohio corrections officer killed by inmate on Christmas morning: 'Tragedy beyond comprehension'

  26-12-2024 18:43 via wane.com
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – A corrections officer in Ohio was killed on Christmas morning by an inmate at a facility in Ross County, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced Wednesday.Officer Andrew Lansing died Wednesday morning after being assaulted by an inmate at the Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe.Bill Clinton discharged after hospitalizationLansing, 62, had been a corrections officer in Ohio for more than two decades, Nexstar's WCMH reported. The Ohi
  
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• Occasional sunshine possible this afternoon

  26-12-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  The AM fog and mist lingered for some time this morning, but we're seeing it on a dissipating trend this afternoon. The reduced visibilities have improved as a nearby stationary front falls apart. This helped remove the fog for the afternoon. Clouds this afternoon have been on the decrease, and trends are showing a few pockets of sunshine this afternoon! Enjoy the rays we'll see. More clouds return later.The stationary front was also blocking warmer air from moving into the area, now that front
  
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• Cloudy skies remain this afternoon

  26-12-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  The AM fog and mist lingered for some time this morning, but we're seeing it on a dissipating trend this afternoon. The reduced visibilities have improved as a nearby stationary front falls apart. This helped remove the fog for the afternoon. We do stay cloudy though.The stationary front was also blocking warmer air from moving into the area, and once that front breaks, it'll allow for warmer air to push north. Temperatures soar through the 40s this afternoon. Highs today reach the upper 40s&mda
  
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• More gloomy skies this afternoon

  26-12-2024 17:55 via wane.com
  
  The AM fog and mist lingered for some time this morning, but we're seeing it on a dissipating trend this afternoon. The reduced visibilities have improved as a nearby stationary front falls apart. This helped remove the fog for the afternoon. We do stay cloudy though.The stationary front was also blocking warmer air from moving into the area, and once that front breaks, it'll allow for warmer air to push north. Temperatures soar through the 40s this afternoon. Highs today reach the upper 40s&mda
  
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• Costco egg recall escalated amid salmonella concerns: FDA

  26-12-2024 17:19 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The Food and Drug Administration has escalated its recent recall of eggs sold at Costco to its highest alert level, citing possible salmonella exposure.In November, Costco recalled nearly 260,000 eggs sold under the Kirkland Signature brand in 25 stores nationwide. The eggs landed on shelves in Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee starting Nov. 22, according to the company.No illnesses were immediately reported. Handsome Brook Farms s
  
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• Here's how to recycle your Christmas tree in Allen County

  26-12-2024 16:34 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The smell of Christmas may still be in the air, but if you're getting sick of it now that the holiday is over, a tree recycling program can take care of that.Starting Thursday, Allen County residents can get rid of less-than-fresh live Christmas trees by recycling them for free at any of these six drop-off sites:
  Metea County Park
  8401 Union Chapel Road, Fort Wayne
  Open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. dailyNorth Highway Department Building
  2234 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne
  Open daily fro
  
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• Monthslong road work extended until January on Carroll Road

  26-12-2024 15:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Road work on a stretch of Carroll Road is lasting longer than anticipated, county officials announced Thursday.The work at the intersection with State Road 3 on the northern edge of Fort Wayne began in August and has been extended to Jan. 10 at 5 p.m., according to the Allen County Highway Department.E&B Paving is working on Carroll Road from SR 3 to Shearwater Run.
  
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• Whooping cough cases approach near record numbers

  26-12-2024 14:55 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Holiday cheer is in the air, and so are infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whooping cough cases in the United States are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels.According to Dr. Jason Newland, chief of infectious diseases at Nationwide Children's Hospital, there are over 32,000 recorded cases this year alone in the U.S., which is six times greater than last year.The most up-to-date data from the CDC, which was released in ear
  
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• $1M winning lottery ticket bought in Kendallville expires Thursday

  26-12-2024 14:33 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) - A winning million-dollar Powerball ticket purchased months ago at a gas station in Kendallville is set to expire Thursday afternoon.The ticket, which matched all five white balls, was bought for the June 29 drawing at Kendallville Finish Line located at 620 Professional Way.The winning numbers were 26-51-54-61-69 with the Powerball of 25.Because it's been 180 days since the drawing, the ticket has to be claimed by 4:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at the Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment
  
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• Bald eagle finally becomes official US bird

  26-12-2024 14:12 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve.  President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was Senate bill 4610, legislation amending Title 36 of the U.S. Code to designate the predator as the national bird. The bill was originally brought to the Senate floor in July. The legislation passed unanimously and cruised through the lower chamber in December without any oppo
  
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• More gloomy skies with AM fog/drizzle

  26-12-2024 10:35 via wane.com
  
  We're continuing to track a few lingering rain showers across the area this morning. Dense fog and mist have also stationed themselves here for the AM. We'll see the biggest rain shower chances decrease through this morning. Temperatures this morning, thanks to the cloudy skies and foggy conditions, are in the upper 30s.The AM fog and mist linger for most of this morning, not seeing much improvement until we approach lunchtime, as a nearby stationary front, which is driving the rainy and foggy m
  
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• Areas of drizzle/fog last into Thursday morning

  26-12-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Gloomy December weather has been the story across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. There's no sign this pattern is going to change as we wrap up 2024...Look for areas of drizzle and fog to continue overnight. Slow down and take it easy as you're heading out and about for any plans, as the fog will be locally dense at times. Temperatures will continue to rise overnight and we'll be in the 40s for more locations by daybreak Thursday.Some fog/mist lingers into Thursday morning.Temperatures cli
  
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• Crews work to fix water main break on Hanna Street near Weisser Park.

  26-12-2024 04:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Crews with the City of Fort Wayne are working to repair a Wednesday Night water main break that is disrupting traffic at the intersection of Hannah Street and Colerick street.Fort Wayne Dispatch confirms that the section of Hanna Street is closed while crews work to repair the damage to the water main.The break happened at 8:40 Wednesday Night, and its not clear when the roadway will be clear for traffic again.
  
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