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• 'I need your help': Mayor Tucker responds after young victims identified in recent shootings

  12-11-2024 22:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- After the Allen County Coroner's Office identified two recent shooting victims who were 18 or younger, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker responded Tuesday and asked the community to help curb the violence.On Tuesday, a coroner identified a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man as the latest homicides in Allen County. Coroner identifies 16-year-old shot, killed by FWPD officerThe 16-year-old boy, identified as Ah Mee Kun, died in an officer-involved shooting in the 4200 b
  
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• No 'Toys for Tots' in Allen County for the 2024 holiday season

  14-11-2024 22:50 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Toys for Tots has officially been discontinued this holiday season in Allen County.In a Facebook post on Toys for Tots Fort Wayne IN, the organization announced that the program will not be operating for the 2024 season in Allen County.
  The post asked program users "to refer to other Christmas programs in the area for assistance."WANE 15 talked with Whitley County coordinators, Tiffany and Matt Careins, who said they do not know the circumstances as to why the progra
  
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• New Marriott Courtyard planned on West Jefferson Boulevard close to Lutheran Hospital

  14-11-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---A South Bend hotel developer is looking to build a 104-room Marriott Courtyard and condo complex on a 13-acre stretch on West Jefferson Boulevard.JSK Hospitality, owner of 15 hotels, has acquired 13 tracts of mostly single-family homes in one of the remaining undeveloped areas located in the 7300 block of West Jefferson.The hotel is designed to sit on West Jefferson Boulevard with two separate condo buildings behind the hotel that will access Aboite Road and Cadil
  
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• Tracking persistent mist/drizzle across the area

  14-11-2024 21:45 via wane.com
  
  A weather system brought us much-needed widespread rainfall last night into early this morning. While the heaviest rain has now tapered off, a persistent mist/drizzle has stuck around. Check out the low visibility on our Lake James Dry Dock Marine Center camera from around 4 PM this afternoon.Low clouds and mist are seen up at Lake James Thursday afternoon.
  Look for this mist/drizzle to last into the evening hours before slowly tapering off. By after midnight, we should be mainly dry. Take the u
  
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• Little League park hopes to rebuild after bathroom vandalism

  14-11-2024 21:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A local Little League park wants to put an end to vandalism for good but needs community support in finding the funds.Elmhurst Little League posted a GoFundMe on their Facebook page, after a group of who they now know were teenage boys, vandalized the park's bathroom. According to the GoFundMe page, the bathroom sinks were torn from the wall and broken into pieces. The vandals also broke into the concession stand, but the amount of damage done is unknown.This is not th
  
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• Controversial bathroom bill clears Ohio Senate, awaits Gov. DeWine's signature

  14-11-2024 18:22 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill to ban Ohio's students from using school restrooms that don't align with their sex assigned at birth is heading to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine after advancing at the Statehouse on Wednesday.The Ohio Senate voted 24-7 in favor of the ban, sending the measure to DeWine's desk for signature before it can become law. The ban had previously stood on its own as House Bill 183 and was folded into Senate Bill 104, which amends Ohio's College Credit Plus program, when
  
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• Showers becoming isolated this afternoon

  14-11-2024 18:08 via wane.com
  
  Showers will be isolated during the afternoon. It will be dry overnight and Friday with clouds sticking around.Temperatures will top out in the upper 50s todayScattered showers through the middle of the afternoon will become less likely through late afternoon.Skies will remain cloudy with temperatures staying in the 40s overnight.Rain will be more scattered through the latter part of the afternoon and early eveningClouds will stick around Friday and temperatures will stay slightly above normal/a
  
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• Woman who admitted to neglecting kids, leaving them bruised, avoids prison

  14-11-2024 17:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne woman convicted of multiple counts of felony neglect in a case where three children under her care suffered bruising all over their bodies will serve a year in the Allen County Community Corrections.An Allen Superior Court judge sentenced Elicia Hurmon to five years in prison Thursday but suspended four of those years and ordered the one executed year of her sentence to be served in the community corrections electronic monitoring program, according to court
  
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• Showers becoming isolated this afternon

  14-11-2024 17:52 via wane.com
  
  Showers are ending this morning and will become isolated during the afternoon. It will be dry overnight and Friday with clouds sticking around.
  Temperatures will top out in the upper 50s todayScattered showers through the middle of the afternoon will become less likely through late afternoon.Skies will remain cloudy with temperatures staying in the 40s overnight.Rain will be more scattered through the latter part of the afternoon and early eveningClouds will stick around Friday and temperatures
  
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• FBI asking for help to find man wanted for questioning in child exploitation case

  14-11-2024 17:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public's help to identify "John Doe 49," a man who may have information that's valuable to a sexual exploitation case.The man is described in a press release as bald with a dark goatee and between 45-65 years old. He has at least five visible tattoos, including the word "Dabby" on the right side of his chest, "197" next to some unknown text on his left bicep, and more tattoos on both arms.John Doe 49 (Courtesy FBI Indian
  
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• Funding moves forward for Allen County Public Library master plan

  14-11-2024 17:46 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Allen County Council has approved a $37 million bond to help fund the Allen County Public Library's master plan. Council approved the funding by a 5-2 vote.This is part of the ACPL's Phase 1 of the master plan.
  “The approval of this bond is an important step towards ensuring the library remains vibrant for generations to come,” said ACPL Executive Director Susan P. Baier. “Our public libraries are essential resources for education, community engageme
  
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• Former executive director of Fort Wayne UNITED receives Sagamore of the Wabash

  14-11-2024 17:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb awarded Iric Headley, one of the founding minds behind Fort Wayne UNITED, with the Sagamore of the Wabash Thursday.Alongside former Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, Headley helped launch Fort Wayne UNITED in 2016.
  The organization is known for some of its citywide programs and initiatives that aim to help the community, including the Ten Point Coalition.“Under Iric’s direction, Fort Wayne UNITED was built with a group of our city’
  
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• New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions

  14-11-2024 17:37 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications' risks and side effects.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent more than 15 years crafting the guidelines, which are designed to do away with industry practices that downplay or distract viewers from risk information.Many companies have already
  
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• 'You better tell the truth': Burglary preceded 2001 homicide; alleged accomplice arrested 23 years later

  14-11-2024 17:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man who was questioned 23 years ago about a fatal shooting was arrested Wednesday in connection to the case.Tommy Harris Jr., 43, faces preliminary charges of felony murder and burglary. It's a step forward in a 2001 cold case. In the early hours of June 27, 2001, Larry Lovelace Jr. was killed in the 5300 block of McClellan Street on the edge of downtown.When investigators spoke with Harris -- who would've been roughly 20 years old at the time -- he wa
  
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• Electric Works releases report on positive economic impact of campus

  14-11-2024 16:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For the past two years, Electric Works has worked to cement its role in the city as an avenue for economic growth and a place for the community to gather.Thursday, Electric Works released a report showcasing the numbers behind the ongoing development and how it has impacted not only Fort Wayne but northeast Indiana as a whole."The project is forecasted to have an annual economic impact of $375 million upon completion and full occupancy," the report said.The report
  
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• Teddy Bear Clinic welcomes toys, promises no needles

  14-11-2024 16:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Eel River Elementary students are conquering their fear of the doctor on Thursday as local nursing students are performing mock check-ups on young ones to familiarize them with medical professionals.The Teddy Bear Clinic at Gigi's Playhouse hosts Indiana University Fort Wayne nursing students to practice their technical skills on the children. Nursing students perform children's vitals, do mock x-rays and other routine procedures. No needles are involved. Stuffed
  
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• Teddy Bear Clinic welcomes kids and toys, promises no needles

  14-11-2024 16:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Eel River Elementary students are conquering their fear of the doctor on Thursday as local nursing students perform mock check-ups on young ones and their toys.The Teddy Bear Clinic aims to familiarize kids with medical professionals, and offer future nurses a chance to interact with patients that have disabilities.The Teddy Bear Clinic at Gigi's Playhouse Fort Wayne hosts Indiana University Fort Wayne nursing students to practice their technical skills on childre
  
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• Police in South Africa cut off supplies to illegal mining operation with 4,000 workers still inside

  14-11-2024 15:39 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The South African government has cut off supplies to an estimated 4,000 people participating in an illegal mining operation in the town of Stilfontein.Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested."We are not sending help to criminals. We are going to smoke them out. They will come out,” Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the Minister in the Presidency of South Africa, told reporters on Wednesday, per
  
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• Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

  14-11-2024 15:16 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax, the families announced Thursday."The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for,” Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was k
  
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• Inside one of the most consequential UFO encounters of all time: the 'tic tac' incident

  14-11-2024 15:10 via wane.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Thursday marks 20 years since what could be the most consequential UFO encounter of all time—the "tic tac" incident. The case helped reignite public interest in the UFO mystery and directly led to ongoing inquiries by members of Congress into the phenomena. However, few know that the groundbreaking investigation has origins in Las Vegas.Pentagon officials did their best to downplay the incident, and the U.S. Navy didn't bother to investigate, but the "tic tac"
  
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• Man thrown from aerial lift after semi crashes in Ohio construction zone

  14-11-2024 15:05 via wane.com
  
  LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) - A 19-year-old man was seriously injured Wednesday night when a semitrailer crashed into the aerial lift the man was sitting in.Just after 8 p.m., a woman was driving a semi on State Route 2, approaching a closed construction zone near milepost 9 in Springfield Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.Meanwhile, Jaiden Barnes of Massillon, Ohio was in a bucket seat on the aerial lift of a utility truck over active traffic, according to the release.As the se
  
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• Bear that attacked luxury car was actually man in costume, insurance investigators say

  14-11-2024 14:13 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Three insurance claims involving a bear damaging luxury cars in California are now believed to be fraud after it was determined that the culprit was actually a man in a costume.Four Los Angeles residents were arrested as part of the scheme, which allegedly happened on at least three occasions.A suspected man in a bear costume is seen entering a vehicle and causing damage in January 2024 in a video released by the California Department of Insurance.Video from the California Department o
  
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• Dodging raindrops this morning with drier weather coming

  14-11-2024 09:46 via wane.com
  
  Showers will taper off late this morning and become scattered during the afternoon. It will be dry overnight and Friday with clouds sticking around.
  Temperatures will top out in the upper 50s todayCloudy with showers through late this morning and temperatures in the middle 50s by lunchtime.
  Scattered showers through the middle of the afternoon will become less likely through late afternoon.Rainfall totals will be around a quarter inch less through todaySkies will remain cloudy with temperatures
  
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• Miss Indiana Teen 2024 brings epilepsy awareness across the Hoosier state

  14-11-2024 04:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - November marks Epilepsy awareness month, a neurological disorder that causes seizures. Miss Indiana Teen 2024 was diagnosed with epilepsy, her goal is to spread awareness across the Hoosier state.
  18-year-old Bella Bauer was in fifth grade when she experienced a grad mal seizure. During the time of her diagnosis, she found it difficult to find support from others who had experienced what she had."Really going through that and steps and process of figuring out what that
  
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• Rain showers continue into our Thursday

  14-11-2024 04:20 via wane.com
  
  Grab your umbrella! A weather system is bringing widespread rain to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. This is great news for the drought that we have in place. Severe drought continues for the areaPeriods of rain will continue overnight through sunrise Thursday morning. Temperatures will range from the mid-40s to the lower 50s as you step out the door to go to work or school.
  Periods of rain continue through sunrise Thursday.
  After sunrise Thursday, the rain becomes more scattered in nature
  
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• New holiday lights attraction set to debut at Parkview Field

  14-11-2024 04:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Parkview Field has been home to summer fun in the summit city for many years and now they're adding a new tradition this winter.For 50 nights starting in November and lasting through the new year, “Holiday Lights” will bring more than 1 million lights and displays to the ballpark. The attraction opens to the public Thursday, Nov. 14 and will run through Jan. 4.You can expect holiday trains rides for the kids, smores stations, scavenger hunts, lett
  
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• 'Holiday Lights' attraction set to debut at Parkview Field

  14-11-2024 04:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Parkview Field has been home to summer fun in the Summit City for many years, and now they're adding a new tradition this winter.For 50 nights starting in November and lasting through the new year, “Holiday Lights” will bring more than 1 million lights and displays to the ballpark. The attraction opens to the public Thursday, Nov. 14, and will run through Jan. 4.You can expect holiday trains rides for the kids, smores stations, scavenger hunts, le
  
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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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