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• Judge blocks Texas from cutting off Planned Parenthood funds

  19-01-2017 23:40 via wane.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Texas from ousting Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015.
  The decision by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks adds Texas to the list of Republican-controlled states that have been thwarted in efforts to cut off Medicaid dollars to the nation’s largest abortion provider.
  Sparks postponed Planned Parenthood’s ouster until Feb. 21, but it
  
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• Mad Ants blown out by Bulls at D-League Showcase

  19-01-2017 23:38 via wane.com
  
  MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 19, 2017 – The Windy City Bulls (9-14) led by double digits for a majority of the game in a 102-78 victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (15-8) on Thursday at the 2017 NBA Development League Showcase.
  The Bulls were led by Alfonzo McKinnie’s double-double that included a game-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 8-of-12 from the foul line to go with 11 rebounds in 28 minutes.  Alec Brown also posted a double-double for Windy City, netti
  
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• Saint Francis celebrates national championship win on campus

  19-01-2017 23:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Close to 1,000 University of Saint Francis football fans, USF students, friends, and family members joined the Cougars football team to celebrate USF’s first NAIA Championship winning team on Thursday afternoon.
  Speakers included USF President Sister Elise, Kevin Donley, Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Karl Bandemer and USF Campus Ministry Director Scott Opperman. USF Athletic Director Mike McCaffrey served as MC and when he introduced Donley as NAIA Coach of the Year, Don
  
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• Fort Wayne UNITED member says the city-lead initiative has changed his life dramatically

  19-01-2017 23:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne UNITED was launched a little more than a year ago and directors and members say it’s been successful helping young black men in the community.
  Mike Armstrong Jr. has been a part of the organization since the beginning. He said his life has changed for the better since getting involved.
  “It has been a dramatic change,” Armstrong said. “I was one of those troubled youth that we’re trying to reach out to. Just seeing the transition an
  
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• Police captain honored for life-saving act at VA hospital

  19-01-2017 23:02 via wane.com
  
  Video by Photojournalist Katherine Tsakkos
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) A VA police captain has been recognized with saving the life of a veteran.
  VA police Capt. Roger HumphriesVA police Capt. Roger Humphries was honored with a VA national heroism award during a special ceremony Thursday at the Marion campus of the VA Northern Health Care System.
  Humphries performed what officials called a “selfless act of heroism” while patrolling the campus when he performed live-saving CPR on an unconscio
  
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• Heart health is the focus of the Go Red for Women Luncheon

  19-01-2017 22:58 via wane.com
  
  Fort Wayne, Ind.  (WANE) – For ten years, WANE-TV and the American Heart Association have brought the Go Red for Women movement to Northeast Indiana.  It’s mission is to help women reduce their risk for heart disease, which is the number one killer of women.
  This year there are two primary activities during February which is deemed American Heart Month.
  National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 3, all day
  Go Red for Women luncheon is Wednesday, February 8, 10:30 a.m. t
  
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• Doctors consider removing tube for 41st President Bush

  19-01-2017 22:57 via wane.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Doctors treating former President George H.W. Bush for pneumonia considered Thursday whether to take out a breathing tube while his wife, Barbara, said she was feeling much better after undergoing treatment for bronchitis.Family spokesman Jim McGrath said physicians for the 92-year-old Bush were evaluating him for removal of the tube, which was inserted Wednesday in a procedure to clear his airway.
  The 41st president has been in the intensive care unit at Houston Methodist H
  
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• Sen. Joe Donnelly will attend inauguration unlike some Democrats

  19-01-2017 22:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Both of Indiana’s senators will be at the Presidential Inauguration. Senator Joe Donnelly will be attending, as several of his fellow Democrats in Congress chose not to attend. That never crossed Donnelly’s mind.
  A busy week on Capitol Hill ends with what a lot of people have been waiting for– the President’s Inauguration. Senator Joe Donnelly gave away 300 tickets to Hoosiers, and will be there as well.
  “I think it’s impor
  
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• Actors, mayors to join inauguration-eve Trump demonstration

  19-01-2017 22:05 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro, Sally Field and other celebrities plan to join the mayors of New York and Minneapolis to rally cities to chart their own course on health care, climate change and other issues during Donald Trump’s administration, organizers said ahead of the inauguration-eve demonstration.Aiming to energize and unite city dwellers concerned about the president-elect’s plans, activists and dignitaries planned to gather Thursday evening in front of Trump Internati
  
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• Trump pays $25 million to settle Trump University cases

  19-01-2017 21:58 via wane.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has paid $25 million to settle three lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University, signaling that a judge’s approval of a settlement agreement remains on track for March 30.Plaintiff attorney Jason Forge says Trump Entrepreneur Initiative paid the money into escrow ahead of Wednesday’s deadline. Trump University was renamed Trump Entrepreneur Initiative in 2010 after New York state officials objected to the name because it wasn
  
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• Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president

  19-01-2017 21:54 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.With his final offer of clemency, Obama brought his total number of commutations granted to 1,715, more than any other president in U.S. history, the White House said. During his presidency Obama ordered free 568 inmates who had been sentenced to li
  
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• Second blood drive planned for 7th grader suffering from severe burns

  19-01-2017 20:49 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) – The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in honor of a middle school student recovering from burns he suffered while burning leaves in October.
  Photo of Brady Prosser provided by the American Red CrossBrady Prosser, a 7th-grade student at DeKalb Middle School, has had to receive daily blood and plasma transfusions as part of his treatment which is expected to last for several more months.
  The community is invited to give blood on Thursday, January 26 from 1
  
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• Costco agrees to pay $12M over lax pharmacy practices

  19-01-2017 20:40 via wane.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Costco Wholesale Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $12 million to settle Justice Department allegations of lax pharmacy controls over a four-year period.The Issaquah, Washington-based company acknowledges in the settlement announced Thursday that some of its pharmacies improperly filled prescriptions, kept poor records or failed to adequately track inventory between the start of 2012 and the end of 2015.
  The case grew out of separate investigations conducted by federal authorit
  
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• American Legion pushes medical marijuana research for veterans

  19-01-2017 19:54 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) – The American Legion, Department of Indiana, announced support Thursday for medical marijuana research and plans to urge the state legislature to approve exploration into alternative treatments for veterans struggling and mental and physical illness, according to a press release.
  The decision came as veteran suicide statistics are averaging more than 20 per day, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Meanwhile, record numbers of service members are stru
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres takes home 3 People’s Choice Awards

  19-01-2017 19:37 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres set a record at the People’s Choice Awards , becoming the winningest entertainer in the show’s history.
  DeGeneres picked up three trophies at Wednesday’s ceremony for a career total of 20 People’s Choice wins.
  Other stars taking home crystal statuettes this year included Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, Sofia Vergara, Kevin Hart, Melissa McCarthy and Justin Timberlake. Tyler Perry received the humanitarian award at the show, hosted by
  
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• 1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections

  19-01-2017 19:32 via wane.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strains linked with several cancers.Most human papillomavirus infections cause no symptoms and most disappear without treatment. And most adults will get an HPV infection at some point in their lives.
  But high-risk HPV can cause cancer in the mouth and upper throat, cervical cancer in women and other cancers. Less harmful strain
  
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• US ends probe of Tesla fatal crash without seeking recall

  19-01-2017 19:31 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into a fatal crash involving electric car maker Tesla Motors’ Autopilot system without seeking a recall, but they criticized the way the company markets the semi-autonomous driving feature.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that the system had no safety defects at the time of the May 7 crash in Florida, and that it was primarily designed to prevent rear-end collisions, spokesman Bryan Thomas s
  
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• Addictive post: Police say men advertised heroin on Facebook

  19-01-2017 19:28 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four men who advertised heroin for sale on Facebook have been convicted of conspiracy to deal drugs in Atlanta.U.S. Attorney John Horn said Atlanta police received a tip that Bernard “Big Pat” Stokley was advertising heroin on the social media site and offering “specials of the day.”
  Prosecutors say Stokley and the other defendants accepted orders through Facebook and Snapchat, and arranged delivery of the drug in a neighborhoo
  
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• Man accused of punching 3 people, police officer charged

  19-01-2017 18:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A man accused of punching three people and one police officer is facing multiple charges.
  Mugshot of Joshua Pettit, courtesy of the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.According to court documents, officers were called to Pro Bowl West, 1455 Goshen Road at 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 14 where Joshua Pettit, 21, was seen coming up behind people in the parking lot and punching them in the jaw with a closed fist.
  After two male victims called for help, a
  
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• Court docs: Man charged after punching 3 people and a police officer

  19-01-2017 18:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A man accused of punching three people and one police officer is facing multiple charges.
  Mugshot of Joshua Pettit, courtesy of the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.According to court documents, officers were called to Pro Bowl West, 1455 Goshen Road at 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 14 where Joshua Pettit, 21, was seen coming up behind people in the parking lot and punching them in the jaw with a closed fist.
  After two male victims called for help, a
  
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• Woman accused of taping her toddler son to wall is arrested

  19-01-2017 18:18 via wane.com
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) — A young woman accused of taping her 2-year-old son to a wall and streaming it live on social media has been arrested in Ohio.Reynoldsburg police say 18-year-old Shayla Rudolph was arrested Thursday on an abduction charge. Her son was taken into custody by Franklin County Children’s Services.
  Court records don’t list an attorney for Rudolph, who can’t be reached for comment.
  Police say they received a tip Wednesday about a live Facebook stream of
  
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• Mom arrested after taping child to wall

  19-01-2017 18:18 via wane.com
  
  A Facebook livestream caught the attention of police in Reynoldsburg, OHio because in the video, a mother jokes about taping her young child to a wall so she can clean the house. Some may find the video shocking and tough to watch, as the toddler can be heard screaming. Steve Levine reports for WSYX-TV. The station reported on Thursday that the mother has been arrested.
  
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• American Humane investigating treatment of dog in film

  19-01-2017 17:09 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organization that ensures animal safety in film and television productions said Wednesday it is investigating whether a frightened dog was forced into churning water during the making of “A Dog’s Purpose.”
  American Humane has also suspended its safety representative who worked on the film and is hiring an independent investigator to explore the matter, said Mark Stubis, a spokesman for the organization.
  The film’s producer, Amblin Entertainmen
  
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• Andrew Luck undergoes shoulder surgery

  19-01-2017 16:39 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) Indianapolis Colts quarterback had surgery on his shoulder according to a tweet Thursday from owner Jim Irsay.Andrew recovering from successful outpatient surgery to fix right shoulder injury that had lingered since 2015. Will be ready for season!
  — Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) January 19, 2017
  The official website of the Colts also indicated Luck had surgery to fix a lingering issue with his throwing shoulder.The Colts finished the 2016 season with an 8-8 record and missed th
  
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• Kasich to attend inauguration, meetings with senators

  19-01-2017 16:16 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is headed to Washington for a series of events, including the presidential inauguration of former political rival Donald Trump.
  Ohio Governor John Kasich (AP Photo/Kim Raff)Kasich office says the Republican governor and 2016 presidential contender heads to the Capitol Thursday.
  He will meet with GOP Sen. John McCain, of Arizona, to discuss national security issues on Thursday and then join two private, round-table discussions with members of Sena
  
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• GOP governors who turned down Medicaid money have hands out

  19-01-2017 16:05 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican governors who turned down billions in federal dollars from an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care law now have their hands out in hopes the GOP Congress comes up with a new formula to provide insurance for low-income Americans.
  The other GOP governors who agreed to expand state-run services in exchange for federal help — more than a dozen out of the 31 states — are adamant that Congress maintain the financing
  
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• Indiana starting pollinator habitat conservation program

  19-01-2017 15:59 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New efforts are underway in Indiana to restore and conserve habitats for birds, butterflies, bees and other animals.
  The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ fish and wildlife program has started the CORRIDORS program. It stands for Conservation on Rivers and Roadways Intended to Develop Opportunities for Resources and Species. The program focuses on priority areas around Indiana to improve grassland and pollinator habitats. Those include areas near interstate
  
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• Man, sheriff’s department dog wounded in Indiana shooting

  19-01-2017 15:54 via wane.com
  
  GARY, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a man and a sheriff’s department dog were wounded in an exchange of gunfire involving a sheriff’s officer following an Indiana traffic stop.
  State police say the Lake County officer stopped a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Gary and the driver and passenger fled on foot in different directions. The officer and his K-9 partner pursued the passenger, who ran down an alley and fired at them.
  Police say the passenger and dog were wounded. The Times
  
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• Dog found with ears, nose cut off; Reward offered for arrest

  19-01-2017 14:58 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Animal welfare authorities in Detroit are trying to find whoever is responsible for maiming a dog found with his ears and nose cut off.
  The Michigan Humane Society has released a photo of the Rottweiler mix, which was found in the city on Tuesday. The society says a concerned citizen called them after spotting the dog. The animal was taken to veterinarians and treated.
  Investigator Mark Ramos says the maiming has caused the dog “a great deal of suffering.”
  The so
  
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• Iran: 30 firefighters killed in collapse of Tehran high-rise

  19-01-2017 11:21 via wane.com
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring some 75 people, state media reported.The disaster struck the Plasco building, an iconic structure in central Tehran just north of the capital’s sprawling bazaar.
  Iran’s state-run Press TV announced the firefighters’ deaths, without giving a source for the information. Local Iranian state television said 30 civilians were injured in the
  
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• Indy mother charged in accidental shooting death of 5-year-old daughter

  19-01-2017 10:59 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis woman is now facing charges after police said her 3-year old son accidentally shot and killed his 5-year old sister.
  It happened at an apartment on Newburg Drive last December.
  Asia Turentine, 23, is facing one felony count of neglect of a dependent resulting in a death and one felony count of neglect of a dependent. Investigators said she told them she left the gun in her purse and thought the safety was always on.
  Turentine remains in the Marion
  
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• Officials: Flu widespread in Ohio; hundreds hospitalized

  19-01-2017 10:36 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio health officials say influenza-like illness has become widespread around the state for the first time this flu season.The Department of Health says Ohio had 287 new hospitalizations associated with the flu during the first week of January. That’s a little under half of the 650-plus flu hospitalizations reported around Ohio since the flu season started in October.
  That number is expected to increase. State officials say Ohio’s flu season typically last
  
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• FBI investigating threats to Jewish centers

  19-01-2017 10:11 via wane.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities say they’re investigating threats to Jewish centers nationwide.A brief FBI statement Wednesday says it and the Justice Department’s civil-rights division are investigating “possible civil rights violations in connection with threats.” The statement from the agency’s Washington headquarters doesn’t characterize the threats.
  But the Anti-Defamation League the same day issued a statement citing “a series of bomb thre
  
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• Heavy vehicles try to reach buried hotel where 30 missing

  19-01-2017 09:16 via wane.com
  
  PENNE, Italy (AP) — Rescue workers on skis reached a four-star spa hotel buried by an avalanche in earthquake-stricken central Italy Thursday, reporting no sign of life in the building even though two survivors found outside said more than 30 people had been in it when the snow struck.
  As heavy vehicles tried to reach the Hotel Rigopiano to help with the rescue, criticism mounted over the response to the four quakes, one a magnitude 5.7, and days of unusually heavy snowfall that have blank
  
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• 30 missing in central Italy avalanche that buries hotel

  19-01-2017 09:16 via wane.com
  
  MILAN (AP) — An avalanche buried a mountain hotel in an earthquake-hit region of central Italy, leaving at least 30 people missing, authorities said Thursday.The civil protection agency said that they were working to get rescue vehicles to the Hotel Rigopiano through roads covered in snow, joining initial rescue efforts overnight by alpine rescue teams. The ANSA news agency quoted a rescuer as saying that there were fatalities, but details weren’t immediately available.
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• Virginia man convicted of 2006 slaying of family is executed

  19-01-2017 06:12 via wane.com
  
  JARRATT, Va. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a family of four, slashing their throats and setting their home ablaze after they left their front door open while preparing for a New Year’s Day party in 2006, was executed Wednesday.Ricky Gray was pronounced dead at 9:42 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. The 39-year-old inmate was put to death with the sedative midazolam, followed by rocuronium bromide to halt breathing, and potassium
  
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• Indiana Tech strikes a pose, sweeps Madonna in double header

  19-01-2017 06:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Tech women defeated Madonna 77-63 while the Tech men took the nightcap 62-58 Wednesday night at the Schaefer Center.
  Leo High School grad Keanna Gary led the Tech women with 26 points while Haley Cook scored 18.
  The Tech men were paced by Jay County grad Scott Schwieterman with 13 points and 11 rebounds while C.J. Bussey scored a team-best 15 points.
  
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• Komets forward Szydlowski scores game-winning goal at ECHL All-Star Classic

  19-01-2017 06:03 via wane.com
  
  GLEN FALLS, N.Y. – The ECHL All-Stars defeated the Adirondack Thunder 8-7 on Wednesday in the 2017 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic.
  With two goals and two assists, Matt Garbowsky of the Colorado Eagles was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
  Alex Wideman from Indy opened the scoring with 17:41 remaining in the first half, converting on a pass from Garbowsky, who then extended the lead to 2-0 with 11:38 left when he beat Adirondack goaltender Drew Fielding on a semi-breakaway.
  The All-St
  
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• Fort Wayne falls 87-59 at defending Summit League champ

  19-01-2017 05:58 via wane.com
  
  VERMILLION, S.D. – The Fort Wayne women’s basketball team was unable to go on the road and knock off defending Summit League champion South Dakota as the Mastodons fell 87-59.
  Rachel Rinehart led the ‘Dons with 14 points and four assists. De’Jour Young added 13 points to go along with three assists. Anna Lappenküper also finished in double figures with 10 points. Selena Lozada tied a career-high to lead Fort Wayne with a game-high seven rebounds.
  The Coyotes led earl
  
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• Hacker nets hat trick as Summit City tops Homestead

  19-01-2017 05:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE. Ind. (WANE) – Summit City’s Joe Hacker lit the lamp three times on Wednesday night as the Panthers bested Homestead 6-2 to headline local prep hockey action.
  Summit City 6, Homestead 2
   
  SC: Fitzgerald 2, Hacker 3, Schell.  Saves: McKinnon 18
  Homestead:  Oetting, Hoy.  Saves: Lay 25
  Carroll 5, Leo 1
   
  C: Dess, Fisher, Hartley, Huffman 2.  Saves: Grinstead 24
  L: Connor Bonecutter.  Saves: Baumert 41
  Bishop Dwenger 7, FW Bruins 2
   
  BD
  
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• Activist: Southeast side doesn’t need another vacant lot

  19-01-2017 05:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- A community activist is holding out hope that she can save a historic building on the southeast side of town from being demolished. The city plans tear down the old police headquarters on Creighton Avenue.The building has been vacant for several years. The property owner, the McMillen Foundation, asked the city to help tear it down after having trouble finding a developer. The city first tried finding a developer to reuse the building but the project was too costly to ta
  
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• AP Source: Trump picks former Ga. Gov. Perdue to lead USDA

  19-01-2017 04:17 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to serve as agriculture secretary, according to a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to speak publicly before it is announced.Perdue, 70, would be the first Southerner to lead the Agriculture Department in more than two decades. He comes from the small city of Bonaire in rural central Georgia, where he built businesses in grain trading and trucking.
  The agriculture secretar
  
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• Seminoles sink Irish in clash of ACC powers

  19-01-2017 03:55 via wane.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Jonathan Isaac scored 23 points, including 17 in the second half, as 10th-ranked Florida State beat No. 15 Notre Dame 83-80 on Wednesday night to move into a three-way tie atop the Atlantic Coast Conference at the one-third mark in conference play.Isaac, who had 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double, scored nine of his points during an 11-1 run that helped the Seminoles take control. FSU trailed 64-62 with 5:40 remaining before Isaac buried a 3-pointer
  
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• Blackmon beats buzzer, Penn State as Anunoby leaves game with injury

  19-01-2017 03:53 via wane.com
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – James Blackmon finished with 17 points and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Indiana to a 78-75 win over Penn State on Wednesday night.Thomas Bryant and Robert Johnson also scored 17 points each as Indiana (13-6, 3-3 Big Ten) survived a late Penn State rally.Tony Carr scored a career-best 24 points and Shep Garner added 15 for the Nittany Lions (11-8, 3-3) who trailed by 14 with 9:19 left.It was the second straight win for the Hoosiers (13-6, 3-3 Big Ten) who
  
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• Speedway looking to hire full-time, part-time positions

  19-01-2017 00:57 via wane.com
  
  (WISH) – Speedway LLC is looking to hire more than 1,000 employees across nine states, including both Indiana and Ohio.
  Speedway is looking to hold open interviews on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  The company is looking to fill the following positions including full-time and part-time:
  Shift leader trainees
  Co-manager trainees
  Customer service representatives
  Full-time employees have the option for health, dental, and vision coverage. All employees have the benefit of a company
  
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• From Spain to Leo, exchange student Ignacio Martinez-Pardo making impact for Lions

  19-01-2017 00:56 via wane.com
  
  LEO, Ind. (WANE) – At a skilled six-foot-five, Ignacio Martinez-Pardo is making a name for himself on the basketball court – and it’s a name new to the hoops scene in northeast Indiana for a good reason.
  A junior, Martinez-Pardo is a foreign exchange student from Madrid, Spain. He’ll leave his host family, the Comptons, and head back to Madrid at the end of the school year. However, he’s making an impact both on and off the court during his short time at Leo.
  A part
  
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• Bagwell, Raines, Ivan Rodriguez elected to Hall of Fame

  19-01-2017 00:35 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, earning the honor as Trevor Hoffman and Vladimir Guerrero fell just short.
  Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were passed over for the fifth straight year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. But they received significantly more votes this time and could be in position to gain election in coming years.
  Bagwell , on the ballot for the s
  
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