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• Concordia wins 3A state championship, defeats Lawrenceburg 56-14

  26-11-2016 23:03 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) – Concordia captured its first state championship in football with a 56-14 win over Lawrenceburg in the 3A championship at Lucas Oil Stadium
  The Cadets got off to a hot start . Kamari Anderson-Drew got the scoring started with a 62-yard touchdown catch from Peter Morrison. He scored again two minutes later. Morrison then found Peterson Kerlegrand to put the Cadets up 21-0.
  Concordia kept up their dominant offense to start the second quarter as Morrison hit Drew Bornder
  
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• Concordia off to big start in title game, leading 35-0 at halftime

  26-11-2016 23:03 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) – Searching for their first state championship, the Concordia Cadets are off to an impressive and fast start in the 3A Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium.
  Concordia is leading 35-0 at halftime over Lawrenceburg.
  Cadets Quarterback Peter Morrison is slashing records left-and-right in the 3A game. His thrown for 5 touchdowns breaking the 3A title record of 3. On the receiving end of those scores have been Kamari Anderson Drew (2), Peterson Kerlegrand, Drew Bordner, an
  
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• Concordia defeats Lawrenceburg 56-14 to win 3A state championship

  26-11-2016 23:03 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) – Concordia captured its first state championship in football with a 56-14 win over Lawrenceburg in the 3A championship at Lucas Oil Stadium
  The Cadets got off to a hot start . Khamari Anderson-Drew got the scoring started with a 62-yard touchdown catch from Peter Morrison. He scored again two minutes later. Morrison then found Peterson Kerlegrand to put the Cadets up 21-0.
  Concordia kept up their dominant offense to start the second quarter as Morrison hit Drew Bornder
  
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• Indiana officer arrested for drunk driving

  26-11-2016 18:18 via wane.com
  
  LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A police officer from Hammond was arrested after an Indiana state trooper pulled him over for nearly driving his vehicle off the road and finding him intoxicated.
  According to a press release from the Indiana State Police, while conducting a traffic stop on I-65 the state trooper observed a 2007 Honda black Civic that had passed the left lane. veer abruptly over to the exit ramp to SR 2. The vehicle nearly ran off the road, traveling completely onto the right sho
  
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• Indiana budget doubts loom over pre-K, school funding

  26-11-2016 17:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislative leaders are advocating a go-slow approach to expanding the state-funded preschool program and warning there might be little money to boost school spending in the next state budget.The pre-K program was launched in five of Indiana’s 92 counties last year to widespread interest: Officials received applications for more than double the 2,500 openings for low-income children that the $10 million in state funding allowed.
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• Man dies after being ejected from car during police chase

  26-11-2016 17:36 via wane.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say a passenger has died after being ejected from a car that hit another vehicle during a police chase in Cincinnati.WCPO-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2fPX2uV ) the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office has identified the man as 20-year-old Zyron Day.
  Cincinnati police say Day was a passenger in a car being chased by a Hamilton County deputy sheriff early Saturday morning in the city’s Mount Lookout neighborhood. Police say the car was driven by 26-year-ol
  
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• Woman found dead, wrapped in carpet

  26-11-2016 17:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A woman was found dead in an alley wrapped in carpet padding in the 3300 block of Wayne Trace.
  According to Officer John Chambers with Fort Wayne Police Department, someone found the woman on the ground in the alley, between Drexel Avenue and Trentman Avenue around 9:50 a.m. Saturday morning. Paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced the woman dead at approximately 10:30 a.m.
  Chambers said it is not yet known how long the body has been there. The identit
  
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• Woman found dead in Fort Wayne alley

  26-11-2016 17:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A woman was found dead in an alley wrapped in carpet padding in the 3300 block of Wayne Trace.
  According to Officer John Chambers with Fort Wayne Police Department, someone found the woman on the ground in the alley, between Drexel Avenue and Trentman Avenue around 9:50 a.m. Saturday morning. Paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced the woman dead at approximately 10:30 a.m.
  Chambers said it is not yet known how long the body has been there. The identit
  
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• Woman found dead in alley

  26-11-2016 17:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A woman was found dead in an alley wrapped in carpet padding in the 3100 block of Drexel Avenue.
  According to Officer John Chambers with Fort Wayne Police Department, someone found the woman in the alley around 9:50 a.m. Saturday morning. Paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced the woman dead at approximately 10:30 a.m.
  Chambers said it is not yet known how long the body has been there. He did not provide details on age or race. The cause of death will
  
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• Coroner: No ID for woman found dead in alley

  26-11-2016 17:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A woman was found dead in an alley wrapped in carpet padding in the 3300 block of Wayne Trace on Saturday, November 26. The Allen County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy and they were unable to identify her, according to a release issued Monday.
  According to Officer John Chambers with Fort Wayne Police Department, someone found the woman on the ground in the alley, between Drexel Avenue and Trentman Avenue around 9:50 a.m. Saturday mornin
  
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• Over 100 fans cheer on Concordia football team as they head to State

  26-11-2016 16:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Over 100 fans came to cheer on the Concordia Lutheran High School varsity football team as they headed down to Indianapolis for the Indiana State High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Football Championship.
  Concordia will play against Lawrenceburg High School at Lucas Oil Stadium from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Class 3A State Championship.
  This is Concordia’s first appearance at the football state championship game. Concordia Lutheran Hi
  
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• Fans cheer on Concordia football team as they head to State

  26-11-2016 16:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Over 100 fans came to cheer on the Concordia Lutheran High School varsity football team as they headed down to Indianapolis for the Indiana State High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Football Championship.
  Concordia will play against Lawrenceburg High School at Lucas Oil Stadium from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Class 3A State Championship.
  This is Concordia’s first appearance at the football state championship game. Concordia Lutheran Hi
  
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• Project honors 12 women who have faced challenges

  26-11-2016 15:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A project called ‘Yo Go Girl!’ awards 12 women per year with a free makeover and photo shoot provided by area community businesses. As of the month of November, the project has officially awarded 12 women for the 2016 year.
  Mary Byrd and Casey Brothers are the owners of Le Petite Photography Studios and designers of the project.
  “It’s taught us a lot about ourselves, it’s made us aware of issues that we were otherwise not aware o
  
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• Washington state youth sue government over climate change

  26-11-2016 14:00 via wane.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Eight children asked a judge to find Washington in contempt for failing to adequately protect them and future generations from the harmful effects of climate change, part of a nationwide effort by young people to try to force action on global warming.
  Petitioner Gabe Mandell, center, 14, addresses media members and supporters as he stands with other children asking a court to force state officials to adopt new rules to limit carbon emissions Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Seattl
  
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• Billy Joel takes the blame for broken-down Springsteen bike

  26-11-2016 13:35 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A motorcycle that Bruce Springsteen was riding when a group of veterans found him broken down on the side of a New Jersey road was built by none other than Billy Joel.
  In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, photo provided by Ryan Bailey, Dan Barkalow, left, and Bruce Springsteen poses for a photo in Wall Township, N.J. Barkalow and a group from the Freehold American Legion was riding after a Veterans Day event Friday when they pulled over to help a stranded motorcyclist who turned
  
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• Police: Woman tried to use pizza as ID to enter town bar

  26-11-2016 13:34 via wane.com
  
  AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a woman tried to use a slice of pizza as a form of identification to get into a college town bar and slapped the bouncer when he refused her entry.Monkey Bar co-owner Rasif Rafiq tells The Boston Globe the apparent college student had attempted to hand the bar’s bouncer a slice of pizza she had purchased at a nearby shop as proof of her legal age last week. She allegedly became aggressive and a nearby police officer got involved.
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• Ignoring recount questions, Trump team focuses on new hires

  26-11-2016 13:27 via wane.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is ignoring questions about efforts to recount votes in key battleground states, focusing instead on the latest additions to his administration.Trump chose Fox News analyst Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland to serve as deputy national security adviser and campaign attorney Donald McGahn as White House counsel. In a statement Friday, Trump cited McFarland’s “tremendous experience and innate talent&
  
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• ‘Holly Trolley’ connects small businesses Saturday

  26-11-2016 10:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Saturday, November 26 is widely known as ‘Small Business Saturday’ after the big box stores kick off the holiday shopping season on Black Friday.
  The Downtown Improvement District’s Holly Trolley will run Saturday, connecting small shops and restaurants.Fort Wayne’s Downtown Improvement District is once again offering free trolley rides around the downtown area and beyond to take shoppers to small businesses.
  Over 50 stops will connect more than 10
  
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• Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba

  26-11-2016 07:52 via wane.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, has died at age 90.
  With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died at 10:29 p.m. Friday. He ended the announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: “Toward victory, always!”
  Castro’s reign over the island nation 90 m
  
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• Fidel Castro dies at 90

  26-11-2016 07:52 via wane.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90.
  With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died at 10:29 p.m. Friday. He ended the announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: “Toward victory, always!”
  Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles (145 kil
  
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• Cuba’s Fidel Castro dies at 90

  26-11-2016 07:52 via wane.com
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90.
  With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died at 10:29 p.m. Friday. He ended the announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: “Toward victory, always!”
  Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles (145 kil
  
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• 11/25 Girls High School Basketball Recap

  26-11-2016 05:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Girls basketball teams returned to action on Black Friday with games all across Northeast Indiana.
  Homestead improved to 3-0 with a dominant 92-37 win over Huntington North. Karissa McLauglin led all scorers with 27 points. Madisen Parker recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists. Jazyme Geist also scored 16 points in the win and Teryn Kline reached double digits with 11 points, nine coming from three pointers. Karmen Koch led Huntington North with 11
  
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• Mad Ants stay undefeated with win over Nets

  26-11-2016 05:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind, (WANE) – The Mad Ants improved to 4-0 with a 120-111 in over the Long Island Nets on Friday
  Three Mad Ants recorded double-doubles in the win. Alex Poythress led all scorers with 29 points and 12 rebounds. Rakeem Christmas had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Trey McKinney Jones scored 19 points and 10 rebounds.
  The Mad Ants return to action Sunday hosting Iowa.
  
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• Komets fall to division leader Toledo

  26-11-2016 05:03 via wane.com
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (WANE) – After picking up an emotional win over Kalamazoo Thursday the Komets fell to Central Division leader Toledo 7-1 at the Huntington Center.
  The Komets scored first as Garrett Thompson lit the lamp in the first. But the Walleye tied the game soon after to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission
  Matt Caito scored a hat trick for the Walleye.
  The Komets are back in action Saturday hosting Quad City at the Coliseum.
  
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• Concordia prepares for first ever trip to state

  26-11-2016 03:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)  – A week of practice and preparation have led to the moment Concordia has always waited for as they get ready to head down to state for the first time in program history,
  (12-2) Concordia will take on (13-1) Lawrenceburg in the 3A state championship game Saturday at 3:30PM.
  The Cadets focus this week has been shutting down Lawrenceburg’s 220lb fullback Austin Bowling. Bowling has over 3,000 rushing yards this season.
  Concordia will look to its high-power
  
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