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• Navy warship to be named after late Indiana Sen. Lugar

  13-11-2019 23:53 via wane.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Navy has agreed to name a warship in honor of late Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar.Sen. Todd Young announced Wednesday that Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and members of the Lugar family will attend a private naming ceremony for the USS Richard G. Lugar at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis on Monday.Young and fellow Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Braun introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act in June that called for the Navy’s
  
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• “I’m with the Band” social media challenge supports local music program

  13-11-2019 23:21 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A campaign to support the b Instrumental program launched Wednesday at Sweetwater Sound.
  The event started with FWCS students who have benefited from the b Instrumental program. Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack helped kick off the campaign by playing “Hot Cross Buns” and invited others to “Join the Band” by posting their own rendition of the song on social media. b Instrumental provides musical instruments at no cost to FWCS students beginni
  
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• Coyotes spotted near Glenbrook Mall

  13-11-2019 23:16 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A pack of wild coyotes was spotted roaming near Glenbrook Square Mall on Wednesday.A WANE 15 photojournalist on another assignment early Wednesday caught three coyotes running behind Patriot Tire at 205 Fernhill Ave., near the mall and busy Coliseum Boulevard.According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resource’s Urban Wildlife Biologist Jessica Merkling, it’s not uncommon to see coyotes in urban settings. She said when it gets closer to winter and
  
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• Court doc: Man was drunk and high at time of 98 mph fiery crash that killed girlfriend

  13-11-2019 22:51 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Court documents reveal what took place moments before a fiery September crash claimed the life of a woman.According to a probable cause affidavit, Douglas Sheets, 19, was with driving with his girlfriend Dawn Cole on I-469 around midnight on September 3. While traveling 98 miles per hour, the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe rear-ended the back of a semi trailer, then ran off the roadway striking a fence and a group of trees before becoming engulfed in flames, according to th
  
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• Here’s how local school districts will manage Red for Ed Day

  13-11-2019 22:41 via wane.com
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Thousands of Indiana teachers are expected to travel to Indianapolis next week to rally for more resources in schools.Red for Ed Day is Tuesday, Nov. 19, with a rally scheduled at the Indiana Statehouse – just as legislators return in session to organize for the upcoming General Assembly. The Indiana State Teachers Association has invited teachers to wear red and flood the Statehouse to show lawmakers that students, educators, and public schools need to be
  
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• Takeaways so far from House public impeachment hearings

  13-11-2019 22:13 via wane.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday’s start of public impeachment hearings unfolding in Congress marked the first time that the American public could watch and listen to the witnesses whose testimony is at the center of the Democrats’ investigation.In several hours of testimony, punctuated by occasional bickering among lawmakers, some memorable moments emerged.Some key takeaways from the first public witnesses: George Kent and William Taylor.TRUMP PUSHED FOR BIDEN INVESTIGATIONHearings
  
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• WATCH: Live on the Red Carpet from the 2019 CMA Awards

  13-11-2019 20:00 via wane.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nexstar) – Country music’s biggest night is here!The CMA Awards will air live from the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville at 8 p.m EST.
  But the party really starts on the red carpet, and that’s where we are taking you first! We’ll have LIVE coverage starting at 6 p.m. EST.A live video player will appear in this post just before that time. If you don’t see the player, click here.CMA Awards Red Carpet Coverage ScheduleThe night kicks off with &l
  
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• Surveillance camera shows man steal cigarette cartons from gas station

  13-11-2019 19:26 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne Police are searching for a suspect who was caught on camera stealing cartons of cigarettes from a local gas station.It was just after midnight early Monday when a man entered the Mac Food Mart at 4136 W. Washington Center Road. Surveillance video shared with WANE 15 by the owner of All-American Stores appears to show the man ask for two cartons of cigarettes.After the clerk collects the cartons, the man appears to pay for them, but he walks away before
  
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• Father admits to battering child, leaving boy with fractured skull

  13-11-2019 18:38 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The father of a three-month old boy who suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs and bruises has pleaded guilty.Tristan M. Frayer has pleaded guilty to one count of felony Battery with Serious Bodily Injury to Person Under 1. His plea agreement with Allen County prosecutors will drop additional charges of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Injury and Aggravated Battery, and calls for him to serve 8 years.It was late June when Fort Wayne Police were dispatc
  
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• K-9 officer killed while tracking 2 suspects in Fishers

  13-11-2019 16:46 via wane.com
  FISHERS, Ind. (WANE) A K-9 officer with the Fishers Police Department was killed while tracking two men involved in a car chase early Wednesday morning.Police were originally called about a drunk driver on I-69 around 12 a.m. Officers tried to stop the car, but the driver kept going.The car stopped on Olio Road and two men in the car got out and ran from police.During a press conference, Chief Ed Gebhart said a K-9 unit was called to the scene to track the suspects. K-9 officer Harlej was tracki
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters to ‘push the limits’ in Fort Wayne

  13-11-2019 16:25 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Harlem Globetrotters will bring their new “Pushing the Limits” world tour to Fort Wayne.The Globetrotters will perform at the Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
  Fort Wayne is one of more than 280 games on the Globetrotters’ world tour, which promises to “up the ante and create even bigger moments and memories for Globetrotter fans.”The tour will feature never-been-done-before a
  
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• Boil water advisory in place in Willshire

  13-11-2019 16:08 via wane.com
  WILLSHIRE, Ohio (WANE) — A boil water advisory has been put into place in the village of Willshire, Ohio.Village officials said an “equipment malfunction” led to no water Wednesday morning.Residents should boil water until further notice.Willshire, Ohio is located just over the Indiana-Ohio border, east of Monroe.
  
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• Colin Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams on Saturday

  13-11-2019 14:58 via wane.com
  Colin Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams on Saturday in a private workout arranged by the league to be held in Atlanta.The exiled former Pro Bowl quarterback posted on Twitter: “I’m just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I’ve been in shape and ready for this for 3 years, can’t wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday.”The NFL hasn’t confirmed Kaepernick&rs
  
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• We did again. Another broken cold weather record this morning

  13-11-2019 14:49 via wane.com
  As Britney Spears would say, “Oops we did it again”. This morning’s low temperature of 6 degrees shatters the old low-temperature record for November 13 which was 10-degrees in 1911.
  But that’s not the only record we’ve broken in the last 24-hours. Yesterday we had a record maximum temperature of 27 which broke a record originally set back in 1920.Then just before midnight this morning another record was broken when thermometer plummeted to 9-degrees.The record low
  
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• Arctic blast re-writes Fort Wayne record books

  13-11-2019 14:49 via wane.com
  As Britney Spears would say, “Oops we did it again”. This morning’s low temperature of 6 degrees shatters the old low-temperature record for November 13 which was 10-degrees in 1911.
  But that’s not the only record we’ve broken in the last 24-hours. Yesterday we had a record maximum temperature of 27 which broke a record originally set back in 1920.Then just before midnight this morning another record was broken when thermometer plummeted to 9-degrees.The record low
  
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• Watch public impeachment hearings & get breakdown of process

  13-11-2019 14:14 via wane.com
  Live impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump get underway Wednesday and Friday on Capitol Hill.The public hearings begin at 10 a.m. ET but you can join us beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET for a special digital-only live stream that includes a breakdown on what you can expect to hear and see during the proceedings.
  Host J.B. Biunno and political reporter Evan Donovan will be joined by political analysts and politicians throughout the day to answer your questions and discuss what’s happenin
  
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• ‘They want to give you your future’; Rescue Mission offers hope for a new life

  13-11-2019 04:32 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Tuesday, hundreds packed the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for the Rescue Missions’ fall banquet.“This is a celebration, it’s a time when we come together as a family,” said Sam Hardy, Chief Operating Officer of the Rescue Mission. “We focus on restoration house, which is a short and long term program for men.”Booker T. Rogers is one of the many men the Rescue Mission has helped. Rogers recently got out of prison after serv
  
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• A look at the record November cold

  13-11-2019 00:32 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – After Monday’s round of snow, Mother Nature wasn’t done reminding us that winter is still very much on the way.
  Record cold swept throughout much of the country, including right here in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio.Today our high reached 25° for context the last and only time November 12th was in the 20s was the previous record of 27° back in 1920.
  Looking at data that stretches back to 1911 on average Fort Wayne sees only 1 day with a
  
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