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• Man shot by ex-boyfriend following argument, ex-boyfriend helps him to hospital before being arrested

  10-05-2021 23:47 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) - A man was allegedly shot by his ex-boyfriend after an argument about their relationship. The ex-boyfriend then helped him get cleaned up, drove him to the hospital and left before being arrested Monday morning.At approximately 12:08 a.m., the Marion Police Department reports responding to Marion General Hospital's Emergency Department for a shooting victim. The victim, identified as Roger Pryor III, 25, had sustained a singe gunshot wound to his left arm just below the elbo
  
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• Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12

  10-05-2021 23:44 via wane.com
  
  COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, expected Wednesday.Vaccinating children of all ages will be critical to a return to normalcy. Most COVID-19 vaccines ro
  
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• TCBY's 'Ms. Shirley' seeking community's help

  10-05-2021 23:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A local business owner needs the community's support as she recovers from a medical procedure.
  The owner, known by the community as "Ms. Shirley," has run the TCBY frozen yogurt shop in theGeorgetown Plaza for 22 years. According to a close friend, Sheila Benner, Ms. Shirely typically works seven days a week, all day long, doesn't take vacation time and "very infrequently" closes the shop.
  Unfortunately, Ms. Shirley is struggling to devote all of that time into the yogu
  
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• Program to help people learn to prepare healthy, affordable meals now taking applications

  10-05-2021 22:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, in partnership with Parkview Health, announced that it is now taking applications for the "Our HEALing Kitchen" program.The "Our HEALing Kitchen" is a “Train-the-Trainer” program to help people, especially those who are low-income or vulnerable, learn to prepare healthy and affordable meals."We found that by training someone who's in the organization, they really help them navigate and pick out what's natural
  
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• Watch NOW: WANE 15 hosts discussion between police, officials, activists 1 year after protests

  10-05-2021 22:30 via wane.com
  
  A year ago, Fort Wayne - like many other communities around the country - erupted into protest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations in the Summit City became violent and destructive, and dozens were jailed, in late May 2020 before tensions eventually eased.Did the protests work? Does friction and hostility still exist between police and the community?WANE 15 is hosting a live panel discussion featuring various leaders across our community and demonstrators wh
  
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• Watch live at 7: WANE 15 hosting discussion between police, officials, activists 1 year after protests

  10-05-2021 22:30 via wane.com
  
  A year ago, Fort Wayne - like many other communities around the country - erupted into protest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations in the Summit City became violent and destructive, and dozens were jailed, in late May 2020 before tensions eventually eased.Did the protests work? Does friction and hostility still exist between police and the community?WANE 15 is hosting a live panel discussion featuring various leaders across our community and demonstrators wh
  
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• WANE 15 to host discussion between police, officials, demonstrators 1 year after protests

  10-05-2021 22:30 via wane.com
  
  A year ago, Fort Wayne - like many other communities around the country - erupted into protest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations in the Summit City became violent and destructive, and dozens were jailed, in late May 2020 before tensions eventually eased.Did the protests work? Does friction and hostility still exist between police and the community?WANE 15 is hosting a live panel discussion featuring various leaders across our community and demonstrators wh
  
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• WANE 15 to host discussion between police, officials, activists 1 year after protests

  10-05-2021 22:30 via wane.com
  
  A year ago, Fort Wayne - like many other communities around the country - erupted into protest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations in the Summit City became violent and destructive, and dozens were jailed, in late May 2020 before tensions eventually eased.Did the protests work? Does friction and hostility still exist between police and the community?WANE 15 is hosting a live panel discussion featuring various leaders across our community and demonstrators wh
  
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• Indiana lawmakers override veto on local health rules

  10-05-2021 22:29 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill giving local elected officials power over county or city public health orders issued during emergencies.
  The Republican-dominated House and Senate easily passed the new law requiring elected county commissioners or city councils to approve any local health orders that are more stringent than statewide directives if the local measures are to take effect.
  Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb issued the v
  
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• 'Large sum of cash' hidden in Fort Wayne; treasure hunt begins Saturday

  10-05-2021 21:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Are you ready for a treasure hunt?The Fort Wayne Escape Room is holding another Treasure Hunt around the city. The business announced Monday it has hidden "a large sum of cash" somewhere in Fort Wayne.The hunt starts May 15. Participants must follow an "intricate" treasure map "filled with complex clues" to find the treasure.Maps are $30 and are available on the Fort Wayne Escape Room website. The treasure hunt is open to all ages and abilities."We have designed anothe
  
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• Fourth stimulus check? White House says possible payment up to Congress

  10-05-2021 21:22 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – While the IRS continues to send out weekly additional stimulus checks as part of the third round of Economic Impact Payments, many Americans are wondering if a fourth wave of COVID relief is possible.The latest round of stimulus checks as part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan have provided more than $385 billion in $1,400 payments to eligible recipients. Pandemic relief payments of $1,200 and $600 were included in the first two stimulus packages. Why
  
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• AGs urge Facebook to drop 'Instagram for kids' proposal; Indiana AG Office says letter doesn't go far enough

  10-05-2021 21:08 via wane.com
  
  (AP, WANE) - A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday.The attorneys general in the letter said they are concerned about social media's effects on the physical and emotional well-being of children, the potential for increased cyberbullying, possible vulnerability to online predators, and w
  
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• Passenger killed after driver hits tree, two homes in Pierceton

  10-05-2021 19:52 via wane.com
  
  PIERCETON, Ind. (WANE) A Warsaw man died early Sunday morning in Pierceton after the vehicle he was riding in hit a tree and two homes in Pierceton.The crash took place at 12:40 a.m. on 1st Street north of Tulip according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department.Investigators determined that Zacheriah E. Cain, 26, of Warsaw was driving south on 1st Street when he drove left of center, ran off the road, hit a tree and two homes. The passenger, Dontaye Y. Cain, 28, also of Warsaw,was pronounce
  
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• Portland man arrested for drunk driving in Adams County crash; 4 hurt

  10-05-2021 19:42 via wane.com
  
  BERNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Portland man was arrested Sunday evening after a crash with a passenger van that sent four people to local hospitals.The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 27 and C.R. 200 South, north of Berne.According to an Indiana State Police report, a 2012 Ford Econoline passenger van driven by James Hamner, 48, of Portland was headed east on C.R. 200 South when it drove into the path of a northbound 2010 Chevrolet Traverse driven by Tadie Ramirez, 41, of Fo
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Greenwood teen girl

  10-05-2021 19:00 via wane.com
  
  A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared.The Greenwood Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Alyssa Pickett, a 16 year old white female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 180 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.Alyssa is missing from Greenwood, Indiana which is 10 miles south of Indianapolis and was last seen on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 8:00 am. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.If
  
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• South Whitley Police introduce department's first K9

  10-05-2021 18:47 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind. (WANE) - South Whitley police are introducing a 4-legged friend to their department.Jake, a poodle, met students at South Whitley Elementary Monday morning for the first of many visits around Whitko Community Schools. Officer Tim Clark, Jake's trainer, says Jake passed his first test when interacting in front of younger children Monday morning."We have a lot to build on," Officer Clark said. "It's still an adjustment phase for him overall, but he did really good."He will serv
  
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• Woman found dead in hotel room on West Coliseum

  10-05-2021 18:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A woman was found dead in an extended-stay hotel room on Fort Wayne's northwest side Monday morning.Police and medics were called at 8:45 a.m. to the Suburban Extended Stay Hotel at 3320 W. Coliseum Blvd., near Interstate 69 and Goshen Road, on an unknown problem.Officers arrived and were escorted to a room at the hotel, where a woman was found - dead.Police said the cause and manner of the woman's death has not yet been determined. The Allen County Coroner's Office wi
  
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• Indiana reports 607 new virus cases, 1 more death as more mobile vaccine clinics roll out

  10-05-2021 18:00 via wane.com
  
  The following are daily reports released by the Indiana State Department of Health since April 1MONDAY, May 10The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 607 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 730,306 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.To date, 13,004 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, a
  
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• FWCS wants to give staff bonuses for 'COVID-19 effort'

  10-05-2021 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Daniel will ask his school board to approve stipends for district staff for "COVID-19 effort."Daniel will ask the board during his regular meeting Monday night to approve stipends of $1,000-$2,000 for district employees. Administrators and salaried school-based staff would receive $2,000, other salaried employees and hourly school-based employees would received $1,500, and other hourly employees would receive $1,000
  
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• FWCS student named top reader in Indiana reading competition

  10-05-2021 17:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne Community Schools students has been honored as the state's top reader.Kapmuan Sang of Glenwood Park Elementary was the top reader in the statewide Read to the Final Four competition. Kapmuan read 32 books and 25,584 pages during the competition.All told, he spent more than 355 hours reading, FWCS said.For his efforts, Kapmuan won a new bicycle.Pine Village Elementary in Pine Village was the winning school.
  
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• People drinking more during pandemic, especially women, study finds

  10-05-2021 17:00 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (KTVI) -- When does an occasional glass of wine become a concern? Researchers have started seeing a dangerous trend of increased alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic.A survey published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that 60% of the more than 800 respondents were drinking more than before the pandemic.Forty-five percent of participants said their reasons for drinking included increased stress, particularly among women."In addition to c
  
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• AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response

  10-05-2021 15:41 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is plunging into the next phase of his administration with the steady approval of a majority of Americans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows Biden is buoyed in particular by the public's broad backing for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.In the fourth month of his presidency, Biden's overall approval rating sits at 63%. When it comes to the new Democratic presid
  
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• China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth

  10-05-2021 15:33 via wane.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China’s government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said Monday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S. and other space programs.The administrator of the American space agency and others accused Beijing of acting recklessly by allowing its rocket to fall to Earth seemingly uncontrolled Sunday after carrying a space station into orbit.The Chinese space agency said most of the 30-meter (100-foot) -
  
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• New White House panel aims to separate science, politics

  10-05-2021 15:22 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to the turn the page on the Trump years, the Biden White House is launching an effort to unearth past problems with the politicization of science within government and to tighten scientific integrity rules for the future.A new 46-person federal scientific integrity task force with members from more than two dozen government agencies will meet for the first time on Friday. Its mission is to look back through 2009 for areas where partisanship interfered
  
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• Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protections

  10-05-2021 15:14 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care.The action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also protect gay and transgender people. The Trump administration had defined “sex
  
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• Allen County reports 31 new virus cases; no additional deaths

  10-05-2021 14:50 via wane.com
  
  The following are updates from the Allen County Department of HealthMONDAY, May 10Another 31 Allen County residents tested positive for COVID-19, with 13 confirmed PCR cases and 18 probable antigen cases, bringing the total to 40,766 cases and 675 deaths Monday.The Allen County case count includes a total of 15,688 probable cases from antigen tests reported since July 28.Updates to positive cases and deaths in Allen County are found on the Department’s COVID-19 webpage at www.allencountyhe
  
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• Indiana lawmakers could override local health control veto

  10-05-2021 14:29 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators are returning to the Statehouse for a possible vote on overriding the governor’s veto of a bill giving local elected officials the power to block county or city public health orders issued during emergencies.
  Lawmakers will have a one-day meeting Monday a little more than two weeks after wrapping up this year’s regular legislative session.
  The Senate and House could take up the bill vetoed last week by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb that wo
  
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• Free motherhood mini photo sessions are Positively Fort Wayne

  10-05-2021 12:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Smiles were easy to find on the Sunday before Mother's Day at Shoaff Park.Abigail Edmons was snapping photos of 75 moms and their children, some fully grown. The weather and the kids were mostly perfect and each session lasted only three minutes, too quick for things to go bad.Sisters-in-law Heather Graham and Jerra House booked their sessions back to back. "Maybe 10 or 15 minutes of waiting. It's very quick and efficient," House said. They hope to give prints to their
  
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• Ford recalls 661,000 Explorer SUVs in North America

  10-05-2021 12:09 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Ford Motor Co is recalling 661,000 Explorer sport utility vehicles in North America at the request of U.S. regulators because retention pins could loosen and allow roof rail covers to detach from the vehicle.The recall covers 2016 through 2019 model year vehicles. Dealers will install push-pins and replace any damaged rail clips and roof rail covers.The second-largest U.S. automaker said in documents posted Sunday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad
  
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• Average price of gas jumps 6 cents per gallon

  10-05-2021 12:08 via wane.com
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks to $3.02 per gallon.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the increase came as the costs of crude oil and ethanol also rose. Ethanol must be blended by refiners into gasoline, per federal rules.The price at the pump is $1.05 higher than it was a year ago. Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gangThe highest average price in the nati
  
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• 'Storms can be very scary': How to overcome storm anxiety

  10-05-2021 11:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Everyone reacts differently when lightning strikes or the sirens sound. For those that have increased anxiety during storms, whether they are severe or not, it could come from a past traumatic experience with weather or it can come from lack of control of the situation."The reality is that storms can be very scary, and if you have experienced something very traumatic in your life it could be scary for anybody," says Michael Lewis, a meteorologist at the National Weathe
  
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• Overcoming storm anxiety

  10-05-2021 11:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Everyone reacts differently when lightning strikes or the sirens sound. For those that have increased anxiety during storms, whether they are severe or not, it could come from a past traumatic experience with weather or it can come from lack of control of the situation."The reality is that storms can be very scary, and if you have experienced something very traumatic in your life it could be scary for anybody," says Michael Lewis, a meteorologist at the National Weathe
  
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• Fort Wayne Museum of Art exhibit honors 100th anniversary

  10-05-2021 11:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For a century, patrons have supported local, national and internationally renown artists at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.To honor this milestone, the museum is showcasing nearly 8,000 pieces of its permanent collection, going decade by decade. Through May 16, visitors can take in works from the 1950s."It's been fascinating to watch people interact with these things because folks would say, 'Oh my word, I never knew you had a Whistler, I never knew you had these Picasso'
  
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• ECMO technology offers life-saving option for COVID-19 patients suffering respiratory issues

  10-05-2021 03:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — When not even a ventilator can help a recovering COVID-19 patient breathe, Lutheran Health is turning towards other treatments typically used for respiratory issues.The hospital recently shared the story of Alejandro Zacavelazques, a man whose oxygen levels were so low after contracting COVID-19 that a breathing tube and ventilator were no longer effective in treating him. However, they were able to get him relief using a machine called Veno-Venous Extra Corporeal
  
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• Mother's Day rain totals and where to watch for flooding

  10-05-2021 01:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The soaking Mother's Day rain came to an end Sunday evening but not before it dropped amounts that exceeded two inches in several locations.As the rain works its way into the water system and some rivers will fill and reach various flood stages across the area. There are currently several flood warnings in effect, through the start of the week as a result.
  River Flood Warnings that are in effect as of 7 PM SundayOne of those rivers is the St. Mary's near Decatur affect
  
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• Mother's Day rain brings flooding concerns to start the week

  10-05-2021 01:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The soaking Mother's Day rain came to an end Sunday evening but not before it dropped amounts that exceeded two inches in several locations.As the rain works its way into the water system and some rivers will fill and reach various flood stages across the area. There are currently several flood warnings in effect through the start of the week as a result.
  River Flood Warnings that are in effect as of 7 PM SundayOne of those rivers is the St. Mary's near Decatur affecti
  
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• 'What I am today, that's because of Miss Boomstra': Missionary honored by former students on Mother's Day

  10-05-2021 00:48 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — Dora Boomstra lives a quiet life in Kendallville these days, but for over 40 years she was in India spreading the word of God and encouraging young girls to reach their highest potential."What I am today, that's because of Miss Boomstra," said Selvi Babu, a former student of Boomstra's.That sentiment is shared among those who learned from and worked with Boomstra, 99, while she taught at the VRV Girls Higher Secondary School in South India. Boomstra did missiona
  
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• Chicago woman in alleged stolen vehicle arrested after leading police on chase that resulted in crash

  10-05-2021 00:26 via wane.com
  
  PORTER COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Chicago woman in an alleged stolen Jeep was arrested after she led police on a chase on I-94 that eventually ended after she crashed into another vehicle on Saturday.Nakia S. Smith, 24, of Chicago, was arrested on multiple charges including theft with value of $50,000, theft of vehicle, leaving the scene of an injury crash, resisting law enforcement, and other charges.
  ISP troopers assigned on All Crimes Policing, ACP, were working on I-94 near exit 49 to Chesterto
  
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