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• Kolkman presented Colts "Coach of the Week" honor

  14-09-2022 23:44 via wane.com
  
  MONROEVILLE, Ind. (WANE) - Representatives from the Indianapolis Colts made their way to Monroeville on Wednesday morning to present Heritage's Casey Kolkman with "Coach of the Week" honors in the state of Indiana for week four of the prep football season.In addition to the award, the Heritage athletic department received a check for $2,000 from the Colts.Kolkman led the Patriots to a 28-27 win over previously third-ranked South Adams last Friday night. Heritage scored the game-tying touchdown w
  
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• Allen County Jail commanders want mental health facility along with new jail

  14-09-2022 23:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A federal lawsuit against Allen County claiming inhumane conditions at the Allen County Jail upended the community when a federal judge sided with the inmates.As details are worked out to provide an updated correctional facility, with, many hope, an infirmary and mental health wing, it’s still up to the Allen County Sheriff and his department to house individuals the criminal courts send their way.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now
  
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• FWCS: Levan Scott to double in size thanks to student's help

  14-09-2022 22:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Students from Levan Scott Academy helped Weigand Construction break ground on an addition that will double the size of the school on Wednesday, according to a Fort Wayne Community Schools media release.
  Site work is underway for the project that will add 19 new classrooms, a media center, a cafeteria and support spaces for a total of roughly 43,500 new square feet, Fort Wayne Community Schools spokeswoman Krista J. Stockman said in a media release.Pony rides join Johnny
  
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• Pony rides join Johnny Appleseed Festival

  14-09-2022 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - This year will be the first year for the Hooley family to attend the Johnny Appleseed Festival. In years' past, they've been busy running the pony rides at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. But, this year, their pony rides will be at Johnny Appleseed.
  "We have thoroughly enjoyed serving the community of Fort Wayne for over 40 years. We are thrilled to be working with the Johnny Appleseed Festival to continue connecting kids with animals and strengthening families," Cory Ho
  
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• One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline

  14-09-2022 19:34 via wane.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in the nation's supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.About 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 voted to reject the tentative agreement negotiated by IAM leadership with the rai
  
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• EXPLAINER: Indiana's abortion ban takes effect

  14-09-2022 18:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An abortion ban took effect in Indiana Thursday. The state was the first to pass such a ban after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.Indiana is now one of more than a dozen states with abortion bans, though most were approved before that Supreme Court ruling and took effect once the court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.West Virginia legislators approved an abortion ban on Tuesday and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina i
  
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• EXPLAINER: Indiana's abortion ban becomes law Thursday

  14-09-2022 18:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An abortion ban is set to take effect in Indiana, which was the first state to pass one after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.When the law starts being enforced on Thursday, Indiana will join more than a dozen states with abortion bans, though most were approved before that Supreme Court ruling and took effect once the court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.West Virginia legislators approved an abortion ban on Tuesday and Republican
  
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• Going to the Johnny Appleseed Festival? There's an app for that

  14-09-2022 18:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The popular Johnny Appleseed Festival has launched an app for guests to find "all the festival information you need."The app features lists of food and craft vendors and entertainment options, as well as an interactive map. It also offers specialty alerts, and answers to frequently asked questions. Johnny Appleseed Festival announces shift in layoutThe app launched just in time for the festival, set for Saturday and Sunday at Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne.The Joh
  
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• 3 more vendors sign on for Union Street Market at Electric Works

  14-09-2022 18:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Union Street Market, the food court project in the Electric Works development, has added three new vendors.Grabill Amish Pastries, Grabill Amish Deli, and Herculean Meal Prep have signed on to join the market, Electric Works officials announced Wednesday.Electric Works said this about each concept:Grabill Amish Pastries, from the owners of the Country Store in Grabill, will offer fresh-baked breads, handmade donuts and pastries, plus their signature Amish noodles.Grabi
  
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• FWPD: Crew targeting people at gas stations in fake jewelry scam

  14-09-2022 17:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A crew is targeting people at gas stations and shopping center parking lots with tales of woe and genuine looking jewelry for very little money in the latest scam to hit the area, according to Fort Wayne Police.
  The jewelry, which is usually very heavy and appears legit, actually turns out to be highly polished brass or heavily gold plated junk metal that is worthless, police wrote in a media release.
  The scam, perpetrated by suspects who are "Hispanic-appearing with he
  
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• Court docs: Stranger charged for shadowing woman, child during walk

  14-09-2022 17:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When she opened the door to her porch to walk to the grocery store with her 2-year-old son in tow, the man was right there waiting.A stranger she had never seen before, the man began telling the woman she was beautiful and that he was looking for a wife.He's then accused of following her down the street while trying to take control of her son's stroller multiple times along the way.Armed woman in custody after Waynedale standoff
  That's according to Allen Superior Court
  
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• 'Affordable housing is vital': YWCA receives $160,000 grant for rental assistance

  14-09-2022 16:24 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - The YWCA of Northeast Indiana is being awarded a $160,000 grant designed to provide rental assistance and supportive services to people with serious mental illness or addictions who are facing a housing crisis, state officials announced Wednesday.
  The grant was part of $950,000 awarded to several organizations across the state and came from the Indiana Housing Community Development Authority as part of that organization's Indiana Housing First Program, according to a
  
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• 'Affordable housing is vital': YMCA receives $160,000 grant for rental assistance

  14-09-2022 16:24 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - The YMCA of Northeast Indiana is being awarded a $160,000 grant designed to provide rental assistance and supportive services to people with serious mental illness or addictions who are facing a housing crisis, state officials announced Wednesday.
  The grant was part of $950,000 awarded to several organizations across the state and came from the Indiana Housing Community Development Authority as part of that organization's Indiana Housing First Program, according to a
  
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• Iowa teen who killed rapist avoids prison, ordered to pay $150,000

  14-09-2022 16:12 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa(WHO) - A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death was sentenced Tuesday in an Iowa court to five years of closely supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man’s family.Pieper Lewis was originally charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of Zachary Brooks in 2020. The 17-year-old was charged in the death of 37-year-old Brooks, who she claim
  
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• Congress prepares to act on rail strike amid fears of ‘economic catastrophe’

  14-09-2022 15:18 via wane.com
  
  Lawmakers are under pressure to avert a rail worker strike as soon as this week that would batter the nation’s economy just before November’s midterm elections.  Republican senators introduced a resolution to impose a new contract if negotiations between railroads and unions collapse, while Democrats say they would pass legislation to block a rail shutdown if necessary.  More than 115,000 rail workers will be legally allowed to strike on Friday.  The coo
  
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• Jim Beam outlines expansion to ramp up bourbon production

  14-09-2022 15:11 via wane.com
  
  Jim Beam plans to ramp up bourbon production at its largest Kentucky distillery to meet growing global demand in a more than $400 million expansion to be powered by renewable energy.The project will increase capacity by 50% at the Beam plant in Boston, Kentucky, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the same percentage, Beam Suntory said Wednesday.The company behind the top-selling bourbon said it has reached production capacity at the Boston plant, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) south of L
  
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• You may get an automatic refund for your student loan payments: Here's why

  14-09-2022 15:02 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - If you made voluntary payments on your federal student loans during the COVID-19 payment pause, you're likely eligible to receive an automatic refund, according to federal officials.
  As part of President Biden's recently announced plan to forgive up to $20,000 per federal borrower, those that have made payments on or even paid off their loans since March 2020 were given the chance to request a refund for their payments from their loan servicer.
  But, according to updated guidance from
  
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• Biden, White House officials get involved in railway talks in bid to avert strike

  14-09-2022 14:57 via wane.com
  
  President Biden and his Cabinet have been directly involved in trying to broker an agreement between rail companies and worker unions, seeking to avert a strike that could severely affect commuter rail services and consumer prices.
  Administration officials confirmed that Biden and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh have reached out to both sides of the dispute, hoping to broker an agreement and avoid a shutdown.A White House official said Biden was involved Monday in outreach to unions and freight rail
  
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• Watch: Coverage of Queen's procession to Westminster

  14-09-2022 14:32 via wane.com
  
  LONDON (AP)Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will leave Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday as it is taken amid somber pageantry on a horse-drawn gun carriage past crowds of mourners to the Houses of Parliament, where the late monarch will lie in state for four days. Crowds began massing early along the flag-lined road outside the palace for the procession from the monarch's official London residence to the historic Westminster Hall at Parliament. King Charles III and other members of the ro
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at Parliament to lie in state

  14-09-2022 14:32 via wane.com
  
  If viewing on the WANE 15 App, click hereLONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members.The coffin will lie in state for four days until the late monarch's funeral on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to file past. Eight pall bearers carried the oak and lead-lined coffin into Westminster Hall, placing it on a r
  
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• Biden to tout electric vehicles at Detroit auto show

  14-09-2022 13:32 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, a gearhead with his own vintage Corvette, will showcase his administration's efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show.The Democratic president, who recently took a spin in his pine-green 1967 Stingray with Jay Leno for a segment on CNBC's “Jay Leno's Garage," may get the chance to slide behind the wheel of a new vehicle Wednesday during his stop in Detroit. He doesn't get many chances anymore in the driver's s
  
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• What to know about the queen's lying in state in Westminster

  14-09-2022 11:55 via wane.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to London’s medieval Westminster Hall from Wednesday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, whose coffin will lie in state for four days until her funeral on Monday.Here's a look at what to expect for the occasion, including its traditions, the waiting route and what mourners will see:HOW LONG WILL THE QUEEN LIE IN STATE?People who want to view the queen’s coffin can do so 24 hours a day from 5 p.m. local
  
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• Fog Advisory this morning

  14-09-2022 10:48 via wane.com
  
  Watch out for areas of dense fog this morning with visibility down to zero in many areas, especially near open fields. Drive with your low beams on and slow down. The fog advisory is in effect until 9 am.
  Skies will become partly cloudy after the fog lifts this morning and temperatures will be near 70 by noon.
  It will be much warmer this afternoon with a few clouds and a high near 80.
  We'll see another foggy night tonight with temperatures falling into the upper 50s again.
  Thursday will be mostl
  
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• Court docs: man battered victim with ball-peen hammer

  14-09-2022 04:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police arrested a Fort Wayne man Friday after allegedly hitting another man multiple times with a hammer and choking him until he "almost passed out."Allen County Dispatch received a call from the victim saying the suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Wallace, had attacked him with a hammer.According to court documents, an officer arrived at the scene to find the victim with blood all over his shirt, a swollen right eye and a large gash on the top of his head that was blee
  
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• Court docs: man allegedly battered victim with ball-peen hammer

  14-09-2022 04:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Police arrested a Fort Wayne man Friday after he allegedly hit another man multiple times with a hammer and choked him until he “almost passed out.”Allen County Dispatch received a call from the victim saying the suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Wallace, had attacked him with a hammer.According to court documents, an officer arrived at the scene to find the victim with blood all over his shirt, a swollen right eye and a large gash on the top of his head that
  
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• "Playing Russian Roulette with constituents dollars," council stalls rate decision

  14-09-2022 03:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – City Council has been looking at a way to slowly increase the inevitable rates consumers will be paying for solid waste disposal.
  The idea is to use the American Rescue Plan Act funds to offset an upcoming rate hike now that the city has switched to a more expensive service with GFL.
  Councilman Russ Jehl has taken a hard stance that the rate payer needs to come out on top on whatever decision council makes.
  His plan calls for taking some of the ARPA funds the
  
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• Fort Wayne council tables decision on solid waste rate hike

  14-09-2022 03:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – City Council has been looking at a way to slowly increase the inevitable rates consumers will be paying for solid waste disposal.
  The idea is to use the American Rescue Plan Act funds to offset an upcoming rate hike now that the city has switched to a more expensive service with GFL.
  Councilman Russ Jehl has taken a hard stance that the rate payer needs to come out on top on whatever decision council makes.
  His plan calls for taking some of the ARPA funds the
  
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• Columbia City mayor asks for input on INDOT U.S. 30 project

  14-09-2022 02:10 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) — Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel is calling for public input on future improvements to U.S. 30. ProPEL US 30, an INDOT project designed to gather data on the highway from the Indiana-Ohio state line to Valparaiso, is allowing citizens to submit comments and questions regarding the study. Here’s the city’s vision for a proposed grocery store in southeast Fort WayneWhitley County's Planning Committee reported last year the
  
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• Police in standoff with armed woman in Waynedale

  14-09-2022 00:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A large police presence is currently in a standoff in southwest Fort Wayne Tuesday evening.
  A public information officer at the scene confirmed police are in a standoff with an armed woman in a home on Allegany Avenue off Bluffton Road.The PIO also confirmed a male was able to exit the home safely.A large section of Allegany Avenue has been blocked off by police.Heavy-duty police vehicles are at the scene.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as
  
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• Large police presence gathered in Waynedale

  14-09-2022 00:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are currently responding to an unknown situation in southwest Fort Wayne Tuesday evening.
  A large section of Allegany Avenue has been blocked off by police.Heavy-duty police vehicles are at the scene.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as the situation unfolds.Allegany Avenue
  
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• Large police presence gathered in southwest Fort Wayne

  14-09-2022 00:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are currently responding to an unknown situation in southwest Fort Wayne Tuesday evening.
  A large section of Allegany Avenue has been blocked off by police.Heavy-duty police vehicles are at the scene.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as the situation unfolds.
  
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• Armed woman in custody after standoff in Waynedale

  14-09-2022 00:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police responded to a disturbance with an armed adult female in southwest Fort Wayne Tuesday evening.
  Police confirmed there was a standoff with the armed female starting around 5:00 p.m. at the 2700 block of Allegany Avenue off Bluffton Road.Police also confirmed a male was able to exit the home safely and that the woman had barricaded herself inside the home.The female was eventually taken into custody after "less-lethal munitions" were deployed into the home, a
  
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