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• Friday night fire danger

  14-10-2022 23:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The National Weather Serviced issued a Red Flag Warning today (10/14), in effect through the evening, because our dry and windy conditions are the perfect scenario for any fires that are sparked to quickly spread and become much larger.Embers from fires can also be transported by the winds to create new fires that will be difficult to control.Avoid outdoor burning and bonfires tonight.Southwest winds blow in at sustained speeds up to 15 mph with occasional gusts to 30 m
  
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• Bandidos at Georgetown Square set to close, change to Guadalupe's

  14-10-2022 22:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Bandidos Mexican Restaurant at Georgetown Square announced via its Facebook page that the restaurant will be closing in late October.The post says the restaurant will be open until Oct. 27.After that date, the post says the location will be transformed into a Guadalupe's restaurant, which is owned by the same people who own Bandidos. A post from Guadalupe's Facebook accounts says the Georgetown location should be ready to go in the first quarter of 2023.There
  
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• Leef peep: A look at Fall in Fort Wayne

  14-10-2022 22:02 via wane.com
  
  Fall is well underway in northeast Indiana, with the leaves of trees turning from green to shades of orange, yellow and red across the region. Take a look at some of the beauty of fall in Fort Wayne in the video above.
  
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• 10/14 Highlight Zone Prep Football Scoreboard

  14-10-2022 22:02 via wane.com
  
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• Section of Bass Road will be closed for 420 days; how to get around it

  14-10-2022 21:44 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- 420 Days.That’s how long it will take to finish the $7.1 million road improvement to Bass Road from the water tower west a half mile - then on to Scott Road from there once it's bid out.Starting Monday, the county will close Bass Road from Scott Road to Hadley Road - through Dec. 1, 2023.Drivers and residents in three housing developments closer to Scott Road - Westcott Ridge, Brenton Glens and Sycamore Lakes - will need to exit to the west on Scott Road, Marga
  
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• Here are the questions the Fort Wayne City Council president has about Mayor Tom Henry's OWI arrest

  14-10-2022 21:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne City Council President Jason Arp has sent a letter to the City Attorney "regarding policy, procedure, and financial accountability" in response to the arrest of Mayor Tom Henry for allegedly driving drunk last weekend.The letter sent to City Attorney Malak Heiny on Council letterhead was released to WANE 15 Friday.Arp included 12 questions surrounding the crash that occurred Oct. 8 on Old Mill Road. Henry was the driver of the car that sideswiped another veh
  
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• TRAA: 80 percent compliance on 'Priority 1' calls

  14-10-2022 18:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Three Rivers Ambulance Authority reached an 80 percent compliance on "Priority 1" calls for the month of September, officials touted in a media release on Friday.
  It's the first month since April 2021 that the organization's response time has been at the 80 percent level, and represents a 7 percent increase over the previous month, according to the media release.TRAA: 'Pieces in place' to get fully staffed
  "Priority 1" calls include strokes, heart attacks, difficult
  
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• Quality of life concerns weigh heavily on rail contract vote

  14-10-2022 16:38 via wane.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses.This week’s vote by the third-largest railroad union against their contract raised the possibility that a crippling nationwide strike could still happen even though the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union pledge
  
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• Police look for fraud suspect who shopped online with stolen wallet

  14-10-2022 16:16 via wane.com
  
  ASHLEY-HUDSON, Ind. (WANE) -- Police in northeast Indiana have asked for the public's help to find a man accused of stealing a wallet and making fraudulent online purchases.Timothy SloneThe investigation began in July when police in Ashley-Hudson received a complaint about a stolen wallet.
  As the investigation unfolded, police learned that online purchases were made fraudulently from a store in Auburn, according to a Facebook post from the Ashley-Hudson Indiana Police Department.The post from As
  
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• Trump skirts testimony question in blistering 14-page Jan. 6 response

  14-10-2022 15:51 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump on Friday skirted the question of whether he would testify under subpoena in a 14-page response to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, instead doubling down on his disproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen.Trump posted a letter to committee chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) one day after the panel voted unanimously to subpoena him for testimony about his role in the events of Jan. 6, when supporters of the forme
  
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• Eggs have been expensive all year, how soon could we see relief?

  14-10-2022 15:31 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It's a theme we've seen most of the year: high price tags on everyday groceries, especially eggs.
  Signs have been posted in groceries stores around the country since spring, acknowledging both high prices and limited supply amid a national egg shortage. At one point, the cost of a dozen eggs exceeded $3 for only the second time in history.
  In the months since egg prices have hovered around the same cost. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the average price for
  
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• Kroger seeks to create grocery giant in $20B Albertsons bid

  14-10-2022 15:27 via wane.com
  
  Two of the nation's largest grocers have agreed to merge in a deal they say would help them better compete with Walmart, Amazon and other major companies that have stepped into the grocery business.Kroger on Friday bid $20 billion for Albertsons Companies Inc., or $34.10 per share. Kroger will also assume $4.7 billion of Albertsons' debt.Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates 2,800 stores in 35 states, including brands like Ralphs, Smith’s and Harris Teeter. Alberstons, based in Boise
  
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• Police chief names victims of Raleigh mass shooting; 5 dead, 2 injured

  14-10-2022 15:10 via wane.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh Police Chief Stella Patterson, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and Governor Roy Cooper gathered Friday morning to share new details about the mass shooting that killed five and injured two in Raleigh on Thursday.Chief Patterson identified the five victims killed, including off-duty Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, 29 who she said was on his way to work when he was gunned down.Also killed were Nicole Conners, 52, Mary Marshall, 34, Susan Karnatz, 49, and
  
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• Fighting food poisoning: Sweeping changes proposed for poultry industry

  14-10-2022 14:51 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that are intended to reduce illnesses from food contamination but could require meat companies to make extensive changes to their operations.Despite decades of efforts to try and reduce illnesses caused by salmonella in food, more than 1 million people are sickened every year and nearly a fourth of those cases come from turkey an
  
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• YLNI Farmers Market secures new winter market location

  14-10-2022 14:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (YLNI) Farmers Market, which welcomes thousands of people to its Barr Street market on Saturdays during the summer months, has announced a new location for its winter market.According to a post on the YLNI Facebook page, the winter market will be located inside the Olde East End Building at 1501 E. Berry St. The building, according to the post, is best know as the Wayne Candy factory, and houses a number of other businesses includi
  
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• Why isn't inflation slowing?

  14-10-2022 13:43 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Inflation accelerated again in September, defying the expectations of economists and lingering at the highest levels in decades.Despite rapid rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, an unraveling global economy and slowing U.S. growth, prices have kept rising at rapid rates. Prices rose 0.4 percent in September, according to consumer price index (CPI) data released Thursday, marking the second straight month of accelerating inflation. The annual inflation rate dropped slightly to 8
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol amends tattoo policy for troopers

  14-10-2022 13:24 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WANE) The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced a change to its uniform policy as it relates to tattoos on Friday.
  According to Colonel Charles Jones, effective immediately, current troopers and
  potential applicants are permitted to wear the long sleeve uniform shirt to cover tattoos.Future employees with tattoos that would be visible when wearing the short-sleeve
  uniform shirt are required to wear long sleeves. As part of the policy revision, troopers
  with visible tattoos will wea
  
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• Police: 5 killed, including officer, in N. Carolina shooting

  14-10-2022 12:55 via wane.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Five people were killed by a shooter who opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina’s capital city and eluded officers for hours before he was cornered in a home and arrested, police said.An off-duty police officer was among those killed Thursday by the suspect, who police only described as a white, juvenile male. He was arrested around 9:37 p.m., authorities said. His identity and age weren’t released. North Carolina law defines a juvenile as anyo
  
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• Police investigating after woman is fatally stabbed

  14-10-2022 12:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A person of interest is in custody, after a fatal stabbing early Friday morning.Police responded to the 79-hundred block of Decatur Road shortly after 2:30 Friday morning on October 14th. Someone reported a woman had been stabbed.When officers arrived, they found the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim - a man - was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.A person of interest has been identified and is currently detain
  
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• Man jailed on murder charge in stabbing of woman; victim ID'd

  14-10-2022 12:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A man has been arrested on a murder charge after a fatal stabbing early Friday morning.Police responded to the 7900 block of Decatur Road shortly after 2:30 Friday morning after a report that a woman had been stabbed.When officers arrived, they found the victim who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  She was identified later Friday as Margaret Louise Surry, 34, of Fort Wayne.Surry died of stab wounds to the neck and torso and her death was ruled a homicide by t
  
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• Fort Wayne apartment complex catches fire overnight

  14-10-2022 10:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating a fire at Dupont Lake Apartments on the city's north side.Fire crews were called to the complex just before 1:30 Friday morning.Fire officials at the scene told WANE 15 that nobody was hurt.WANE 15 will release more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Dozens evacuate Fort Wayne apartment complex during overnight fire

  14-10-2022 10:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - At least 50 people evacuated a Fort Wayne apartment complex early Friday morning after a building caught fire.
  The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called just before 1:30 a.m. to Dupont Lake Apartments on the city's north side.Crews reported a large fire on the third floor and attic area of the building. Firefighters began dousing the flames and evacuating residents. One resident was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital. No additional injuries were reported.It to
  
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• Another freeze likely Friday morning

  14-10-2022 06:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Freeze Warning has been issued for areas northwest of Fort Wayne for Friday morning (2 am - 9 am).While these areas are most likely to experience a freeze, the National Weather Service notes that all spots across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio have a chance of experiencing a freeze and the Live Doppler 15 Fury Storm Team agrees.Freeze warning map accurate as of story publish time at 3:50 pm on 10/13. Check the WANE Weather Alerts page for the most up-to-date inf
  
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• Hobnobben Film Festival back at home Thursday

  14-10-2022 05:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Cinema Center kicked off the 2022 Hobnobben Film Festival Thursday.
  The Opening Night Reception featured food, drinks, six short films all by area filmmakers, and one feature film. Throughout the four-day festival, there will be filmmaker workshops, Q&A's, and discussions with subject matter experts.For the last two years, the festival was held at the Embassy Theatre to allow for social distancing.
  Art Herbig, Executive Director of the Cinema Center, says it's g
  
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• Active shooter kills 5, injures 2 in Raleigh on Thursday before being taken into custody, police say

  14-10-2022 04:05 via wane.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Five people have been killed, including an off-duty Raleigh police officer, during an active shooter situation in Raleigh on Thursday.
  An additional two individuals were shot and sent to the hospital with injuries. One of the two injured is a Raleigh K-9 officer, according to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin.“Just after 5 p.m. today multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway near Hedingham subdivision," Mayor Baldwin said in a public statement just after 9 p
  
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• 5 killed, 2 injured in Raleigh mass shooting; police continue investigation Friday

  14-10-2022 04:05 via wane.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Five people have been killed, including an off-duty Raleigh police officer, in a mass shooting in Raleigh on Thursday.
  An additional two individuals were shot and sent to the hospital with injuries. One of the two injured is a Raleigh K-9 officer, according to Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin.“Just after 5 p.m. today multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway near Hedingham subdivision," Mayor Baldwin said in a public statement just after 9 p.m.As of 8:13 p.
  
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• 5 confirmed dead, active shooter in custody, Raleigh police say

  14-10-2022 04:05 via wane.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Five people have been killed, including an off-duty Raleigh police officer and K-9 officer, during an active shooter situation in Raleigh on Thursday.
  Police sources confirmed the officer was killed in the area of McConnell Oliver Drive and Tarheel Club Road and Raleigh Mayor Mary Ann Baldwin confirmed the current total number of fatalities during a media briefing just after 9 p.m.As of 8:13 p.m., Raleigh police Lt. Jason Borneo has confirmed the juvenile suspect has been
  
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• Embassy show sets off smoke alarms, firefighter presence briefly shuts down Jefferson Boulevard

  14-10-2022 03:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A reported fire turned out to be a false alarm as an Embassy Theatre performance's stage production set off smoke alarms and prompted a moderate firefighter and police presence.
  Firefighters responded to a reported fire at the Embassy Theatre Thursday night that briefly had a section of Jefferson Boulevard closed off for a few blocks and traffic backed up.At least three firetrucks, as well as multiple police vehicles, set up a scene that stretched to at least west
  
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• Embassy fire briefly stalls traffic on Jefferson Boulevard

  14-10-2022 03:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Firefighters responded to a fire at the Embassy Theatre Thursday night that briefly had a section of Jefferson Boulevard closed off for a few blocks and traffic backed up.At least three firetrucks, as well as multiple police vehicles, set up a scene that stretched to at least west of S. Harrison Street.City denies request for body cam footage of Fort Wayne mayor’s arrestThe severity of the fire is not yet known, nor is it known if the Embassy sustained any s
  
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• PFW College Democrats hosts 3 Indiana candidates for meet and greet

  14-10-2022 02:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The College Democrats organization at Purdue University Fort Wayne hosted three candidates on the Democratic ticket for a meet and greet event Thursday evening.The candidates were Gary Snyder, candidate for 3rd District U.S. House of Representatives; Jessica McClellan, candidate for state treasurer; and ZeNai Brooks, candidate for state auditor. Allen County GOP hosts Reagan Bean Dinner at Grand Wayne Center, features former VP Mike PenceThe event started at 6:00
  
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• Police investigate fatal stabbing after man shows up to Fire Station 1 with injuries

  14-10-2022 00:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police and dispatchers confirmed an adult male died after a stabbing Thursday evening.First responders had the perimeter of the Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 1 on Main Street zoned off with police tape as they investigated the scene.Police also had crime tape set up near the 2200 block of Oliver Street and were searching the area Thursday, but it has not yet been determined if that's where the stabbing took place. The scene at Oliver Street was being processe
  
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• Police investigate 1 fatal stabbing at 2 different scenes

  14-10-2022 00:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police and dispatchers confirmed a adult male died after a stabbing happened Thursday evening.First responders had the perimeter of the Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 1 on Main Street zoned off with police tape as they investigated the scene.Police also had crime tape set up near the 2200 block of Oliver Street and are searching the area near Oliver Street, but are not sure how everything unfolded.Adam O'Connor, deputy chief and PIO for the Fort Wayne Fire Dep
  
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• Police, dispatchers confirm stabbing near FWFD station

  14-10-2022 00:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police and dispatchers confirmed a person was stabbed near the Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 1 at 419 E. Main St. Thursday evening.First responders had the perimeter of the fire station zoned off with police tape as they investigated the scene.Dispatchers confirmed the victim's condition was a C- as of 6:53 p.m.It is not known whether the victim is a civilian or a firefighter.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as the situation unfolds.
  
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• Man who showed up to fire station with stab wound ID'd

  14-10-2022 00:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A man died after a stabbing Thursday evening.First responders had the perimeter of the Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 1 on Main Street zoned off with police tape as they investigated the scene.Police also had crime tape set up near the 2200 block of Oliver Street and were searching the area Thursday, but it has not yet been determined if that's where the stabbing took place. The scene at Oliver Street was being processed for evidence, according to police.Offic
  
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• Dispatchers confirm 1 dead in stabbing near FWFD station

  14-10-2022 00:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Dispatchers confirmed a person died after a stabbing happened near the Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 1 at 419 E. Main St. Thursday evening.First responders had the perimeter of the fire station zoned off with police tape as they investigated the scene.It is not known whether the victim is a civilian or a firefighter.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene and will provide updates as the situation unfolds.
  
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