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• Columbia City breaks ground on new health clinic aimed at underserved populations

  14-11-2022 22:44 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) — Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel and representatives for the Bowen Center gathered Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Bowen Health Clinic that is heading to Columbia City.The Bowen Health Clinic will primarily serve low income and underserved populations with limited access to health care. Kosciusko County clinic receives $1M for opioid addiction recoveryThe clinic will offer primary health care and mental health care.The groundbreaking ceremony took
  
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• Cold weather all week with more snow, too

  14-11-2022 22:29 via wane.com
  
  We have more cold weather on the way this week. Our well below average temperature pattern continues because we have one push of cold air lining up after the other to move in and affect us all week long. It won't be until next week that some more seasonal, warmer air will move back in to boost our temperatures significantly.For tonight, temperatures drop out of the 30s and into the upper 20s to take us into tomorrow morning.
  Our next weather system moves in during the day tomorrow and brings our
  
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• Longtime local meteorologist is retiring

  14-11-2022 22:11 via wane.com
  
  SYRACUSE, Ind. (WANE) - A longtime meteorologist at the National Weather Service Northern Indiana office is calling it a career at the end of November.Michael Lewis has served as the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the office for 15 years and has been a National Weather Service employee for 37 years. His job serves as a crucial link between the weather service, their core partners, and the public.
  Background and Career TimelineLewis first became interested in weather when he was 12 years o
  
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• Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold

  14-11-2022 22:00 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers was handed another legal loss Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out.The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program, saying it usurped Congress' power to make laws. The Texas case was a
  
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• Man sentenced to lifetime hunting ban, a first for Indiana

  14-11-2022 21:09 via wane.com
  
  WARREN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Hoosier is banned from hunting for life, in a sentencing that's the first of its kind in the state, according to Indiana's Department of Natural Resources.A man from West Lafayette, 25-year-old Hanson Pusey, was found to be illegally hunting wild turkeys in seven states including Indiana. Pusey was sentenced Thursday in Warren County Court to what DNR called a "lifetime hunting suspension," along with home detention, probation, and payment of fines in each state.In
  
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• Judge appointed to Delphi case sticking with Nov. 22 date for public access hearing

  14-11-2022 20:32 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – Court proceedings related to the Delphi murders of Abby Williams and Libby German will remain in Carroll County.Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull has already started her work on the case. She was appointed to handle the proceedings after Carroll County Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Diener recused himself. Allen County judge to be appointed as special judge in Delphi murder caseDiener cited concerns about his personal safety as well as the flood of media and public inquiries abou
  
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• Jay Leno suffers serious burns in car fire, TMZ reports

  14-11-2022 20:19 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Jay Leno is reportedly at a burn center after being seriously burned in a car fire over the weekend.
  According to TMZ, the former "Tonight Show" host was in his Los Angeles garage on Sunday when one of his cars burst into flames, seemingly inexplicably. Sources told the entertainment site that the left side of Leno's face was burned but that the flames didn't "penetrate his eye or his ear."Jay Leno talks ‘Hot Wheels Legends Tour’ with Dayna Devon
  News of Leno's accident com
  
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• Jay Leno 'in good humor' after suffering serious burns in car fire

  14-11-2022 20:19 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Jay Leno is reportedly at a burn center after being seriously burned in a car fire over the weekend.
  According to TMZ, the former "Tonight Show" host was in his Los Angeles garage on Sunday when one of his cars burst into flames, seemingly inexplicably. Sources told the entertainment site that the left side of Leno's face was burned but that the flames didn't "penetrate his eye or his ear."“I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire. I am ok. Just need a week or two to get bac
  
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• After election, marijuana advocates look to next states

  14-11-2022 20:18 via wane.com
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri.Though it soon will become legal for adults to possess and ingest cannabis, it could take a couple more months before they can legally buy it.Maryland residents will have to wait even longer — until the middle of next year — before a recreational marijuana measure approved this past week can take
  
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• Pokagon State Park closed for deer reduction hunt

  14-11-2022 17:49 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) Pokagon State Park in Steuben County is closed Monday and Tuesday for the first of two controlled hunts intended to reduce the deer population. The park will be closed again for a second deer hunt on November 28 and 29.This is the 29th year the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has held controlled hunts at parks across the state. The first management hunt was held in 1993 as an effort to reduce damage to vegetation and unique habitat by an overpopulation of white-tailed
  
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• Pence: Trump 'decided to be part of the problem' on Jan. 6

  14-11-2022 17:49 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a new interview that former President Trump’s tweet during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack attacking Pence was “reckless.”“It angered me,” Pence told ABC's David Muir. “But I turned to my daughter who was standing nearby, and I said, 'It doesn't take courage to break the law, it takes courage to uphold the law.' ”“And the president’s words were reckless. It’s clear he decided to be
  
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• U.S., China agree to work together on climate, says White House

  14-11-2022 17:18 via wane.com
  
  The U.S. and China will once again collaborate on issues including climate change, according to a White House readout of a meeting between President Biden and Xi Jinping. The readout said that Biden “underscored” that the countries need to work together to address global challenges including climate change. “The two leaders agreed to empower key senior officials to maintain communication and deepen constructive efforts on these and other issues,” the readout sta
  
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• Expect record high Thanksgiving prices at the pump

  14-11-2022 16:36 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) After just a week, average gas prices have returned to their decline, with the national average falling 2.6 cents from a week ago to $3.76 per gallon Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 14.3 cents from a month ago but stands 36.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.3 cents in the last week an
  
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• Community Harvest sponsoring free meals through after-school program in Fort Wayne

  14-11-2022 16:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Community Harvest Food Bank is sponsoring a program that provides free meals to at-risk children in the Fort Wayne area throughout the school year, the organization announced Monday in a press release.The nonprofit is sponsoring the Child and Adult Care Food Program, making meals accessible to kids whose families enroll.Here's where those who enroll can get assistance in Fort Wayne:McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St., M-F, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Weisser Park Y
  
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• Community Harvest sponsoring free meals at centers around Fort Wayne

  14-11-2022 16:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Community Harvest Food Bank is sponsoring a program that provides free meals to at-risk children and adults in the Fort Wayne area, the organization announced Monday in a press release.The nonprofit is sponsoring the Child and Adult Care Food Program, making meals and emergency shelters accessible to participants who enroll.Here's where those who enroll can get assistance in Fort Wayne:McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St., M-F, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Weisser Park&nb
  
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• Community Harvest providing free meals, shelter in Fort Wayne

  14-11-2022 16:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Community Harvest Food Bank announced Monday it is sponsoring a program that provides free meals to at-risk children and adults in the Fort Wayne area.The nonprofit is sponsoring the Child and Adult Care Food Program, making meals and emergency shelters accessible to participants who enroll.Here's where those who enroll can get assistance in Fort Wayne:McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St., M-F, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Weisser Park Youth Center, 802 Eckart St., M
  
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• Community Harvest providing free meals at centers around Fort Wayne

  14-11-2022 16:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Community Harvest Food Bank is sponsoring a program that provides free meals to at-risk children and adults in the Fort Wayne area, the organization announced Monday in a press release.The nonprofit is sponsoring the Child and Adult Care Food Program, making meals and emergency shelters accessible to participants who enroll.Here's where those who enroll can get assistance in Fort Wayne:McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St., M-F, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Weisser Park&nb
  
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• Fire damages north Fort Wayne home

  14-11-2022 15:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One person was taken away in an ambulance after a fire at a north Fort Wayne home Monday morning.Fort Wayne fire crews were called around 8:15 a.m. to a home at 1618 Lochinvar Drive, off Dupont Road.At the two-story home, firefighters appeared to be focused on the attached garage. No details on the blaze were available.One person was taken from the scene in an ambulance. Their condition was not known.
  
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• Trine's new health program in Fort Wayne gets $3 million from Surack foundation

  14-11-2022 15:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Surack Family Foundation has pledged $3 million to the new Trine University campus in Fort Wayne.The money will go toward upcoming programs in the College of Health Professions coming to the city next year through a partnership with Parkview Health.For Chuck Surack- the founder and chairman of the board for Sweetwater- this contribution traces back to family ties. His dad graduated from Trine and, according to a press release, the initiative to "always do the right
  
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• "I died twice and I'm here to talk about it": Fort Wayne man reunites with his healthcare heroes months after massive health scare

  14-11-2022 14:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - In early November, John Miller visited Parkview Hospital's Heart Institute for a celebration of life, love, and gratitude.
  Earlier in the year, his future was uncertain.
  MAY OF 2022John Miller, who by all accounts was in good health, collapsed at the gym May 19 after his heart gave out. He later learned he was without a pulse for nearly an hour.At the hospital, John was immediately taken to the Intensive Care Unit where he was put into hypothermia to preserve his organs
  
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• Shooting at University of Virginia leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded

  14-11-2022 12:53 via wane.com
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at a parking garage at the University of Virginia, according to the school’s president, and police searched Monday for a student who was a suspect.The shooting at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday “resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care,” President Jim Ryan said in a letter to the university community posted on social media.T
  
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• 3 dead in University of Virginia shooting; suspect sought

  14-11-2022 12:53 via wane.com
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at a parking garage at the University of Virginia, according to the school’s president, and police searched Monday for a student who was a suspect.The shooting around 10:30 p.m. Sunday “resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care,” President Jim Ryan said in a letter to the university community posted on social media. He
  
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• One in custody after Sunday night shooting on Harrison Street

  14-11-2022 01:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man was shot in the leg Sunday night on Harrison Street, according to police. The victim is in stable condition.While police were investigating the shooting, they heard another man walking toward the scene. He was reportedly screaming and making a lot of noise. Authorities say the man then admitted to shooting the victim. After a search, police found a handgun in his front pocket.
  The man is in custody.
  
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• Man arrested in connection to Sunday night shooting on Harrison Street

  14-11-2022 01:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man was shot in the leg Sunday night on Harrison Street, according to police, and a suspect has been charged with aggravated battery and possession of cocaine.Police and medics were at the scene of a shooting Sunday night on Harrison Street.The initial investigation found the incident happened just before 7 p.m. in the 5200 block of S. Harrison St. Police said the victim, who has not been identified, had non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition. Fire
  
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• Man arrested after Sunday night shooting on Harrison Street

  14-11-2022 01:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man was shot in the leg Sunday night on Harrison Street, according to police, and a suspect has been charged with aggravated battery and possession of cocaine.Police and medics were at the scene of a shooting Sunday night on Harrison Street.The initial investigation found the incident happened just before 7 p.m. in the 5200 block of S. Harrison St. Police said the victim, who has not been identified, had non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition.While
  
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• Harrison Street shooting victim in stable condition

  14-11-2022 01:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One man was shot in the leg Sunday night on Harrison Street.
  He is currently in stable condition. While police were investigating the shooting, they heard another man walking toward the scene while "screaming and making a lot of noise." Authorities say the man then admitted to shooting the victim. After a search, police found a handgun in his front pocket.
  The man is in custody.
  
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• One dead, one critically injured after I-465 crash

  14-11-2022 00:24 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- A driver was killed, and a passenger was critical condition after a crash on I-465 early Sunday morning.
  According to a release, Indiana State Police received many 911 calls reporting a "serious crash" around 3 a.m. ISP says it was reported that two people were trapped in wreckage and both were found unresponsive. Officers from IMPD and IFD arrived on scene first where they immediately began extracting the driver and passenger out of the vehicle.
  A female passenger was tra
  
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• 1 dead, 1 critically injured after I-465 crash

  14-11-2022 00:24 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- A driver was killed, and a passenger was in critical condition after a crash on I-465 early Sunday morning.
  According to a release, Indiana State Police received many 911 calls reporting a "serious crash" around 3 a.m. ISP says it was reported that two people were trapped in wreckage and both were found unresponsive. Officers from IMPD and IFD arrived on scene first where they immediately began extracting the driver and passenger out of the vehicle.
  A female passenger was
  
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