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• Indiana officials expect tighter state budget picture

  15-12-2022 23:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials predicted Thursday that an economic downturn will dramatically slow the growth in state tax collections that have fueled a booming budget surplus over the past two years.A report presented to the State Budget Committee forecast tax collections declining slightly over the next six months and then growing about 3% the next two years. That is far below the state’s 14.4% tax revenue jump during the last full budget year and has Re
  
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• Data expert: City's 'low cost of living' doesn't hold true

  15-12-2022 23:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For years, Fort Wayne has been touted for the city's low cost of living.
  That, however, is offset by the Summit City's low wages, according to one statistics expert.
  The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released the 2021 regional price parities report, which analyzes the cost of regional living throughout states' metro and non-metro areas alike.
  In the latest report, Fort Wayne was still a cheap place to live - at least on paper.
  But residents paid about 95 cents on
  
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• Local first responders compete in Battle of the Badges blood drive

  15-12-2022 22:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel engaged in a friendly competition Thursday during the 28th Battle of the Badges blood drive.Hosted by American Red Cross, the event sparks a good-natured rivalry among first responder groups and helps ensure the blood supply keeps pace with demand during the holidays. Fort Wayne leaf collection ending for the seasonThe event started Wednesday and runs until Monday, Dec. 19.In addition to first responders d
  
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• Shelby County principal goes viral for Elf on the Shelf TikTok

  15-12-2022 20:33 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- The internet is loving this Shelby County principal.Beth Hoeing at Southwestern Elementary School has gone viral for her Elf on the Shelf charades. If you aren't familiar, it's based on a book where Santa's elves visit children to tell if they are good or bad.Looks like Mrs. Hoeing was recruited to fill in. Showing off your Christmas lights displaysFrom being taped to the wall, to copying her own face on the copy machine. Her video has now been liked more than 900,000 times on Ti
  
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• Biden mocks Trump's 'major announcement' of digital trading cards

  15-12-2022 19:43 via wane.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday mocked former President Trump for teasing a "major announcement" that turned out to be a new line of digital Trump trading cards."I had some MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS the last couple of weeks, too…" Biden tweeted from his personal account.The president listed a consumer price report that showed inflation easing in recent weeks, the signing of legislation to protect same-sex marriage, a prisoner swap that brought home WNBA star Brittney Griner after months of being im
  
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• Drew Brees returns to Purdue as assistant coach

  15-12-2022 18:54 via wane.com
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Drew Brees will return to Purdue to serve as an assistant coach during the Boilermakers' upcoming bowl game against LSU, vice president and director of athletics Mike Bobinski announced Thursday.The program said Brees -- who led Purdue to their second-ever Rose Bowl in 2000 before going on to play 20 years in the NFL -- was hired as a countable assistant coach per NCAA guidelines, giving him the ability to work on the field with the players and participate in recruit
  
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• Pickups collide head-on in DeKalb County after driver hits deer

  15-12-2022 18:27 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Two pickups were totaled after one of them hit a deer and they collided head-on early Thursday morning in DeKalb County.
  The crash took place shortly after 6:30 a.m. on County Road 27 according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
  Investigators determined that Codey Shetley of Auburn was headed north when a deer ran into the road. His truck hit the deer and the resulting damage caused it to skid into oncoming traffic where it hit another pickup driven by Daryl Tr
  
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• $2 million Powerball ticket will expire Thursday afternoon

  15-12-2022 17:51 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Time is running out for whoever bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million in Indiana.The ticket, purchased at a gas station in Russiaville, will expire at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
  Whoever holds the ticket must present the winning ticket at the Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment office in Indianapolis.
  The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, June 18 are: 10-19-40-45-58 with the Powerball of 25
  
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• $2 million Powerball ticket from Indiana expires

  15-12-2022 17:51 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Time has run out for whoever bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million in Indiana.The ticket, purchased at a gas station in Russiaville, expired at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
  Hoosier Lottery did not have a listing for a winner claiming the ticket as of 5:00 p.m.The winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, June 18 were: 10-19-40-45-58 with the Powerball of 25
  
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• Allen County Council approves purchase of land for new jail

  15-12-2022 17:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Plans for a new Allen County Jail are moving forward with the approval of the purchase of land for the facility by the Allen County Council Thursday morning.
  The property, located at 2911 Meyer Road, will be bought with money from a $20 million fund created with American Rescue Plan Act money. The actual purchase price for the land was not divulged during Thursday's approval.
  The Meyer Road site is located between Fort Wayne and New Haven, less than a mile south of S.R. 9
  
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• Fort Wayne leaf collection ending for the season

  15-12-2022 16:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne leaf collection crews began their work back on October 31 and they are expected to finish up Thursday. The leaf collection schedule indicates they are working in the central part of Fort WayneIf you still have bagged leaves that need picked up you can call 311. Collection of biodegradable leaf bags will continue until December 31.
  In March of 2023 the street department will announce two additional weeks for leaf pickup.
  
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• Massachusetts fugitive found living on shrimp farm in Guatemala after 31 years, police say

  15-12-2022 15:28 via wane.com
  
  ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — After more than three decades, authorities have apprehended one of Massachusetts' most wanted fugitives.Mario Garcia, 50, was found Wednesday living under an alias and operating a shrimp farm in Guatemala, according to Massachusetts State Police.
  Police said Garcia attempted to evade capture by jumping into the water at the shrimp farm but was quickly captured.Garcia is charged with murder in the stabbing death of Ismael Recinos-Garcia in November 1991 during a fi
  
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• No fuel, no mast, no water: Rescued sailors describe ordeal

  15-12-2022 15:22 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the crew of the tanker that rescued them and said they were lucky to have survived.“By some bizarre chance” a crew member of the Silver Muna happened to spot the sailboat off the coast of Delaware on Tuesday even though it was “a toothpick” compared to the tanker, rescued sailor Kevin Hyde said at a news conference Wednesday.Hyde, 65
  
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• 50+ best gifts for men

  15-12-2022 14:14 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.What to get the men in your lifeIt doesn’t matter if it’s a stocking stuffer or a big-ticket item, buying gifts for men can be difficult. Do you get the safe option, such as slippers, or do you go for something a little riskier, like an oil paint set? This comprehensive collection of items was put together by men for men. It covers a broad array of products to help you quickly find the perfect gift for each
  
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• Elkhart restaurant named 'best once-in-a-lifetime' meal in Indiana

  15-12-2022 13:45 via wane.com
  
  ELKHART, Ind. -- Throughout one's lifetime, a dedicated diner may rack up thousands upon thousands of meals at restaurants, diners, pizzerias, and the like.But have you ever had a so-called "once-in-a-lifetime meal?"According to Eat This, Not That!, a once-in-a-lifetime meal is one "actually worth traveling for" and doesn't necessarily mean fine dining. It can be from a simple restaurant with just one or two things on the menu (like Jones' Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Arkansas). 2 Indiana restaura
  
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• Fate of Ohio education bill, transgender athlete ban unclear

  15-12-2022 12:55 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education cleared the state Senate with a ban on transgender student-athletes in girls sports but hit a roadblock hours later when the legislation fell several votes short of passage in the House early Thursday.Democrats who had objected to the changes and complained that majority Republicans were rushing the legislation through gave a burst of applause after the vote count was announced arou
  
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• How Fed's series of rate hikes could affect your finances

  15-12-2022 12:44 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve's move Wednesday to raise its key rate by a half-point brought it to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, the highest level in 14 years.The Fed's latest increase — its seventh rate hike this year — will make it even costlier for consumers and businesses to borrow for homes, autos and other purchases. If, on the other hand, you have money to save, you'll earn a bit more interest on it.Wednesday's rate hike, part of the Fed's drive to curb high inflation,
  
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• Recount set for SACS school board election

  15-12-2022 03:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A recount of the Southwest Allen School Board election is set for Friday. This comes after an Allen Superior Court judge issued an order approving a recount Tuesday.Doug Copley filed the petition for a recount after losing the election by nine votes to Stephanie Veit. Copley has served on the Southwest Allen School Board for the last year.
  He says he doesn't believe there to be any malicious doing, but with the race so close, he just wants to be sure that the numbers ar
  
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• The Lofts at Headwaters Park gets extra $3M in funding as start of construction nears

  15-12-2022 03:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Nearly three years after the project became approved, The Lofts at Headwaters Park appears ready to begin the next step of development.On Wednesday, the Allen County Capital Improvement Board (CIB) approved an extra $3 million for the construction of the mixed-use development project.Initial estimates had the cost for the project around $67 million, but inflation pushed the costs to nearly $100 million. Work to begin at site of future mixed-use development by Head
  
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• Indiana boy, 15, charged as adult in woman's fatal shooting

  15-12-2022 02:19 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A South Bend boy who was 14 when he was arrested for allegedly taking part in a drive-by shooting that killed a woman inside a home will be charged as an adult in the shooting.Tuesday's ruling by a St. Joseph County magistrate found probable cause to charge Braeyln Rios, 15, with murder and attempted murder in the death of 28-year-old Rhema Harris. The magistrate also ruled that the severity of his alleged actions merited moving the case to superior, or adult, court
  
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• Kosciusko County company wins Coolest Thing Made in Indiana contest

  15-12-2022 02:07 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce announced the winner of the Coolest Thing Made in Indiana contest Wednesday during the ICC's inaugural Best IN Manufacturing luncheon.Maple Leaf Farms in Kosciusko County won the tournament for its roast half duck, and POLYWOOD, another Kosciusko County company, finished second.The roast half duck is a fully cooked dish that both saves chefs time and allows consumers to create a restaurant-quality meal at home for their families, according to the co
  
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