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• Fort Wayne woman celebrates 100th birthday

  29-12-2022 23:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A century old — that's what made turning 100 feel real for Ferne Carbaugh Thursday."When it's a hundred, it's just a year, but when it's a century, it's a whole lot different," Carbaugh said.
  "Grandma Carbaugh" is the grandmother of State Rep. Martin Carbaugh.She spent the day celebrating with family.
  
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• DeKalb Commission votes 'no' on Auburn Sports Park

  29-12-2022 23:44 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- At Thursday's meeting, the DeKalb Economic Development Commission voted against Tax Increment Financing or TIF money earmarked for the development of the proposed Auburn Sports Park.The group trying to transform the old Auburn Auction Park near CR11 and Interstate 69 had said this was a critical piece of their capital stack to transform the area into a multi-youth sports facility.
  The Auburn Sports Group cited a study that the attraction would bring millions of dollars int
  
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• Auburn Sports Park to advance despite DeKalb county commission vote

  29-12-2022 23:44 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- At Thursday's meeting, the DeKalb Economic Development Commission voted against Tax Increment Financing, or TIF money, earmarked for the development of the proposed Auburn Sports Park.The group trying to transform the old Auburn Auction Park near CR11 and Interstate 69 had said this was a large piece of their capital stack to transform the area into a youth multi-sports facility.
  Despite the vote, the developers insisted the project will move forward soon.The Economic Deve
  
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• Auburn Sports Park to advance despite county vote

  29-12-2022 23:44 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- At Thursday's meeting, the DeKalb Economic Development Commission voted against Tax Increment Financing, or TIF money, earmarked for the development of the proposed Auburn Sports Park.The group trying to transform the old Auburn Auction Park near CR11 and Interstate 69 had said this was a large piece of their capital stack to transform the area into a youth multi-sports facility.
  Despite the vote, the developers insisted the project will move forward soon.The Economic Deve
  
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• Cold weather and China, why gas is on the rise

  29-12-2022 23:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Prices at the pump are jumping again nationwide.
  Some of the blame falls on last weekend's blizzard.
  "Overnight when the weather gets too cold, it's very hard for these refineries to operate," said Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert with Gas Buddy. "They have a lot of issues, and that's what we saw, in fact, several refineries had some fires break out."De Haan points to those fires and other refinery issues as one of the main reasons for increasing prices."I
  
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• Tracking rain chances for the last days of 2022

  29-12-2022 22:30 via wane.com
  
  Hope you're enjoying the very mild air across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! The bitter cold and wintry weather of late last week and over the weekend seem like a distant memory with temperatures this warm...Expect overcast skies to continue tonight, with showers arriving later at night. You'll want to grab the umbrella as you head out the door early Friday morning. Temperatures will remain in the 50s all night long. It will also continue to be windy, with some gusts up to 30 mph overnigh
  
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• Guadalupe's opens new location on Dupont Road

  29-12-2022 22:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Another Guadalupe's has arrived in Fort Wayne, this time on the north side.The fast-casual chain announced on its Facebook page that a new location at 545 E. Dupont Road opened Thursday morning. Bandidos at Georgetown Square set to close, change to Guadalupe’sThe new location represents the third Guadalupe's to open in Fort Wayne, with the others being at 10345 Illinois Road and 10364 Leo Road.A fourth location is planned at Georgetown Square and is expected
  
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• Allen County Public Library to waive all overdue fines, fees

  29-12-2022 20:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) announced it will be getting rid of overdue fines and fees for all ACPL cardholders effective Jan. 3.
  The move will not go toward waiving fees for lost or damaged items.
  The ACPL cited national trends in decreases of libraries enforcing fines as a "key tool to remove barriers."And while cost usually isn't a barrier for a few overdue books, the move will take away some big fines.
  "We think the biggest fee we're going to w
  
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• Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

  29-12-2022 19:59 via wane.com
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the last month with multiple ailments.His agent Joe Fraga confirmed his death.Widely regarded as one of soccer’s greatest players, Pelé spent nearly tw
  
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• Police: Stabbing leaves 1 woman in life-threatening condition

  29-12-2022 18:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are handling a reported stabbing in southeast Fort Wayne that happened a little before noon Thursday, dispatchers confirmed.Authorities responded to the 600 block of E. Suttenfield Street at approximately 11:30 a.m. after receiving a call who said a lady was laying in the roadway and had been stabbed.Officers arrived at the scene and found a woman suffering from an apparent stab wound. Court holds initial hearing for suspect in fatal 3-car crashAn officer t
  
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• Police search for suspect in stabbing that left 1 woman in life-threatening condition

  29-12-2022 18:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are handling a reported stabbing in southeast Fort Wayne that happened a little before noon Thursday, dispatchers confirmed.Authorities responded to the 600 block of E. Suttenfield Street at approximately 11:30 a.m. after receiving a call who said a lady was laying in the roadway and had been stabbed. Court holds initial hearing for suspect in fatal 3-car crashOfficers arrived at the scene and found a woman suffering from an apparent stab wound.East Suttenf
  
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• Police respond to stabbing in southeast Fort Wayne

  29-12-2022 18:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are handling a reported stabbing in southeast Fort Wayne that happened a little before noon Thursday, dispatchers confirmed.Authorities responded to the 600 block of E. Suttenfield Street, and multiple police vehicles were at the scene.An officer told a WANE 15 crew member first responders took a woman who was in non life-threatening condition at the scene to a local hospital, but she later arrived at the hospital in life-threatening condition.Police have n
  
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• How FWCS got 'unsustainable' health care costs into shape

  29-12-2022 17:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In 2010, Fort Wayne Community Schools faced an annual increase of $1 million in health care costs, which Chief Financial Officer Kathy Friend called "unsustainable.""You can't give people raises and be paying increases like that in health care," said Charles Cammack, the district's Chief Operations Officer.As a result, Cammack spearheaded a three-point plan that seems to be saving millions and, perhaps, keeping the more than 4,000 employees a bit healthier."If you are
  
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• Court holds initial hearing for suspect in fatal 3-car crash

  29-12-2022 16:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A suspect in a fatal three-car crash that happened in late October took part in an initial court hearing Thursday morning.Yar Ju, 28, faces charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Resulting in Death, a Level 4 felony; Reckless Homicide, a Level 5 felony; and two counts of Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon, which is a Level 6 felony.On Oct. 24, police responded to a crash near the intersection of Paulding and Decatur roads after someone called dis
  
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• Photo of woman sitting next to serial killer on plane goes viral

  29-12-2022 16:22 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Charles Sobhraj, also known as "The Serpent," became a free man Dec. 24.
  Sobhraj has been accused of killing nearly two dozen tourists around Asia in the 1970s. A recent photo of a woman sitting next to Sobhraj on an airplane headed to France, where he'll begin his new life, has since gone viral.Journalist Jairaj Singh shared the photo to Twitter with the caption, "That awkward moment when you realise you’re sitting next to a serial killer who claimed at least 30
  
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• FWPD asks for help locating suspect in August shooting

  29-12-2022 15:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is asking for help in locating a wanted man in connection to an August shooting investigation.Cortes Antonio Morris, 20, is a wanted suspect in a shooting that occurred Aug. 15 in the area of 1600 Reed Road. A look at how the Fort Wayne Police Department continues work on cold casesMorris is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 162 pounds.Morris currently has active warrants for Burglary, Robbery and Aggravated Batt
  
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• One person hurt after semi and jeep crash on I-69 Thursday morning

  29-12-2022 10:16 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - One person is seriously injured after a semi and jeep collided Thursday morning on I-69 just southwest of city limits.
  The crash happened just before 4 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-69 between the Airport Expressway/Lower Huntington Road exit and Branstrator Road.
  Police at the scene told a WANE 15 crew member that one person was in each vehicle, though it's not clear who was hurt.The crash caused the jeep to catch fire and pushed both vehicles off the road.The in
  
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• INDOT: Vehicle fire closes northbound lanes of I-69 just north of Airport Expressway

  29-12-2022 10:16 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A vehicle fire Thursday morning has closed a stretch of highway just southwest of city limits.According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the incident happened in the northbound lanes of I-69 between the Airport Expressway/Lower Huntington Road exit and Branstrator Road. INDOT reports that all lanes are blocked for at least the next two hours.You are asked to avoid the area and find a different route.WANE 15 has a crew on the way to the scene. We will updat
  
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• 1 person in 'serious condition' after semitruck crash on I-69

  29-12-2022 10:16 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - One person is seriously injured after a semitruck and SUV collided Thursday morning on I-69 just southwest of city limits.
  The crash happened at approximately 3:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-69 between the Airport Expressway/Lower Huntington Road exit and Branstrator Road.
  Authorities later said an SUV had been traveling northbound on I-69 when it hit a guardrail and eventually came to rest in the driving lane, which is when a semitruck also traveling northboun
  
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• 122nd Fighter Wing prepares to fly over Citrus Bowl

  29-12-2022 04:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Purdue plays LSU at the Citrus Bowl on January 2nd. Fort Wayne will show its support, but in a different way than in the stands.
  The 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne is preparing to fly over the game to support athletes from Indiana.Trever Peters, senior communication specialist from Purdue University, says two A-10C aircraft will attend.
  The Blacksnakes will travel from Fort Wayne and land in Florida. After air training, they will fly over the game on their way out.
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• Well above average temps continue to thaw us out

  29-12-2022 04:15 via wane.com
  
  The thaw is underway across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Temperatures have climbed above freezing and it sure feels good outside. Some sunshine during the day Wednesday also helped melt the snow across the area.Expect skies to become overcast by the time we get to daybreak Thursday. Temperatures will be climbing into the lower 40s by the time you head out the door to get the day started.
  We'll stay windy on Thursday, with some gusts up to 30 mph at times. Temperatures will climb all the
  
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• Warmer weather arrives with rain chances to come.

  29-12-2022 04:15 via wane.com
  
  Bitter cold temperatures have moved out of our area and warmer air has settled in.
  This morning temperatures already sit in the upper 40s well above even our average high for this time of year of 34. Cloudy conditions are expected today with winds from the south at 15 mph, with gusts at times up to 30mph.
  Tonight the cloud cover will continue with a slight chance of rain into Friday morning with winds continuing at 15 mph from the south gusting up to 30mph. A warmer overnight with temperatures n
  
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• Fort Wayne 82-year-old publishes book on time in convent

  29-12-2022 01:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Barbara Junod is 82 years old.She has always wanted to write a book, and today she held a signing for her first book at Five Star Senior Living Community, where she lives.
  "The Nun Factory and other horror stories," is the title and she says it's a memoir of the time she spent in a convent for a year in her teens.She recalls things like the "floor dish.""If we did something wrong... they gave us something called a floor dish," said Junod. That meant we could
  
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