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• Periods of rain continue into tonight

  30-12-2022 22:30 via wane.com
  
  What a difference a week makes! Last Friday, we woke up to blowing snow and wind chills well below zero. Today we woke up to rain and temperatures in the mid-50s!
  A stalled frontal boundary is continuing to bring rain to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The rain will be heavy at times this evening into the overnight hours. Temperatures will eventually fall into the upper 30s later tonight. When all is said and done, rainfall amounts will likely range from a half an inch to one inch, with so
  
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• Real estate agency eyes office, retail spaces in southwest Fort Wayne in 2023

  30-12-2022 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A real estate agency in Fort Wayne is planning a new building in southwest Fort Wayne that will be home to retail, office and medical spaces.Bradley Company plans to have the 12,000 square foot building, located at 9307 Illinois Road,completed and ready to be leased by spring 2023. Allen County Public Library to waive all overdue fines, feesAccording to the agency, the spaces will be useful for startups looking to lease office or retail space, as well as developer
  
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• Suspect in shooting outside Mitchell's accepts plea agreement

  30-12-2022 20:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A plea agreement is in place for a man charged with multiple felonies in connection to a shooting just outside the entrance of Mitchell’s Sports Bar this past August.Jaleen Willis, 23, recently accepted the terms of the plea agreement, and it will now go before an Allen County judge. Court docs: Man accused of shooting two near entrance of Mitchell’s Sports BarUnder the terms of the plea agreement, Willis will be convicted of each felony charge current
  
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• Looking forward to Fort Wayne's 2023 housing market

  30-12-2022 20:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Many homebuyers were discouraged by the market in 2022.
  It was a year characterized by high-interest rates.
  "Unprecedented swings in interests rates to go from January of 2022, below 3% to over 7% at one point," said Sam Hartman, a realtor with Coldwell Banker. "Anytime there is that drastic change and that much uncertainty for consumers, it's going to put them in a difficult spot."The housing market also suffered from high demand. Which housing markets are m
  
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• Indiana blocks Chinese-owned app TikTok from state devices

  30-12-2022 18:36 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices, its technology office said Thursday.The Indiana Office of Technology “blocked TikTok from being used in our state system and on our state devices” as of Dec. 7, office spokesman Graig Lubsen told The Journal Gazette.The Office of Technology “is constantly testing the state system and making sure that the integrity is intact,” Lubsen said in an email to the news
  
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• Suspect faces 4 murder charges in Idaho killings, police say

  30-12-2022 18:14 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the brutal November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
  Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Monroe County, Pennsylvania where he is being held while "awaiting extradition."
  His detainment is based on an active arrest warrant from Latah County, Idaho where he faces four counts of first-degree murder and a felony burglary charge in connection with the November i
  
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• Suspect, 28 arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students

  30-12-2022 18:14 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the brutal November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
  Federal law enforcement sources confirmed to NewsNation that 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Scranton, Pennsylvania and that the arrest was not made by the FBI.
  The Moscow Police Department is expected to hold a press conference at 4 p.m. ET in the City Council chambers to provide the community
  
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• LIVE: Idaho police provide update after suspect arrested

  30-12-2022 18:14 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the brutal November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
  Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The FBI did not make the arrest, NewsNation sources confirmed.
  On Nov. 13, four University of Idaho students — 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin — were found dead in
  
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• Authorities extradite man with murder charge to Fort Wayne for initial hearing

  30-12-2022 18:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A Fort Wayne man accused in the 2021 Valentine's Day death of his girlfriend took part in an initial hearing Friday morning after being extradited from Arkansas.Authorities charged 32-year-old Tykwan Walker with murder after police found Heather Hobbs dead at the scene from a single gunshot to the head, according to court documents. Man wanted in Valentine’s Day homicide arrested in ArkansasThe Allen County Sheriff's Department told WANE 15 Walker has been b
  
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• Tall Rabbit Cafe + Community opens south of downtown Fort Wayne

  30-12-2022 17:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After unveiling a new statue on Calhoun Street in July, a local nonprofit has added a coffee shop a few blocks north in an effort to improve the community and remove barriers to employment.Blue Jacket Inc. recently opened Tall Rabbit Cafe + Community at 2001 Calhoun St.Tall Rabbit also provides meeting and gathering spaces with many accommodations in a vintage, rustic throwback decor. ‘Calhoun Street comeback’: nonprofit announces plans to invest
  
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• Philharmonic contract negotiations continue to stall

  30-12-2022 15:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Three weeks after musicians with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic started their strike, both the musicians and Philharmonic management are still at odds over contract negotiations.In fact, a release from Philharmonic management Thursday said certain demands and circumstances have "moved the parties further apart in negotiations."Philharmonic management cited three proposals from the union that each reportedly asked for wage and benefits increases that were higher than
  
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• Trump's tax returns released after long fight with Congress

  30-12-2022 15:36 via wane.com
  
  (AP) – Democrats in Congress released six years' worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn about the finances of a onetime business mogul who broke decades of political precedent when he refused to voluntarily release the information as he sought the White House.The returns, which include redactions of some personal sensitive information such as Social Security and bank account numbers, are from 2015 to 20
  
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• Mega Millions: Here's where the most jackpot-winning tickets have been sold

  30-12-2022 14:01 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — With another record-setting Mega Millions jackpot brewing — officials estimate it at more than $640 million ahead of Friday's drawing — you may be looking to try your luck at the grand prize. If you want to increase your chances, you may want to change where you buy your ticket.
  Mega Millions began in 1996 under the name "Big Game," according to the lottery game's website. At the time, just six states participated: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michiga
  
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• Warmer air brings rainy Friday

  30-12-2022 04:15 via wane.com
  
  We have gone from bitter cold to much warmer temperatures for this part of December. The warmer weather will continue today for us as well as some rain chances hanging around during the day Friday.Friday temperatures will be warm again with a high in the mid 50s. A stalled frontal boundary will bring rain the the area throughout Friday into the overnight. Windy at times with winds from the SW at 15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. Showers will be around for most of the day bringing a half an inch to
  
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• Much warmer temperatures and rainy end to the week

  30-12-2022 04:15 via wane.com
  
  We have gone from bitter cold to much warmer temperatures for this part of December. The warmer weather will continue today for us as well as some rain chances hanging around during the day Friday.Friday temperatures will be warm again with a high in the mid 50s. A stalled frontal boundary will bring rain the the area throughout Friday into the overnight. Windy at times with winds from the SW at 15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. Showers will be around for most of the day bringing a half an inch to
  
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• Police remain at Ludwig Road crash for more than an hour

  30-12-2022 03:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police remained on the scene of a multiple vehicle crash on Ludwig Road Thursday night.A WANE 15 crew was able to see at least two damaged cars but police on the scene were unable to provide details.WANE 15 has asked FWPD for more information.This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is provided.
  
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• Person struck while pushing car on Ludwig Road

  30-12-2022 03:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police say a person pushing a car was struck by another vehicle on Ludwig Road Thursday night.
  He was taken to a hospital where he was listed with life threatening injuries.
  Just before 8 p.m., officers found a man lying near the road in the 2200 block of Ludwig.
  Paramedics arrived to provide medical attention.​Witnesses on the scene stated that four men were attempting to push a disabled vehicle westbound on Ludwig in the roadway; three pushing the ve
  
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• Fuel economy drops when the temperature does

  30-12-2022 00:40 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — No one likes filling up their gas tank in the cold, but it's something you might have to do more of.According to Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert from Gas Buddy, fuel economy drops in the winter for a few different reasons."Winter gasoline doesn't quite get the same miles per gallon," De Haan said.Cold weather and China, why gas is on the riseThat's because the type of gasoline mixed for the winter is a little more volatile. This means the gas evaporates faster but doesn't
  
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