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• Glynn Hines chosen as new Fort Wayne City Council president

  03-01-2023 23:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting, appointments were made for each of the council's positions.
  Chief among them, the position of city council president, which the council awarded to long-time Democratic councilman, Glynn Hines.
  All councilmembers voted in favor of Hines except for Paul Ensley (R) and Russ Jehl (R), who both abstained. Meet the Candidates: Glynn HinesHines has been on council since 1999 and was the vice president of city council las
  
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• Parkview heart doctor shares risk factors for athletes

  03-01-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One of the most talked about news stories across the nation in the last 24 hours has been Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsing during a Monday Night Football game against Cincinnati. Bills game postponed after Bills S Hamlin collapses, goes into cardiac arrestHamlin went into cardiac arrest and was taken to a Cincinnati hospital in critical condition.The exact reason he went into cardiac arrest had not been released by the time of this post.Some doctors have sp
  
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• Todd Young sworn in for second term in US Senate

  03-01-2023 23:32 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WANE) — On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was sworn in for a second term in the United States Senate.Young currently serves on the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science & Transportation; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reminder: New turn signal law in effect in Indiana"It is a tremendous honor to continue serving Indiana in the United States Senate," Sen. Young said. "Over the next six years, I will do my best to re
  
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• Record high temp set in Fort Wayne Tuesday

  03-01-2023 22:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It is feeling like spring across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio on this January 3rd! In fact, a warm front lifting north into our area has brought record warmth for some locations.In Fort Wayne, the mercury climbed to 63° at around 1:40 PM Tuesday afternoon, setting a new record high temperature for the day! The previous record was 61° set back in 2004. Note this record is considered preliminary, as it is possible temperatures climb even higher before the
  
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• YMCA recognizes 7 local companies for workplace wellness

  03-01-2023 22:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne recently commended seven local companies at annual award ceremony celebrating workplace wellness.The 14th Annual YMCA Workplace Wellness Awards aimed to distinguish employers who create healthier workplaces for employees based on an index created by the YMCA. Science Central plans Leonardo da Vinci exhibitionSeven companies received the highest award, the Platinum Level, for their efforts "which supported the continuation of healthy
  
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• Woman gets house arrest in northern Indiana barn fires case

  03-01-2023 22:13 via wane.com
  
  ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to arson for allegedly helping her boyfriend set fire to several barns in northern Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to eight years on house arrest.An Elkhart County judge gave Sherry Thomas a 10-year sentence, with eight years to be served under house arrest and two years suspended to probation. The 33-year-old Nappanee resident had pleaded guilty in December to one count of arson.Thomas' plea came after Superior Court Judge Stephen Bowers rejec
  
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• Idaho slayings suspect waives right to fight extradition

  03-01-2023 21:31 via wane.com
  
  STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A criminology graduate student charged in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students waived his right to an extradition hearing in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday, speeding up his transfer to Idaho to stand trial.Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student and teaching assistant at Washington State University, was arrested early Friday by state police at his parents’ home in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said.Wearing a red jumpsuit with
  
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• Science Central plans Leonardo da Vinci exhibition

  03-01-2023 21:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In a few weeks, Science Central will debut a temporary exhibition that explores the creative mind of polymath Leonardo da Vinci.The exhibit, "Leonardo da Vinci: Artist and Engineer," will debut Jan. 21 and will allow patrons to learn about da Vinci's engineering drawings and innovations that showcase his depth of creativity and engineering expertise, according to Science Central. Could you afford to buy your home new?The developers, Tactile Images, also designed t
  
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• Michigan man sentenced in death of infant he was babysitting

  03-01-2023 20:51 via wane.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A southwestern Michigan man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 12 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2017 death of an infant he had been babysitting.A Kalamazoo County Circuit Court judge sentenced Bryant Rolland Jr., 37, to 12 1/2 to 40 years in prison in the death of 11-month-old Jaceyon Downey. The Kalamazoo man had pleaded no contest in December to second-degree murder in the boy's death.Authorities said Rolland was babysitting Jaceyon and his then
  
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• Man ID'd in fiery New Year's Day crash was former football player at Northrop

  03-01-2023 20:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The man who died in a car that caught fire on New Year's Day has been identified.Fort Wayne Police began investigating around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of Westbrook Drive. Police at the scene said they found a car engulfed in flames. The initial investigation indicates the car was headed north on Westbrook when it hit an unoccupied parked vehicle and caught fire, according to police.One dead in New Year’s Day crash in Fort WayneKeishon Edwards, a former foot
  
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• Coroner: Man ID'd in fiery New Year's Day crash

  03-01-2023 20:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The man who died in a car that caught fire on New Year's Day has been identified.Fort Wayne Police began investigating around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of Westbrook Drive. Police at the scene said they found a car engulfed in flames. One dead in New Year’s Day crash in Fort WayneThe driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 23-year-old Keishon Edwards of Fort Wayne, according to the Allen County Coroner's Office.The cause and manner
  
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• Squirrel may be to blame for Decatur power outage

  03-01-2023 19:33 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) A power outage in the Decatur area is affecting more than 2,000 Indiana Michigan Power customers.
  According to an I&M outage map, the electricity went out just after 10:30 a.m. It currently shows about 2,600 customers affected. The map at one time indicated a 1:30 p.m. time for restoration of power, but that has since changed to "assessing condition."I&M believes an animal, possibly a squirrel,came in contact with a high voltage line, causing the outage.
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• I&M working to restore power to customers in Decatur

  03-01-2023 19:33 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) A power outage in the Decatur area is affecting more than 2,000 Indiana Michigan Power customers.
  According to an I&M outage map, the electricity went out just after 10:30 a.m. It currently shows about 2,600 customers affected. The map also indicates a 1:30 p.m. time for restoration of power even though that has not yet happened.This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
  
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• Animal may be to blame for Decatur power outage

  03-01-2023 19:33 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) A power outage in the Decatur area is affecting more than 2,000 Indiana Michigan Power customers.
  According to an I&M outage map, the electricity went out just after 10:30 a.m. It currently shows about 2,600 customers affected. The map at one time indicated a 1:30 p.m. time for restoration of power, but that has since changed to "assessing condition."I&M believes an animal came in contact with a high voltage line, causing the outage.
  This story will be updated when m
  
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• New details on Indiana murder case 42 years later

  03-01-2023 19:04 via wane.com
  
  FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — In an effort to find more answers, investigators have released new details of the 1981 Sarah “Jeanette” Benson murder case. According to an email from Sullivan County Sheriff, Jason Bobbitt, Benson, 51, of Farmersburg had returned from a shopping trip in Terre Haute on Jan 2, 1981, to find an intruder in the house.Bobbitt said many witnesses came forward with information about a blue sedan that was seen parked in Benson’s driveway just
  
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• Sweeping criminal justice law changes OK’d by Ohio governor

  03-01-2023 18:02 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sweeping criminal justice legislation signed Tuesday by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will allow police to stop people solely for holding a cellphone while driving, with certain exceptions.“This bill is about a lot more than pulling people over and handing out tickets,” DeWine said. “It's about changing the culture around distracted driving, and normalizing the fact that distracted driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving.”The proposal would prohi
  
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• Police in Indiana stopped Idaho murder suspect for traffic violation during cross-country trip

  03-01-2023 17:57 via wane.com
  
  A man arrested in connection with the deaths of four University of Idaho students had a brush with police in Indiana while driving back to Pennsylvania.Indiana State Police and the Hancock County Sheriff's Department confirmed 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger was pulled over twice within a nine-minute timespan on I-70 in December. He wasn't given a ticket for either traffic stops.
  Kohberger’s attorney, Jason LaBar, told CNN that his client had been stopped in Indiana twice: once for
  
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• Police in Indiana stopped Idaho murder suspect during cross-country trip

  03-01-2023 17:57 via wane.com
  
  A man arrested in connection with the deaths of four University of Idaho students had a brush with police in Indiana while driving back to Pennsylvania.A law enforcement source confirmed 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger was pulled over on I-70 east of Greenfield in December. The stop didn’t result in a citation being issued.Kohberger’s attorney, Jason LaBar, told CNN that his client had been stopped in Indiana twice: once for speeding and a second time for following another ca
  
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• ISP: Medical emergency leads to arrest of another passenger with heroin in car

  03-01-2023 17:47 via wane.com
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police arrested a woman who had heroin and other drugs in the car after a trooper initially stopped to help another passenger during a medical emergency Sunday afternoon.According to a release from state police, a trooper noticed a car stopped on the side of SR 67 outside of Daleville around 4:30 p.m. The trooper went to check on the people inside and realized one of the passengers needed medical attention. The trooper called for an ambulance and prov
  
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• Deep freeze to blame for uptick in gas prices says GasBuddy

  03-01-2023 16:33 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the first time in two months, the nation’s average gas price has increased, rising 12.3 cents from a week ago to $3.17 per gallon on 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 22.5 cents from a month ago and 9.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.
  
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• Mega Millions prize climbs to $785 million, is 6th largest in US history

  03-01-2023 16:27 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot set for Tuesday night will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang.The big prize is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game's numbers for more than two months. There have been 22 straight drawings without a big winner, allowing the prize to roll over and become ever-larger.The jackpot-winning drought isn't surprisi
  
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• Travel trends for 2023

  03-01-2023 16:22 via wane.com
  
  (CBS) - 2022 proved to be an enormous comeback for travel as the pandemic eased. Americans swarmed international cities. 2023 will be no different, according to the luxury travel network Virtuoso.
  "For 2023 you're going to see two things happening. You're going to see far more demand and much higher prices because of that demand," says Virtuoso Global PR Managing Director, Misty Belles.
  Virtuoso forecasts France, Italy and Greece will once again be among the top international destinations. Japan
  
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• Police say 22 injured when SUV crashes into NYC restaurant

  03-01-2023 14:33 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a hit-and-run driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle and sent it crashing into a New York City restaurant, injuring 22 people.
  The crash happened around 9 p.m. Monday in upper Manhattan. Police say a white Audi exited a gas station and rear-ended a Toyota SUV. The SUV mounted the curb and crashed into the front window of the Inwood Bar and Grill.
  Police say a total of 22 people were injured in the collision. Nineteen people were taken to hospitals, and the rem
  
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• Suspect in Idaho slayings not expected to fight extradition

  03-01-2023 14:20 via wane.com
  
  STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students last fall is not expected to fight extradition at a hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where he was captured at his parents home.Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, was taken into custody early Friday by state police in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities sai
  
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• Transgender Missouri inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday

  03-01-2023 13:07 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nearly 1,600 death row inmates have been put to death in the U.S. since 1977, but an execution scheduled for Tuesday in Missouri would be the first of an openly transgender woman.Amber McLaughlin, 49, is set to die for stalking a former girlfriend and stabbing her to death nearly 20 years ago. With no legal appeals planned, McLaughlin's fate rests with Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who is weighing a clemency request.A database for the anti-execution Death Penalty Informatio
  
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• Fans raise millions for Damar Hamlin's toy drive fundraiser after collapse

  03-01-2023 12:30 via wane.com
  
  BUFFALO (WPRI) — The NFL community was rocked after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.The 24-year-old is currently in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest following a tackle during the first quarter. Bills’ Hamlin in critical condition after collapse on fieldHamlin collapsed at 8:55 p.m., and when he was taken off the field about 19 minutes later the Bills gathered in prayer. A few minutes a
  
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• More kids sickened by edibles at home as legal pot grows

  03-01-2023 12:05 via wane.com
  
  The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to a study published Tuesday.More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between 2017 and 2021, climbing from about 200 to more than 3,000 per year.Nearly a quarter of the children wound up hospitalized, some seriously ill, acc
  
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• Could you afford to buy your home new?

  03-01-2023 04:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The housing market continues to be tough for buyers, but what about homeowners?Community Research Institute Director at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Rachel Blakeman says they should be happy with not needing to buy a house in the current market.What a housing market correction could mean"In some ways, this is a very comfortable position if you own, you got lucky," Blakeman said.So "lucky" that according to research done by the National Association of Home Bu
  
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• Rainy start, record warmth watch

  03-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  Areas of fog/mist will gradually give way to rain/thunder through the overnight hours. A Dense Fog Advisory is in place for the entire area through early Tuesday morning. The rain will be heavy at times.
  By daybreak Tuesday, the widespread rain/thunder will gradually taper off. Rainfall totals will be around a half an inch to an inch. Expect the area to be mainly dry by around 10 AM, with the big weather story turning to the very warm air. We could see record high temperatures, as we're currentl
  
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• Fog to rain/thunder to possible record warmth

  03-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  Areas of fog/mist will gradually give way to rain/thunder through the overnight hours. A Dense Fog Advisory is in place for the entire area through early Tuesday morning. The rain will be heavy at times.
  By daybreak Tuesday, the widespread rain/thunder will gradually taper off. Rainfall totals will be around a half an inch to an inch. Expect the area to be mainly dry by around 10 AM, with the big weather story turning to the very warm air. We could see record high temperatures, as we're currentl
  
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• Clouds, scattered showers, and record warmth watch

  03-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  As we head toward the afternoon, the showers will clear out. We’ll remain cloudy, but we’ll be breezy. Winds from the south will help us warm up to the lower 60s. Gust could reach up to 30 mph during parts of the afternoon. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the temperatures today. We could break the record of 61 set back in 2004. Shower chances return Monday evening as we begin a shift in weather.
  Wednesday we’ll see high temperatures reach the lower 50s, but it will be in
  
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• Damar Hamlin improving after collapsing, going into cardiac arrest

  03-01-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  CINCINNATI (WIVB) — Monday night's Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals was called off for the remainder of the night after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was taken off of the field in an ambulance following a hit on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of Monday night's game.According to a statement from the NFL, Hamlin, 24, is in critical condition at a local hospital. He had gone into cardiac arrest during the game.On Tuesday, Hamlin's uncle told News 4's Jo
  
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• Bills S Hamlin collapses after tackle, taken out in ambulance

  03-01-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  CINCINNATI (WIVB) — Bills safety Damar Hamlin was taken off of the field in an ambulance following a hit on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of Monday night's game.With 5:58 remaining in the first quarter, Hamlin delivered the hit on Higgins. He got up and thena few seconds later, collapsed on the field and wasn't appearing to be moving. He was later taken out in an ambulance. ESPN commentators reported that medical personnel was giving him CPR on the field
  
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• Bills game postponed after Bills S Hamlin collapses, goes into cardiac arrest

  03-01-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  CINCINNATI (WIVB) — Monday night's Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals was called off for the remainder of the night after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was taken off of the field in an ambulance following a hit on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of Monday night's game.According to a statement from the NFL, Hamlin, 24, is in critical condition at a local hospital. He had gone into cardiac arrest during the game."Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati B
  
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• Bills game postponed after Bills S Hamlin collapses

  03-01-2023 03:32 via wane.com
  
  CINCINNATI (WIVB) — Monday night's Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals has been called off for the remainder of the night after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was taken off of the field in an ambulance following a hit on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of Monday night's game.According to a statement from the NFL, Hamlin, 24, is in critical condition at a local hospital."Tonight’s Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game has been postponed after Buffalo
  
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• Reminder: New turn signal law in effect in Indiana

  03-01-2023 02:03 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A new turn signal law went into effect at the start of the new year that chops out a specific measured distance in which a turn signal is required to be used before a turn.
  Previously, Indiana law required vehicles to signal 200 feet before a turn or lane change, or 300 feet if you're traveling more than 50 miles per hour.
  Lawmakers argued those specific distances were constantly broken, with some city blocks shorter than 200 feet from intersection to intersection. Police al
  
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