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• Pharmacist shortage: Local ties and solutions

  11-01-2023 23:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A nationwide pharmacist shortage continues, but some say that it has an even greater impact right here in northeast Indiana.
  "Fort Wayne and the northeast Indiana region seems to be especially hard hit," said Sara Trovinger, Doctor of Pharmacy Distance Pathway and Program Director at Manchester College of Pharmacy.Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problemsShe said northeast Indiana has been hit harder due to pharmacists relocating to bigger cities and other
  
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• Jason Arp officially files to run for Fort Wayne mayor

  11-01-2023 22:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Tuesday, Fort Wayne City Councilman Jason Arp (R) officially filed to run for Fort Wayne mayor.In August 2022, Arp said he was considering a run for mayor, and he filed to create an exploratory committee for a possible mayoral campaign. Tom Henry to seek 5th term as Fort Wayne mayorArp joins Jorge Fernandez (D) as the only candidates to officially file to run for mayor, although current Mayor Tom Henry (D) and Councilman Tom Didier (R) have each previously said
  
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• Bank plans downtown presence with regional HQ, branch on West Wayne

  11-01-2023 21:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Another sign the boom in Allen County has not slowed down is the announcement that another bank is moving to downtown Fort Wayne.F&M Bank, formerly Farmers & Merchants State Bank, with headquarters in Archbold, Ohio, will open its regional headquarters and a branch at 128 W. Wayne St. this summer, across the street from J K O'Donnell’s Irish Ale House and Creative Women of the World.A billboard recently appeared on the parking lot next to the chosen
  
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• I-69 crash between I-469, Airport Expressway slows traffic

  11-01-2023 21:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A crash on Interstate 69 currently has traffic moving at a snail's pace along a section of the highway between Interstate 469 and Airport Expressway.A white Chevrolet SUV was sitting between the grassy median and the left lane of northbound I-69 near a Jeep in an emergency turnaround section. Teen charged as adult in August stabbingIt is not clear if any other vehicles were involved in the crash, nor it is known if there were any injuries in the crash.As of 3:30 p
  
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• Angler catches two fish on Lake Michigan that break Indiana state record

  11-01-2023 20:40 via wane.com
  
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (WANE) A Valparaiso, Indiana man caught two fish on the same day while fishing on Lake Michigan; both broke the previous state record.Scott Skafar caught a 10.2-pound burbot on Lake Michigan in Porter County on December 30,besting the previous record set in 1990 by 2.5 pounds. He also caught a second burbot the same day that bested the old state record by nearly 2 pounds.Scott Skafar of Valparaiso caught two burbots on Lake Michigan in Porter County Dec. 30,Burbot are a unique s
  
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• 64 police officers fatally shot while on the job in 2022

  11-01-2023 19:51 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Far fewer U.S. police officers died while on the job in 2022 than a year earlier, due mostly to a drop in COVID-19 deaths, though the number killed by gunfire remained relatively high, according to a report released Wednesday.Sixty-four of the 226 officers who died in the line of duty last year were fatally shot, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said. That matched the death-by-gunfire tally from 2021, with the shooting death figures from both years refl
  
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• 'Fields of Grace' sports complex planned for New Haven

  11-01-2023 19:38 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) A plan is in the works to build a massive sports and convention complex in New Haven. Plans are still in the preliminary stages, however the complex, called "Fields of Grace," would have both indoor and outdoor sports facilities.Card & Associates is the developer of the complex that would be located on Minnich Road near the intersection with Moeller Road. The firm has been involved in the development of several other athletic facilities in Indiana including the Pacers
  
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• Bills' Damar Hamlin discharged from hospital

  11-01-2023 17:48 via wane.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from Buffalo General Medical Center and is heading home, the team announced on Wednesday.Hamlin returned to Buffalo on Monday after being treated at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati following his collapse on field during a game against the Bengals on Jan. 2."We have completed a series of tests and evaluations, and in consultation with the team physicians, we are confident that Damar can be safely discharged to cont
  
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• Jay County group rallies to save iconic landmark

  11-01-2023 17:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A group in Portland, Indiana, is trying to save a well-known landmark from being torn down."The Big Blue Bridge" is set to be demolished by INDOT, which plans to remove and replace the 81-year-old steel blue structure in April 2023 with a plain concrete pedestal bridge. The group, dubbed Save The Big Blue Bridge-Portland on Facebook, argues that instead of tearing the bridge down, INDOT could restore it for a price tag that would be $2 million cheaper than a
  
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• Jay Co. group rallies to save iconic landmark

  11-01-2023 17:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A group in Portland, IN is trying to save a well-known landmark from being torn down."The Big Blue Bridge" is set to be demolished by INDOT, which plans to remove and replace the 81-year-old steel blue structure in April 2023 with a plain concrete pedestal bridge. The group, dubbed Save The Big Blue Bridge-Portland on Facebook, argues that instead of tearing the bridge down, INDOT could restore it for a price tag that would be $2 million cheaper than a replac
  
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• Teen charged as adult in August stabbing

  11-01-2023 17:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 17-year-old boy is now charged as an adult in a summer stabbing that left another juvenile in critical condition, according to Allen Superior Court records.
  Allen County prosecutors last week charged Branden Busz, Jr., with a Level 3 felony count of aggravated battery where the defendant knowingly inflicted injury that created a substantial risk of death.
  Branden Busz, Jr. 1 person critical after stabbing at S. Harrison, Fairfax
  Busz is accused of stabbing another boy
  
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• Female driver injured in crash at Harmar and East Lewis streets

  11-01-2023 16:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Harmar and East Lewis streets on the city's east side Wednesday left the female driver of a car injured, according to Fort Wayne police officers at the scene.
  The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Details about what exactly happened are not clear, but the car collided with and knocked down a street light. The crash rendered the female behind the wheel of the car unconscious, but she was awake while being transported to a local
  
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• $1.35B Mega Millions jackpot is game's 2nd highest

  11-01-2023 14:20 via wane.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.The numbers drawn late Tuesday night were: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and gold Mega Ball 9.The new jackpot drawing on Friday night will be another milestone in the game, Mega Millions said in a statement early Wednesday.“Now at $1.35 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is moving up and making history as the second highest
  
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• Indianapolis fire sends man, 4 children into cardiac arrest

  11-01-2023 14:11 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis apartment fire left a 28-year-old man and four children ages 1, 3, 12 and 14 unconscious, in cardiac arrest and hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said Tuesday.Indianapolis firefighters performed CPR on the five victims and transported them to hospitals, Battalion Chief Rita Reith said.The fire started on a couch late Monday in the apartment on the city's far east side and was under control within a minute of firefighters' arrival, Reith sai
  
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• Widespread flight delays in US after FAA computer outage

  11-01-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. on Wednesday, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.A check of the Fort Wayne International Airport website as of 7 a.m. showed just one departure delay which is a flight to Charlotte.
  At 7 a.m. Eastern, there were more than 1,200 delayed flights within, into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking websi
  
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• Flight disruptions cascade across US after computer outage

  11-01-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flight delays and cancellations rippled across the U.S. early Wednesday after computer outage led to a grounding order for all departing aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration.A check of the Fort Wayne International Airport website as of 8:20 a.m. indicates there are several delays.The FAA is working to restore what is known as the Notice to Air Missions System.Before commencing a flight, pilots are required to consult NOTAMs, or Notices to Air Mission
  
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• Flight delays in US after FAA computer outage

  11-01-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Flights are being delayed at multiple locations across the United States after a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration.At around 6:30 Eastern, there were 760 delays within, into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.A check of the Fort Wayne International Airport website as of 7 a.m. showed just one departure delay which is a flight to Charlotte.
  The agency said in a tweet that it was working on restoring its Noti
  
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• FAA orders all airlines to pause departures until 9 a.m.

  11-01-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. on Wednesday, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.A check of the Fort Wayne International Airport website as of 7:45a.m. showed just one departure delay which is a flight to Chicago.
  At 7 a.m. Eastern, there were more than 1,200 delayed flights within, into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking websi
  
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• All departing US flights grounded after FAA computer outage

  11-01-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. early Wednesday, with thousands of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.The FAA ordered all U.S. flights to delay departures until at least 9 a.m. Eastern. Due to heavy congestion, the FAA cleared flights to depart at Newark Liberty and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airports and departures were expected to resume at other airports soon.A check
  
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• Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage

  11-01-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday.The White House initially said that there was no evidence of a cyberattack behind the outage that ruined travel plans for millions of passengers. President Joe Biden said Wednesday morning that he’s directed the Department of Transportation to investigate.A check of the Fort Wayne Inter
  
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• Most US car owners would benefit from EV switch, but lowest-income Americans could be left behind: study

  11-01-2023 12:43 via wane.com
  
  More than 90 percent of car-owning households in the U.S. could reduce both the amount they pay to power their vehicles and their greenhouse gas emissions if they decided to go electric, a new study has found. At the same time, however, more than half of the lowest-income U.S. households — about 8.3 million — would continue to shoulder significant expenses when fueling their vehicles, according to the study, published on Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters. For
  
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• Philharmonic musicians to vote on "best and final" offer

  11-01-2023 07:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Following a lengthy bargaining session Tuesday, striking Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians will meet Wednesday night to vote on management's stated "best and final" offer.According to a release from the Philharmonic, leadership originally set a deadline of 11 p.m. Tuesday for the Fort Wayne Musicians Association union to accept or reject that offer. It's been extended to 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. Musicians will meet in person to consider the new 4-year contract.If they rejec
  
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• Philharmonic management cancels concerts through February after no deal reached

  11-01-2023 07:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians voted to reject the latest proposal from Philharmonic management Wednesday, prompting management to cancel all shows through February.
  On Tuesday, Philharmonic management extended their self-imposed deadline for the musicians to either accept or decline the latest offer from management.As a result, six concerts have been canceled:
  Jan. 28 - Yefim Bronfman Plays RachmaninoffFeb. 4 - Ann Hampton Callaway Signs The Streisand Song
  
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• Here are Tuesday's winning Mega Millions numbers for the $1.1B jackpot

  11-01-2023 05:04 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Lottery fever is here again with yet another jackpot worth more than $1 billion up for grabs Tuesday - this is the third time within the past year a multi-state game has become so massive.
  Without a winner Friday, the Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to $1.1 billion. If a ticket matches Tuesday's winning numbers, seen below, the winner will hold the third-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.The winning numbers for Tuesday'
  
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• Lawrence police officer shot, suspect killed

  11-01-2023 04:31 via wane.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Ind. — An officer with the Lawrence Police Department is in the hospital after being shot in the line of duty.Police sources have confirmed that an LPD officer was shot in the leg Tuesday night near 46th Street and Burrwood Drive. A tourniquet was applied by other officers at the scene before the injured officer was taken to Eskenazi Hospital.The suspect who shot the officer, police confirm, has been killed.The incident began as officers were serving a warrant at a residence wher
  
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• Lawrence police officer released from hospital after shooting, suspect killed

  11-01-2023 04:31 via wane.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Ind. — An officer with the Lawrence Police Department has been released from the hospital after being shot while serving a warrant Tuesday night.
  Police sources have confirmed that an LPD officer was shot in the leg Tuesday night near 46th Street and Burrwood Drive. A tourniquet was applied by other officers at the scene before the injured officer was taken to Eskenazi Hospital.The suspect who shot the officer, police on scene confirmed, has been killed.
  The incident began as LPD
  
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• Indiana police officer shot in Lawrence, suspect killed

  11-01-2023 04:31 via wane.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Ind. — An officer with the Lawrence Police Department is in the hospital after being shot in the line of duty.Police sources have confirmed that an LPD officer was shot in the leg Tuesday night near 46th Street and Burrwood Drive. A tourniquet was applied by other officers at the scene, who then drove the injured officer to Eskenazi Hospital.The suspect who shot the officer, police confirm, has been killed.The incident began as officers were serving a warrant at a residence where
  
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• Indiana police officer shot in Lawrence

  11-01-2023 04:31 via wane.com
  
  LAWRENCE, Ind. — An officer with the Lawrence Police Department is in the hospital after being shot in the line of duty.Police sources have confirmed that an LPD officer was shot in the leg Tuesday night. A tourniquet was applied by other officers at the scene, who then drove the injured officer to Eskenazi Hospital.The condition and identity of the officer are currently not known.FOX59/CBS4 has a crew near the intersection of 46th Street and Post Road, where there is a heavy police presen
  
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• Gov. Holcomb pushes big spending plan in annual address

  11-01-2023 02:28 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb urged skeptical state legislators Tuesday to support funding for several big-ticket spending plans, arguing that the state needed to take action on multiple fronts.Holcomb used the annual State of the State address before members of the General Assembly dominated by his fellow Republicans to seek support for his proposals that would significantly increase funding for schools and public health programs. Some top Republican legislators, howe
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council sets up Greater Fort Wayne budget for next meeting

  11-01-2023 02:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting, councilmembers introduced a resolution to discuss the budget for Greater Fort Wayne Inc. in 2023.The budget, which will receive a final vote at the next meeting, would grant Greater Fort Wayne $375,000 to conduct economic development, business development and talent attraction services. New corporate campus, mixed-use gets lift from Fort Wayne City CouncilCity Council usually sets aside $250,000 for Greater Fort Wayne
  
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• WATCH: Gov. Holcomb's 2023 State of the State Address

  11-01-2023 00:55 via wane.com
  
  Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb delivers the 2023 State of the State Address from Indianapolis. He's expected to touch on accomplishments in 2022 and his legislative priorities for 2023. Indiana governor proposes 6% boost for schools next yearHolcomb has already proposed a large increase in school funding and he will elaborate on that during his speech.You can watch the speech starting at 7 p.m.
  
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• New corporate campus, mixed-use gets lift from Fort Wayne City Council

  11-01-2023 00:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Tippman Properties currently rents office space in one of Fort Wayne's most iconic buildings: Lincoln Bank Tower.However, they have their eyes on a new venture, a large corporate campus on North Clinton Street that includes areas for mixed-use.
  The 27.32-acre lot had its rezoning approved at Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting by a 8-0-1 vote, with Councilman Russ Jehl being the only one to abstain.Now, with City Council on board with changes for the la
  
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• VIDEO: Workers add Do it Best sign to Electric Works

  11-01-2023 00:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Over a month after Do it Best employees officially moved into the company's new headquarters at Electric Works, workers added a company sign to the top of the building Tuesday to cement their new location. Do it Best moves into Electric WorksAfter taking down the iconic General Electric (GE) sign from the abandoned GE building in 2016, workers erected a new sign bearing the names of Electric Works and Do it Best in 2023.The 50-foot wide and 21-foot tall sign sits
  
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