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• Mother, 3 children killed in house fire identified

  14-01-2023 21:38 via wane.com
  
  FREMONT, Ind. (WANE) -- The cause of a house fire early Saturday morning is unknown after the blaze took four lives.
  Indiana State Police shared the names of the victims Sunday night after family notifications were made.
  Rebecca White (37), MotherEmmett Freed (5), SonEleanor Freed (3), DaughterAlaura Freed (21 months), DaughterAccording to a release Saturday, Steuben County dispatch received a 911 call reporting the house fire at 5:02 a.m. on Toledo Street. The Fremont Fire Department arrived at
  
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• Indiana house fire kills mother, 3 children

  14-01-2023 21:38 via wane.com
  
  FREMONT, Ind. (WANE) -- The cause of a house fire early Saturday morning is unknown after the blaze took four lives.
  According to a release, Steuben County dispatch received a 911 call reporting the house fire at 5:02 a.m. on Toledo Street. The Fremont Fire Department arrived at the scene where the fire was still active.
  Firefighters located three children and one woman inside the burning home. All four victims were transported to a local hospital. Per the release, the three children were pronou
  
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• Early morning house fire kills mother, 3 children

  14-01-2023 21:38 via wane.com
  
  FREMONT, Ind. (WANE) -- The cause of a house fire early Saturday morning is unknown after the blaze took four lives.
  According to a release, Steuben County dispatch received a 911 call reporting the house fire at 5:02 a.m.. The Fremont Fire Department arrived at the scene where the fire was still active.
  Firefighters located three children and one adult female inside the burning home. All four victims were transported to a local hospital. Per the release, the three children were pronounced dead
  
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• ISP: Drugs, fake money found in car driving 25 mph under speed limit

  14-01-2023 20:48 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police arrested three Illinois women on drug charges Friday after what a trooper found when he stopped a car going 25 mph under the speed limit.Just before 11:30 a.m., a state trooper in LaGrange County stopped an SUV that was driving 45 mph in a 70 mph zone in the left lane of the Indiana Toll Road near the 112 mile-marker, according to a release from ISP. Indiana University: Student stabbed on bus because she is AsianWhen the trooper spoke to the dr
  
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• Indiana University: Student stabbed on bus because she is Asian

  14-01-2023 19:53 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (AP) — A 56-year-old woman has been charged after an 18-year-old Indiana University student repeatedly was stabbed in the head on a public bus in an attack the school says was because the victim is Asian.The victim told investigators she was standing and waiting for the exit doors to open on a Bloomington Transit bus Wednesday afternoon when another passenger began striking her in the head, Bloomington police said in a release.Bus surveillance footage showed no interac
  
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• Plan a staycation with beach-themed fun at the Botanical Conservatory

  14-01-2023 17:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - You can get rid of those winter blues by sliding into the Botanical Conservatory's new beach-themed exhibit.California Dreamin' transports visitors of all ages to an immersive exhibit that's all about surf, sand and sun.The exhibit gives families the chance to vacation close to home, with interactive elements like a slide, sandbox, beach volleyball court, cornhole, horseshoes and more."It's going to be a blast from the past for the parents and grandparents, while having
  
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• As possible recession looms, these fields have best job security: report

  14-01-2023 17:09 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Job security may not be what initially draws you to a career field – it's hard to imagine a kid dreaming of being a "database administrator" when they grow up – but amid times of economic uncertainty, it can be a major plus.
  U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 jobs report, which includes the careers analysts believe will be the most stable in what could be a turbulent economic year. To determine which jobs have the most security, analysts looked at u
  
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• Upcoming event benefits Camp Red Cedar

  14-01-2023 15:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A local camp giving children and adults the opportunity to move beyond their boundaries is gearing up for its first-ever Boots & Bourbon event.Camp Red Cedar will host the event at the camp's Lodge on Thursday, March 2. See the interview above to learn more about the event.Boots & Bourbon costs $150 per ticket and includes 2 bourbon or signature cocktail drinks, heavy hors d'oeuvres from local places, and unlimited beer and wine. Tickets are also available for t
  
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• UK to supply tanks to Ukraine as Russian missiles hit Kyiv

  14-01-2023 13:51 via wane.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery system to Ukraine amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting the Ukrainian capital and other cities.Sunak’s Downing Street office said in a statement that he made the pledge to provide Challenger 2 tanks and other artillery systems after speaking to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Saturday.It did not say when the tanks were to be delivered or how many. British media has rep
  
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• Man faces murder charge in case of missing Oklahoma girl, 4

  14-01-2023 12:27 via wane.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man jailed in Arizona is facing a murder charge in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl he had been caring for, authorities said Friday, adding that the search for the child was ongoing.Ivon Adams, 36, was arrested Thursday in Arizona on one count of child neglect in the case of Athena Brownfield, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a news release. Investigators said Friday evening that Adams is also facing a charge of first-
  
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• $1.35B Mega Millions Jackpot Winner Announced

  14-01-2023 09:20 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - A very lucky winner has been awarded the second biggest Mega Millions jackpot in history.The unidentified winner was the only person in the entire country to match all six numbers drawn. Winning numbers from the January 13th drawing were 30, 43, 45, 46, 61, and gold Mega Ball 14. The jackpot ended up being worth $1.35 Billion with a final cash prize of $724.6 Million. The 1/13 drawing resulted in just over 7,000,000 winning tickets across 9 prize tiers, including the jackpot winner.Four
  
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• 1/13 Highlight Zone - ACAC Tourney Hits 100th Year

  14-01-2023 06:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The ACAC Boys Tournament hit a major milestone in its 100th season with its semifinals on Friday night to headline a jam-packed edition of the Highlight Zone on Friday, January 13!
  
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• Authorities investigate crash on SR 5 just off I-69

  14-01-2023 04:57 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Police are investigating a crash involving a semitruck on state Route 5 just off Interstate 69.Witnesses say the crash involved a semitruck and a pickup truck.Witnesses at the scene also say the northbound on-ramp and off-ramp of I-69 are both closed, and the Indiana Department of Transportation also confirmed on its Trafficwise website that at least the exit ramp is closed.Authorities have not disclosed how the crash occurred, and they also have not disclo
  
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• Ivy Tech culinary arts students compete, cook for chance at Italy trip

  14-01-2023 04:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Culinary arts students at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne competed in the school's annual European Competition Friday for the chance to study culinary arts in Italy.In the competition, culinary students were asked to prepare a three-course meal that had to include a whole fish, chicken, various starches and vegetables. Sweet Helicopters adds 2 choppers to fleetBaking students needed to prepare plated chocolate and fruit desserts, yeast and bread rolls, and a
  
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• Murder trial results in hung jury; Jury finds accused guilty on other charges

  14-01-2023 03:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After hours of deliberations, the jury in the murder trial of Henry C. Meyers Jr. was unable to reach a conclusion regarding the murder charge, resulting in a hung jury.As a result, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the murder charge and the level 5 battery charge, but the jury did find Meyers guilty of the level 6 battery and criminal recklessness charges against him.Following the hung jury, it is up to the state if they want to retry Meyers on the murder
  
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• Docs: 'Bob & Tom' comedian shot at after caught by husband while having affair in Indianapolis

  14-01-2023 01:31 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Court documents detail an affair spurred to violence involving "Bob & Tom" comedian Ronald Sexton, better known as Donnie Baker, and a Fountaintown woman.Previously, Sexton told FOX59 about how he was shot at while driving a rental vehicle in Indianapolis on Dec. 11 after stopping in the city to meet up with someone at a bar. Newly obtained court documents reveal further details into the knotted entanglement of infidelity, including how Sexton told police the man who sho
  
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• OSHP: 3 taken to hospital in Defiance County crash

  14-01-2023 01:08 via wane.com
  
  DEFIANCE COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened Friday at approximately 5:10 p.m. in Washington Township.The crash happened at the intersection of Mulligan's Bluff Road and state Route 15.According to the OSHP, 22-year-old Nicholas A. Jacob was traveling northbound on Mulligan's Bluff Road and reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign at state Route 15.Meanwhile, 38-year-old Joshua M. West was traveling southeast on stat
  
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• New Haven observatory to host watch party for rare green comet

  14-01-2023 00:54 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — As a rare comet shoots through the solar system for the first time in 50,000 years, a local observatory is offering the chance to catch a glimpse of the comet Saturday morning.To celebrate the event, Star*Quest Observatory in New Haven will be hosting a watch party Saturday, Jan. 14, from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. to offer a chance to possibly view the comet.Discovered in March 2022, the comet, officially named C/2022 E3 (ZTF), is currently passing through and wi
  
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