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• FW Running Club sprints into year with meeting, banquet

  29-01-2023 22:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The 2023 Fort Wayne Running Club Annual Meeting and Banquet is underway. The event celebrates member's participation as well health and fitness.
  The meeting and banquet began at 3 p.m. and includes an itinerary that lasts until 7 p.m. Some activities listed are a dinner, award presentation and meet-and-greet with keynote speaker Camille Herron -- an American ultra-runner and USATF Certified Coach Level 3.According to FWRC, this yearly event is held to "share useful fit
  
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• ISP: 7 drivers arrested in saturation patrol

  29-01-2023 20:16 via wane.com
  
  PERU, Ind. (WANE) -- Seven people have been arrested on 12 criminal charges following a saturation patrol Friday night.
  According to a release, Indiana State Police troopers conducted the patrol "targeting aggressive and impaired drivers" across Miami, Cass and Howard counties. This is done to discourage drivers from operating vehicles while being impaired.
  Of the 12 charges, six were felonies and six were misdemeanors. These include:
  Felonies:- Three counts for operating a vehicle while intoxic
  
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• Man crushed to death by urinal in London

  29-01-2023 19:59 via wane.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — A pop-up urinal crushed a man to death in London’s theater district Friday, police said.Firefighters used a winch to free the man after he became trapped under a hydraulic urinal at Cambridge Circus, a busy intersection in the city’s West End.The Metropolitan Police force said the man “is thought to have sustained crush injuries while working on a telescopic urinal.” The force said that “despite the efforts of emergency services,” he was pr
  
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• Family finds Indiana man dead under off-road vehicle

  29-01-2023 18:35 via wane.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- Authorities responded to the scene of an off-road vehicle accident Saturday morning after family members located the driver.
  According to a release, officers and emergency personnel responded to the 1200 block of W. McClure Road after family members found a man unresponsive and trapped under an off-road vehicle. The man was identified as Daniel Holly, who was a 46-year-old resident of Martinsville. He was pronounced dead at the scene.K-9 alerts search: Cocaine, meth,
  
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• Remembering the missing: Ribbons at Headwaters Park

  29-01-2023 17:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- To honor National Day of Remembrance for Missing Persons, ribbons will be hung at Headwaters Park for loved ones.
  The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. Sunday. The ribbons will hang along trees on Clinton Street for one week since National Day of Remembrance for Missing Persons falls on Feb. 3. Those who are missing a loved one, know someone who is missing a loved one or those who want to support the community are encouraged to come out via the event Facebook page.Farewell to
  
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• WHO updates list of medicines to stockpile for nuclear emergencies

  29-01-2023 17:36 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday updated the list of medicines and drugs it recommends to treat exposure to radiological and nuclear emergencies for the first time since 2007.The updated list, which advises nations on how to stockpile for nuclear and radiological accidents and emergencies, is included in a new WHO report reflecting data and research for related medical treatment that emerged in the last decade.Maria Neira, the director of the WHO's Department of P
  
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• With ChatGPT rising in popularity, what's a parent to do?

  29-01-2023 17:14 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – Parents have a new platform to contend with in the battle to keep up with the ever-growing technological advances in their children’s lives: ChatGPT. The new AI technology has become so popular that some schools have banned it as it makes its way into the lives of K-12 and college students around the U.S. It has made headlines for its humanlike and unique responses to questions, which sparked concern among some educators around cheating and a loss of critical thinki
  
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• The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think

  29-01-2023 17:02 via wane.com
  
  (The Conversation) - College admission tests are becoming a thing of the past.More than 80% of U.S. colleges and universities do not require applicants to take standardized tests – like the SAT or the ACT. That proportion of institutions with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020.And for the fall of 2023, some 85 institutions won’t even consider standardized test scores when reviewing applications. That includes the entire Univ
  
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• Science Sunday: Nucleation

  29-01-2023 15:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Science Central offers a place for families to come and learn while being entertained.Executive Director Martin Fisher joined First News Sunday on January 29 for a Science Sunday experiment.Fisher demonstrates how nucleation works in the video above.
  
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• Infant subject of Ohio Amber Alert has died

  29-01-2023 14:08 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the twin infants rescued during a statewide Amber Alert last month has died, according to a family spokesperson.From left to right: Kason Ky'air Thomas. (Courtesy Photo/Columbus Division of Police)
  Ky'air Thomas died in Columbus this weekend, according to Davante Goins, a spokesperson and advocate for the Thomas family. His cause and time of death has yet to be released.About one month ago, Ky'air and his brother Kason -- five months old at the time -- were safely
  
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• These baby names are in danger of disappearing in 2023

  29-01-2023 14:02 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) -- This is the time of year when lists are released showing the top baby names. Over the last few years, Olivia has been the most popular name for females and Liam has been the most popular name for males, according to the Social Security Administration.
  Online parenting resource BabyCenter has identified and analyzed the most popular baby names since 2004, but this year their team also put together a list of names that are in danger of disappearing in 2023. Why have there been so
  
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• Wet morning with temperatures falling throughout the day

  29-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  A weather system will be moving through the area as your Sunday gets underway. Expect primarily rain and gusty winds up to 30 mph through the overnight hours before most spots gradually transition over to a brief period of a rain/ice/snow mix as we get to daybreak Sunday. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s to even the lower 40s in our far southern communities overnight. The widespread precipitation will taper off before lunchtime. When all is said and done, most of the area will not experienc
  
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• Tracking a Sunday morning wintry mix then cold air

  29-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  A weather system will be moving through the area as your Sunday gets underway. Expect primarily rain and gusty winds up to 30 mph through the overnight hours before most spots gradually transition over to a brief period of a rain/ice/snow mix as we get to daybreak Sunday. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s to even the lower 40s in our far southern communities overnight. The widespread precipitation will taper off before lunchtime. When all is said and done, most of the area will not experienc
  
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• Temperatures tumbling, cooler air on the way

  29-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  This morning we saw our highest temperatures of the day. Temperatures will continue to fall throughout the day. By the time we reach dinnertime, we’ll see temperatures dip down to the lower 30s and upper 20s. As we head into the overnight hours, we see a small chance for snow to develop. Lows will be in the lower 20s.Tomorrow brings us another small chance for snow. This also marks the start of a decline in temperatures. Highs will only be in the mid-20s. Once we head into tomorrow night i
  
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• Temperatures plummet to start the new week

  29-01-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  Our high temperature today were observed in the morning, which was accompanied by rain or a wintry mix across our area. Temperatures will continue to fall throughout this afternoon and into tonight.Fort Wayne will be around 30 degrees at dinner time. As we head into the overnight hours, we see a small chance for snow to develop. Lows will be in the lower 20s.Slight snow shower chances continue into tomorrow, and it also brings colder temperatures with it . Highs will only be in the mid-20s. Once
  
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• Nissan reportedly investigates electric pickup for US

  29-01-2023 03:18 via wane.com
  
  (Motor Authority) -- Nissan in 2021 rolled out a handful of concepts previewing potential designs for the brand's upcoming EV portfolio. One of them was a pickup truck called the Surf-Out, which could prove popular as both a lifestyle truck and light-duty workhorse in the U.S.Nissan design chief Alfonso Albaisa told Motor Authority in a 2022 interview that his design team was investigating an electric pickup truck, and now an executive representing Nissan dealerships has revealed that Nissan is
  
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• Is it illegal to warm up your car in Indiana?

  29-01-2023 00:00 via wane.com
  
  INDIANA (NEXSTAR) – With cold weather hitting the country this week — especially in the Midwest — drivers may want to warm up their vehicles before they hit the roads. But is that legal?In Indiana, drivers will not face any legal ramifications for warming up their vehicles. That applies to any location and for any amount of time.Other states, however, do have restrictions on warming up your vehicle. In Illinois, for example, it is actually illegal to leave a running car unatten
  
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