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• Trudeau: Warplane shot down object over northern Canada

  11-02-2023 23:29 via wane.com
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the U.S. took similar action over Alaska.North American Aerospace Defense Command, the combined U.S.-Canada organization that provides shared defense of airspace over the two nations, said it had detected an object flying at a high altitude over northern Canada. It wasn't immediately clear h
  
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• Special Olympics Polar Plunge FW raises over $80,000

  11-02-2023 22:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- After a chilly dip for more than 360 plungers in Metea County Park, the Special Olympics Polar Plunge raised $80,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.Fort Wayne Polar Plunge Chair Jake Pickett shared that the largest plunging team was from East Allen University, which included 91 plungers. The highest fundraiser was Alan Bodenstein of Carroll High School who raised over $6,000. The top 3 fundraising teams included Carroll High School, Design Collaborative and East Allen Un
  
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• 'Miracle': Video shows puppy tumble onto busy Los Angeles freeway, survive

  11-02-2023 21:22 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – Heart-stopping video has captured the moment a puppy leapt out of a moving vehicle on a busy Los Angeles freeway — and miraculously survived.The frightening incident took place on the 101, near the Topanga exit in Woodland Hills.“I heard her scream and then she started tumbling down the road,” recalls Lilah Cramer, whose family had been fostering the 6-month-old puppy — named Sophie — for the last few weeks.Video from the Cramer family's Tesla showed
  
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• What’s new for Medicare in 2023?

  11-02-2023 20:02 via wane.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - A new year means changes to Medicare, including updated premiums and deductibles and sometimes big policy moves. In 2023, there’s a little of everything: Some costs have gone down, others have increased, and there are some notable tweaks to how Medicare works.Understanding what’s new can help you get the most from your Medicare benefits. Here are some key 2023 updates, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.Part B costs have gone downMedicare Par
  
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• Lawsuit settled, man fatally shot by Indianapolis PD

  11-02-2023 17:19 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a man fatally shot while being chased by a police officer in Indianapolis has been settled for $390,000.The settlement was reached Jan. 31, WRTV-TV reported Friday.“This agreement should not be construed as an admission of any liability or wrongdoing,” stated the agreement, which the television station says was provided by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.Filed in June 2020 by Demetree
  
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• Defense: Club Q shooting suspect visited before bloodbath

  11-02-2023 17:05 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — The person charged with fatally shooting five people and wounding 17 others at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year was at the venue for more than an hour earlier that night before returning to carry out the mass shooting, according to information disclosed Friday during a procedural court hearing.Authorities have previously only said that Anderson Lee Aldrich was seen pulling into a parking lot at Club Q just before midnight on Nov. 19, 2022, where they en
  
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• Purdue Fort Wayne professor addresses period poverty locally

  11-02-2023 15:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Recently more focus has been put on the lack of access to needed menstrual care products. It's an epidemic that impacts over 500 million people worldwide.Purdue Fort Wayne Professor and Director of Advising for the Department of Communication Sarah LeBlanc stopped by WANE 15 to discuss her efforts to reduce period poverty in area school districts.You can learn more about her efforts in the interview above. A link to purchase the book LeBlanc helped edit can be found her
  
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• Winter fun at LC Nature Park

  11-02-2023 15:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Right in our own backyard is a place to experience and learn about nature up close. And next week, LC Nature Park is adding a little fun to that experience.LC Nature Park will be hosting Snowy Sundaes. The event features hiking, bonfires, cocoa, and, of course, sundaes. You can learn more about the event and LC Nature Park in the interview above.Snowy Sundaes is on Saturday, February 18 from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. It costs $10 and space is limited. You can register by
  
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• Big Game bites at Wrigley Field Bar & Grill

  11-02-2023 15:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - There are plenty of places to grab Big Game bites in Fort Wayne. Wrigley Field Bar & Grill offers numerous TVs to watch the big game with a fun atmosphere for the whole family. The restaurant is located at 6527 East State Boulevard.
  They open at noon on the day of the big game. Owner Beth White suggests planning ahead if you're planning on ordering food to-go. She anticipates selling over 5,000 orders of wings on Sunday.She also says there will be plenty of space to
  
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• Eagles' Calcaterra family tree rooted in NE Indiana

  11-02-2023 14:00 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) - Sitting hundreds of yards off I-69 in DeKalb County lies the former homeof Jim Stahl and his daughter, Diane. A spacious barn bordered by gravel roads, a giant rock is planted in front of the house next to some farming equipment.
  Diane has fond memories of playing on that rock during her childhood. Years later, as a mother of four children, Diane brought her triplets back to that barn - to the same rock she played with as a kid. The third triplet, Grant, sat on that rock wh
  
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• K-9 sniffs out 154 lbs. of cocaine in sleeper cab after trucker pulled over on I-70 in Indiana

  11-02-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) A trucker from California is under arrest after police found more than a hundred pounds of cocaine after he was pulled over Friday afternoon on I-70 in Indianapolis.A trooper pulled over the trucker for failing to signal a lane change at around 2:30 p.m. according to Indiana State Police. While speaking to the driver, and checking required paperwork, the trooper became suspicious after noticing indications of possible criminal activity. He then called for a K9 to assist
  
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• 5 injured when plane collides with bus at Los Angeles International Airport

  11-02-2023 13:45 via wane.com
  
  At least five people were injured when an American Airlines jet collided with a passenger shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport Friday night.The crash happened on the south side of the airport as the plane was being towed from a gate to a parking lot on a taxiway, airport officials said.
  The plane, an Airbus A321, was not full of passengers, however, there were passengers on the bus.Five people were treated by paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Four were transported to n
  
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• Sunshine fills the weekend forecast

  11-02-2023 11:45 via wane.com
  
  Sunshine will be prevalent this weekend with a much bigger pattern change coming Sunday with will take us into March-like weather for much of the next week.
  Sunny skies but chilly conditions this morning with temperatures in the middle 30s by noon.The sunshine will take temperatures into the lower 40s. It will be much like yesterday without the gusty winds.
  Tonight will be cold again with partly cloudy skies and a low in the middle 20s.Cold high pressure moves east on sunshine which will create
  
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• Sunshine persists through the weekend forecast

  11-02-2023 07:09 via wane.com
  
  The sunshine continues this afternoon, along with dry conditions, thanks to a high pressure, which has also been feeding us cold air throughout today. A warmup is on the way for the majority of next week, however.
  Tonight, partly cloudy skies move into the area, but high pressure still keeps things dry, and cold. Lows drop into the mid-20s.The high pressure system moves to our east, and allows for warmer temperatures tomorrow. The sunshine continues, with highs into the upper 40s to near 50 degr
  
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• 2/10 Highlight Zone - Norwell clinches NE8 title

  11-02-2023 06:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Norwell bested Huntington North in the Highlight Zone "Game of the Week" to clinch back-to-back NE8 titles, while Adams Central clinched a share of the ACAC crown to headline area boys basketball action on Friday night.
  
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• NACS investigates 'threatening' photo involving Carroll High School

  11-02-2023 03:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Friday, Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS) addressed a "threatening" photo involving Carroll High School that had been circulating on social media.According to NACS, the photo reportedly showed a Carroll student with a firearm. Police arrest 2 juveniles in separate incidents amid Homestead controversyHowever, NACS also said a preliminary investigation suggested the threat was not the work of the student in the photo and that people should "withhold judgment
  
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• Homestead freshman hopes protest leads to real change

  11-02-2023 02:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Shanell Clark is 15 years old and a freshman at Homestead High School in Southwest Allen County Schools. She wants to be a surgeon some day. She also made the social media post that inspired a protest at the school to bring to light what students callongoing racial tensions.
  "I feel like it's going to continue until something is done about it because if we let it happen and sweep it under the rug, it's going to be the same as it was before," Clark said.SACS addresses vi
  
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• Pio Market starts GoFundMe after crash destroys front entrance

  11-02-2023 01:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After a recent crash destroyed the entrance to Pio Market in northeast Fort Wayne, the owner, Neal Butler, started a GoFundMe in order to pay for the unexpected costs.According to the GoFundMe, the driver left the scene after crashing into the front door, causing more than $5,000 worth of damage in the process. Pio Market after 101 years is Positively Fort Wayne!Located at 1225 East State Blvd., Pio Market been in business for over 100 years and specializes in fin
  
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• Pio Market starts GoFundMe after crash destroys entrance

  11-02-2023 01:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After a recent crash destroyed the entrance to Pio Market in northeast Fort Wayne, the owner, Neal Butler, started a GoFundMe in order to pay for the unexpected costs.According to the GoFundMe, the driver left the scene after crashing into the front door, causing more than $5,000 worth of damage in the process. Pio Market after 101 years is Positively Fort Wayne!Located at 1225 East State Blvd., Pio Market been in business for over 100 years and specializes in fin
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Pike County woman

  11-02-2023 00:10 via wane.com
  
  PIKE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared.The Pike County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Lisa Harker, a 50-year-old woman described by police as 5 feet 3 inches tall, 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.Harker was last seen driving a 2015 Silver Chevrolet Equinox with an Indiana license plate of AJT923.Harker is missing from Jasper, which is 119 miles southwest of Indianapolis. She was last seen on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at noo
  
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• Silver Alert cancelled for missing Pike County woman

  11-02-2023 00:10 via wane.com
  
  PIKE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - This Statewide Silver Alert has been cancelled.
  For more information on this cancellation, contact the Pike County Sheriff's Department.Original storyThe Pike County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Lisa Harker, a 50-year-old woman described by police as 5 feet 3 inches tall, 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.Harker was last seen driving a 2015 Silver Chevrolet Equinox with an Indiana license plate of AJT923.Harker is missing fr
  
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• ISP: Ohio man arrested after driving at nearly 3 times legal limit in Whitley County

  11-02-2023 00:01 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — An Akron, Ohio man faces multiple felony charges after reportedly driving through Whitley County at nearly three times the legal limit, according to Indiana State Police (ISP).On Friday morning, a state trooper noticed the suspect, 31-year-old Alex J. Kincaid, reportedly driving 22 mph over the speed limit on state Route 9 near County Road 500 N.While conducting a traffic stop, the state trooper learned Kincaid and his family were traveling to Columbia City fo
  
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• ISP: Ohio man arrested after driving at nearly 3 times legal alcohol limit in Whitley County

  11-02-2023 00:01 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — An Akron, Ohio man faces multiple felony charges after reportedly driving through Whitley County at nearly three times the legal alcohol limit, according to Indiana State Police (ISP).On Friday morning, a state trooper noticed the suspect, 31-year-old Alex J. Kincaid, reportedly driving 22 mph over the speed limit on state Route 9 near County Road 500 N.While conducting a traffic stop, the state trooper learned Kincaid and his family were traveling to Columbia
  
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