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• FACTS holds demonstration at county courthouse

  18-02-2023 22:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Freedom Against Cultural Transgressions in Schools, known as FACTS, held a peaceful demonstration at the Allen County Courthouse Saturday afternoon.
  FACTS, a group of parents and students of Southwest Allen County Schools, has "organized and joined an alliance with pastors, community leaders, politicians, as well as community supporters" per a release. They demonstrated to spread their message of positivity and unity to "change the culture" of the school system.
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• FACTS holds demonstration at Allen County Courthouse

  18-02-2023 22:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Freedom Against Cultural Transgressions in Schools, known as FACTS, held a peaceful demonstration at the Allen County Courthouse Saturday afternoon.
  FACTS, a group of parents and students of Southwest Allen County Schools, has "organized and joined an alliance with pastors, community leaders, politicians, as well as community supporters" per a release. They demonstrated to spread their message of positivity and unity to "change the culture" of the school system.
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• Woman funded 6-month gambling spree at Vegas resort with $10M fraud scheme, lawsuit alleges

  18-02-2023 22:34 via wane.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A woman from California has been accused of defrauding a lending company of more than $10 million while using the money to fund a six-month gambling spree at a Las Vegas resort last year.Sara Jacqueline King, of Orange County, is accused of fraudulently securing $10,258,500 in loans from LDR International Limited of the British Virgin Islands (LDR) between January and October 2022, according to a lawsuit filed by LDR on Feb. 11. The lawsuit alleges that King secured the
  
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• Parkview Icehouse hosts 15th annual Sled Hockey League Tournament

  18-02-2023 22:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind (WANE) -- The 2023 Bob Chase Frostbite Sled Hockey Tournament returns.The Turnstone Sled Hockey team will host 11 teams from the Heartland Sled Hockey League at the Parkview Icehouse Feb. 18 and 19 per their release.
  The tournament will be the leagues final set of games before heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan March 24-26 for the league championship, Indianapolis April 1 for the Indiana State Sled Hockey Championship, and St. Louis, Missouri April 13-16 for Nationals.The public i
  
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• Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year

  18-02-2023 20:52 via wane.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers' pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus. Could old coronavirus variants ever come back?In addition to the cost of the government response and rising prices for eggs, chicken and turkey, farmers who raise those animals have easily lost more than $1 billion, said an agricultural economist, though n
  
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• Hitting the high notes: Homestead HS hosts 53-choir showcase

  18-02-2023 20:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Get your sheet music ready and your costumes on! Homestead High School is hosting the largest show choir competition in the nation this Saturday and Sunday.
  In a release from Homestead High School, over 53 schools from the Midwest are traveling to the school to compete in the Homestead Classic Showcase, including one school from West Virginia. Over 5,000 people are expected to be in attendance, which makes it the second largest SACS event to be hosted.
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• 9 minors injured in shooting at Georgia gas station; police say youngest victim is 5

  18-02-2023 20:10 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Nine children, including a preteen and a 5-year-old boy, were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting at a Shell gas station in Columbus, Georgia, on Friday night.Officers with the Columbus police were dispatched to the scene shortly after 10 p.m., according to a press release from the department. Responding officers reported seeing a large group of people, among them the nine victims."Based on our preliminary investigation, we learned th
  
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• Class of 2022 missed out on $3.6 Billion in college grants, report shows

  18-02-2023 20:02 via wane.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - High school graduates left billions of dollars in free college aid on the table by not filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, in 2022. Among the class of 2022, 44% of high school graduates skipped the FAFSA — and eligible students left behind $3.58 billion worth of Pell Grant money — per a January analysis by the National College Attainment Network, or NCAN.The need-based Pell Grant is the largest federal grant program offered to U.S.
  
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• ISP: Reckless driving leads to a pursuit on I-65

  18-02-2023 18:32 via wane.com
  
  TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. -- One car fled after a state trooper tried to stop the vehicle going 100 mph in a 65-mph section of I-65 Friday afternoon.
  Per a release, Indiana State Police received a 911 call of a reckless driver northbound on I-65 around 3:00 p.m. Trooper McCormick went out and was able to locate a vehicle matching a description given by the caller near the 169-mile marker. As Trooper McCormick tried to stop the vehicle, a 2012 Ford Flex driven by Viktori Pickett of Louisville, Pick
  
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• Will mail be delivered on Presidents Day 2023?

  18-02-2023 18:02 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Be aware: mail or packages you may be expecting early next week won't be coming in on Monday. The U.S. Postal Service will be closed for mail delivery in observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 20.While regular mail won't be delivered Monday, those expecting mail through USPS' Priority Mail Express, which is delivered "every day, all year," may see them arrive. USPS notes there are some limited exceptions, however.Mail service should resume Tuesday, Feb. 21 as usual. Could
  
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• Could old coronavirus variants ever come back?

  18-02-2023 17:24 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – When the omicron variant emerged, it immediately made its presence known, spreading like wildfire and driving the United States' largest coronavirus case spike yet. In 2023, the record-breaking spike is over, but omicron isn't.
  According to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, omicron and its subvariants make up 99.9% of current COVID-19 spread. The delta variant, which overloaded hospitals and killed thousands in late summer 2021, is now responsible for
  
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• Father of MSU gunman said son 'had his own world,' recalls last thing he told him

  18-02-2023 16:43 via wane.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Four days after his son shot eight students at Michigan State University, killing three of them, Anthony McRae's father struggles for answers.He doubts he'll ever get any."I said, 'Oh my God,'" he told Nexstar's WOOD on Friday. "It's like a dream, like I'm dreaming. It don't seem real, man."Michael McRae has seen the photographs of the three students who died at the hands of his son. The families of Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner are preparing
  
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• North Korea fires missile; US, South Korea prepare for drills

  18-02-2023 16:21 via wane.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off Japan, according to its neighbors, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.According to the South Korean and Japanese militaries, the missile was fired on a high angle, apparently to avoid reaching the neighbors' territories, and traveled about 900 kilometers (560 miles) at a maximum altitude
  
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• Continental developing tires made from rubber, rice husks, and plastic bottles

  18-02-2023 16:02 via wane.com
  
  (Motor Authority) -- Continental is looking at trash heaps and recycling bins to find sustainable materials for future tires.The company hopes to make all of its tires entirely from sustainable materials by 2050 at the latest, up from 15% to 20% renewable or recycled content today. In a press release, Continental explained how it's looking at agricultural waste like rice husks and dandelions, as well as recycled plastic bottles, to help achieve that goal.A passenger car tire can be composed of u
  
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• Bowl for Kids' Sake underway in northeast Indiana

  18-02-2023 15:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Bowl for Kids' Sake is officially underway all across northeast Indiana.Big Brothers Big Sisters Northeast Indiana Community Development Director Big Kess stopped by WANE 15 to share more about the event. You can learn more in the interview above.Bowl for Kids' Sake is happening on various nights through March 5 in Allen, DeKalb, and Noble Counties. You're asked to raise $100 per person or $500 per team. Once you've got your team and funds together, you'll head out to o
  
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• SCAN's 38th annual Brown Bag Lunch supports free programming

  18-02-2023 15:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Stop Child Abuse and Neglect in Fort Wayne offers an array of services, mostly all for free.SCAN's vice president Lisa Blanchard stopped by WANE 15 to share more about the services offered at SCAN and the upcoming Brown Bag Lunch fundraiser.SCAN's 38th annual Brown Bag Lunch is Wednesday, March 8 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. which features meals from CASA. The deadline to order is Wednesday, March 1. You can click here to learn more about the Brown Bag Lunch. To learn more
  
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• Fort Wayne All Abilities Co-op hosts sensory friendly movie night

  18-02-2023 15:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A group of nonprofits regularly comes together to provide socialization opportunities for people with diversabilities of all ages. That includes one happening on Friday, February 24.Camp Red Cedar Assistant Director David Prokop stopped by to share more about Fort Wayne All Abilities Co-op, or FWACO, and its upcoming sensory friendly movie night. Learn more in the interview above.FWACO's sensory friendly movie night is on Friday, February 24 from 6-8 p.m. They'll be sho
  
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• Celebrate Woodstock with Down the Line 17

  18-02-2023 15:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Did you happen to go to Woodstock or do you wish you did? The Embassy Theatre is putting on a show to celebrate the iconic music festival.Learn more about Down the Line 17 Celebrates Woodstock '69 in the interview above with the Embassy Theatre's Chief Marketing Officer, Carly Myers.Down the Line 17 is on Saturday, February 25. The show starts at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $20 for this family-friendly event. Click here to learn more information and to purchase
  
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• Cop shoots fleeing suspect at NW Indiana shopping center

  18-02-2023 13:42 via wane.com
  
  HIGHLAND, Ind. (AP) — A police officer shot and wounded a shoplifting suspect fleeing in a car outside a northwestern Indiana shopping center Friday afternoon, authorities said.Two Highland police officers responded to a 911 call from a Kohl’s department store reporting a suspected shoplifter there, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.The officers confronted the suspect, who attempted to flee the parking lot in his vehicle, injuring one officer while the other officer shot th
  
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• What are all those aerial objects up in the sky?

  18-02-2023 13:37 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wafting across the United States and into the attention of an alarmed national and global public, a giant Chinese balloon has changed Americans' awareness of all the stuff floating in the air and how defense officials watch for it and respond.President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is updating its guidelines for monitoring and reacting to unknown aerial objects. That's after the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting the country triggered high-sta
  
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• 2/17 Highlight Zone - Wayne clinches SAC title

  18-02-2023 05:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Wayne topped Concordia 55-51 in the "Game of the Week" as the Generals clinched their first SAC title in 23 and their first outright conference championship since 1976. Meanwhile, NE8 champ Norwell edged ACAC co-champ Jay County 36-35, while NECC leader West Noble beat ACAC co-champ Adams Central by three to help headline the Highlight Zone!
  
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• Turnstone hosts Casino Night fundraiser to support mission

  18-02-2023 03:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — For the first time since 2019, Turnstone hosted its annual Casino Night in an effort to raise money for the organization.Turnstone hosted the event at the Turnstone Plassman Athletic Center Fieldhouse at 3320 N. Clinton St. and offered various games including poker, blackjack, bingo, wheelchair basketball shot and bottle ring toss. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo raises prices of tickets, membership packagesLocal vendors including Cookie Cottage and Shigs N Pit BB
  
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• Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita comments on Delphi case, cameras in courts

  18-02-2023 00:03 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — On Friday, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita spoke with WANE 15 about the latest developments on the Delphi case and the new ruling which could increase the presence of cameras in Indian courtrooms.Rokita said he represented Carroll County, the county where the Delphi homicide case took place, when Rokita served in Indiana's House of Representatives, and Rokita wants to see justice served."Like the rest of the Hoosierland, I am riveted to this trial," Rokita said. Delphi suspec
  
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