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• teds beerhall owner discusses future of Promenade Park venture

  01-03-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After receiving final approval from Fort Wayne City Council Tuesday, teds beerhall owner Brian Hench spoke with WANE 15 about the future of the company's Promenade Park expansion.The expansion, dubbed teds Snack+Bar, will be located at the pavilion at Promenade Park previously occupied by Trubble Brewing Café & Tap.On the six-year anniversary of the opening of teds beerhall, Hench said he is "excited" to expand his business into Promenade Park. Trubble
  
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• End of SNAP benefits impacting food banks 'in a big way'

  01-03-2023 23:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The end of February marked the end of pandemic-era, additional federal assistance for people who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the remaining 32 states that didn't end the benefits early.Indiana's additional assistance expired last May.Carmen Cumberland, the president and CEO of Community Harvest Food Bank in Fort Wayne, told WANE 15 on Wednesday that it has impacted Indiana food banks in a big way."We've seen our numbers increasing
  
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• Council approves $350K in ARPA money to increase FWPD drug recovery services

  01-03-2023 22:51 via wane.com
  
  Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, added to fentanyl makes the job even more difficult - Capt. Kevin HunterFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Saving drug users from overdose isn’t just about Narcan, the “miracle drug” that brings people back to life in the midst of an opioid overdose.There’s hope that the user will seek help.The Fort Wayne Police Department has offered numerous services to known drug users through its Hope and Recovery Team, created about three years ago.This
  
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• A big development with small rental homes in Fort Wayne

  01-03-2023 21:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — You may have noticed a large construction project behind Walmart on Dupont and Lima roads.
  While the total space of the new 'Dupont Meadows' neighborhood is large, the houses being constructed themselves are actually quite small.
  The neighborhood will offer homes from one-bedroom, one-bathroom in size to four-bedroom, three bathrooms, ranging from 839 to 1,804 square feet. Work underway on 250-unit rental home development off Dupont RoadAccording to the devel
  
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• Courts: Former homicide suspect now accused of being in country illegally

  01-03-2023 20:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man who once stood trial for a killing in Wabash is now accused of being in the country illegally, according to U.S. District Court records.
  A federal grand jury indicted 39-year-old Jose Guadalupe Maya-Sandoval on one count of being "a deported alien found in the United States" in late December, court records said.
  Details about Maya-Sandoval's case were released upon his arrest by the United States Marshals, who took him into custody in Fort Wayne late la
  
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• Chocolate peanut butter cups recalled nationwide

  01-03-2023 20:25 via wane.com
  
  (WKBN)- Some peanut butter cups are being recalled nationwide.
  Russell Stover Chocolates is voluntarily recalling some of its Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cups due to them potentially having undeclared pecans. The products are in 2.4-ounce packaging, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  Courtesy: FDACourtesy: FDAThe recalled Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cups may contain Sugar-Free Pecan Delights. Pecans are not listed on the label, and people with allergies to pecans run the risk of a ser
  
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• Here's what one neighborhood association thinks about the Pontiac Streetscape projects

  01-03-2023 20:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The City of Fort Wayne recently announced its plans to begin the revitalization of the Renaissance Pointe neighborhood.The Pontiac Streetscape project is set to start construction to make the corridor more pedestrian friendly, improve access to businesses and incentivize reinvestment.This includes making sidewalks along Pontiac Street wider, installing new traffic lights to help slow down traffic in the area and adding new landscaping.The first phase of the projects wil
  
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• KFC bringing back 'buzzworthy' menu item for first time in nearly a decade

  01-03-2023 19:34 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WXIN) – KFC has announced plans to bring back its Double Down sandwich — which uses fried chicken in place of bread — for the first time in nearly a decade.The bunless sandwich will return for a four-week nationwide run starting Monday, March 6.The Double Down contains two slices of cheese, hickory-smoked bacon, and either mayo or spicy sauce sandwiched between two KFC Extra Crispy filets. During the first month of its debut in 2010, KFC sold more than 10 milli
  
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• Fort Wayne man faces conspiracy to commit murder charge; case sealed

  01-03-2023 19:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man is facing a felony charge in connection to a death that happened within the city limits on Feb. 19, according to court records, but details about the case against him are scarce.Fort Wayne police arrested 28-year-old Devonte Craig Travier on Tuesday on preliminary felony counts of conspiracy to commit murder where the conspiracy results in death, dealing in methamphetamine, resisting law enforcement and obstruction of justice.
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• Man steals American Airlines bus at JFK airport, drives it through NYC: police

  01-03-2023 18:27 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — A man stole an American Airlines bus from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City early Wednesday, driving across multiple boroughs before he was stopped by police, according to authorities.The thief climbed behind the wheel of the AA employee shuttle bus shortly before 2 a.m. after it was left running in an airport lot, officials said. He then drove the bus from Queens to Manhattan, at which point police located the bus and followed him across the Brooklyn
  
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• Victim battered with baseball bats; 3 arrested on attempted murder charges

  01-03-2023 18:21 via wane.com
  
  PERRY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Three suspects have been arrested in connection to a case of attempted murder that left a victim with life-threatening injuries from being hit with baseball bats, according to an investigation by Indiana State Police.The victim, who remains anonymous, told state police they were lured to an "undisclosed location" by 23-year-old Elizabeth Potts in December 2022. That's when the victim was battered with baseball bats by 30-year-old Jacob Burch and 28-year-old Dakota Hed
  
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• Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control Read to Animals registration open

  01-03-2023 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Registration for a program offered by Fort Wayne Animal Care is now open. Read to Animals is a partnership program between the shelter and Literacy for Companionship Inc.Children ages 5-12 are invited to the shelter to read a book to the animals. They may bring their own book or use one of the Humane Education-approved books. FWACC's Humane Education Department's mission is, "to teach children empathy and kindness through animals, so the partnership is a perfect additio
  
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• Science Central to scrap giant slide, rail bike due to safety issues

  01-03-2023 17:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Science Central has announced the replacement of two iconic features that have been in the museum for nearly 30 years.Since 1995, visitors have been entertained with the Giant Slide and High Rail Bike."Unfortunately, after 27 years, we are no longer able to maintain them in a safe manner," the museum said in an email to members.There was an "extensive search" to repair the exhibits, but safety inspectors and the companies that made the slide and the rail bike can no lon
  
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• Next storm system on Friday

  01-03-2023 17:05 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures today rose all the way to the low-mid-60s reaching near-record levels. (Today's record is 64°). A warm front moved north across the area, but is quickly followed by a cold front moving east, so Thursday won't be as warm as today. Conditions will still be above average however.After a warmer than usual March 1 evening, temps fall into the 30s by early morning.
  Some scattered clouds are around tonight, but you may still have an opportunity to see the conjunction of Jupiter and Ven
  
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• TikTok sets new default time limits for minors

  01-03-2023 16:02 via wane.com
  
  TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which there are growing concerns among different governments about the app's security.Families have struggled with limiting the amount of time their children spend on the Chinese-owned video sharing app.Cormac Keenan, head of trust and safety at TikTok said in a blog post Wednesday that when the 60-minute limi
  
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• Courts: 20 years for 'serial pedophile' accused of grooming kids with woman

  01-03-2023 15:39 via wane.com
  
  ***WARNING: This story contains graphic content not suitable for all readers***FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man who once called himself a 'serial pedophile' and claimed to have molested multiple children in at least three states received a 20-year prison sentence Tuesday.
  An Allen Superior Court judge sentenced 44-year-old Donald D. Cornett, aka Dusty Cornett, to 25 years in prison but suspended five of those years as part of a plea agreement Cornett made with prosecutors last month, a
  
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• Lilly will slash insulin prices by 70%, cap insurance cost at $35

  01-03-2023 15:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly and Company will drop the price of insulin by 70% and cap out-of-pocket insurance costs at $35.“Lilly is taking these actions to make it easier to access Lilly insulin and help Americans who may have difficulty navigating a complex healthcare system that may keep them from getting affordable insulin,” the Indianapolis-based company said in a news release about the change.As part of the changes, Lilly will cut the price of its non-branded insulin to $25
  
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• FBI involved in investigation at Fort Wayne apartment complex

  01-03-2023 14:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The FBI is expected to release information regarding an investigation by the agency at an apartment complex in southwest Fort Wayne.
  The investigation is taking place in the Canal Place apartments located near the I-69 interchange at Jefferson Boulevard. WANE 15 received a call Wednesday morning from a citizen about police activity outside an apartment building located on Killdeer Lane.When WANE 15 arrived on the scene Allen County Police squad cars were at the scene as w
  
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• FBI confirms search warrant served at southwest Fort Wayne apartment complex

  01-03-2023 14:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The FBI is expected to release information regarding an investigation by the agency at an apartment complex in southwest Fort Wayne.
  The investigation is taking place in the Canal Flats apartments located near the I-69 interchange at Jefferson Boulevard. WANE 15 received a call Wednesday morning from a citizen about police activity outside an apartment building located on Killdeer Lane.When WANE 15 arrived on the scene Allen County Police squad cars were at the scene as w
  
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• FBI confirms search warrant served at Fort Wayne apartment complex

  01-03-2023 14:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The FBI is expected to release information regarding an investigation by the agency at an apartment complex in southwest Fort Wayne.
  The investigation is taking place in the Canal Place apartments located near the I-69 interchange at Jefferson Boulevard. WANE 15 received a call Wednesday morning from a citizen about police activity outside an apartment building located on Killdeer Lane.When WANE 15 arrived on the scene Allen County Police squad cars were at the scene as w
  
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• Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

  01-03-2023 13:04 via wane.com
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel.The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. The Ironton’s captain and six sailors clambered into a lifeboat but it was dragged to the bottom before they could detach it from the ship. Only two crewmen survived.
  
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• Near record-setting temperatures this afternoon

  01-03-2023 09:36 via wane.com
  
  March is definitely coming in like a lamb with near-record-setting high temperatures this afternoon. The record for today is 64 degrees set back in 1992. Enjoy the sunshine and warm temperatures today because it won't be nearly as warm tomorrow.Skies becoming partly cloudy with temperatures rising in the lower to the middle 50s by noon.
  This afternoon will bring sunshine and very warm temperatures with a high in the lower 60s.
  It will be another chilly night with a low in the middle 30s.It will
  
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• Vanessa Bryant receives nearly $29 million settlement in crash photos lawsuit: report

  01-03-2023 04:56 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) - Los Angeles County has agreed to pay Vanessa Bryant and her three daughters nearly $29 million to settle the lawsuit over the dissemination of graphic photos from the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband and former Lakers star Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others. This settlement comes after a jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $15 million in an invasion of privacy suit filed against Los Angeles County in August 2022 and includes additional fun
  
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• More heavy rain Friday, touch of snow possible

  01-03-2023 04:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The strong storm system that will arrive Friday morning and last all through the day has been a big headline grabber in recent days. At one point computer models were churning out huge snowfall numbers, but the latest trend has been toward a track that would provide far more total rainfall and low snowfall amounts. In fact, some spots may not see any snow at all.One guarantee is our high winds. Gusts will be high and may reach speeds up to 50 mph.Expected rain amounts a
  
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• The Deck looks for seasonal workers amid shortage

  01-03-2023 04:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One business is looking ahead to opening this spring, but said they could use more help, and it's due to a well-known seasonal worker shortage.Rachel Blakeman, director of the Purdue Fort Wayne University Community Research Institute,said it's due to student internships and declining college attendance, which means more people are working full time and not looking for seasonal work. She said the available pool of seasonal workers is shrinking overall.
  "There's a huge se
  
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• Jupiter and Venus shining bright in night sky

  01-03-2023 03:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - If you've noticed two bright lights, located close to each other, in the night sky this week, you've most likely spotted planets Jupiter and Venus.On Wednesday evening, they will reach their closest point and be only within 0.5° of each other in the western sky.The only hiccup to your plans to spot them so close, is if clouds block the view, which is possible in the Wednesday night forecast.They're visible clearly in many spots on this Tuesday night, so go check the
  
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• ted's beerhall, ARPA funds get go-ahead from Fort Wayne City Council

  01-03-2023 03:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Tuesday, ted's beerhall took another big step to moving into Promenade Park.
  Fort Wayne City Council approved the 'dining district liquor license’ by a 7-2 vote with Councilmen Jason Arp and Paul Ensley voting no.
  Ensley had previously voiced concerns about patrons bringing alcoholic drinks out of the designated drinking area.
  Trubble Brewing Café & Tap originally occupied the location at Promenade Park before announcing its departure in J
  
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• Opponents of party barge proposal attend Fort Wayne City Council meeting

  01-03-2023 00:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Despite not even being part of Fort Wayne City Council's latest agenda, opponents of a recent party barge proposal attended the City Council meeting Tuesday with plans to discuss the proposal.Those who plan to speak on the proposal will not be able to discuss it until the opportunity for public comment toward the end of the meeting. Public hearing continues debate on party barge boathouseThe proposal, which would include a 4,400-square-foot restaurant, a boathouse
  
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