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• Vietnam vets honored at Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum

  25-03-2023 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- This upcoming Wednesday is National Vietnam Veterans Day. On Saturday, those from the Fort Wayne area who served in the war were honored in a ceremony at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum on O'Day Road."We have to respect them. They are our brothers, and we fought with all of them. Some made it back some didn't. I think one of the lines that I've always remember is they say, 'All gave some. Some gave all,' and I think the ones that gave all -- we got to
  
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• Most popular searches about Indiana

  25-03-2023 21:27 via wane.com
  
  INDIANA (NEXSTAR) — “Will Indiana make the NCAA Tournament?” “Can Indiana Jones live forever?” “Why Indiana called Hoosiers?”
  These are only a few of the questions people have about the Hoosier state, according to data compiled by Answer the Public, a company specializing in helping businesses create content around trending topics.The company, using autocomplete data pulled from Google and other search engines, has determined some of the most popular sea
  
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• Blackhawk Christian wins third boys basketball state crown; Southwood falls in 1A title game

  25-03-2023 21:04 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - For the third time in program history, Blackhawk Christian is taking home a boys basketball state title. The Braves erased an 11-point deficit to top No. 1 Linton-Stockton, 52-45.Trailing by 10 midway through the third quarter, Gage Sefton scored seven unanswered as part of a 10-0 run to tie Linton-Stockton. The Miners answered with a quick bucket to take a 35-33 lead at the end of the quarter.After a Braves free throw, Kellen Pickett scored on a putback to give the Braves
  
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• Florida babysitter accused of putting lit marijuana cigarette in 1 year-old's mouth: deputies

  25-03-2023 21:03 via wane.com
  
  LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida teenager was arrested on a felony child abuse charge Friday after she allegedly recorded herself putting a marijuana cigarette in a child's mouth, according to deputies.The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said the teenager, of Largo, was babysitting a 1 year-old belonging to a 16 year-old friend of hers. These are the hardest to find state quarters: Where does yours fall?Deputies said when they responded to a report of child abuse at the teen's home in uninc
  
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• Cinderella Dress Day offers free prom dresses, accessories to teens

  25-03-2023 18:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Saturday, teenage girls had the chance to score free prom dresses and accessories during the annual Cinderella Dress Day at the Grand Wayne Convention Center.Hosted by the FWMS-Alliance, the event has been around for over two decades and offers "gently used" formal wear and accessories such as shoes, jewelry and wraps for free to girls in Grades 7-12. Celebration of life honors Bobick’s Golf founder Pat WrightEach girl who showed up received a full range
  
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• Police: 1 dead after early morning shooting in Marion

  25-03-2023 17:47 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) — One man is dead after a shooting in Marion early Saturday morning, according to the Marion Police Department (MPD).At approximately 2:59 a.m., police responded to the 1000 block of W. 5th St. on reports of a shooting.When officers arrived, they found a victim lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the upper body. ‘Thousand-yard stare’: Woman charged with OWI in Adams County crashAuthorities performed life-saving measures before medical personne
  
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• How common is invasive group A strep? 

  25-03-2023 17:02 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Officials warned Wednesday that cases of invasive group A strep, a potentially deadly strain of strep throat, remain elevated in some parts of the country, ABC News reported.
  Multiple reports confirmed five children in Illinois died this year as a result of the strain.Dr. Krupa Playforth, a board-certified pediatrician, said parents don't need to panic, but it's important to be aware. The most recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the rates a
  
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• Police: Lloy Ball charged with OWI after traffic stop on I-69

  25-03-2023 16:25 via wane.com
  
  ASHLEY, Ind. (WANE) — On Friday, police arrested Lloy Ball, a former Olympian and current girl's volleyball head coach at Angola High School, on two OWI charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 69.At approximately 6:30 p.m., officers with the Ashley-Hudson Police Department (AHPD) learned of a reported impaired driver traveling northbound on I-69 near the 340 mile marker.When officers located a vehicle matching the description, they followed the vehicle and reportedly observed it wea
  
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• The cars with the highest dealer markups in each state

  25-03-2023 15:02 via wane.com
  
  (iSeeCars) -- Although the new car supply chain is steadily improving, new cars continue to be priced well above MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price). A new iSeeCars study found that the average new car price is 8.8 percent over MSRP, and some vehicles are priced well above this average. Here are the new cars that are priced the highest above MSRP in each state.The New Car Priced the Highest Over MSRP in Each State- iSeeCarsStateVehicle% Above MSRP$ Above MSRPAlabamaJeep Wrang
  
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• Fort Wayne TinCaps preparing for opening day

  25-03-2023 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Spring is officially here, and that means the TinCaps home opener is only a few weeks away. Opening day at Parkview Field is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11.Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions with TinCaps, Morgan Olson, stopped by WANE 15 to share more about the events leading up to opening day. You can learn more in the interview above.The TinCaps home opener is on Tuesday, April 11 against the Lake County Captains. Ahead of that, you can Meet the Team on A
  
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• YLNI Farmers Market wrapping up winter season

  25-03-2023 14:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The YLNI Winter Market is still happening, but the summer season is right around the corner. The market will be back outside starting May 6.Ashley Adams Wagner with the market stopped by WANE 15 to share more about what's happening in the coming weeks and what to get excited about with the summer market. You can see that in the interview above.The YLNI Winter Farmers Market is open inside the Olde East End Building for the next month before the summer season. The market
  
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• Big Indiana voucher expansion faces Republican questions

  25-03-2023 13:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A major expansion proposed for Indiana’s private school voucher program could become a hurdle as the Republican-dominated Legislature works on a new state budget.The expansion backed by House Republicans could cost more than $500 million over the next two years — nearly one-third of the total proposed school funding increase — by raising the income limit to qualify for state money toward private school tuition.Democrats and many public school organizat
  
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• Pennsylvania chocolate plant blast kills 2, leaves 9 missing

  25-03-2023 13:06 via wane.com
  
  WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania Friday killed two people and left nine people missing, authorities said.Several other people were injured by the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant, said West Reading Borough Police Department Chief of Police Wayne Holben, who did not confirm the exact number of injured.The explosion just before 5 p.m. sent a plume of black smoke into the air, destroying one building and damaging a neighboring building that in
  
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• Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight

  25-03-2023 12:53 via wane.com
  
  ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Emergency officials in Mississippi said 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed there had been 23 deaths as of 6:20 a.m. Saturday with dozens of injuries and four people missing throughout the state. The agency said in a Twitt
  
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• Fort Wayne police officer involved in multi-vehicle crash

  25-03-2023 09:54 via wane.com
  
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  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a multi-vehicle crash. The crash involved one of the department's officers.Police responded to the intersection of Creighton Avenue and Clinton Street just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning. That's near Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park.Car involved in the crash
  An FWPD officer was stopped at the intersection on Creighton waiting for a light while two cars traveling at a high rate of speed headed south on
  
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• Missing Indiana teen Scottie Morris found safe

  25-03-2023 04:31 via wane.com
  
  EATON, Ind. — Scottie Morris, a teen that was missing for over a week from Eaton, Indiana, has been located safe, according to the local police department.Around 11 p.m. Friday night, the Eaton Indiana Police Department posted on their official Facebook page that Scottie Morris has been "located and found safe".According to the post, Morris is currently being checked out by medics and police will be conducting interviews regarding his disappearance soon.Morris went missing around 8:30 p.m.
  
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• Celebration of life honors Bobick's Golf founder Pat Wright

  25-03-2023 03:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Friends and family held a celebration of life Friday to honor the life and memory of Pat Wright — a local golf legend and founder of Bobick's Golf — who passed away in February.Born in Fort Wayne on March 24, 1925, Wright competed as an amateur golfer in tournaments hosted by the Fort Wayne Women's Golf Association (FWWGA) and won a record nine FWWGA City Tournaments from 1955 to 1969.In the early 1950s, Wright and her husband founded Wright’s Dr
  
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• Lake City Bank rejects federal lawsuit claim

  25-03-2023 02:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The bank that blew the whistle on a massive check-kiting scheme strongly rejected accusations made in a federal bankruptcy court that it was involved in the crime.Warsaw-based Lake City Bank and four of its officers were named in the suit filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern District, stemming from the collapse of payroll company Interlogic Outsourcing Inc. (IOI) of Elkhart in 2019.The company also had an office near Ludwig Road in
  
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