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• The Rescue Mission provides free meals this Easter

  09-04-2023 21:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Rescue Mission just wrapped up handing out meals for its third largest holiday.
  Per a release from The Rescue Mission, this year's approach was a carry-out style, which allowed any member of the community to grab a meal this Easter Sunday. Last year, The Rescue Mission handed out almost 2,500 meals.
  This year's goal? 4,000.Where to find an Easter Egg Hunt in northeast Indiana this weekendCEO and President of The Rescue Mission Donovan Coley said that this day can b
  
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• 78-year-old bank heist suspect: 'I didn't mean to scare you'

  09-04-2023 20:33 via wane.com
  
  HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri heist.Bonnie Gooch is jailed on $25,000 bond after she was charged with one count of stealing or attempting to steal from a financial institution in the holdup Wednesday in Pleasant Hill, The Kansas City Star reports. No attorney is listed for her in o
  
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• 'Ongoing neighborhood dispute' ends in an arrest

  09-04-2023 18:32 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Shots were fired Saturday night in Millgrove Township after "threats of physical harm" were made in a neighborhood argument according to the Steuben County Sherriff's Department.
  Per the release, deputies responded to the 6900 block of West CR 490 N after a report of a fight involving shots fired was made around 7:00 p.m.. When deputies arrived, they were directed to a man on the scene. Witnesses said the man, 53-year-old Mark Linsday Handshoe, was involved in the
  
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• Grand opening day announced for Chicken Salad Chick

  09-04-2023 17:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- April 26 is the special day.
  According to a Facebook post, the Fort Wayne Chicken Salad Chick location will be opening its doors at 10 a.m. that Wednesday. While enjoying the food, guests can also enjoy giveaways all week long.
  Per the events page, giveaways will begin as soon as doors open on April 26. The first 100 guests have the chance to win their first free Large Quick Chick by following the rules on the Chicken Salad Chick's Facebook event page.
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• The do's and don'ts of asking for a raise at work

  09-04-2023 17:02 via wane.com
  
  (WEALTH OF GEEKS) - Studies show, despite the stress typically associated with asking for more money at work, 78% of people who ask will receive a raise. Meanwhile, only 2% of people who didn't ask for a raise, got one anyways.Asking for a pay increase is a nerve-wracking experience for many people.What if they say no? Will it make you look bad because you want more money?When asking for a raise the odds are in your favor, and the average annual raise rate in the United States is 7.6%.
  
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• Sprint car driver Owen dies after crash at Indiana track

  09-04-2023 16:48 via wane.com
  
  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (AP) — Sprint car driver Justin Owen of Harrison, Ohio, died from injuries he suffered when his car crashed during a race in southeastern Indiana, the U.S. Auto Club announced.Owen's car struck the outside wall and flipped several times along the third turn in a qualifying race Saturday night for the AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at Lawrenceburg Speedway, USAC said.USAC canceled the remainder of the event after the crash. Rain halts Masters play yet again, maki
  
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• 3 taken to hospital after Delaware mall shooting, no suspect in custody

  09-04-2023 15:51 via wane.com
  
  CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate.Delaware State Police said authorities do not have a suspect in custody in the shooting at the Christiana Mall, in a northern community near Pennsylvania.“We can confirm that there are 3 victims who were injured by gunfire and transported to an area hospital for medical treatment,” police said in a tweet. “There are currently no public safety co
  
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• 2 Wisconsin police officers killed in traffic stop shooting

  09-04-2023 13:44 via wane.com
  
  CAMERON, Wisc. (AP) Two Wisconsin police officers were killed in a shooting during a traffic stop on Saturday.
  The Wisconsin Department of Justice says it is investigating the shooting Saturday afternoon in Cameron, Wisconsin. The state justice department says in a statement that an officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and at some point gunfire was exchanged with the motorist.
  The Chetek officer and another officer from Cameron were pronounced dead
  
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• Court backs Indiana teacher firing over transgender students' names

  09-04-2023 13:33 via wane.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher's rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students' names and gender pronouns, a federal appeals court said in an order released Friday.The decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior ruling in the case by a federal judge.According to court records, John Kluge was hired in 2014 as the music and orchestra teacher for Brownsburg High School about 20 miles (
  
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• Rain halts Masters play yet again, making Sunday a long day

  09-04-2023 10:29 via wane.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Heavy rain that left pools of standing water across Augusta National brought play to a halt at the Masters on Saturday, and Brooks Koepka and the rest of the field will have a long Sunday slog to determine who will wear the green jacket.Many players had returned to the course early to finish second rounds, which were suspended Friday when a storm came through the area. It caused three towering pine trees to fall — nobody was hurt — and wo
  
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• Woman in custody after police chase leads to crash north of downtown Fort Wayne

  09-04-2023 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A woman was taken into police custody after leading officers on a chase and then crashing into a police vehicle Saturday night.The woman crashed in the 3500 block of North Clinton Street near the split with Coldwater Road around 9:30. Fight outside house leads to shooting in WarsawAn FWPD public information officer told WANE 15 this started after officers attempted to pull over a suspicious vehicle.That's when the woman took off and led them on the chase where she ulti
  
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• Heavy police presence just north of downtown Fort Wayne

  09-04-2023 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police Officers converged on a scene in the 3500 block of North Clinton Street near the split with Coldwater Road around 9:30 Saturday night. Fight outside house leads to shooting in WarsawA WANE 15 crew member spotted crime scene tape and a heavy police presence at the scene and could hear officers using flash bangs.Fort Wayne Police officers maintain a scene on North Clinton Street just north of downtown Fort Wayne on Saturday, 4/8/23.At the time of this p
  
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• 2024 total solar eclipse one year away

  09-04-2023 03:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One year from now (Saturday), we'll all be looking toward the skies.The April 8th, 2024, total solar eclipse is set to take place on a Monday. Mark your calendars now! Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps USFor us here in Fort Wayne, the eclipse will begin around 1:53 PM. The peak of the eclipse will occur around 3:10 PM. The eclipse will be over around 4:25 PM. Fort Wayne is at an eclipse magnitude of 99.72 percent, meaning we are very close to bein
  
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