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• Aboite Township officials seeking public input on youth sports facilities

  17-04-2023 23:01 via wane.com
  
  ABOITE TOWNSHIP, Ind. (WANE) -- The Aboite Township Parks Department is hosting a public forum on Tuesday, April 18 to get input on a new five-year master plan.A large focus of the new plan is to address a lack of available space for little leagues and other youth sports.Aboite Township flier for April 18, 2023 public hearing.The park board's president Matthew Booker told WANE 15 on Monday that the population in Aboite Township has continued to grow over the years, but the available baseball and
  
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• Police investigate shooting near Swinney Park

  17-04-2023 22:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are currently investigating a shooting just west of downtown Fort Wayne, dispatchers confirmed.Dispatchers confirmed police were investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Swinney Park Place near where Washington and Jefferson boulevards merge. Police: No public threat as investigation continues into downtown Fort Wayne shootingAuthorities have not provided conditions for anyone involved in the shooting.WANE 15 will provide updates as the situation unfol
  
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• Warmer days coming this week

  17-04-2023 22:42 via wane.com
  
  Throughout the evening, you can expect scattered rain and snow showers to continue. They'll taper off and end overnight. Westerly winds remain gusty this evening, as high as 40 mph, but these speeds decrease as the night goes on. We'll still be breezy the next couple of days, but not as windy as today. Temperatures are in the 30s all night long, bottoming out at the freezing mark during the early morning.
  As today's weather system moves out, clouds will decrease tomorrow and warmer air begins to
  
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• Police: No public threat as investigation continues into downtown Fort Wayne shooting

  17-04-2023 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne police are ruling out any public danger as they investigate a weekend shooting in downtown that left a man in life-threatening condition.As of Monday, there was no update on the victim’s condition; however, Sgt. David Klein with FWPD homicide said “there’s no reason to think there’s any type of public safety threat."“We’re still working with the victim and the other occupant in the vehicle to figure out if there&rsquo
  
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• EACS to host 3 job fairs for high school students

  17-04-2023 22:05 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Starting Tuesday, East Allen County Schools (EACS) will be hosting three job fairs for high school students that each focus on different career paths.The first job fair will be held at the EACS Career Center in New Haven on Tuesday, April 18, at 9:30 a.m. and will focus on manufacturing jobs.
  EACS said over 15 manufacturing companies will be present. WATCH: Cow wanders through southwest Fort Wayne neighborhoodThe next job fair will also be held at the EACS Caree
  
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• Report: Serial rapist sentenced to more than 150 years

  17-04-2023 20:21 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge has sentenced a convicted serial rapist to more than 150 years in prison, a television station reported Monday.Prosecutors charged Darrell Goodlow in 2021 with 57 counts, including rape, burglary and criminal confinement. He pleaded guilty in March to nine counts, including eight felony counts of rape and one felony count of killing a domestic animal, as part of a plea agreement.Marion Superior Judge Mark Stoner gave Darrell Goodlow 156 1/2 years behind
  
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• Man hid gun in Taco Bell quesadilla during Mississippi traffic stop, police say

  17-04-2023 19:32 via wane.com
  
  PICAYUNE, Miss. (WGNO) — A man was taken into custody last week after Mississippi detectives say he hid a gun in his Taco Bell order during a traffic stop.
  The Picayune Police Department says that around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the department's Neighborhood Enhancement Team conducted a traffic stop. Detectives found two people inside: driver Olivia Neff and passenger Devin Mitchell.
  Photo: Picayune Police Department
  While detectives say the stop originally resulted from a traffic violation, off
  
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• Court Docs: Riley man, 59, told young girl he 'had a crush on her' while molesting her and another girl

  17-04-2023 19:01 via wane.com
  
  RILEY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Riley man was arrested after law enforcement was contacted by a mother with allegations of multiple instances of inappropriate touching and sexual abuse toward two girls under the age of 10.According to court documents, the two children took part in follow-up forensic interviews with workers at Suzies Place Child Advocacy Center on April 15, where they claimed the 59-year-old Riley man had touched them inappropriately. The girls told social workers that the man
  
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• 10 car models qualify for full revamped EV tax credit under Democrats’ climate law

  17-04-2023 18:54 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Ten car models qualify for full electric vehicle tax credits for consumers under the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, according to a list released on Monday. The climate, tax and healthcare law lifted a cap on how many vehicles can qualify for the EV tax credits, but also added new stipulations on which vehicles qualify. For a new vehicle, a consumer can get a $3,750 credit if a portion of the car’s battery components were made in North America and another
  
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• McDonald's making these 4 changes to its burgers by 2024, company says

  17-04-2023 18:26 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Your Big Mac taste a little different lately? McDonald's said it's been tweaking the way they make their signatures burgers in about a dozen large cities, and plans to roll out the changes nationwide.The changes are subtle, but McDonald's said Monday they've resulted in the company's "best burgers ever."It starts with new buns, that McDonald's said are "softer" and "pillowy" before they are toasted until they're golden.McDonald’s debuts two new desserts — but most A
  
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• ISP called to investigate threat at Alexandria school- call the incident a false alarm

  17-04-2023 17:57 via wane.com
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. -- Monday brought some scary moments for students and parents in Alexandria.Students at a Madison County junior-senior high school were dismissed early Monday in response to an incident, although police later said it appeared there was no threat at the school.Madison County EMA said school was ending early as a precaution to an unspecified threat that ended up being unfounded. According to the agency, nothing was found during a search.Indiana State Police described the threa
  
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• Incident at Alexandria-Monroe Jr./Sr. High School leads to early dismissal; ISP says no injuries or shots fired

  17-04-2023 17:57 via wane.com
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. -- Students at a Madison County junior-senior high school were dismissed early Monday in response to an incident, although police later said it appeared there was no threat at the school.The Madison County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency issued an alert shortly before 11 a.m. advising parents of students at Alexandria-Monroe Jr./Sr. High School to pick up their child at a local church.Madison County EMA said school was ending early as a precaution to an uns
  
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• Incident at Alexandria-Monroe Jr./Sr. High School leads to early dismissal

  17-04-2023 17:57 via wane.com
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. -- Students at a Madison County junior-senior high school have been dismissed early Monday in response to an incident.The Madison County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency issued an alert shortly before 11 a.m. advising parents of students at Alexandria-Monroe Jr./Sr. High School to pick up their child at a local church.Madison County EMA said school is ending early as a precaution to an unspecified threat that was unfounded. According to the agency, nothing w
  
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• 'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years

  17-04-2023 16:49 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The final curtain came down Sunday on New York's production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” ending Broadway’s longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti bursting from its famous chandelier.It was show No. 13,981 at the Majestic Theatre and it ended with a reprise of “The Music of the Night” performed by the current cast, previous actors in the show — including original star Sarah B
  
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• WATCH: Cow wanders through southwest Fort Wayne neighborhoods

  17-04-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One homeowner had an "udderly" unexpected visitor Sunday night in a southwest Fort Wayne neighborhood.Sherry Miller shared this Ring footage with WANE 15, which shows a cow walking through her front yard. She said the cow appeared around 10:30 p.m. and walked past her home in Fort Wayne's Shorewood neighborhood. Meet the new Highland cows at Salomon Farm ParkOn Tuesday, Russell Post sent WANE 15 new footage of the cow walking down a street in Whispering Meadows, which i
  
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• WATCH: Cow wanders through southwest Fort Wayne neighborhood

  17-04-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One homeowner had an "udderly" unexpected visitor Sunday night in a southwest Fort Wayne neighborhood.Sherry Miller shared this Ring footage with WANE 15, which shows a cow walking through her front yard. She said the cow appeared around 10:30 p.m. and walked past her home in Fort Wayne's Shorewood neighborhood.
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX Starship rocket to blast off

  17-04-2023 15:13 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship.It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars.Jutting almost 400 feet (120 meters) into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Musk's company got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.It will be the first launch with Starship's two se
  
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• SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant new rocket

  17-04-2023 15:13 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket on Monday.Elon Musk and his company had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. SpaceX postponed the launch because of a problem with the first-stage booster.No people or satellites were aboard for this attempt. There won’t be another try until at least Wednesday.The company plans to use Starship to send astro
  
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• Some snow and colder air ends Fort Wayne's summer preview

  17-04-2023 14:08 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures have dropped and gusty winds are making it feel even colder. Rain and snow showers are possible through the afternoon.Cloudy skies will persist throughout the morning with temperatures in the upper 30s.
  Gusty winds with a few rain or snow showers will keep it chilly during the afternoon with a high around 40.
  A few rain or snow showers are still possible through the early evening then skies will become partly cloudy after midnight and temperatures fall into the lower 30s.It will be
  
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• FWFD investigates cause of house fire

  17-04-2023 14:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating the cause of a Sunday night house fire.Firefighters responded just before 11:30 p.m. to a 2-story home in the 1600 block of Barthold Street, according to a release from FWFD.The fire was found at the back of the house, and the flames were under control by 11:31 p.m., FWFD said. No one was injured, and no one was in the house when crews arrived.Fire crews discovered the home's smoke detector was not working at the time of t
  
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• Buyamba Sandwich Company funds life-changing organizations around the world

  17-04-2023 10:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Buyamba Sandwich Company is one of the newest tenants atElectric Works in Fort Wayne. The owners say when you buy a sandwich at their east coast-inspired deli, you're supporting two charities that are saving and changing lives thousands of miles from northeast Indiana.In fact, true to its name, Buyamba is a town in Uganda, and the word means "to help."Ray of Hope Medical MissionsRebecca Ghent is part owner of Buyamba Sandwich Company and founder of Ray of Hope Medical M
  
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• Colder air ends our summer preview

  17-04-2023 09:47 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures have dropped and gusty winds are making it feel even colder. Rain and snow showers are possible through the afternoon.Cloudy skies will persist throughout the morning with temperatures in the upper 30s.
  Gusty winds with a few rain or snow showers will keep it chilly during the afternoon with a high around 40.
  A few rain or snow showers are still possible through the early evening then skies will become partly cloudy after midnight and temperatures fall into the lower 30s.It will be
  
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• Tracking winter-like conditions on Monday

  17-04-2023 04:15 via wane.com
  
  We hope you had the opportunity to get outside and take advantage of the summer-like warmth over the past few days because we have transitioned back to winter-like conditions...Expect scattered rain and snow showers to transition to all snow by early Monday morning. Temperatures will be in the mid-30s, so you'll want to wear the heavy winter coat as you head out the door in the morning.A rain/snow mix transitions to all snow overnight.Wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.Wind chills will be down
  
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