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• FWPD River Patrol prepares for first season

  01-06-2023 23:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) covers the city area of Fort Wayne, but what about its most-known natural resource, the three rivers?Typically patrolled by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), this will be the first year that the new FWPD Boat Patrol will set their aim at patrolling the rivers as well."The department saw a need because of the riverfront development," said Michael McEachern, a Sargaent with the FWPD who will be one of the four members
  
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• Allen County Jail: Federal judge set to meet with commissioners and sheriff over progress on new jail

  01-06-2023 23:33 via wane.com
  
  Public hearing on jail financing scheduled for June 7ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A year ago, federal judge Damon R. Leichty sat in a courtroom at the downtown federal courthouse and blasted Allen County officials for tolerating inhumane conditions at the Allen County Jail.Understaffing and overcrowding led to inmates sleeping in plastic “boats,” forcing inmates to sleep with their heads next to the latrine. There was little to no recreation available outside or inside the semi-
  
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• Huntertown warehouse catches fire a second time; pull-tabs undamaged

  01-06-2023 22:50 via wane.com
  
  HUNTERTOWN, Ind. (WANE) - Huntertown Firefighters were at a warehouse on West Shoaff Road for the second time in less than 24 hours Wednesday night to put out a fire that had apparently reignited.
  The warehouse, which contained packages of pull-tabs, had initially caught fire at about 4:25 a.m. Wednesday.Officials investigating fire at Huntertown warehouseFive volunteers from the Huntertown department responded along with the Washington Township, Churubusco, LaOtto and Northeast fire departments
  
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• Tillamook recalling mislabeled ice creams that may contain wheat, soy

  01-06-2023 22:36 via wane.com
  
  TILLAMOOK, Ore. (NEXSTAR) — Tillamook is recalling some of its Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream cartons — because they might accidentally contain Tillamook Waffle Cone Swirl ice cream, potentially exposing those with allergies to wheat or soy.It may be confusing for some consumers but the recalled ice cream contains both Chocolate Peanut Butter and Waffle Cone Swirl packaging. While the side packaging of the carton features Chocolate Peanut Butter labeling, the affected ca
  
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• Lutheran Hospital to end 2 'highly specialized' services in June

  01-06-2023 22:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Over the course of June, Lutheran Hospital will discontinue two "low volume specialty services," according to Lutheran Health Network.Lutheran Health said the two services — heart transplants and inpatient burn care — are "highly specialized" services that served less than 100 patients in 2022.In addition to the services rarely being utilized, Lutheran Health said a vast majority of burn patients came from areas outside Allen County."Our long-term stra
  
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• Seasonal workers needed, including cooks at Parkview Field

  01-06-2023 21:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Summer time means summer jobs, but employers have struggled to find people to fill in their seasonal positions. They rely on those seasonal workers like at swimming pools, golf courses, or even the non-traditional summer employers like corporate offices that need to fill the gaps of covering their full time shifts.
  Community Research Institute Director at Purdue University Fort Wayne Rachel Blakeman, told WANE 15 that there isn't a lot of data showing exacting if college
  
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• Air Quality Action Day issued for Allen County and much of the state

  01-06-2023 20:31 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for Friday, June 2, 2023 in the following regions:
  Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Madison, Monroe, ShelbyEast Central Indiana –  Wayne, Randolph, FayetteNorth Central Indiana – St. Joseph, ElkhartNortheast Indiana – Allen, Huntington, WabashNorthw
  
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• Prairie Farms make huge food bank donation on World Milk Day

  01-06-2023 20:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Prairie Farms kicked off Dairy Month in a big way by partnering with 28 Feeding America network foodbanks across mid-America to donate 85 pallets of milk on World Milk Day. The donation is in honor of the company's dairy farm families who have provided milk and dairy products to American families for 85 years. It’s World Milk Day! Here’s how much Americans drink and other factsIn Fort Wayne, the donation took place at Community Harvest Food Bank on Tillman Roa
  
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• Traffic stop turns into pursuit; driver hits 'several' cars along the way: FWPD

  01-06-2023 19:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police arrested a 19-year-old Wednesday following a pursuit with the driver who had three passengers, a gun, and marijuana in the car.Justice T. Smith is accused of leading police on a chase in which his car also hit several other vehicles and injured those inside, according to a release from FWPD.
  The pursuit began shortly after 5:30 p.m., when an officer tried to pull over the vehicle for a traffic violation near Colerick Street and Holton Avenue, and the v
  
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• Bluffton secures loan for wastewater treatment improvements

  01-06-2023 18:50 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE)The Indiana Finance Authority announced Thursday that the City of Bluffton has closed a low-interest loan, in the amount of $36,907,000, through the agency's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Program to finance improvements to the City’s wastewater treatment system.  By utilizing the SRF Loan Program instead of securing a traditional loan, Bluffton will save approximately $8,410,000 in interest costs over the life of the loan. The SRF Loan Program i
  
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• U.S. 27 bridge over St. Marys River in downtown Fort Wayne to be closed overnight

  01-06-2023 17:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced overnight closures on U.S. 27 at the Fort Wayne Veterans Memorial Bridge.Crews will begin the installation of decorative arches on June 6 and June 7. Both nights, work will start at 11 p.m. and wrap up by 5 a.m. the following morning.During the closures, officers will be blocking traffic at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Main Street. Drivers will need to seek an alternate route during these time periods. All work is
  
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• Turkey Run State Park recognized nationally in the top 10

  01-06-2023 17:31 via wane.com
  
  PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — According to readers of the 50+ travel website TravelAwaits, Turkey Run State Park ranks among the best state parks in the entire country.In a ranking of the 15 best state parks in the United States, readers voted Turkey Run as the 7th best, beating out locations like Monument Valley in Arizona (#8), Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah (#10), and Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, Illinois (#15).The ranking was achieved by reader nominations and voting. TravelAw
  
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• COURTS: Fort Wayne man accused of forcing girl into sex act as she walked to school

  01-06-2023 17:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man is accused of acting like he had a gun to pressure a girl walking to school into his car before forcing her into a sex act, according to newly released Allen Superior Court documents.
  Allen County prosecutors on Thursday formally charged 33-year-old Tyler A. Gayden with sexual misconduct with a minor, child solicitation and criminal confinement.
  Gayden is accused of parking his car on Tennessee Avenue one morning last month so that it blocked the path w
  
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• In Canada, each cigarette will get 'poison in every puff' warning label

  01-06-2023 16:26 via wane.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes.The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. King-size cigarettes will be the first to feature the warnings and will be sold in stores by the end of July 2024, followed by regular-size cigarettes, and little cigars with tipping paper and tubes by the
  
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• WATCH: Indiana police chase stolen bus through farmland, cemetery, rural towns

  01-06-2023 15:59 via wane.com
  
  SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. — It wasn't a field trip that brought an Ohio school bus to rural farmland in Decatur and Shelby counties on Tuesday.Numerous Hoosiers watched in bafflement as a yellow school bus tore through fields, barrelled down county roads and attempted evasion through a small, country cemetery as a long line of police cars followed in hot pursuit.
  In footage obtained by FOX59, watch from the dashboard of a Greensburg police vehicle as officers chase the yellow stolen school bus f
  
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• Best last-minute high school graduation gifts

  01-06-2023 15:39 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.The best gifts for high-school graduates you can find on a time crunchIN THIS ARTICLE:Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MaxFarberware Compact Countertop MicrowaveNike Men’s Air Force 1 ’07 ShoesFor many high schoolers, the end of the school year is right around the corner. Although some students are simply moving on to the next grade, many seniors are on the verge of graduating. If you know someone who is, you c
  
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• National Doughnut Day: Where to get free doughnuts this Friday

  01-06-2023 15:02 via wane.com
  
  (WSYR) – In honor of National Doughnut Day, several national and regional chains are offering free treats with qualifying purchases — or no purchases at all, in some cases.National Doughnut Day, which falls on June 2 this year, was first celebrated in 1938. Organized by the Salvation Army, the observance was meant to honor the "Donut Lassies" who traveled overseas during WWI to provide support for the troops, sometimes by frying up doughnuts on the front lines.The original Dunkin' Do
  
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• Over 100 bees attack 81-year-old Oklahoma man for hours, causing him to break hip

  01-06-2023 14:37 via wane.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - An 81-year-old man was saved by a Good Samaritan after a bee attack left him with a broken hip.
  Carl Amos, of Maysville, was mowing his yard last Friday when bees started to swarm him.
  “I hit some of them with my hands and you just can’t kill 'em fast enough,” said Amos.
  The man said they were aggressive and relentless.
  Carl Amos. (Photo: KFOR)OSU professor killed when wrong-way driver causes head-on collision during busy holiday“They were going in
  
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• Three Rivers Festival extends parade entry deadline

  01-06-2023 14:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Three Rivers Festival announced Thursday morning it is extending the deadline for parade applications.
  According to an email from the festival, the parade committee has received enough entries to host this year’s parade, however, it wanted extra time for businesses and organizations to create an entry that exemplifies our communities United through the Arts parade theme. The Steel Dynamic’s Three Rivers Festival Parade is Saturday July 8th at 10 a.m. Parad
  
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• FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant

  01-06-2023 13:17 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant.Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds for alleged privacy violations involving its doorbell camera Ring.The Alexa-related action orders Amazon to overhaul its data deletion practices and
  
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• IMS getting new vehicle for fan whose car was damaged by flying tire from crash

  01-06-2023 12:41 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis 500 fan whose car was damaged when a tire flew off an IndyCar during a crash will receive a new vehicle.A spokesperson confirmed that Indianapolis Motor Speedway will replace Robin Matthews’ car. Details regarding the vehicle are still pending. Tire flies off race car, hits parked car during Indy 500With fewer than 20 laps to go during Sunday’s Indy 500, Felix Rosenqvist spun out and Kyle Kirkwood was unable to avoid a collision. The crash sent Ki
  
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• How to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the freeze ends this summer

  01-06-2023 11:59 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.If Congress approves a debt ceiling deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, payments will resume in late August, ending any lingering hope of a further extension of the pause that started during the COVID pandemic. Even if the deal falls thro
  
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• It's World Milk Day! Here's how much Americans drink and other facts

  01-06-2023 07:31 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) In case you didn't know, World Milk Day became a thing in 2001 when the United Nations selected June 1 for the designation as a way to celebrate the essential contributions of the dairy sector to sustainability, economic development, livelihoods, and nutrition.While milk consumption in the United States has been declining over the past several decades, the latest data from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture compiled in 2021 shows the per capita consumption of milk to be about 15.75 ga
  
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• More opposition toward new Allen County Jail ahead of federal hearing

  01-06-2023 03:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Allen County community members brought their concerns about the proposed new Allen County Jail to the Allen County Courthouse Green Wednesday evening.The press conference was held just two days before the Allen County Board of Commissioners and Allen County Sheriff will appear in federal court.Wednesday's event was a collaboration between the Help Not Handcuffs Coalition and Allen County Residents Against the Jail (ACRAJ). Residents raised many concerns including t
  
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• Coroner: Motorcyclist dies after crashing into bus near downtown Huntington

  01-06-2023 03:17 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a Pathfinder Services bus near downtown Huntington, according to the Huntington County Coroner's Office (HCCO).At roughly 3:15 p.m., authorities responded to the intersection of Etna Avenue and Charles Street and learned that the motorcyclist, identified as 38-year-old Tyler Graves, was heading northeast on Etna Avenue when he went into the opposite lane and struck the front end of the bus.The HCCO said the crash caused G
  
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• Rep. Banks to vote 'no' on debt ceiling hike

  01-06-2023 02:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- "Enough is enough," said Rep. Jim Banks (R, IN3) as he discussed the proposed debt ceiling hike.Banks said he would vote against the measure, as he has done before, including during the Trump administration. LIVE DEBT CEILING UPDATESThe final House vote is expected to take place Wednesday night.Banks thought the measure would move from the House to the Senate with majority votes from both parties."I suspect that it will probably pass," he said. "The best thing that cou
  
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• Rep. Banks misses vote on debt ceiling hike, still opposes it

  01-06-2023 02:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- "Enough is enough," said Rep. Jim Banks (R, IN-3) as he discussed the proposed debt ceiling hike.Banks said he would vote against the measure, as he has done before, including during the Trump administration, but he missed out on the vote just after it closed.
  A spokesman of Rep. Banks provided WANE 15 with a statement regarding him missing the vote:"The vote closed as the Congressman was walking onto the floor. He registered his no vote with the House Clerk. Congressm
  
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• Keep on rolling, wheelchair cyclist ready for Spring Cycle

  01-06-2023 00:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- This Saturday thousands of area bike riders will participate in the 2023 Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle. One rider in the crowd will be returning but in a different way. Participants have numerous reasons to cycle from completing a goal to just enjoying the ride, for John Drebinstead getting on two wheels means a lot more.
  Drebinstead has been an avid cyclist, runner and soccer player for many years. He has participated in multiple Fort4Fitness races including Spring Cycles.
  
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