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• Fort Wayne Urban League handing out banned books for free

  14-06-2023 22:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Books that have been banned across schools are being given out for free by the Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) in an effort to bring awareness to themes such as race and sexuality in literature.It's part of the "Freedom to Learn" campaign. Together with the National Urban League, the branch in Fort Wayne has a goal to pass out at least 500 books that have been banned in schools. Titles include Mildred D. Taylor's "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", Toni Morrison's "The Blues
  
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• Bud Light no longer top-selling beer in US, first time in over two decades

  14-06-2023 22:06 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place.Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail dollar sales in the month ending June 3, according to Nielsen data analyzed by Bump Williams Consulting. Modelo controlled 8.4% of U.S. grocery, convenience and liquor store sales; Bud Light fell to 7.3%.It's a milestone in the months-long sales decline Bud Light has experienced since early April, when critics vowed t
  
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• 2 northeast Indiana Girl Scouts each sell over 4K boxes of cookies

  14-06-2023 21:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Two local Girl Scouts received recognition for reaching a milestone of selling over 4,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies this past winter.Fort Wayne native Courtney sold 4,151 boxes, and Hamilton native Brookelynn sold 4,002 boxes.The two girls were able to surpass the milestone during the Girl Scout Cookie Program from January to March 2023. PFW to offer new, expanded counseling services for studentsAccording to Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana, the program
  
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• Fort Wayne drinking water quality "close" to normal

  14-06-2023 21:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On May 15, Fort Wayne City Utilities changed its classification of the city's drinking water to "organic" rather than it being "clear."Nearly a month later, Frank Suarez from City Utilities told WANE 15 that he anticipates the drinking water classification could be switched back to clear this week.“It’s pretty much back to normal. There’s maybe a little bit of a hint [of odor] this morning. So, I think people are noticing it,” Suarez said.He add
  
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• Enjoy lunchtime entertainment outside Allen County Public Library

  14-06-2023 20:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - You can enjoy lunchtime entertainment outside the Allen County Public Library once a month in the summertime.Families enjoy Music on the Plaza
  During "Music on the Plaza", anyone planning to have lunch in downtown Fort Wayne can enjoy their meal while listening to local bands outside the main branch of ACPL from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on days in June, July and August.Wednesday, crowds enjoyed the June installment of the event. Food trucks will also be offering food for
  
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• Here's which government offices will be closed Monday

  14-06-2023 19:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Monday, June 19 is Juneteenth, a date recognizing when freedom finally came to thousands of Black slaves in the United States.
  While the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in confederate states, was issued in 1863 and the 13th Amendment, which outlawed slavery in the entire U.S., was passed the following year, it wasn't until June 19, 1865 that freedom was given to slaves in Texas when Union troops arrived in Galveston.The date had been recognized for years, pa
  
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• Holiday World announces permanent closure of a popular attraction

  14-06-2023 19:39 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - Officials with Holiday World have announced the official retirement of their Raging Rapids attraction.According to a social media post from Holiday World, the closure of the attraction, which ran for 33-years, is just the beginning, and they intend to return the sound of laughter to Boulder Canyon as soon as possible. At this time, it is not known what ride or attraction will take the place of Raging Rapids. Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari to go cashless in 2023
  
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• PFW to offer new, expanded counseling services for students

  14-06-2023 18:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Purdue Fort Wayne is bringing students a new counseling center just in time for the fall semester.The Center for Student Counseling "replaces and expands on" services that have been provided in the past, PFW announced Wednesday, focusing on mental health counseling operated by the university.The new facility will be on the ground floor of Kettler Hall, near Einstein Bros. Bagels and the Department of Anthropology. The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays
  
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• Mom charged after toddler son shoots himself

  14-06-2023 18:14 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - Evansville Police arrested a man on Tuesday in connection to a 3-year-old who was shot in the head.
  Officers were dispatched to a hospital on June 7 in reference to the shooting. Police say Porsha Walker, the mother of the child, told officers she found a handgun in a box in her backyard in the 800 block of Independence Avenue and brought the gun into her home with her three children present. Walker said the child shot himself while she was attending to her other children.
  
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• Adoption sale underway at Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control

  14-06-2023 16:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An adoption sale is underway now through next Friday at Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control.
  During the sale, all cats and small animals’ adoption fees will be waived. The adoption sale also applies to cats and kittens at off-site locations, including Covington Veterinary Hospital, Westside Animal Hospital, Black Forest Cat Café, Pet Supplies Plus, and Petsmart stores.The adoption center hours are open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from noon until 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Travelers on TikTok swear by viral 'packing hack' for avoiding carry-on fees

  14-06-2023 15:48 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Instead of playing it close to the vest, a number of TikTok users are sharing their latest secret for avoiding airline baggage fees.The “packing hack,” as demonstrated by multiple travelers, involves taking all of the items you might keep in a carry-on bag — e.g., toiletries, electronics, a change of clothes — and instead stuffing them into the pockets of a fishing vest, which can then be worn on the plane. Marlon Wayans blasts United Airlines after issu
  
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• Federal Reserve will likely leave interest rates alone for the first time in 15 months

  14-06-2023 15:48 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve, having raised interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades, is poised Wednesday to leave rates alone for the first time in 15 months to allow time to gauge the impact of its aggressive drive to tame inflation.Yet top Fed officials have made clear that any such pause may be brief — more of a “skip” — with another rate hike likely as soon as their next meeting in late July.Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other top policymakers
  
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• Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months but signals 2 more potential hikes this year

  14-06-2023 15:48 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation. But in a surprise move, the Fed signaled that it may raise rates twice more this year, beginning as soon as next month.The Fed’s move to leave its benchmark rate at about 5.1%, its highest level in 16 years, suggests that it believes the much higher borrowing rates it’s engineered have made some progress in taming inflation. But
  
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• Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves

  14-06-2023 14:18 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation's culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators.A bill approved Tuesday would prohibit use of federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a hazardous product, while a separate bill set for a vote Wednesday would block an Energy Department rule setting stricter energy efficiency standards for stovetops and ovens.Both bills were set for
  
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• Hillegas closes again, will reopen late next week

  14-06-2023 13:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A section of Hillegas Road on Fort Wayne's west side is once again closed to traffic.
  The road had bee closed for the relocation of a communication line.
  Now crews will work on sewers on the stretch between Independence Drive from West Coliseum Blvd To Butler Road.
  It's scheduled to be back open around June 23.
  
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• Hillegas closed again, will reopen late next week

  14-06-2023 13:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A section of Hillegas Road on Fort Wayne's west side is once again closed to traffic.
  The road had bee closed for the relocation of a communication line.
  Now crews will work on sewers on the stretch between Independence Drive from West Coliseum Blvd To Butler Road.
  It's scheduled to be back open around June 23.
  
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• State Road 37 back open to traffic

  14-06-2023 12:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A crash caused both lanes of State Road 37 to close at around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.Both lanes were closed near Black Road and SR 37. That's just north of the I-469 interchange and SR 37/Maysville Road.No information regarding the crash is available, however Google Maps shows traffic flowing freely again.
  
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• Crash closes lanes on State Road 37

  14-06-2023 12:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A crash has caused both lanes of State Road 37 to close. It happened around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.Both lanes are closed near Black Road and SR 37. That's just north of the I-469 interchange and SR 37/Maysville Road.It's unclear if the crash caused any injuries at this time. It's also unclear when the roadway will reopen.This is a developing story. Check back for updates when they become available.
  
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• US Marshals Service adds murder suspect from Fort Wayne to '15 Most Wanted Fugitives' list

  14-06-2023 02:15 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WANE) — A Fort Wayne man wanted for capital murder in Alabama has been added to the U.S. Marshals Service's (USMS) "15 Most Wanted Fugitives" list.Joshua Smiley, 26, is the suspect in the August 2021 shooting death of a 30-year-old man in Mobile, Alabama, and is also wanted for federal bond violation on a federal drug charge in Fort Wayne.Authorities initially offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to Smiley's arrest, but that number has increased to up to $25,000 afte
  
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• ISP: Marion man faces 3 counts of possessing child pornography

  14-06-2023 00:46 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) — A 25-year-old Marion man faces three counts of possessing child pornography following an investigation by Indiana State Police (ISP).The investigation started when ISP received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding 25-year-old Jacob Deck.Authorities obtained an arrest warrant and a search warrant and later arrested Deck near his home on Olive Street on June 8. ISP: Semi driver attempted to go around crossing arms before trai
  
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