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• TRAA may weather the storm, turn down city funding

  23-06-2023 22:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The tapestry of Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA) has been woven with furious disparity since COVID-19 complicated its operations.
  The ambulance provider initially ran out of funding and had inadequate staffing, to which Fort Wayne's City Council offered financial aid.
  Financial aid that was somewhat conditional on County Commissioners also chipping in what the city deemed to be the county's fair share.
  Allen County Commissioners fired back with a request fo
  
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• Fort Wayne zoo adds a sloth!

  23-06-2023 21:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - There's a new animal at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo!
  Benedict is a two-toed sloth.Wild on WANE: Red PandasHe arrived in Fort Wayne from Staten Island a few months ago, but sloths can't regulated their own body temperature, so the zoo had to wait for the temperatures to warm up a bit before putting him on exhibit.
  Benedict, the two-toed sloth. (Photo courtesy the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo)Benedict, the two-toed sloth. (Photo courtesy the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo)Bened
  
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• Ohio dad accused of executing sons pleads not guilty on 21 charges

  23-06-2023 21:46 via wane.com
  
  BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury has indicted an Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his three young sons on murder charges — charges he could face the death penalty for.Chad Doerman, 32, was indicted Thursday on 21 charges including of aggravated murder, kidnapping and assault for the June 15 deaths of his sons, according to Clermont County court records. ‘We were blindsided’: Residents opposing new I-71 interchange send letter to governor expressing frustrat
  
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• Comparing June and July Allen County Fairs

  23-06-2023 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For years, the Allen County Fair has been held late in the month of July. However, that is not the case in 2023, as the fair is now being put on in mid-to-late June. This move is to not conflict with the Indiana State Fair. Is there a weather advantage though to move the fair from July to June? New dates for Allen County Fair complicate 4-H activities for Indiana State FairTaking a look at the averages for high temperatures and rainfall for the dates of this year's fair
  
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• DON'T MISS: Celebrating 75 years of marriage with a dream ride

  23-06-2023 21:10 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) - Paul and Carol Hoppe celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Tuesday June, 20. On Friday, they went for a ride they always dreamed of in a 1930 Duesenberg Model J.
  "Oh, it was out of this world," said Carol. "The ride was wonderful!" Paul said.
  The Golden Years Homestead makes residents dreams come true with their 'Resident Dream Program' Paul and Carol always wanted to ride in one of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg automobiles. Friday, that dream was fulfilled.
  "They have bee
  
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• Court docs: Former teacher at Bishop Luers arrested, charged with child seduction

  23-06-2023 18:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A former teacher at Bishop Luers High School was arrested after allegedly admitting to seducing a high school senior over the course of nearly six months, according to newly-released Allen Superior Court documents.Matthew J. Brown is charged with four felony counts of child seduction, court documents show.The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend contacted Fort Wayne Police on Aug. 6, 2018, stemming from a report made to the Diocese by a former student at Bishop Luers, court
  
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• A Sweet Treat: Local first responders shown appreciation with free sno-cones

  23-06-2023 17:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Vandeveer Family & Survivors provided free Whip & Chill Sno-Cones to all local first responders serving in Fort Wayne and Allen County on Friday.
  The Sno-Cones were given to first responders at the east end of the Lawton Park State parking lot located between Spy Run and Clinton. Show off your ride at ‘Up the Creek Cruise-In’ car show!Members of police, fire, and EMTs could drive through to pick up their treat and continue their work or stop and
  
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• A Sweet Treat: Local First Responders offered free Sno-Cones

  23-06-2023 17:55 via wane.com
  
  (FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Vandeveer Family & Survivors provided free Whip & Chill Sno-Cones to all local First Responders serving in Fort Wayne and Allen County Friday, June 23.
  The Sno-Cones were distributed to First Responders at the East end of the Lawton Park State parking lot located between Spy Run and Clinton. Show off your ride at ‘Up the Creek Cruise-In’ car show!Members of Police, Fire, and EMT's could drive thru to pick up their treat and continue their work o
  
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• A Sweet Treat: Fort Wayne first responders shown appreciation with free sno-cones

  23-06-2023 17:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Vandeveer Family & Survivors provided free Whip & Chill Sno-Cones to all local first responders serving in Fort Wayne and Allen County on Friday.
  The Sno-Cones were given to first responders at the east end of the Lawton Park State parking lot located between Spy Run and Clinton. Show off your ride at ‘Up the Creek Cruise-In’ car show!Members of police, fire, and EMTs could drive through to pick up their treat and continue their work or stop and
  
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• A new immersive nature playground in Fort Wayne is coming together, stick by stick

  23-06-2023 17:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind, (WANE) — Remember those make-shift mud pies made at the park? Well, the Parkview Family YMCA Nature Playground is working towards bringing that imaginative play to life.
  This project is to develop a 24,500-square-foot, year-round nature playground. It will include various environmental elements for all ages to interact with, such as a log climbing area, a crawling tunnel, a platform and slide, a hillside boulder climb, a butterfly garden, and natural materials building are
  
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• Fort Wayne man, co-owner of Indiana's first automated carwash, dies

  23-06-2023 17:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The co-owner of Indiana's first automated carwash has died, leaving behind a legacy for the family-owned Mike's Carwash.Joe Dahm died on June 17, his family announced Thursday. He was 96.In 1948, Dahm and his late brother Ed opened the first Mike's Carwash right here in Fort Wayne. A graduate of Central Catholic High School, Dahm went on to serve in the U.S. Navy. The veteran then went on to college at Indiana University Bloomington but ended his studies there and began
  
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• Show off your ride at 'Up the Creek Cruise-In' car show!

  23-06-2023 17:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The 'Up the Creek Cruise-In' car show returns to Riverside Gardens Park later today in celebration of kicking off The Leo-Cedarville Foundation Freedom Festival.Drivers can bring their finest rides for the community to admire. Food trucks, music, and prizes will also be at the car show. PHOTOS: Take a tour of historic Fort Wayne homes in the Lakeside neighborhoodEntry is $15 per vehicle or $5 for attendees not participating. The first 125 registered cars will receive a
  
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• Purdue University Fort Wayne Helmke Library receives a solar grant

  23-06-2023 16:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Purdue University Fort Wayne Helmke Library is one of three nationwide recipients of the EBSCO Solar grant.The EBSCO Infomation Services (EBSCO) Solar grant program awards libraries with grants to implement solar arrays, reducing their environmental footprint and helping to decrease electricity costs. Libraries submit their detailed sustainability plan as part of the application process.‘Camp Wonder’ introduces EACS elementary students to STEM concepts
  
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• Best early Prime Day gadget deals

  23-06-2023 15:54 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. DetailsSmart gadgets that actually make life easier don't come cheap. But thanks to Amazon Prime Day 2023, these genius gadgets and devices are finally affordable. Prime Day will go live on July 11 and 12, and that means all of our carts will be overflowing with products we've been dreaming about splurging on. The really good news? Amazon is running early deals, and the savings we're seeing are significant!
  
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• PHOTOS: Take a tour of historic Fort Wayne homes in the Lakeside neighborhood

  23-06-2023 15:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – If you've ever driven through Fort Wayne's east side and wondered what it's like inside the historic homes of the Lakeside neighborhood, now's your chance to take a peek.A home and garden tour comes to Fort Wayne on Saturday featuring nine homes in the Lakeside neighborhood, with several of those homes being restored.One home was built in the early 1900's and was originally built as an apartment for more than six people. The home now is made for a single family, w
  
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• No injuries after semi rear-ends car in rollover crash on I-69

  23-06-2023 14:42 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic was slowed on I-69 Friday morning in the aftermath of a semi rollover crash near Auburn.Around 3:30 a.m., police determined a semi, driven by 51-year-old Todd Hoover, was near the 324 mile-marker when the truck crossed the center line and rear-ended a Chevrolet Impala in the left lane, causing the Impala to crash into the cable barrier.The semi continued through the median and the barrier, crossing both southbound lanes before rolling over on the shoulder.Off
  
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• 17-year-old dies in fiery crash in Ohio

  23-06-2023 13:33 via wane.com
  
  FULTON COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) - A teenager in Amboy Township died in a crash where his car went up in flames early Friday morning.Around 4:30 a.m., 17-year-old Mitchell Gillen from Delta was driving a GMC Enclave on County Road North near CR 2, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). Officers determined the car veered off the road, hit a tree and caught fire.Mitchell was pronounced dead at the scene.OSHP is still investigating the crash.
  
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• 'Camp Wonder' introduces EACS elementary students to STEM concepts

  23-06-2023 03:05 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- This week, East Allen County Schools (EACS) hosted Camp Wonder, a summer camp that offers certain EACS elementary students the chance to learn STEM concepts.EACS brought in 130 elementary students participating in the High Ability program to introduce them to concepts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. ‘Blasstastic life:’ Plans underway for new Fort Wayne mural honoring Bill BlassDuring the camp, which uses curriculum from the National Inve
  
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• Latest drought update shows some improvements

  23-06-2023 01:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - This week's drought report, issued Thursday morning, shows the area still significantly dry, but not much worse than it was last week.
  Areas from Fort Wayne northward remain in the "Moderate Drought" category.In fact, helped by some scattered areas of rain and storms in the time span between Tuesday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 20, many areas south of Fort Wayne have been taken out of the drought and have been classified as just being "Abnormally Dry". While this "Abnorma
  
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• 'Blasstastic life:' Plans underway for new Fort Wayne mural honoring Bill Blass

  23-06-2023 00:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- To celebrate Bill Blass on what would have been his 101st birthday, two groups are working together to create a mural honoring Blass's "Blasstastic life."On Thursday, Bill Blass Legacy, Inc. and Art This Way, a Downtown Fort Wayne program, announced plans to create a mural in downtown Fort Wayne honoring Blass.The two organizations selected an Indiana artist to create the mural and said the mural will be "just as creative and classy as Bill Blass." ‘Love all the
  
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