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• Parkview walk-in clinic on Illinois Road to close July 1; other options will open this fall

  26-06-2023 22:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Parkview Health is closing its Illinois Road walk-in center July 1.Parkview Physicians Group, located at Illinois Road and Glencairn Boulevard, will continue to offer services by appointment, according to a Parkview Health spokesperson.However, emergency services will be available at the Parkview Southwest Outpatient Center that opens this fall. Parkview Health acquires Ohio hospitalsIt will include a combined urgent care and ER, open 24 hours a day.The walk-in cli
  
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• After rain exits, conditions heat up this week

  26-06-2023 22:33 via wane.com
  
  After a below average afternoon with highs peaking in the 70s, the cool weather continues tonight with mostly cloudy skies and some scattered rain possible through midnight and temperatures falling into the lower 60s by early Tuesday morning.Take a look at photos from Sunday's StormsIt won't be much brighter on Tuesday with more clouds and high temps only topping out in the middle 70s.
  Showers and storms will still be possible through the early eveningRainfall amounts will be low today and tonig
  
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• Hail damages Fort Wayne man's sunflowers and his hopes of setting a new national record

  26-06-2023 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Last year, Fort Wayne resident Alex Babich set a new United States record for growing a giant sunflower.At 25 feet, two inches, master gardeners certified that the tallest grown sunflower in the country had been grown in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Babich used seeds from that sunflower to grow new ones in 2023, but storms that hit the area Sunday damaged his sunflowers and may have seriously damaged his family's chances at breaking their own record.“My heart just sank be
  
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• INDOT: I-69 back open after crash involving semitruck

  26-06-2023 21:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Interstate 69 (I-69) is back open after a crash shut down the northern lanes and backed up traffic significantly, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).According to INDOT's Trafficwise website, the crash involved a semitruck and happened on I-69 between Illinois and Goshen roads. Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children website launchedINDOT reported the northern lanes were completely shut down in the area as crews worked to clear the scene.Goog
  
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• INDOT: Crash on I-69 between Illinois, Goshen shuts down northbound lanes

  26-06-2023 21:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash in Interstate 69 (I-69) involving a semitruck has shut down the northern lanes and backed up traffic significantly, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).According to INDOT's Trafficwise website, the crash happened on I-69 between Illinois and Goshen roads.INDOT reported that the northern lanes in that area will be closed for multiple hours. Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children website launchedGoogle Maps shows the traffic jam stretc
  
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• Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children website launched

  26-06-2023 21:38 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force created a website that provides public information regarding internet crimes committed against children.
  The website can act as a resource to those searching for information, statistics, applicable statutes, and the ability to report internet crimes against children.
  The task force acts as an agency under Indiana State Police that investigates and prosecutes individuals who use the internet to exploit or e
  
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• Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children launches new website

  26-06-2023 21:38 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force created a website that provides public information regarding internet crimes committed against children.
  The website can act as a resource to those searching for information, statistics, applicable statutes, and the ability to report internet crimes against children.
  The task force acts as an agency under Indiana State Police that investigates and prosecutes individuals who use the internet to exploit or e
  
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• Officials issue Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday in northeast Indiana

  26-06-2023 21:29 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) -- The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued another Air Quality Action Day that will affect Fort Wayne and the surrounding areas.IDEM has issued the Air Quality Action Day after forecasting high levels of fine particles in the air on Tuesday, June 27.The areas affected by the Air Quality Action Day will have an air quality that is "unhealthy for sensitive groups," according to IDEM. Indiana tornado kills one as severe weather causes damage and power outages acr
  
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• Former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant wins restoration prize

  26-06-2023 20:24 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A former Coca-Cola bottling plant has won Indiana Landmarks' 2023 Cook Cup. The award is given annually to the property owner who has done the best job of restoring a historically significant building in Indiana.
  Indiana Landmarks awarded Hendricks Commercial Properties the Cook Cup based on its restoration of the plant which is now the centerpiece of the Bottleworks District in Indianapolis; a $300 million, 12-acre culinary, arts, and entertainment hub in downtown Indianapo
  
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• COURTS: Five charged in theft ring that stole $18K worth of goods

  26-06-2023 19:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Some would handle the checks while others would help with the merchandise.
  They'd hit up local Hobby Lobby and Menards stores, load up with sometimes thousands-of-dollars worth of goods, write a bad check that could come nowhere close to covering the cost, and be out the door before that check would bounce back to store management.
  And they're accused of doing this 17 times last year, bilking the stores out of more than $18,000.
  That's according to newly released Allen
  
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• Trailer fire closes I-69 in DeKalb County early Monday morning

  26-06-2023 17:58 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) The northbound lanes of I-69 in DeKalb County just south of Steuben County were closed for a time early Monday morning after a semi trailer caught fire.The incident took place just after 1:30 p.m. according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
  The driver of the semi was near the mile marker 340 interchange when he realized smoke was coming from the trailer after a tire had gone flat. He pulled over to the shoulder and the trailer then caught f
  
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• Canceled flight? Here's what you're entitled to

  26-06-2023 17:56 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid peak summer travel, thousands of air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this weekend as thunderstorms rolled in across the U.S. East Coast and Midwest.In addition to bad weather, a technology failure also contributed to airline disruptions. The Federal Aviation Administration briefly paused operations at Washington, D.C.-area airports Sunday evening due to a problem with the communications system at a major air traffic control facility. De
  
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• New headquarters brings 24 new jobs to Fort Wayne

  26-06-2023 17:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Faztek Industrial Solutions plans to break ground on new headquarters and production facility that will add 24 new jobs to the Fort Wayne area. The new addition comes toserve the companies growing customer base according to a press release from Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
  “Being able to invest in our hometown and create jobs for our neighbors is something we take great pride in, ” added, Matt Rupp, Chief Financial Officer at Faztek.The new facility will offer up to 100
  
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• Gas prices hold steady, situation in Russia could change that says GasBuddy

  26-06-2023 17:01 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) After falling slightly last week, the nation’s average price of gasoline is unchanged from a week ago, holding at $3.54 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average has been stuck between $3.50 and $3.60 every day since April 23. The national average price of diesel has fallen 2 cents in the last week and stands at $3.84 per gallon.“It’s b
  
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• Indiana tornado kills one as severe weather causes damage and power outages across multiple states

  26-06-2023 13:55 via wane.com
  
  SHOALS, Ind. (AP) — A tornado struck a home, killing one occupant and injuring another as severe weather hit parts of Indiana, Tennessee and other states, an official said.The tornado that struck the home Sunday evening was part of a storm system that pushed through Martin County, Indiana, WXIN-TV reported. A tornado also touched down Sunday afternoon in Johnson County, south of Indianapolis, damaging at least at least 75 homes, authorities said.Martin County Emergency Management Agency Di
  
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• Does your state have a trans bathroom law? It may not know how to enforce it

  26-06-2023 13:50 via wane.com
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota restricted what bathrooms transgender students can use in public schools and universities this year, the school district in the state's largest city promised to ignore the new rules. A Republican legislator then called for confiscating its state funding, but the law doesn't include that possibility.The defiance in Fargo shows that it's not exactly clear how bathroom laws will play out in local communities after being enacted in at least 10
  
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• With abortion rights on the line, an August special election has Ohio election offices scrambling

  26-06-2023 13:39 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A high-stakes August special election with national political implications is upending local election offices across Ohio, as already stressed election workers are suddenly faced with a mountain of logistical challenges after Republican lawmakers backtracked on their own law.Officials have to lure poll workers away from vacations, relocate polling places booked for summer weddings, maintenance or other events, and repeatedly retest ballot language after the state&rsqu
  
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• 'Everyone knows him and everyone loves him': Grandson of Dick Stoner wants your help with new biography

  26-06-2023 12:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - If you grew up in Fort Wayne, and even if you didn't, odds are you know the name Dick Stoner or, at the very least, you've visited Stoner's Funstore on Harrison Street for costumes, wigs, masks, tricks or games.
  The legendary comedy magician has a storied career and it's one you will soon be able to read all about. Colin Haines, Stoner's grandson is in the process of writing the first ever biography about his famous grandfather.
  “Over the last few years when I&rsq
  
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• Cooler with more showers today

  26-06-2023 09:44 via wane.com
  
  Don't forget your umbrella this morning we've got more showers in the forecast today and we'll also have a break from the oppressive heat and humidity we experienced this weekend.Take a look at photos from Sundays StormsDon't look for much sunshine this morning we'll see cloudy skies with scattered showers and it will be cooler with temperatures only moving into the lower 70s by noon.
  It won't get much warmer this afternoon with overcast conditions and the rain continuing. High temperatures will
  
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• Cooler with non-severe rain and storms Monday

  26-06-2023 04:00 via wane.com
  
  It was a very busy Sunday across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, as strong to severe storms moved through the area. We saw tree and power line damage area-wide from gusty winds. However, more significant wind gusts were experienced in our far northern communities, where 70+ mph winds resulted in more substantial structural damage. We are thinking of those the storms impacted. Gallery: Sunday storms bring hail, strong wind to northeast IndianaWe'll see some additional scattered showers and
  
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• Sunday severe weather chances have ended

  26-06-2023 00:45 via wane.com
  
  After a very busy afternoon and early evening where we tracked strong to severe storms through the area, we are calming down now across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The severe storms have exited off to the east and the Tornado Watch has now been canceled.
  Storms that moved through brought damage to parts of the area, including tree and power line damage in the Fort Wayne area. More significant wind gusts were experienced in our far northern communities though, where 70+ mph winds result
  
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