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• INDOT: Overturned semitruck shuts down I-469 exit ramp by GM

  30-06-2023 23:20 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- An overturned semitruck has shut down an Interstate 469 exit ramp near General Motors' Fort Wayne Assembly plant, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).INDOT's Trafficwise website showed a photo of the overturned semitruck halfway on the exit ramp from westbound I-469 to southbound I-69. FWPD: Teen, inspired by Spider-Man, behind fountain collapse at Jefferson PointeThe exit ramp will be closed for multiple hours, according to INDOT.It is not known
  
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• INDOT: I-469 exit ramp back open after semitruck tips over

  30-06-2023 23:20 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- An Interstate 469 exit ramp is back open after an overturned semitruck shut it down for multiple hours, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)INDOT's Trafficwise website showed a photo of the overturned semitruck halfway on the exit ramp from westbound I-469 to southbound I-69. FWPD: Teen, inspired by Spider-Man, behind fountain collapse at Jefferson PointeIt is not known if anyone suffered injuries in the crash.
  
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• 'Ghost bags,' drug couriers and little blue pills: Court docs shed light on Arizona-to-Indiana drug-trafficking operation

  30-06-2023 22:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When employees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport dropped a checked bag off a carousel one day in May 2022, they immediately called a supervisor, per airport policy.
  And when they saw five suspicious looking football-shaped items wrapped in plastic that ultimately contained a total of five kilograms of little blue fentanyl pills spilled out of the bag, they called police.Thus completed the unraveling of a drug-trafficking operation that used young women as cour
  
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• Affirmative action ban to affect 'more selective schools,' says Manchester University official

  30-06-2023 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to remove affirmative action in regard to admission will leave colleges across the nation asking themselves, "how does this affect us?"For two colleges in northeast Indiana, the answer is that it probably won't change much."I admitted am trying to dig into the details of the ruling, I think the schools that are likely to be most impacted are those highly selective schools that have race as a factor," said Ryon Kaopuiki, vice
  
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• Northwest Allen County historic barn will get new life at the DeKalb County Horsemen's Association

  30-06-2023 22:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --The Mackel barn was raised some 160 years ago off Chapman Road, up in the northwest corner of Allen County.Likely it housed its share of draft horses used to plow the soil and take grain to a nearby saw and gristmill.Stored inside would be hay, straw, grain, tools and farm implements, according to a press release from ACRES Land Trust, the non-profit land conservation organization that was willed the property from the Dr. Frederick and Alfrieda Mackel estate a few years
  
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• Fort Wayne woman earns centenarian status with 100th birthday

  30-06-2023 21:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Another Fort Wayne resident has just reached the century mark.On Friday, Marian Jacquay celebrated her 100th birthday at Canterbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center with friends and family.A New Haven High School graduate, Jacquay was married for 71 years before her husband passed away in 2014 and has four children, 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Fort Wayne woman celebrates 101st birthday"She always told us she was going to live to be 100, and she's do
  
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• These are the home items that always sell out on Prime Day

  30-06-2023 20:46 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. DetailsPrime Day deals are nearly impossible to resist, especially when it’s the top brands that are on sale, as in these top early deals across the site. Products carried by leading brands may be out of your price range on a regular day, but this Amazon sale is helping to level the playing — or rather, shopping — field. The home and kitchen products featured in this article, including som
  
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• Lutheran Downtown Hospital appoints new CEO

  30-06-2023 19:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Friday, Lutheran Downtown Hospital announced the appointment of Perry Gay as their CEO starting July 10.Perry brings strong leadership skills and the ability to translate objectives into
  actionable plans. I am confident that he will have a positive impact on Lutheran Downtown Hospital andadvance the momentum that has been made since we opened.
  Jerry Henry, Board Chair, Lutheran Downtown HospitalGay has served as the President and CEO of Logansport Memorial Hospital sin
  
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• Man spotted on stolen rubber ducky raft on the Ohio River arrested

  30-06-2023 19:19 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- A man spotted on the Ohio River with a stolen rubber ducky raft was pulled from the water as storms rushed through the area.
  The incident caused a scene on social media Thursday afternoon. Witnesses tell us the water rescue happened near Broadway Avenue.(Courtesy: Taylor Saunders)(Courtesy: Taylor Saunders)(Courtesy: Taylor Saunders)(Courtesy: Taylor Saunders)Evansville Police say the man, who was wearing a safety vest and hard hat, stole the raft and was using a shovel
  
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• Library patrons take pride in book display amid backlash

  30-06-2023 19:01 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) -- Whitley County residents held an event Friday to support Peabody Public Library's Pride Displays.
  Starting at noon, the "Proud Peabody Patrons for Pride" event planned to check out every book on the library's Pride displays to support LGBTQ+ residents.
  After first putting up the Pride displays, the library received backlash from members of the community, who reported their concerns to the Whitley County Commissioners. The commissioners issued a letter to the library
  
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• Map shows which internet provider is fastest where you live

  30-06-2023 18:56 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Before you sign a contract and set up your wifi, you probably want to know what your options are. A map maintained by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lets you examine which internet provider offers the fastest speed where you live.
  You start by typing in your address on the FCC's website. Then, a list of provider options pops up, plus the types of technology they have (like copper or fiber, for example), as well as their maximum advertised upload and download speeds
  
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• Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

  30-06-2023 17:36 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer.The court’s decision overturns a county judge’s ruling that the ban likely violates the state constitution’s privacy protections, which she said are stronger than those found in the U.S. Constitution. That judge’s order has allowed abortions to continue in Indian
  
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• ISP: Man shot in 'road rage' incident on I-65

  30-06-2023 17:04 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) -- A man driving on I-65 was shot Thursday during what police believe to be a road rage incident, according to the Indiana State Police.ISP and the Indianapolis Fire Department responded to a call reporting a man had been shot inside a vehicle on I-65 southbound around 7:30 p.m. When responders arrived on the scene they found a man with gunshot wounds and provided emergency medical aid.
  Police said the man was conscious and alert when he was transported to an area hospi
  
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• Supreme Court strikes down Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt

  30-06-2023 16:43 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans.The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by President Joe Biden last year, and left borrowers on the hook for repayments that are expected to resume by late summer.The court held that the administration needs Congress' endorsement b
  
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• Man charged with rape with a deadly weapon in Steuben County

  30-06-2023 16:20 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An Orland man was charged with rape with a deadly weapon after the victim was admitted to an emergency room early Thursday morning in Steuben County.According to a release from the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Jorge Juarez Lopez was booked in the Steuben County Jail on one count of rape with a deadly weapon, a Level 1 felony, and one count of fraud, a Class A misdemeanor.Around 4:45 a.m., officers were called to a hospital to meet with a female victi
  
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• Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian designer in gay wedding website case

  30-06-2023 16:05 via wane.com
  
  The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Colorado cannot require an evangelical Christian web designer to provide same-sex wedding websites that she argued was in violation of her conscience.The court found that the state’s anti-discrimination law violates Lorie Smith’s free speech rights under the First Amendment by demanding that she create same-sex wedding websites if she wants to do so for opposite-sex unions.The decision narrows states’ ability to apply public accommodation law
  
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• Campaign to bust impaired boaters kicks off July 1

  30-06-2023 15:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Alcohol use continues to be the number one contributing factor in boating deaths and accidents according to the law enforcement division of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.To combat impaired boating, Indiana Conservation Officers will be taking part in the annual Operation Dry Water national campaign which runs from July 1 to July 3.
  “Individuals and families from across the country head to our nation’s waterways for a fun, safe, and pleasant exp
  
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• Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduring

  30-06-2023 13:30 via wane.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornados, will likely increase in the future.A heat dome that pressured the Texas power grid and killed 13 people there and another in Louisiana pushed eastward Thursday and was expected to be centered over the mid-South by the weekend. Heat index leve
  
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• Be Our Guest - a' Roma Pizza

  30-06-2023 12:50 via wane.com
  
  It's time for another Be Our Guest half-off deal. This $50 for $25 gift certificate offer features a' Roma Pizza in Fort Wayne. Check out the video and then click here to get your deal!
  
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• Drought now severe, despite recent rain

  30-06-2023 05:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - While severe storms brought heavy rain to many parts of the region over the past week, much of the rain that fell rushed through and did not have time to sink into the ground to truly benefit our yards and gardens. Some additional scattered rain fell on Monday, but that was not enough to help improve our drought conditions.Week-to-week, the biggest change to our drought status is found across LaGrange and Steuben Counties, north of Fort Wayne, where we are now considere
  
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• Farm tractor tips over in DeKalb County crash

  30-06-2023 04:22 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A large farm tractor tipped over during a single-vehicle crash in rural DeKalb County on Thursday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.At approximately 5:40 p.m., police responded to a crash in the 700 block of County Road 61 and found a farm tractor tipped on its side.The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office learned that the driver, 19-year-old Kaylynn Martin, had been pulling a trailer with hay and started to go off the road. Junior Auburn Main Street is bri
  
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• FWPD hosts graduation ceremony for newest recruit class

  30-06-2023 03:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Thursday, the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) hosted a graduation ceremony for the department's 67th recruit class.The recruit class featured 25 candidates who started training in January, and 22 of those candidates made it to graduation.Following the graduation ceremony, the new officers will start six months of field training alongside a veteran officer and another six months of unsupervised probation. ‘100 tons:’ Fort Wayne bulk garbage program gr
  
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• FWFD: 'Small' bedroom fire leaves home with moderate smoke damage

  30-06-2023 01:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire at a home in southeast Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon.Firefighters arrived at a home in the 4000 block of South Park Drive at approximately 5:42 p.m. and found a "small fire" in a second story bedroom.Crews were able to keep the fire contained to the bedroom and put out the fire in roughly 10 minutes. Coroner ID’s driver killed in crash on US 33The FWFD found nobody inside the home during the incident.The h
  
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• Junior Auburn Main Street is bringing refillable water stations to five local parks

  30-06-2023 00:06 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- These days, some people want to stop using plastic bottles and reuse their own bottles hour by hour, day after day.That was the idea adopted by seven teenagers from DeKalb High School who decided to give back this summer and start a project to help out the environment and the community.Kaitlin Traylor, Emma Williams, Lydia Bennett, Riya Patel, Lydia Miller, Makalya Minnioh and Isabella Martinez are part of Junior Auburn Main Street, and offshoot of part of Auburn Main Stre
  
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