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• 'A lot of rumors,' Three Rivers Festival sees successful year amid sponsor changes

  17-07-2023 23:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "There were a lot of rumors going out there, the office got calls 'is the festival even going to happen?" John Nichter, president of the Three Rivers Festival Board said.
  While rumors about the stability of the festival may have muddled the future of the festival in the eyes of the public, Nichter said that losing sponsors isn't anything to bat an eye about, and he's confident not only in the festival his team put on this year, but the years to come.
  "When we
  
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• Scattered storms south of Fort Wayne

  17-07-2023 23:00 via wane.com
  
  A Severe T-Storm Watch is in effect through midnight for Grant, Blackford, and Jay Counties (including the cities of Marion, Hartford City, Portland). Torrential downpours and gusty winds are possible with these storms. Areas north are most likely to stay rain-free this evening.Smoke continues to be a big focus of our forecast with unhealthy air quality extending through this evening. The good news is that smoke moves out late tonight and air quality is expected to be much better tomorrow. Air Q
  
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• Sam's Club announces $20 membership for teachers – here's how to get one

  17-07-2023 21:08 via wane.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – Sam’s Club has announced a new membership deal for educators before the next school year.The retailer is offering a limited-time membership offer for teachers and administrators that gives them 60% off a standard Sam's Club membership, making the membership $20.The membership offer starts Monday, July 17 and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 15. Should you push over these stacks of rocks? Here’s what NPS says you should doYou can redeem the offer online or in
  
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• Courts: Allen County prosecutor accepts plea deal that swaps murder charge for reckless homicide

  17-07-2023 20:53 via wane.com
  
  Jury was hung in January on self-defense claims by defendantALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)- In January, Henry C. Meyers Jr. lifted up his shirt in court and showed the jury four wounds to his torso that nearly killed him.EMS rushed Meyers to a Fort Wayne hospital where he underwent surgery immediately and recovered in the ICU.Those wounds to his heart, abdomen and kidney were enough to split a jury, particularly because Meyers wasn’t a known criminal and he fired his gun after he was confronted
  
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• 'Today is a day of hope': Durm's life celebrated during Monday funeral at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

  17-07-2023 18:57 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- A Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy was laid to rest Monday morning after messages of hope, love and respect were consistently shared during his funeral service at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
  The life of 61-year-old Deputy John Durm, a 38-year veteran of the Marion County Sheriff's Office, was celebrated during the Monday morning service. According to previous reports, Durm was killed on July 10 after an inmate, identified by police as 34-year-old Orlando Mitchell, attacked an
  
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• Court docs: Muncie man admits to sex with 12-year-old who tells cops she is pregnant

  17-07-2023 18:50 via wane.com
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. — Court documents reveal that an 18-year-old from Muncie is accused of child molestation after he reportedly admitted to being in a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl for the past 10 months. The girl told police she was six to eight weeks pregnant.
  Michael Johnson Jr. was arrested on Thursday on multiple preliminary charges of child molestation and possession of child pornography. Two men charged with murder in connection to 2015 Marion cold caseAccording to court doc
  
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• Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash flood

  17-07-2023 18:08 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family.Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Monday the effort would be a “massive undertaking” and that 100 search crew and numerous drones would be looking for the siblings along the creek that drains int
  
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• Mayor Henry vetoes board term limits; city council still has chance to override

  17-07-2023 17:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Monday, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry exercised his veto power for the first time since 2020.Fort Wayne City Council recently decided to impose term limits on appointments the mayor makes to City Boards.New term limits to be imposed for Fort Wayne city boardsWhen asked whether or not Henry agreed with the decision before the ordinance was approved, his stance was simple.
  "Moving it [Term Limits] into the executive branch, that would be like Congress telling the pr
  
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• 2 officials are out at Indiana addiction center after 3 deaths

  17-07-2023 16:26 via wane.com
  
  MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — Two leaders are out at an Indiana addiction treatment center after three recent deaths and calls by police to yank its license.The executive director and director of nursing are no longer working at Praxis Landmark Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation site for men near South Bend, the company told WNDU-TV.Other senior managers “will supervise the facility around the clock,” Landmark Recovery said in a statement released Friday. &ldqu
  
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• Driver to be sentenced in hit-and-run that killed Angola teen

  17-07-2023 15:57 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The driver in a hit-and-run that killed an Angola teen- and seriously injured another boy- is set to be sentenced Monday.Hope Richmond, 46, could be serving anywhere from 2 to 14 1/2 years in prison.On the night of Oct. 1, 13-year-old Wayden Bennett and 12-year-old Ryly Cummings were walking along the side of the road in rural Pleasant Township after a baseball game.The next thing Ryly knew, he said in court documents, he was in a ditch by the road, bleeding. He suf
  
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• Driver sentenced to 12 years in hit-and-run that killed Angola teen

  17-07-2023 15:57 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The driver in a hit-and-run that killed an Angola teen- and seriously injured another boy- was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison."I am not a heartless person," 46-year-old Hope Richmond told the courtroom that morning.Richmond said she was in the wrong place at the wrong time on the night of Oct. 1, when 13-year-old Wayden Bennett and 12-year-old Ryly Cummings were walking along the side of the road in rural Pleasant Township after a baseball game.The next thin
  
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• First Steps in Music sets the rhythm of a lifetime

  17-07-2023 12:15 via wane.com
  
  Music fills the room on a sunny Tuesday morning at the Shawnee Branch of the Allen County Public Library.Sara Pulse, Director of Early Childhood Music for the Fort Wayne Children's Choir, leads a group of infants and toddlers through a version of the popular sing-a-long "All Around the Kitchen-Cock-a-Doodle-Doodle-Do."Parents, grandparents and caregivers joyously join in as the group stomps it's way around a circle.The First Steps in Music program is a collaboration between the Allen County Publ
  
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• LaGrange sheriff's deputy involved in crash seriously injuring Michigan man

  17-07-2023 09:58 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE Co., Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating a crash in LaGrange County that left a driver from Michigan with serious injuries. The crash happened Saturday afternoon and involved a LaGrange County Sheriff's deputy.Around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a crash involving a GMC pickup truck and the Sheriff's deputy. A preliminary investigation indicates the deputy was traveling eastbound on State Road 120 with his emergency lights and sirens activated while respon
  
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• LaGrange County Sheriff's deputy involved in crash seriously injuring Michigan man

  17-07-2023 09:58 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE Co., Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating a crash in LaGrange County that left a driver from Michigan with serious injuries. The crash happened Saturday afternoon and involved a LaGrange County Sheriff's deputy.Around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a crash involving a GMC pickup truck and the Sheriff's deputy. A preliminary investigation indicates the deputy was traveling eastbound on State Road 120 with his emergency lights and sirens activated while respon
  
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• Unhealthy air quality with scattered showers

  17-07-2023 09:53 via wane.com
  
  Smoke continues to be the main focus of our forecast today it causes the sky to be hazy and air quality levels continue to be unhealthy. The good news is that smoke moves out late tonight and air quality is expected to be much better Tuesday. Air Quality Action Day has been issued for MondaySkies will be partly cloudy with considerable haze caused by the wildfire smoke with temperatures in the middle to upper 70s by noon.
  Not much will change this afternoon as you'll need to limit your time outs
  
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• Super Shot hosting back to school vaccine clinics

  17-07-2023 07:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - With the next school year quickly approaching, Super Shot, Inc. is supporting the Indiana Department of Health’s SMART START! campaign to catch students up on required school immunizations by offering three vaccine clinics.Immunizations are required for Indiana children entering kindergarten, 6th grade and 12th grade. According to Connie Heflin, Executive Director of Super Shot, the Indiana Department of Health has identified 29,899 students in Allen County who ar
  
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• Super Shot hosting back to school vaccine clincs

  17-07-2023 07:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - With the next school year quickly approaching, Super Shot, Inc. is supporting the Indiana Department of Health’s SMART START! campaign to catch students up on required school immunizations by offering three vaccine clinics.Immunizations are required for Indiana children entering kindergarten, 6th grade and 12th grade. According to Connie Heflin, Executive Director of Super Shot, the Indiana Department of Health has identified 29,899 students in Allen County who ar
  
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• Hazy Monday with scattered rain chances

  17-07-2023 06:15 via wane.com
  
  Early morning lows drop into the mid-60s as the new week gets underway.
  Morning lows drop into the mid-60s.
  Unfortunately, more wildfire smoke from Canada has moved in and lingers through Monday night. Due to this, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued an Air Quality Action Day through Monday. The air quality is expected to be in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range, meaning seniors, kids, and those with existing breathing issues will want to avoid being outdoors, e
  
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• Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike

  17-07-2023 00:07 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike.
  Negotiations between the delivery company and the union representing 340,000 of its workers have been at a standstill for more than a week with a July 31 deadline for a new contract approaching fast.
  The union has threatened a strike if a deal is not reached by the time the collective bargaining agreement expires. Asked during a webcast w
  
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