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• POLICE: School bus stop arm enforcement to increase

  31-07-2023 23:35 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Starting Tuesday, expect increased police patrols to prevent stop-arm violations, speeding and other forms of reckless driving around school buses and in school zones, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department.
  Overtime for the increased patrols is being funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through grants administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
  This past April, thousands of bus drivers across the state participated in a
  
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• Science Central campers to launch high altitude balloons

  31-07-2023 22:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It is a special week at Science Central, as summer campers are participating in a high altitude balloon launch program for the very first time. Science Sunday: Air pressureDale Ruppert, Revenue Programs Manager and Camp Director, says the ultimate goal of the camp is to successfully launch two high altitude balloons to hopefully about 100,000 feet. The launch is expected to take place on Wednesday morning (August 2nd) around 9:30 AM to 10 AM. They are partnering with a
  
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• Shuffling the deck may lead to solving cold cases: Playing cards with local homicides are coming to jails and prisons

  31-07-2023 21:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Alonna Allison, Kevin Nguyen, Lashonda Eldridge, Adam Tadeo, Nicholaus Scroggins, Maria Del Socorro Maldonado Ambriz, Daelon Locke, Marlon Davis.The list goes on for 54 names, the names and faces of local homicides and missing persons, printed on playing cards.        Fort Wayne homicide detective Brian Martin, in charge of cold cases, printed 500 decks of cards to distribute to local jails and state prisons.It’s not new, it
  
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• Lori Vallow Daybell given 5 life sentences in prison for murders of her two children

  31-07-2023 21:03 via wane.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (KTVX) – Lori Vallow Daybell, convicted of murdering her children, among other crimes, was sentenced to five life sentences in prison Monday with no possibility of parole. This sentencing brings closure to nearly four years of investigation and a trial.Daybell, 49, was found guilty of murder, and conspiracy to commit murder of her children Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16. She was also convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Tammy Daybell,
  
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• Madison County coroner resigns; last day is July 31

  31-07-2023 18:40 via wane.com
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. – The embattled Madison County coroner tendered his resignation Friday and said his last day will be Monday.Dr. Troy Abbott sent his letter of resignation to Gov. Eric Holcomb on July 28, citing “changes” in his “professional and personal life” that led to his decision to step down.“I have tried to give an opportunity for a three-month transition period back into the Coroner’s office. I have found that this will not be possible," Abb
  
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• Muncie officials provide update on early Sunday shooting

  31-07-2023 18:22 via wane.com
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. -- Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour, along with officials from the Muncie Police Department, provided an update Monday on the early Sunday morning shooting that shook the community to its core.
  According to previous reports, the shooting, which caused the death of one man and left more than a dozen individuals injured, occurred around 1:14 a.m. Sunday in the area of S. Hackley St. and E. Willard St. One man, identified by the Delaware County coroner as 30-year-old Joseph Bonner, who was an
  
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• Tim Smith launches campaign for 3rd District seat in Congress

  31-07-2023 18:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Republican Tim Smith on Monday launched a campaign to win the3rd District Congressional seat. Current 3rd District Congressman Jim Banks is running for the U.S. Senate set currently held by Mike Braun, who is running for governor.
  Smith unsuccessfully ran for Fort Wayne mayor back in 2019 and was defeated by incumbent Democrat Tom Henry.
  “In Congress, I will put a stop to the radical left’s agenda that is threatening the very freedoms that we value as American
  
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• Young, endangered salamander spotted in Indiana river; first time in decades

  31-07-2023 18:13 via wane.com
  
  BLUE RIVER, Ind. — For the first time in 30 to 40 years, a young, endangered salamander has been found in an Indiana river igniting hope among conservationists that a century-long decline may be rerouting onto a path of recovery.
  The young hellbender salamander — a gilled larva —was documented recently by biologists who were conducting routine surveys in south-central Indiana on the Blue River.
  The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Purdue University biologists labeled
  
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• Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows

  31-07-2023 17:29 via wane.com
  
  Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America.Angels even get more credence than, well, hell. More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies.In fact, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.“People are yearning for something greater than themselves — beyond their own understanding,” said Jack Grogger, a chapl
  
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• Brace yourself, $4 gas could again become a reality

  31-07-2023 17:02 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) The nation’s average price of gasoline has soared 16.5 cents in the last week to $3.72 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 price of diesel has jumped 15.5 cents in the last week and stands at $3.99 per gallon.“Gas prices suddenly soared over the last week due to heat-related refinery outages that impacted some of the largest refineries
  
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• 1st US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia

  31-07-2023 16:28 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now sending power to the grid reliably.At its full output of 1,100 megawatts of electricity, Unit 3 can power 500,000 homes and businesses. Utilities in Georgia, Florida and Alabama are receiving the electricit
  
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• Yellow trucking shutdown, bankruptcy? Here's what to know

  31-07-2023 15:29 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports.After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. Yellow shut down operations on Sunday, according to the Wall Street Journal, following the layoffs of hundreds of nonunion employ
  
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• 'Eat my food': Dog meat farmers in S. Korea resist push to ban industry

  31-07-2023 15:19 via wane.com
  
  PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest.Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children.“It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolut
  
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• 8 dogs died from extreme heat in the Midwest during unairconditioned drive

  31-07-2023 14:52 via wane.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — At least eight dogs died of heat -related injuries after being transported in the back of an uncooled cargo van through northern Indiana Thursday night, authorities said.The dogs that died were among 18 shepherds traveling from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to a training facility in Michigan City, Indiana, police said.The driver, whom police did not name, said he was unaware that the air conditioning in the cargo area failed until he heard dogs barking. T
  
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• Fallen bicycle causes chain reaction of accidents; Biker hits good samaritan attempting to help

  31-07-2023 14:09 via wane.com
  
  BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A man sustained serious injuries when attempting to provide aid to another hurt after a bicycle fell from a vehicle causing multiple vehicles to crash on I-65 Sunday afternoon.According to Indiana State Police, initial investigations indicated that a bicycle had fallen from a vehicle driving southbound on I-65 near the 59-mile marker, 3 miles northwest of Jonesville. The bicycle was lying in the far left lane when it was struck by two vehicles. Both vehicles pu
  
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• Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival

  31-07-2023 12:52 via wane.com
  
  ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole Monday as she is sentenced in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.Vallow Daybell was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well
  
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• Mom's 'Love on a Plate' is more than just a meal

  31-07-2023 12:10 via wane.com
  
  Meronica Finch walks through the kitchen door at the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission on a Tuesday morning with a huge smile on her face, ready to face the day. "Good morning," she shouts as the door swings open. "Good morning!""I love cooking because as a young girl I used to be in the kitchen with my grandma and my mom.""A great cook has to keep a clean kitchen," she shouts as she wipes down her cooking station where she's preparing a meal for over 200 people.Meronica Finch prepares Chicken Stir Fry
  
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• Mild temperatures and low humidity to begin the week

  31-07-2023 10:45 via wane.com
  
  It's finally comfortable with warm summer temperatures tempered by lower humidity. This mild forecast continues for at least the early part of this week. It will also remain dry with the first chance of showers not coming until the end of the week.
  Sunshine and mild temperatures today topping out in the middle 70s by noon.
  It will be another mild afternoon with comfortable humidity and temperatures in the lower 80s.Nighttime temperatures will be cool and especially by sunrise Tuesday as lows fal
  
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• Tornado confirmed in Defiance County after Saturday morning storms

  31-07-2023 03:25 via wane.com
  
  A tornado was confirmed from the thunderstorms that moved through early Saturday morning. According to the National Weather Service of Northern Indiana, a tornado touched down north of Hicksville.The tornado was rated an EF-1 with peak winds of 90 mph. This tornado was on the ground for only a minute, but traveled 0.72 miles. The tornado was as wide as 100 yards at one point.
  This tornado touched down north of Buckskin Road and west of Casebeer Road. It made its way north and east, causing damag
  
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• Fort Wayne family beats own record at state fair for tallest sunflower

  31-07-2023 03:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Babich family have done it once again. After an impressive showing at the state fair last year, Keenai and Ayla took home first and second for their flowers.
  Ayla, 12, bagged the State Title with her 20 feet, 10 inch flower and her brother, Keenai, 8, came second place with his flower measuring at 20 feet.Fort Wayne family growing state sunflower recordsThe Babich family takes sunflowers to the 2023 Indiana State Fair. (Photo Courtesy Alex Babich)Last year, 7-y
  
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• Fort Wayne family beat their own record at state fair for tallest sunflower

  31-07-2023 03:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Babich family have done it once again. After an impressive showing at the state fair last year, Keenai and Ayla took home first and second for their flowers.
  11-year-old Ayla bagged the State Title with her 20 feet, 10 inch flower and her brother, Keenai coming in second place with his flower measuring at 20 feet.Fort Wayne family growing state sunflower recordsThe Babich family takes sunflowers to the 2023 Indiana State Fair. (Photo Courtesy Alex Babich)Last y
  
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• King of the Lanes: EJ Tackett enjoying best year on the PBA Tour

  31-07-2023 03:06 via wane.com
  
  OSSIAN, Ind. (WANE) - EJ Tackett likes to joke that he had a bowling ball in his hands since the moment he could walk.More than a decade into his pro bowling career, Tackett is enjoying his best year on the PBA Tour. Back in February, Tackett took home his first U.S. Open title by defeating Kyle Troup in the championship match. Tackett joined rare company by becoming the ninth person to clinch a career triple crown on the PBA Tour."To come down to the 10th frame, and to be able to get it done, i
  
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• 1 dead, 23 wounded after street party shooting in Indiana

  31-07-2023 01:40 via wane.com
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. (WXIN) — A street party in Muncie, Indiana, turned into the scene of a deadly shooting early Sunday morning.
  One man died and nearly two dozen others were injured. Of those wounded, 19 were treated at Ball Memorial Hospital's emergency room, and four were taken to other hospitals. Thirteen victims remained hospitalized in stable condition Sunday afternoon.After the mass shooting, police announced that there was no further danger to the general public.”Stranger comes up a
  
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