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• Trump indicted on Jan. 6 charges

  01-08-2023 23:53 via wane.com
  
  Former President Trump has been indicted by a Washington grand jury on charges stemming from his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.The indictment comes after Trump pursued a multipronged plan to stay in office, turning to the Justice Department, state officials and even his own supporters, who ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after former Vice President Mike Pence refused Trump’s request to overturn the election results. Trump will face charges on four co
  
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• Yellow and Holland trucking employees await their fate on pensions, 401Ks and health care as shock over shutdown continues

  01-08-2023 23:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The abrupt closure of freight giant Yellow Corp. has left 85 local union members without a job, according to local Teamster Local 414 president Ehren Gerdes.The Nashville, Tennessee-based company's decision to shut down - the national Teamsters union and multiple media reports say the company is headed for bankruptcy - caused the closing of the YRC terminal on South Maplecrest Road in New Haven and the USF Holland terminal on Merchant Road in Fort Wayne.
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• Wild on WANE: Sloth

  01-08-2023 22:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One of the newest animals to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo may also be one of its slowest. Benedict, the two-toed sloth, calls Central Zoo home.Fort Wayne zoo adds a sloth!He arrived in Fort Wayne from Staten Island earlier this year. Sloths are nocturnal and do a lot of sleeping. Zoogoers are likely to see him hanging out in his hammock in the left corner of his exhibit.
  But, people can get to meet Benedict up close in the zoo's newest Wild Encounter.Wild on WANE: Peng
  
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• 2 merchants leaving Union Street Market at Electric Works

  01-08-2023 22:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Two merchants at Electric Works' Union Street Market are moving out.B&B Meat and Seafood Market, along with Bragg A Lot Sweets and Drinks, are shutting down their booths.Blake Elick, executive chef at B&B Market, cited hidden costs and lack of foot traffic as reasons for B&B Market closing, with fewer customers coming in the summertime than during the holidays, for instance."It's been a struggle," Elick told WANE 15. "During the week is rough. Saturdays are
  
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• Fort Wayne officials release results from Foster Park survey

  01-08-2023 21:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - In April, 2,000 park goers responded to the Foster Park Trail survey. Four months ago, park goers didn't want to change a single thing, and the results reflect those statements: change is not what people want.
  The 11-question survey consisted of what park goers use the trails for, how often they use them and small improvements they would like to see. Full survey results can be found below.
  Foster-Park-Trail-Survey-Result-Final.pdfDownloadAlmost 50 percent of survey resp
  
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• Cedar Point building new coaster that will hit 120 mph

  01-08-2023 20:36 via wane.com
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (WANE) Thrill seekers and roller coaster fanatics will be excited to learn about a new ride set to debut at Cedar Point in 2024.The amusement park is calling Top Thrill 2, the world’s tallest and fastest triple-launch strata roller coaster. The strata coaster, known as any roller coaster eclipsing a height of 400 feet, was first pioneered by Cedar Point in 2003. The park will build on that legacy with not one, but two, 420-foot-tall track towers.On the start, using an all-ne
  
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• Indiana State Police completes investigation into fatal crash with FWPD officer that killed pedestrian

  01-08-2023 20:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Tuesday, Indiana State Police wrapped up its investigation into the April crash where a pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck driven by an on-duty Fort Wayne Police officer.ISP confirmed the information was reviewed by local crash reconstructionists, and it was also peer-reviewed by other state police reconstructionists.Henry Najdeski (Credit toBarrett McNagny LLP)
  The next step is for the information to be sent to the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office for revie
  
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• LIVE: Indiana State Police give update on officer's death at state's Law Enforcement Academy

  01-08-2023 18:51 via wane.com
  
  PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- The Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a central Indiana Police Officer at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.Few details surrounding the death were released.ISP are holding a media briefing Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. to explain more about the ILEA situation.This is a developing story.
  
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• Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy dead after found in state's Law Enforcement Academy dorm 'unresponsive'

  01-08-2023 18:51 via wane.com
  
  PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- The Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a central Indiana Police Officer at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.
  ISP said during Tuesday's press conference, a Johnson County Sheriff's Deputy was found in the academy's dormitory room unresponsive. Immediate life-saving measures weren't able to revive him and he was pronounced dead on the scene.He was identified as 49-year-old Deputy Timothy J Guyer. Guyer was attending the 230th session of the law enforcement a
  
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• Indiana State Police give update on officer's death at state's Law Enforcement Academy

  01-08-2023 18:51 via wane.com
  
  PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- The Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a central Indiana Police Officer at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.Few details surrounding the death were released.ISP are holding a media briefing Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. to explain more about the ILEA situation.This is a developing story.
  
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• Confrontation leads to exchange of gunfire in Warsaw

  01-08-2023 18:50 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) The Warsaw Police Department is asking for information related to an incident Monday evening where two people ended up being arrested after exchanging gunfire.
  The incident took place at around 7:15 p.m. in the area of the 400 block of West Porter Street. Police were sent to the area after reports of shots being fired.Investigators determined that Jose Avila Jr. fired several shots at a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle drove off before returning gunfire. He was identified a
  
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• Google Street View car leads Indiana police on 100 mph chase, crashes into creek

  01-08-2023 18:20 via wane.com
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Ind. — Google Maps Street View could soon feature breakneck snapshots of an in-progress police pursuit after a Florida man, who claimed to work for the mapping tech giant, led Middletown police officers on a high-speed chase all while a 360-degree camera was mounted to the roof of his car.
  Coleman Ferguson is currently being held in the Henry County Jail where he faces one count of resisiting law enforcement with a vehicle, a Level 6 felony. Our bears are real, a Chinese zoo sa
  
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• Bed, Bath & Beyond stores closed, but website relaunches through new owner

  01-08-2023 17:57 via wane.com
  
  CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) -- Bed, Bath & Beyond may have closed all their physical stores across the country, but a new owner of the brand officially relaunched their website Tuesday.Fans of the retailer may now be relieved to hear that Overstock.com purchased the brand's name and plans to continue the online store and app, selling furniture, rugs and other household items. This purchase means accounts with Overstock.com will now become Bed, Bath and Beyond accounts.There are some differences t
  
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• Holiday World announces new attraction

  01-08-2023 17:20 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Holiday World announced a new attraction Tuesday- "Good Gravy".The family coaster will open to the public in May of 2024 at Holiday World and Splashin' Safari, located in the Thanksgiving section of the park. The coaster is a family boomerang, the first of its kind to open in North America, and cost approximately $10 million.
  Guests will board a train shaped like a gravy boat, be pulled backward uphill and then be sent flying forward through the station hitting a maximum
  
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• Zoo in China denies that bear in viral video is just a human wearing a costume

  01-08-2023 16:45 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A zoo in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has been forced to deny that its bears are just human beings in elaborate costumes after a video clip showing one of the animals went viral.Internet users reportedly began joking about the legitimacy of the Hangzhou Zoo’s bears after photos of the animal — a sun bear — began circulating on social media, the Associated Press reported. Child finds part of ‘historic’ jawbone on North Carolina beachVideo cl
  
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• Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic

  01-08-2023 16:18 via wane.com
  
  Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the e-commerce giant pushes deeper into care delivery.Amazon said Tuesday that customers can visit its virtual clinic around the clock through Amazon’s website or app. There, they can compare prices and response times before picking a telemedicine provider from several options.The clinic, which doesn’t accept insurance, launched last fall with a focus on text message-based consul
  
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• Why farmers detassel corn in Indiana; Importance of seed fields

  01-08-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- While most corn grown in the Midwest is field corn, used to feed livestock, for fructose in production, or even as a source of energy for ethanol, another type of corn raised is seed corn. Seed corn is utilized as a breeding ground to grow seed for the next year's crop.
  How do seed corn fields work?A seed field is planted 2 times with one set of rows being designated as the "female" rows to produce the next year's seeds and another smaller set being designated as the "
  
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• Get Colts tickets for $40, but just for 40 hours

  01-08-2023 15:15 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) – With 40 days until to the kickoff of the 40th season of Colts football in Indianapolis, the Colts are offering a $40 ticket deal for 40 hours only starting Tuesday at 8 a.m.Fans who visit Colts.com/singlegame or Ticketmaster.com – before Wed., Aug. 2 at 11:59 p.m. – may purchase $40 tickets to 2023 home games, in select inventory while supplies last. This season, the Colts’ 17-game schedule at Lucas Oil Stadium includes nine regular season
  
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• A judge is set to hear the last day of testimony in the Oxford High School shooter's sentencing

  01-08-2023 14:19 via wane.com
  
  PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge is expected to hear the third and final day of testimony Tuesday at a sentencing hearing for the Oxford High School shooter, though an immediate decision is not anticipated.Ethan Crumbley, 17, pleaded guilty to murder, terrorism and other charges in a mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven others in 2021 at the school about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Detroit.Because of his age — 15 at the time — an automatic life
  
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• Is tonight your lucky night? Mega Millions $1.1 billion jackpot up for grabs again

  01-08-2023 12:07 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- A estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot will again be up for grabs Tuesday night, giving lottery players a chance to snap an unlucky streak that has stretched on for months.The current jackpot has steadily grown since April after a ticketholder in New York matched all six numbers to win a $20 million prize. (The previous jackpot, awarded days before on April 14, was worth $483 million.) A total of 46 players, meanwhile, have won second-tier prizes worth $1 million o
  
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• Is tonight your lucky night? Mega Millions $1.05 billion jackpot up for grabs again

  01-08-2023 12:07 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - A estimated $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot will again be up for grabs Tuesday night, giving lottery players a chance to snap an unlucky streak that has stretched on for months.The current jackpot has steadily grown since April, after a ticketholder in New York matched all six numbers to win a $20-million prize. (The previous jackpot, awarded days before on April 14, was worth $483 million.) A total of 46 players, meanwhile, have won second-tier prizes worth $1 million
  
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• 'We have no choice:' Fort Wayne protesters speak out against looming abortion ban

  01-08-2023 04:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A last minute legal move Monday could delay Indiana's abortion ban. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana asked the state's Supreme Court to keep the ban on hold while it pursues a narrower preliminary injunction.The petition seeks a rehearing, which likely will delay the ban from taking effect tomorrow while the Indiana Supreme Court considers it. Northeast Indiana National Organization for Women (NOW) held what they called "an action" Monday evening pro
  
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• ACLU of Indiana asks state's high court to keep hold on near-total abortion ban in place for now

  01-08-2023 03:43 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana asked the state's high court Monday to keep Indiana's near-total abortion ban on hold while it pursues a narrower preliminary injunction in a trial court to address the scope of the ban's exemption allowing women facing serious health risks to obtain abortions.The petition seeking a rehearing will delay the ban from taking effect as soon as Tuesday while the Indiana Supreme Court considers the matter. The ACLU of I
  
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• The Salvation Army looks to collect enough school supplies for children before deadline

  01-08-2023 03:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Salvation Army is hoping to meet its goal for a summer program that aims to provide children with school supplies before school starts back up.Tools for School aims to assist families in need by providing essential school supplies, but officials said the collections efforts are short by about 300 children.The Salvation Army provided a list of supplies the organization needs:
  Here is a list of supplies needed:Book Bags (Highest Need)TissuesPensPencils3 Ring BindersD
  
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• 'It's a way of life:' Family looks back at 7 generations, 169 years of preservation, tradition at Noble County farm

  01-08-2023 03:01 via wane.com
  
  WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- From handling over 100 head of cattle, hundreds of acres of land and a historic farm well over 150 years old, Evelyn Evers and her family are always busy with something."Very rarely do you get to vacation and do things that the 'city folk' do," Evers said.Although Evers and her family have lived at and operated Plainview Farm since April 1973, their efforts have continued a family tradition at the farm that spans seven generations and nearly 170 years.To reward their
  
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• More confusion after fire district public meeting Monday

  01-08-2023 02:09 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN, COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Monday evening the Board of Fire Trustees of the West Central Fire District held their second public meeting within a week. Last week, discussion about a new locations concerned many residents of the Aboite and Lake Townships. Meeting held to discuss location for new district fire stationOn the agenda for Monday's meeting, the board discuss the 2024 budget, the Arcola fire station lease agreement, and discuss a resolution for policy and procedures for public hearings
  
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