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• Drought over for northeast Indiana and far northwest Ohio

  10-08-2023 23:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Helped along by recent periods of significant rainfall, the ongoing summer drought across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio has ended. For the first time in weeks, most of the area is not considered to be in any significant level of dryness.Some spots in Grant, Blackford, Jay, Wells, Adams, Van Wert, Paulding, and Defiance Counties, are still considered to be "Abnormally Dry". However, when an area is in this stage, it is not officially considered to be in a drought.
  
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• Drought over for NE Indiana and NW Ohio

  10-08-2023 23:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Helped along by recent periods of significant rainfall, the ongoing summer drought across NE Indiana and NW Ohio has ended.For the first time in weeks, most of the area is not considered to be in any significant level of dryness.Some spots in Grant, Blackford, Jay, Wells, Adams, Van Wert, Paulding, and Defiance Counties, are still considered to be "Abnormally Dry". However, when an area is in this stage, it is not officially considered to be in a drought.As of August 10
  
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• Drought over for NE Indiana and far NW Ohio

  10-08-2023 23:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Helped along by recent periods of significant rainfall, the ongoing summer drought across NE Indiana and NW Ohio has ended.For the first time in weeks, most of the area is not considered to be in any significant level of dryness.Some spots in Grant, Blackford, Jay, Wells, Adams, Van Wert, Paulding, and Defiance Counties, are still considered to be "Abnormally Dry". However, when an area is in this stage, it is not officially considered to be in a drought.As of August 10
  
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• 15 FINDS OUT: SACS addresses transportation issues on first day

  10-08-2023 22:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - During the first day of school for most districts, hiccups in transportation operations are common. For Southwest Allen County Schools, they experienced longer delays than they anticipated.
  On Wednesday evening, SACS sent an email to district families explaining the delays and that they have a better plan for the coming days. But ultimately the issue lies with the bus driver shortage.
  Email sent to families from SACS addressing transportation issues
  The district told WA
  
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• 16-year-old pleads guilty to robbery, will avoid attempted murder conviction in 2022 ambush

  10-08-2023 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne teenager who was charged as an adult in a 2022 shooting entered a plea agreement Thursday that would dismiss an attempted murder charge.Naing Ngwe, a 16-year-old boy, has entered a plea of guilty that would land him 15 years in prison, and probation for five years after that, court documents show. In March, the boy was charged in an October case in south Fort Wayne involving two victims from Indianapolis, one of whom was shot in the chest and sent to the ho
  
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• Why it's a good week for Jim Banks' Senate run

  10-08-2023 21:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- Two things this week would seem to bode well for Rep. Jim Banks' (R, IN-3) run for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat in 2024: a newspaper article and a speech.On Monday, the Indianapolis Star examined Banks' record in Congress and the Statehouse.The article indicated Banks could write both legislation and firebrand Tweets."This kind of article is a powerful introduction of Jim Banks to the state’s most populous area," said Michael Wolf, Purdue University Fort Wayne Politica
  
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• Jim Banks now 'presumptive' GOP Senate nominee

  10-08-2023 21:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- Two things this week would seem to bode well for Rep. Jim Banks' (R, IN-3) run for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat in 2024: a newspaper article and a speech. The rare early primary endorsement of the state Republican party probably doesn't hurt, either.On Monday, the Indianapolis Star examined Banks' record in Congress and the Statehouse. The article indicated Banks could write both legislation and firebrand Tweets."This kind of article is a powerful introduction of Jim Banks t
  
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• Indiana GOP endorses Jim Banks' Senate run

  10-08-2023 21:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- Two things this week would seem to bode well for Rep. Jim Banks' (R, IN-3) run for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat in 2024: a newspaper article and a speech.The rare early endorsement of the state Republican party probably doesn't hurt, either.On Monday, the Indianapolis Star examined Banks' record in Congress and the Statehouse.The article indicated Banks could write both legislation and firebrand Tweets."This kind of article is a powerful introduction of Jim Banks to the stat
  
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• Hoosier Lotto jackpot now largest state jackpot in US

  10-08-2023 21:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- The largest state jackpot in the U.S. and the second-largest domestic jackpot currently resides in the State of Indiana, according to Hoosier Lottery.The Hoosier Lotto jackpot has reached an estimated $27.5 million ahead of the next drawing Saturday, Aug. 12.Only the Powerball jackpot, which sits at an estimated $194 million, ranks higher among all national and state jackpots.Players can take a shot at the jackpot by purchasing a $2 Hoosier Lotto ticket at participating re
  
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• Former MLB player accused of sexual misconduct with 13-year-old

  10-08-2023 21:00 via wane.com
  
  ***WARNING: The following story contains graphic content not suitable for all readers***FORT WAYNE, Ind (WANE) -- A former Major League Baseball player who spent time coaching at Northrop High School is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 13-year-old he had been training at a Fort Wayne baseball and softball facility.The Allen County Sheriff's Department arrested 47-year-old Dustan Mohr on Wednesday evening. On Thursday, newly released Allen Superior Court documents she
  
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• Purple Heart veterans lay wreaths in Washington D.C.

  10-08-2023 20:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As part of the historic Honor Flight on Monday, Purple Heart veterans performed three wreath-laying ceremonies in Washington D.C.Inside look at Welcome Home celebration for Purple Heart heroesWANE 15 traveled along with the 102 Purple Heart veterans on their trip. Watch the video above to see the ceremonies at the Navy and Marine Corps memorials and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.GALLERY: Honor Flight for 102 Purple Heart recipients
  
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• US suicides hit an all-time high last year

  10-08-2023 20:21 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggests suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II.“There's something wrong. The number should not be going up,” said Christina Wilbur, a 45
  
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• Evansville explosion remembered 1 year later

  10-08-2023 20:02 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Today marks a somber anniversary for Evansville, one year ago a massive explosion destroyed several homes and damaged many others along Weinbach Avenue.
  The explosion took the lives of Charles and Martina Hite, who were inside the home that exploded. Their next-door neighbor, Jessica Teague also died.
  Following the explosion, the area was shut down for several days to allow crews to investigate a cause, safely clean up and allow inspectors to evaluate nearby homes to see i
  
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• Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks

  10-08-2023 19:16 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It's time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2. million candles due to laceration and burn hazards.The recall impacts Threshold-branded glass jar candles sold in multiple sizes and various scents — including frosted vanilla cupcake, rose petal & lotus, blue agave & cactcus and pumpkin spice, among others.According to Thursday's notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com
  
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• 5 killed when RV blows tire, crashes head-on into tractor-trailer

  10-08-2023 19:15 via wane.com
  
  CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A recreational vehicle blew a tire on an interstate highway in Pennsylvania, crossed the median and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer, killing four people in the RV and the truck driver, authorities said.The crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Interstate 81 near Chambersburg, in south-central Pennsylvania, state police said. The RV, which was heading south and towing a trailer, crossed a grassy median after the tire blew and struck the tru
  
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• 'You won't catch me alive or dead in Fishers': John Green quote slamming Hamilton East library turned into t-shirt

  10-08-2023 18:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers can now fashionably express their displeasure with a Hamilton County library's controversial decision to pull "The Fault in Our Stars" off the teen section's shelves with a "You Won't Catch Me Alive or Dead in Fishers, Indiana" t-shirt.Produced by Midwest clothing company Raygun, the t-shirt was made with permission from "The Fault in Our Stars" author John Green who sounded off on Wednesday by calling Hamilton East Public Library "an embarrassment" after the librar
  
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• Juvenile at South Side High School charged in shooting investigation

  10-08-2023 18:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On the first day back to school at South Side High School, a juvenile was arrested in connection to a shooting investigation, Fort Wayne Police announced.FWPD's Homicide Unit took a juvenile into custody at the school Thursday morning on charges of aggravated battery and criminal recklessness. The charges were in connection to a shooting Aug. 1 at Lafayette Park near the intersection of Lafayette Esplanade and Glencoe Avenue, the release said.Police said the juvenile wa
  
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• Root for your favorite NFL team with Vera Bradley gear

  10-08-2023 16:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Football and fashion are being stitched together in Vera Bradley's newest collection.Just in time for the season, the National Football League is partnering with the retailer to launch accessories that are perfect for tailgating before the game or a new everyday bag that showcases your favorite team.
  There are currently 20 teams in the collection featuring backpacks, car totes, coolers and more. Check out the collection on Vera Bradley's website.
  
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• How to catch the Perseid meteor shower as it peaks this weekend

  10-08-2023 16:02 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - Nature's fireworks will be flashing as they move through the sky — and you'll be able to see them without a telescope.
  This weekend (August 12-13) you'll be able to watch the peak of the Perseid meteor showers, the so-called "fireworks finale," which at times may produce roughly 90 meteors per hour, according to the EarthSky.org.Look in the northeastern sky after midnight Saturday and before dawn Sunday (WANE)Since the moon will be in its waning stage, the meteors will be more vis
  
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• Maui wildfires: 53 killed by deadliest US blaze in years

  10-08-2023 11:45 via wane.com
  
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (NEXSTAR) — The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 53 lives, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years.Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took the island by surprise, racing through parched growth and neighborhoods in the
  
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• Maui surveys the wreckage caused by the deadliest US wildfire in years

  10-08-2023 11:45 via wane.com
  
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (NEXSTAR) — The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years.Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took the island by surprise, racing through parched growth and neighborhoods in the
  
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• At least 36 dead on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii, county reports

  10-08-2023 11:45 via wane.com
  
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (NEXSTAR) — Several thousand Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as the Lahaina fire swept across the island, killing at least 36 people and burning parts of a centuries-old town.The fire took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. Flames roared throughout the night, forcing adults and children to dive into the ocean for safety. PHOTOS: Intensifying fires
  
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• Moped driver in critical condition following crash near Fort Wayne's north side

  10-08-2023 10:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash involving a moped driver on the city's north side. It happened around 1:50 Thursday morning.Police responded to the Five Points roundabout, near Goshen Avenue and Sherman Boulevard, on a report of a crash. Police said the man was traveling east on Goshen.The driver lost control at the roundabout and crashed, according to police. Medics transported the driver to a hospital in serious condition. He was later downgr
  
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• Former MLB outfielder, Northrop coach Dustan Mohr arrested for child sex crimes

  10-08-2023 05:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Wednesday, the Allen County Sheriff's Department arrested Dustan Mohr, a former MLB outfielder and coach at Northrop High School, and charged him with multiple child sex crimes.Mohr faces felony counts of child solicitation, child seduction, sexual misconduct with a minor, and dissemination of matter or conducting performance harmful to minors.Dustan Mohr mugshot (Photo provided by the Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  Mohr played in the major leagues for seven sea
  
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• Wendy's, Burger King both vandalized in downtown Fort Wayne

  10-08-2023 03:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Two popular fast-food restaurants downtown now have windows boarded up after a recent vandalism.Both Wendy's on South Clinton Street and Burger King on East Jefferson Boulevard saw significant damage.A Wendy's employee told WANE 15 the incident happened early Saturday morning, however according to the Fort Wayne Police Department's activity log, there was a report for a vandalism on South Clinton Street and another on East Jefferson boulevard dated last Thursday.The
  
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• LOOK: Model captures history, heritage of barn at historic Noble County farm

  10-08-2023 03:04 via wane.com
  
  WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- After receiving state recognition last week for their efforts to preserve a farm that predates the American Civil War, the Evers family received another gift Monday from an Ohio man.The gift in question is a model barn designed after the main barn that has stood on the Plainview Farm homestead for over 100 years.The architect behind the model, William Woodcox, passed away shortly after finishing the model, but his son, David, wanted to pass the model on to the Evers
  
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• Courts: Street names whispered and sometimes said aloud at 2020 murder trial

  10-08-2023 01:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Street names are important in this week’s murder trial.For starters, Tremaine Wyatt, 28, aka “Tank” or “Tank G,” is charged in the shooting death on July 21, 2020 of Allen Lamar Ruffin, or “AG” to his friends.It was one of his so-called friends, a man known on the streets as “Pork,” who “put some money on AG’s head,” as related in opening statements by the Chief Deputy Prosecutor Tom Chaille.And fa
  
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• Inside look at Welcome Home celebration for Purple Heart heroes

  10-08-2023 00:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - More than a thousand people came to the Coliseum Monday night to welcome home 102 Purple Heart veterans from their historic Honor Flight.GALLERY: Honor flight for 102 Purple Heart RecipientsWANE 15 was honored to travel with the veterans on their trip to Washington D.C. and was on the first bus as it rolled into the Coliseum and the lights flipped on to reveal the celebration.
  Watch the video in this story to see the welcome home line from the veteran perspective.
  
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