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• Allen County school districts weigh in on new grad requirements

  15-08-2023 23:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For graduating seniors, new graduation requirements went into effect this past spring. The state of Indiana implemented three main criteria that students must satisfy in order to graduate. Students must earn enough credits, learn and demonstrate employability skills, and exhibit postsecondary-ready competencies. WANE 15 spoke with each school district in Allen County to remind seniors and their parents of the recent changes.
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• FWPD investigates string of armed robberies at 3 Fort Wayne Krogers

  15-08-2023 23:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is asking the public for any information regarding a string of armed robberies that happened at three Kroger stores Sunday.Authorities received surveillance camera snapshots of the suspect, who is believed to be behind all three armed robberies that took place at the Kroger locations at 7008 Bluffton Road, 4120 N. Clinton St. and 10230 Chestnut Plaza Drive.The FWPD described the suspect as a black man in his mid-20s who is 5 feet
  
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• 83-year-old preparing for the dive of his life

  15-08-2023 23:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Most people have a long bucket list of things they want to do before they can't. One of those bucket list items is skydiving. That's the last item on one local mans bucket list, 83-year-old George "Gene" Haines will be skydiving out of a plane on Thursday.
  "Gene" is a resident of Cedarhurst of Fort Wayne, the opportunity to skydive came about when Cedarhurst asked residents to wrote down any wishes they had and put them in a fishbowl.
  A few weeks later "Gene's" wish was
  
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• Wild on WANE: Zoo Animal Hospital

  15-08-2023 22:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is home to more than 1,500 animals. For Dr. Kami Fox, that's more than 1,500 patients.
  "Most people don't even know we exist," Dr. Kami as she's known at the zoo, said. "They don't know that there's a hospital here dedicated to the animals. They don't know that there's full time veterinarians here all the time and on call 24/7. There are three vet techs, I have two hospital keepers and I've got an environmental quality technician to monitor
  
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• Michigan car dealer buys Rohrman Automotive Group's Subaru dealership in Fort Wayne

  15-08-2023 21:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Rohrman Automotive Group's two Subaru dealerships in Fort Wayne and Lafayette are now under new management.On Monday, Zeigler Auto Group, a car dealer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, purchased both dealerships to add to its other two Subaru dealerships in Merrillville, Indiana, and Kenosha, Wisconsin.The two dealerships will now be known as Zeigler Subaru of Fort Wayne and Zeigler Subaru of Lafayette."Zeigler is proud to expand our family of dealerships across the Midwest with
  
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• Michigan car dealer buys both Rohrman Automotive Group's Subaru dealerships in Indiana

  15-08-2023 21:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Rohrman Automotive Group's two Subaru dealerships in Fort Wayne and Lafayette are now under new management.On Monday, Zeigler Auto Group, a car dealer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, purchased both dealerships to add to its other two Subaru dealerships in Merrillville, Indiana, and Kenosha, Wisconsin.The two dealerships will now be known as Zeigler Subaru of Fort Wayne and Zeigler Subaru of Lafayette."Zeigler is proud to expand our family of dealerships across the Midwest with
  
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• Police investigate cause of Grant County crash that killed mother, injured 2 kids

  15-08-2023 21:10 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Police in Grant County are investigating what led to a crash Monday that killed a mother of two children who were also trapped in the car.Emergency crews responded to the crash in the West 4000 block of County Road 300 South on reports the driver was unresponsive and two small children were possibly trapped in the vehicle, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff's Office. Witnesses and first responders attempted life-saving measures for the driver, but 41
  
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• Russo Power Equipment moves into former Mutton store

  15-08-2023 19:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)The former Mutton Power Equipment store in Illinois Road in Fort Wayne is now home to a similar business.
  Russo Power Equipment, which got its start in Illinois, purchased the Mutton dealership and another business in South Bend as part of its strategy to expand into Indiana.
  The Illinois Road store is open for business, however a fall grand opening is planned. Current hours are Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.Russo has relationships with To
  
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• 816 Pint & Slice has a special deal for one day only

  15-08-2023 19:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - 816 Pint & Slice is offering deals Wednesday to celebrate the pizzeria's numerical namesake.
  The restaurant at 816 Calhoun St. invites customers to enjoy a pint, a slice, or both with the option of two special deals, only on Aug. 16. Customers can choose between two slices of pizza and a drink, or one slice and two domestic pints. Either combo costs $8.16.The price pays homage to the date and the restaurant's address in downtown Fort Wayne.
  
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• 5 things to know about a possible UAW strike

  15-08-2023 19:30 via wane.com
  
  With one month before the United Auto Workers (UAW) contract expires on Sept. 14, President Joe Biden is asking the union and the Big Three automakers to work together and forge a fair agreement. Negotiations between UAW and the Big Three — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — began in early July over pay increases, pensions and career security. Autoworkers are particularly concerned about how the shift to electric vehicles could threaten their jobs and compensation.5 big quest
  
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• Apple to start paying out claims in $500M iPhone slowdown lawsuit: reports

  15-08-2023 19:25 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – iPhone users who have long complained their phones get slower after a software update may finally be getting paid for their troubles.Apple will soon start paying out between $310 million and $500 million it agreed to pay to settle claims the company intentionally slowed down old iPhones' performance with a new iOS update. How much the company ultimately pays out will depend on the number of approved claims.The good news is about 3 million people who filed claims in the class ac
  
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• 15-acre site in southwest Fort Wayne slated for new industrial building

  15-08-2023 19:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind.(WANE) -- Murray Equipment in Fort Wayne is proposing to construct a building on nearly 15 acres on Nuttman Avenue for machining, metal fabrication and warehousing, according to plans submitted to the Fort Wayne Plan Commission.The site at 3633 Nuttman is close to the Ardmore Avenue intersection and needs to be rezoned from single-family residential to industrial.The primary development schematic shows a 25-foot setback from Nuttman Avenue, 50 parking spaces, and a 100,000-square
  
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• Photos show aftermath of Maui wildfire

  15-08-2023 17:40 via wane.com
  
  This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires on the intersection at Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP)People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (Alan Dickar via AP)The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee St
  
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• Judge grants change of venue for driver charged in death of state trooper

  15-08-2023 16:55 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A judge ruled Tuesday that a man charged with murder in the death of an Indiana State Trooper will be granted a change of venue for the trial.
  The trial for Terry DeWaine Sands II, of Marion, is now set to take place in Wabash County. If a jury trial is planned, that will be scheduled for March 4 to March 15, 2024. The public defender for Sands filed the change of venue request in May.Bailey was killed in the line of duty March 3. The 50-year-old trooper from Au
  
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• Judge could rule on change of venue for driver charged in death of state trooper

  15-08-2023 16:55 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A judge could decide in a hearing Tuesday if the man charged with murder in the death of an Indiana State Trooper will be granted a change of venue for the trial.
  Terry DeWaine Sands II, of Marion, also filed a motion Tuesday seeking funds to hire a mitigation specialist who will look into his whole life to see if there are mitigating circumstances that should keep him from getting a stiffer penalty should he be found guilty of murder in the killing of Master Trooper
  
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• Albion restaurant raising money for blind Black Pine tiger

  15-08-2023 15:50 via wane.com
  
  ALBION, Ind. (WANE) -- A growing restaurant in the town of Albion is raising money for Black Pine Animal Sanctuary by selling "Tigerloin" sandwiches.Prince, a white Bengal tiger, was found to have a detached retina and cataracts during his annual health exam. This has led him to lose his vision completely. A surgical operation can easily restore his sight, however, Black Pine is asking for public support for the medical expenses.
  Black Pine Animal Sanctuary has teamed up with the One10 West Main
  
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• Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead after Maui wildfires as teams intensify search

  15-08-2023 14:59 via wane.com
  
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii officials worked painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui and expected to release the first names Tuesday, even as teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash.A week after a blaze tore through historic Lahaina, many who survived have started moving into hundreds of hotel rooms set aside for displaced locals while donations of food, ice, water and other essentials have poured in.Crews
  
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• WATCH: Congressman berates officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo

  15-08-2023 14:21 via wane.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the ground by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor during an altercation at a rodeo last month.In body camera video, the former White House physician can be seen approaching a group of people surrounding a 15-year-old girl who authorities have said was having seizures. The two-term Republican congressman later has what looks like an argument
  
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• Indiana teen who shot teacher and student at a middle school in 2018 is ordered to treatment center

  15-08-2023 13:38 via wane.com
  
  NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, should go to a residential treatment center, a judge ordered Monday.Hamilton Superior Court Judge Michael A. Casati ordered that the now-18-year-old be held in the Hamilton County Juvenile Service Center for 120 days while a probation department finds a suitable secure residential facility for him, news outlets reported.“The juvenile is a risk to the
  
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• Retirees face $17,400 hit in Social Security if fund isn't bolstered: analysis

  15-08-2023 12:20 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The average retired couple would see a $17,400 Social Security cut in 2033 if the program is allowed to continue on its current path, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).The CRFB's analysis found that politicians' promises not to touch the program would actually ensure a reduction in benefits across the board when the trust fund behind Social Security goes insolvent in a decade.That fund, the Old-Age and Survivors Ins
  
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• August heat looms on the horizon

  15-08-2023 04:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - If you step outside this week, it feels pretty cool for August's standards. By next week though, the 70-degree high temperatures are looking to be a thing of the past. Cool start to the week unusual for AugustThe Climate Prediction Center's 6 to 10 Day Temperature Outlook includes our area in above average temperature probabilities, as a dome of heat expands across the center to eastern part of the country. This means it is more likely than not we'll be experiencing som
  
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• NACS unveils renderings of new middle school, Carroll High School expansion

  15-08-2023 04:23 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- New renderings have provided a glimpse into Northwest Allen County School's (NACS) plans for an expansion of Carroll High School and a new middle school.The renderings, unveiled Monday during NACS's school board meeting, were shown as part of a timeline update for the two projects.A review of the design and developments for both projects will take place Oct. 2, and the construction documents and bidding processes should be finalized by late 2023.The Carroll High Scho
  
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• Georgia grand jury returns indictment in Trump election interference case

  15-08-2023 03:35 via wane.com
  
  The Georgia grand jury hearing evidence about former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election returned an indictment Monday night.It’s not clear who might be named in the indictment or what charges would be included. Clerks at the Fulton County Superior Court said it could take hours for the court documents to be posted publicly.The indictment comes after the grand jury heard a full day of testimony in the case after a more than two-year investigation by Fulton County
  
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• Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him

  15-08-2023 03:26 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The Fulton County grand jury indictment of Trump follows a two-year investigation ignited by a January 2021 phone call in which the then-president suggested th
  
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• Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling

  15-08-2023 03:26 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The indictment details dozens of acts by Trump and his allies to undo his defeat in the battleground state, including hectoring Georgia's Republican secretary
  
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• Indictment returned in Georgia as grand jury wraps up Trump election probe

  15-08-2023 03:26 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state returned at least one indictment Monday, though it was not immediately clear against whom.Documents were presented around 9 p.m. by the county courts clerk to the Fulton County judge who for months has been presiding over the investigation.The grand jury heard from witnesses into the evening Monday in the election subversion inves
  
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• Georgia grand jury indicts Trump over 2020 election meddling

  15-08-2023 03:26 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The Fulton County grand jury indictment of Trump follows a two-year investigation ignited by a January 2021 phone call in which the then-president suggested th
  
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• Allen County Public Library offers tutoring, tools with school back in session

  15-08-2023 02:27 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- As children across Allen County return to school, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has issued a reminder that its many branches offer tools and services to aid students.Some of the tools the ACPL offers include research databases, study rooms, and computers with internet access.The ACPL also offers access to a website called tutor.com, which provides homework assistance for over 250 subjects in both English and Spanish, according to the ACPL."Supporting our loc
  
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• Not just meteors were in the sky over the weekend

  15-08-2023 01:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Perseid Meteor Shower peaked this weekend across the globe and viewing conditions were excellent across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio Saturday night. Clear skies and mild temperatures were ideal conditions to capture the meteors. The next 3 meteor showers peak on weekends: What to knowHowever, meteors flying across the sky were not the only astronomical feature you could see. A group of SpaceX Starlink Satellites were also launched over the weekend.
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• NACS looks to future during school board meeting with 'Strategic Plan'

  15-08-2023 00:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Monday, Northwest Allen County School (NACS) officials presented the final version of the district's "Strategic Plan" during its school board meeting.According to NACS, the Strategic Plan serves as a "living document" that will be a "North Star" to help the district achieve its future goals.The district began work on the Strategic Plan in late 2022, and officials utilized community feedback and a steering committee comprised of teachers, students, administrators and
  
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