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• University of Saint Francis alumnus, wife celebrate anniversary by assisting Maui victims

  18-08-2023 22:19 via wane.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (WANE) -- A University of Saint Francis alumnus and his wife recently celebrated their anniversary by giving to those in need in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires.Jason Coriano and his wife, Lesley, had planned to celebrate their two-year anniversary by traveling to Lahaina, a town located on the island of Maui.However, after learning of the devastation caused by the wildfires, the Corianos decided to collect donations and supplies for Maui victims instead."We thought, 'let's not be
  
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• Allen County Commissioners repeat request for hearing on jail funding, but will council agree?

  18-08-2023 21:55 via wane.com
  
  Indiana ACLU waits for judge to decide on a subpoena to depose county council members; decision due on MondayALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Commissioners continue to hope that County Council will agree to fund the new jail before they meet once again for a status hearing with federal judge Damon R. Leichty on Sept. 29.Thursday, Commissioner Nelson Peters asked for another public hearing to clear the way for approval of a .2% jail local income tax, or LIT, that would provide enough
  
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• High crash rate on U.S. 30 part of INDOT study that may result in road improvements

  18-08-2023 21:14 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) - In the past five years, U.S. 30 East from Warsaw to the Ohio line has seen 2,700 crashes in its 60 miles.That is higher than average, making it dangerous with a 73% chance an accident will occur every day, according to Rusty Holt, whose firm, Propel, is conducting a study of that highway stretch for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).Propel is in the midst of a two-year study that will result in recommendations to make U.S. 30 East less dangerous and more easi
  
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• 8/18 Highlight Zone Prep Football Scoreboard

  18-08-2023 21:05 via wane.com
  
  Bishop Luers -- East Noble --
  Carroll -- Hamilton Southeastern --
  Snider -- Warren Central --
  Carmel -- Homestead --
  Brownsburg -- Bishop Dwenger --
  Concordia -- Indianapolis Scecina --
  Northridge -- North Side --
  Crispus Attucks -- Wayne --
  Northrop -- New Haven --
  South Side -- Marion --
  Calumet Christian -- Blackhawk Christian --
  Columbia City -- Churubusco --
  Mississinewa -- Norwell --
  Leo -- Kokomo --
  Angola 14 DeKalb 20
  Heritage -- Bellmont --
  Huntington North -- Eastbrook --
  Garrett -- Ad
  
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• Former FWCS superintendent Wendy Robinson passes away

  18-08-2023 19:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Dr. Wendy Robinson, former superintendent for Fort Wayne Community Schools, has died, WANE 15 has learned.Robinson spent a total of 47 years as an educator in the district. She was appointed superintendent of FWCS in 2003 and served in that position for 17 years before retiring in 2020.
  Robinson was invested in the community and served on multiple boards, including Parkview Health and Learning Forward. The school district's Family and Community Engagement Center, which
  
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• IRS agent fatally shot at firing range during training

  18-08-2023 18:34 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - An agent with the IRS was shot and killed during a firearms training exercise in Phoenix, the FBI confirmed Friday.The shooting occurred at the firing range of the Phoenix federal prison, which is the interagency training ground for federal agents in the region, the FBI said.IRS agents were at the range Friday for “routine training,” the bureau said.Details of the incident were not made available. “To preserve the integrity and capabilities of the investigatio
  
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• Son turns gifted pistol into machine gun using 3D printer: police

  18-08-2023 17:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 23-year-old was charged Friday after police discovered he turned an AK pistol that his mother gifted him into a machine gun using a 3D printer.Just before 7:45 p.m. Monday, Fort Wayne Police officers executed a search warrant for illegal gun and drug activity at a house and arrested 23-year-old Jamarri J. Price.During a search of Price's bedroom, officers found a pistol fully loaded with a round in the chamber. In plain view on an open closet shelf, they also found 3D
  
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• Why is the sky blue? Plot twist: It's actually violet

  18-08-2023 17:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Remember learning your colors for the first time in kindergarten? One of the first things you learn is that the sky is blue. Everyone knows that, right? But, did they ever explain to you why the sky is blue?And, what if I told you the sky is actually violet?There's a lot of science packed into this explanation, some of which may be very hard to believe.So, let's break it down.Creating a colorful VIOLET skyIt all starts with incoming sunlight.
  If we think about the sunl
  
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• Auburn Garrett Drive-In misses another season after storm damage continues to take toll

  18-08-2023 16:40 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) -- Auburn Garrett Drive-In announced on Facebook late Thursday night they will be missing out on the 2023 Drive-In season.This news comes after a storm came through last August that took down the screen, costing the historic site nearly $300,000 to repair. After raising initial funds and receiving assistance from insurance for the screen, Julie Yarde, owner of the drive-in, set up a goal to raise $125,000 for a new screen.
  Along with a GoFundMe, the Drive-In held a car show
  
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• Huntington University set to release 2nd featured film

  18-08-2023 16:21 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, IND. (WANE) - Huntington University and Forester Films LLC are back at it again. Coming off of the success of their first featured film Wayfaring Stranger premiere early this summer, the university launched right into the filming of its second feature film, Patterns.The movie was written, produced and filmed by former Huntington University alumni, as well as current professor and alumnus Lance Clark. The second film is about the story of three estranged siblings who re
  
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• Man dies after horse-drawn farming accident in Allen County

  18-08-2023 16:05 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal farming accident Friday in northern Allen County.A spokesperson for the sheriff's department confirmed there was a horse-drawn farming accident that morning, and the man involved was pronounced dead.Traffic is backed up at the intersection of Schwartz and Notestine roads, near where the accident happened.No further details were released.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by 2 vehicles, killed in northwest Ohio

  18-08-2023 15:09 via wane.com
  
  WILLIAMS COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) State Route 2 in Williams County, Ohio was closed for several hours Thursday evening after two vehicles hit a pedestrian in the road.
  According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash took place at around 10:39 p.m. near milepost 14 in Springfield Township.
  The driver of a car told investigators he was heading north when he hit the pedestrian. A second driver, also heading north, then struck the same pedestrian who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The pedestrian
  
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• Computer algorithm mistake causes Kentucky school district to restart school year

  18-08-2023 15:06 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's largest school district is scheduled to return elementary students to school Friday, more than a week after classes were canceled because of chaotic busing problems on the first day.Jefferson County Schools, a public district with more than 90,000 students, drew up new bus routes and staggered school start times under a new plan that officials hoped would alleviate issues caused by driver shortages.Instead, it led to a shutdown of schools for mor
  
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• Senior citizens are the fastest-growing cannabis clientele

  18-08-2023 15:05 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - Seniors, and not the high-school kind, are the fastest-growing population of cannabis users, a trend that illustrates what a long, strange trip the legalization movement has been. The share of over-65 Americans who have used marijuana nearly tripled in a decade, from 11 percent in 2009 to 32 percent in 2019, according to a respected federal survey on drug use. More than half of the 60-64 demographic reported cannabis use, another sharp increase.  Cannabis consumption
  
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• Need gas after midnight? Don't stop in Hammond. New law closes stations until 5 a.m.

  18-08-2023 13:40 via wane.com
  
  HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — If you need gas during early morning hours in northwestern Indiana, don't bother stopping in Hammond come November. A new law will force service stations to close between midnight and 5 a.m.The Chicago suburb's 37 gas stations must close during those hours under a new ordinance designed to curb crime.The Hammond Common Council voted 7-2 Monday to approve the ordinance, which takes effect Nov. 1, news outlets reported.Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. championed the ordinance.
  
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• 12-year-old girl missing, Fort Wayne police issue Public Safety Alert

  18-08-2023 12:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A Public Safety Alert has been issuedby the Fort Wayne Police Department for a missing 12-year-old girl.
  Aniyah Jackson was last seen at 10:30 p.m. near the 4800 block of Woodmark Drive on the city's northeast side near Reed Road.
  She's 5' 3" tall and weighs 127 lbs. She was wearing a dark shirt, blue ripped jeans and Jordan sneakers while riding a silver Mongoose bike with a blue stripe that reads "Dynacraft" on the side.Anyone with information should call the Fort Wayne
  
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• 12-year-old girl found, Fort Wayne police cancel Public Safety Alert

  18-08-2023 12:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A Public Safety Alert issued for a missing 12-year-old girl has been canceled by the Fort Wayne Police Department.
  The alert was issued for the girl at around 7 a.m. Friday. She had last been seen at 10:30 p.m. near the 4800 block of Woodmark Drive on the city's northeast side near Reed Road.
  Shortly after the alert was issued, the girl was found.No other information was provided.
  
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• 15 Finds Out: Twice-stolen Kia leads to convoluted case in one woman's quest to get back her SUV

  18-08-2023 03:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It was as if Becki Brickley's month couldn't get worse.
  First, neighborhood surveillance cameras picked up someone joyriding her new-to-her Kia Sportage, then speeding - and almost literally flying - through an intersection in the Hoagland-Masterson Neighborhood after being stolen on August 10.
  Dealing with a stolen SUV was bad enough, but then came the kinks in the investigation once Fort Wayne Police arrived on the scene that turned everything upside down.
  "This is my
  
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• Parents rally outside governor's residence, protest proposed funding cuts for autism therapy

  18-08-2023 00:48 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Dozens of parents protested outside Gov. Holcomb's residence Thursday demanding he put an end to a proposal they say could hurt children with autism.
  The protest comes a week after 55 parents and advocates signed a letter to the governor asking him to reevaluate the FSSA proposal that could slash the average Medicaid reimbursement for autism therapy (known as "ABA" for short) nearly in half.”Families won’t be able to afford it, to do it with private pay," Tory Buchan,
  
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