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• 'Wonder Wendy': Documentary on late FWCS superintendent highlights her impact in and out of the classroom

  23-08-2023 22:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - She lovingly called students her "babies."She frequently traveled from school to school, checking in with students, teachers, administrators and staff, further cementing her reputation as a public education advocate.A newly-released documentary on Dr. Wendy Robinson showed how one of her "super abilities" was being able to relate to those she encountered both in and out of the classroom.Robinson led Fort Wayne Community Schools as the superintendent for 17 years, dedica
  
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• FWCS, EACS cancel outdoor activities Thursday due to high temps

  23-08-2023 21:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Multiple Allen County school districts have canceled outdoor activities Thursday in anticipation of high temperatures and humidity.Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) has canceled all outdoor athletic games for its high schools, and East Allen County Schools has canceled all outdoor activities both Wednesday and Thursday.Practices for middle school and high school sports that are indoors will continue as planned Thursday, according to FWCS.Students should contact their
  
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• FWCS cancels outdoor athletic games Thursday due to high temps

  23-08-2023 21:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) has canceled all outdoor athletic games for its high schools Thursday in anticipation of high temperatures and humidity.Practices for middle school and high school sports that are indoors will continue as planned Thursday, according to FWCS.Students should contact their coaches about any potential changes to practices or games.FWCS also reminded students who will be outside Thursday to take regular breaks and drink water to stay hydr
  
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• Bishop Dwenger closed Thursday due to high temps; FWCS, EACS cancel outdoor activities

  23-08-2023 21:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Bishop Dwenger High School is closed Thursday and multiple Allen County school districts have canceled outdoor activities in anticipation of high temperatures and humidity.Bishop Dwenger let families know that students would stay home that day as the air conditioning wasn't working. "While we thought the A/C was fixed, we came into a warm building this morning," the school's Facebook post read.Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) has canceled all outdoor athletic games
  
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• Arrest made in June killing of Fort Wayne woman

  23-08-2023 18:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Fort Wayne police have made an arrest in a homicide investigation from June of this year.
  Nicholas Steward, 23, is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery, battery with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. He was taken into custody Wednesday morning.
  Steward is believed to have shot and killed Mattie Wilson on the morning of June 25 in the 2000 block of Greentree Court.
  A police officer heard shots fired near
  
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• United Way of Allen County gives back to community for Day of Caring

  23-08-2023 17:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – For the 31st year, United Way of Allen County is giving back to the community for its Day of Caring event Wednesday.
  Over 1,500 volunteers are out in the community helping local nonprofits with any help they may need for the day. There will be over 63 projects throughout the Fort Wayne area.United Way of Allen County's Annual Day of Caring kicked off with breakfast and community awards at Parkview Field. From there, volunteers traveled throughout the communit
  
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• Police rescue woman chained to floor of Louisville home, video shows

  23-08-2023 17:23 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFLA) – Police in Kentucky rescued a woman they found chained to the floor of a home in Louisville last week.The Louisville Metro Police Department was alerted to the incident on the evening of Aug. 16, after neighbors reported hearing a woman "screaming for help," the LMPD said.Police arrived at the home and saw the woman in the home's second-story window, but had trouble getting inside because the doors and first-story windows had been barricaded.In footage released by t
  
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• Texas based donut chain looks to expand into Fort Wayne

  23-08-2023 17:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)A donut chain that first opened for business in Houston back in 1936is looking to expand into the Midwest.Shipley Do-Nuts currently operates more than 340 stores across 12 states and it's offering an incentive for potential franchise owners.“Opening up territories in the Midwest and offering incentives for potential new franchisees is part of our strategic growth plan to expand the brand nationwide, tackling one region at a time to build awareness and density before
  
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• Supply shortage forces GM Fort Wayne Assembly shutdown

  23-08-2023 14:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Workers at the Fort Wayne General Motors plant that makes full-size pickups will get an extended Labor Day break. The automaker has decided to halt production because of a "temporary part shortage" according to a GM spokesperson.The production stoppage will start Monday, August 28 with production resuming on September 5, the day after Labor Day. 5 things to know about a possible UAW strikeSupply chain issues have plagued automakers since the pandemic with GM storing unfin
  
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• Will I get an extra paycheck in September? How to know

  23-08-2023 14:08 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – What’s sweeter than getting paid twice a month? Getting paid three times, of course.Americans who get paid biweekly on Fridays will see three paychecks hit their bank account during a few months that happen to have five Fridays.“So if you’re getting paid on the first, third and fifth Fridays, that means you have a bonus paycheck, which obviously you still earned, but is potentially outside of your regular budget and kind of like a mini windfall or a mini bonus
  
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• Edmunds: These cars will be gone after 2023

  23-08-2023 13:42 via wane.com
  
  Just as TV shows get canceled due to poor performance or changing customer tastes, the same happens for cars and trucks. Sluggish sales have often been the deciding factor in ending a model’s life cycle, but the industry’s shift toward electric vehicles is also becoming a major driving force. These cancellations tend to fly under the radar until it is too late for most people to try to snag a deal. But for people who don’t mind that a vehicle’s lineage is ending, these ca
  
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• 4 firefighters suffer heat exhaustion at fire at vacant southern Michigan factory

  23-08-2023 13:14 via wane.com
  
  JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Four firefighters suffered heat exhaustion Tuesday afternoon battling a fire in southern Michigan that destroyed a large vacant factory.Jackson fire crews responded about noon to the fire near the Jackson County Fairgrounds and were met with heavy flames coming from the building, city spokesman Aaron Dimick said.Firefighters from multiple departments battle a large fire in commercial buildings along North Street near Hamilton Street in Jackson, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 22
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Day Thursday for excessive heat

  23-08-2023 12:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Live Doppler 15 Fury Storm Team has declared a 15 Fury Alert Day for Thursday (August 24th, 2023).This is due to a dangerous combination of high heat and humidity. An Excessive Heat Warning is in place for all of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio from 11 AM Thursday to midnight Thursday night. It will feel as hot as 110 degrees when you combine the high heat and humidity together.An Excessive Heat Warning is in place on Thursday.Oppressive humidity is expected on
  
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• Man accused of assuming dead brother's identity in 1965 convicted of several charges

  23-08-2023 04:50 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 86-year-old man accused of assuming his brother’s identity decades ago and using it to double dip on Social Security benefits has been convicted of several charges, caught by facial recognition technology that matched the same face to two different identities, authorities say.Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, assumed the identity of his brother in 1965, a quarter century after his sibling’s death as an infant, and used the stolen identity to obtain Social Se
  
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• Auburn Garrett Drive-In to host second fundraising car show

  23-08-2023 04:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Auburn Garrett Drive-In continued fundraising efforts Tuesday after announcing it will not open for the 2023 season on their Facebook page last Thursday.This comes as the owner doesn't have the money to rebuild the screen after storms ripped it apart last August.
  Julie Yarde, owner of the Auburn Garrett Drive-In, said the amount needed to rebuild the screen keeps changing because the design build is complicated, and the new drawings for the structures change the pri
  
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• Connolly's Do It Best discounts air conditioners, fans ahead of high temps

  23-08-2023 03:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Thursday is set to be the hottest day of the season, and most pools are already closed for the summer, leaving less options to cool down.As a result, Connolly's Do It Best at Southgate Plaza has knocked down prices on fans and air conditioners.For the next couple days while temperatures are up, Connolly's will be giving away free water to customers to help combat the heat.Store manager Shane Haskins said anytime temperatures reach over 90 degrees, he makes sure hi
  
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• Despite apprehension, Evard Place project crosses finish line

  23-08-2023 03:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Forty-six new apartments are now set to be built on Evard and Maplecrest roads.
  The project is an addition to an already existing 40-unit complex called "Evard Place," and that original project was a point of contention while Fort Wayne City Council deliberated on allowing a rezoning for the new addition.
  “I can say that my trust level with the developer is low,” said 2nd District Councilman Russ Jehl on Aug. 1 when City Council originally discussed th
  
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• New EV dealership, Mercedes-Benz relocation get final approval from Fort Wayne City Council

  23-08-2023 00:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne will feature one new place to purchase vehicles and a familiar dealer in a new place.At Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting, both projects had their rezoning approved, which will allow them to move forward with construction.
  Fort Wayne City Council approved each rezoning in a 5-0-1 vote, with three councilmembers being absent and Councilman Paul Ensley abstaining from both votes.Mercedes-Benz Dealership RelocationA map of the new Mercedez-Benz dea
  
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• How much does the City of Fort Wayne spend on fuel for its fleet of vehicles?

  23-08-2023 00:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Many of us budget for gasoline, regularly checking prices and calculating how many miles we need to drive.
  And while the quantity varies wildly, the City of Fort Wayne does the same thing.
  At Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting, officials approved over $2 million to fuel the city's fleet of vehicles that span every department that uses unleaded gasoline.
  City Council voted unanimously in favor of the fuel contract in a 6-0 vote, with councilmembers Glynn Hin
  
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• Maintaining and fixing AC units

  23-08-2023 00:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - When the temperatures really heat up, this is when some people realize their air conditioners aren't working properly. Masters Heating and Cooling allowed WANE 15 to go along with them on a run Tuesday afternoon. Michael Cle was the service technician on the run and it was a simple one.
  More times than not AC unit issues revolve around poor maintenance and rarely is it a bigger problem. The dirtier the outdoor unit is the harder the AC has to work to keep the house cool
  
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• Veo makes last-ditch effort to keep scooters in Fort Wayne

  23-08-2023 00:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A tumultuous chapter for Veo added another page Tuesday night as the company gave a presentation to Fort Wayne City Council.
  The company has provided scooters for rent in Fort Wayne since 2019, but the city decided on Aug. 8 to end its partnership.
  “We’ve had some major issues, public safety concerns with fires as a result of the batteries in these scooters and there have been at least two major fires that I’m aware of,” FWPD Deputy Chief M
  
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