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• 'Biggest, brightest' rare blue supermoon can be seen this week: What to know

  27-08-2023 20:18 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — People will get a glimpse of an extremely rare blue "supermoon" next week, with outlets reporting it is set to be the "biggest and brightest moon" this year.This blue supermoon can be seen the night of Aug. 30. InTheSky.org predicts the supermoon will rise at 7:10 p.m. ET (2310 GMT) and set at 6:46 a.m. ET (1146 GMT) on Aug. 31.
  Observers on the ground may notice a slightly larger moon at this time, but only by about 7%, Space.com writes. Saturn will also be especially brigh
  
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• Police Athletic League "PAL" celebrates its' first ever festival

  27-08-2023 19:44 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Police Athletic League is kicking off its first festival today as a fundraiser to help support its football program.PAL is working to provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for kids to learn the game of football and provides them with a foundation to support high school programs.
  The PAL festival will be going on today from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Allen County Fairgrounds at 2726 Carroll Rd. They will be hosting a silent auction, pony rides, a dunk tank, and
  
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• Unity march to honor 60 years since Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech

  27-08-2023 19:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Monday will mark the 60-year anniversary of the infamous "I Have a Dream" speech Dr. Martin Luther King gave at the March on Washington.
  To honor this Reverand Bill McGill and other community leaders alongside the MLK club of Fort Wayne will march from Fourth Street across the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge in downtown Fort Wayne.
  The march is open to all and will proceed down Clinton to the courthouse green. On the green music and prayer will be offered to all willing
  
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• Pursuit of stolen vehicle ends in crash in side yard of home

  27-08-2023 18:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Sunday a driver led the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) in a pursuit that ended in a crash in the sideyard of a home.Around 11 am Sunday morning officers were in the area of Paulding and Winter and observed a stolen Kia while on patrol. Officers attempted to perform a traffic stop on the vehicle but the driver failed to yield which led to the pursuit. The pursuit was lengthy and through multiple parts of town. During the pursuit, the suspect warranted officers to d
  
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• Pursuit caused by stolen vehicle ends in crash in sideyard of home

  27-08-2023 18:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Sunday a driver led the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) in a pursuit that ended in a crash in the sideyard of a home.The officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle, which resulted in the beginning of a pursuit in an attempted traffic stop. Shots were fired during the pursuit by officers attempting to stop the fleeing vehicle. The vehicle leading the pursuit was described as a black Kia.
  The driver then crashed the vehicle into the side yard of a home off Clem
  
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• Pursuit caused by shots fired ends in crash in sideyard of home

  27-08-2023 18:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Sunday a driver led the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) in a pursuit that ended in a crash in the sideyard of a home.Shots were fired on the southeast side of Fort Wayne which led to a pursuit by FWPD. 8 different police units were involved in the pursuit. The vehicle leading the pursuit was described as a black Kia.
  The driver then crashed the vehicle into the side yard of a home off Clemson Drive near the 7300block of Bluffton Road.
  INDOT shows heavy slowdowns af
  
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• Fort Wayne Police Department respond to calls of person found in St Marys River

  27-08-2023 16:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Sunday morning Fort Wayne Police and Fire Departments responded to calls for a water rescue at the 600 block of East Tillman Road.
  The call came in at approximately 9:50 a.m. and upon arrival, officers found an individual on the bank of the river in shallow water. The individual had been there since yesterday.
  St Marys River where the subject was found in shallow water.
  The individual was transported to a local hospital. Their condition is unknown at this time but the
  
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• Former Navy SEAL who claims he killed Osama bin Laden arrested: report

  27-08-2023 16:02 via wane.com
  
  FRISCO, Texas (NewsNation) — The former Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama bin Laden was arrested in Texas.Robert J. O’Neill, 47, was booked Wednesday in Frisco and charged with a Class A misdemeanor of assault causing bodily injury and a Class C misdemeanor charge of public intoxication, The Dallas Morning News reported, although jail records listed only the assault charge.Frisco police have not yet released any further details about the arrest.O’Neill was released the
  
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• The most and least lucrative college majors in Indiana

  27-08-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  (Stacker) -- Over a dozen medical schools and 40 law schools have elected to withdraw from the U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings as of February 2023. Critics argue that the well-known college ranking system is based on metrics that neglect to consider many qualities that influence student success, such as postgraduate placement rates and course credit transfer applicability.The ongoing exodus has left prospective graduate students with one less all-inclusive too
  
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• Sweetwater hosts hiring event bringing 100+ seasonal positions

  27-08-2023 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Sweetwater is hiring more than 100 employees to prepare for the upcoming holiday season.The applicants will fill the shipping specialist position in Sweetwater's climate-controlled distribution center.
  “Sweetwater is proud of fostering a collaborative culture and we have a passion for serving both our customers and our employees. We are often recognized as an employer of choice in northeast Indiana, and we are thrilled to be able to provide even more jobs for peo
  
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• 3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise

  27-08-2023 14:01 via wane.com
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying troops crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said.Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five of the 23 on board were flown in serious condition 80 kilometers (50 miles) to the mainland city of Darwin for hospital treatment after the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed around 9:30 a.m., a statem
  
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• Two Marion County Sheriff's Deputies fired for 'performance' on day fellow deputy was killed by inmate

  27-08-2023 13:55 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Two Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have been fired for their "job performance" on the day that Deputy John Durm was strangled to death by an inmate during an escape attempt.
  A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the deputies were fired this past week and added that the overall investigation has not been completed.Law enforcement sources tell FOX 59 the sheriff's office command staff held a review of what happened that day. During that review, a deputy said they hear
  
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• Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

  27-08-2023 13:32 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream.“We have made progress, over the last 60 years, since Dr. King led the March on Washington," said Alphonso David, president and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum. “Have we reached the mountaintop? Not by a long shot."The event was con
  
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• FWCS reflects on Amp Lab's first year

  27-08-2023 02:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "Amp Lab is an uncommon place with normal people searching for infinite possibilities."That's how Riley Johnson, the director of Amp Lab, described Fort Wayne Community Schools' (FWCS) newest experiment.
  The program is held on the Electric Works campus and Amp Lab hosts about 400 students in the 11th and 12th grades from each FWCS high school, who do half-day entrepreneurship programs.The lab is split into four different classrooms, each having different sponsors
  
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• FWCS reflects on Amp Labs first year

  27-08-2023 02:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — "Amp Lab is an uncommon place with normal people searching for infinite possibilities."That's how Riley Johnson, the director of Amp Lab, described Fort Wayne Community Schools' (FWCS) newest experiment.
  The program is held on the Electric Works campus and Amp Lab hosts about 400 students in the 11th and 12th grades from each FWCS high school, who do half-day entrepreneurship programs.The program started with rave reviews from FWCS staff last year.
  "I truly think
  
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• Fort Wayne Police officer and referee officiates last game before moving, leaving a legacy in 2 uniforms

  27-08-2023 00:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — James Payne is a man who has faithfully worn two uniforms in Fort Wayne.
  "I'm going to miss the guys here," said Payne while pointing to his fellow referees. "And I'm going to miss my brothers and sisters in law enforcement."Fort Wayne Police Department officer and high school sports referee Payne is capping an over 20-year career in Fort Wayne and moving home.
  "The people that I've met here have prepared me for this adventure," Payne said.
  He's moving back to his
  
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• Marion Police shoot suspect after resisting orders, pulled gun on officers

  27-08-2023 00:00 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) - The Marion Police Department shot a man who resisted them on Saturday.
  Marion Police say there were reports of shots fired near 7th and Boots Streets.
  One officer was enroute and found a man who matched the description of the suspect with a gun.
  Officers then chased the suspected on foot and gave him multiple orders to put down his gun, which he later did. Police say after refusing orders from officers, the suspect reached into his left pocket and was then tased.
  While bein
  
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• Marion man shot and killed by police after resisting orders, pulled gun on officers

  27-08-2023 00:00 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) - The Marion Police Department shot a man who resisted them on Saturday.
  Marion Police say there were reports of shots fired near 7th and Boots Streets.
  One officer was enroute and found a man who matched the description of the suspect with a gun. Police identified him as 29-year-old Casey Barlow.Officers then chased Barlow on foot and gave him multiple orders to put down his gun, which he later did. Police say after refusing orders from officers, the suspect reached into his
  
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