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• 'Fake Xanax:' A worry to law enforcement, often mixed with deadly fentanyl; and it's in Fort Wayne

  29-08-2023 23:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new illegal drug suspected in cases of drug overdose is on the streets of Fort Wayne.Unlike opioids, overdoses from Bromazolam can’t be reversed with Narcan.Experts advise that Narcan should be used if the suspected drug is bromazolam, also known as XLI-246, Xanax, fake Xanax or dope, because the drug is typically found with another drug such as fentanyl or cocaine.Bromazolam was created in the 1970s but never approved for use in the U.S.The drug is normally fo
  
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• Lawsuits and loans: Future of Auburn Sports Park cloudy in wake of unpaid money

  29-08-2023 23:15 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) - They were supposed to be playing ball by now.
  That was the plan, at least.
  In place of the old Auburn Auction Park just off of Interstate 69 in DeKalb County, there was supposed to be a complex dubbed the Auburn Sports Park dedicated to youth sports.
  Developers of the park, The Auburn Sports Group, have promised a complex consisting of multiple volleyball and basketball courts, up to eight baseball and softball fields, three multipurpose fields, one indoor 7 on 7 football f
  
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• Small plane loses power, makes emergency landing in Kosciusko County bean field

  29-08-2023 22:57 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A Kosciusko County man had to make an emergency landing Tuesday after his prop plane lost power during a flight from Anderson to Goshen, according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department.Sgt. Doug Light with the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department said 69-year-old Robert Haller II was flying a 1947 Piper PA-12 prop plane when it lost power south of Warsaw.Haller landed the plane in a field on the southeast corner of County Farm Road and County Road 400 S,
  
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• Indiana governor awards school safety matching grants

  29-08-2023 21:40 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- The office of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday that more than $29 million in matching state grants have been approved for school safety throughout the state.
  According to a news release from Holcomb's office, the funding, which totals $29,824,803.67, will be dedicated to nearly 500 schools throughout the state of Indiana. Officials said the performance period for the grants begins on Friday.
  “These school safety grants represent another example of historic invest
  
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• Intermittent railroad crossing closures coming to Allen, Adams counties

  29-08-2023 21:38 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) -- Starting Tuesday, intermittent railroad crossing closures will affect numerous roads across Adams and Allen counties, according to the Allen County Highway Department.Genesee & Wyoming railroad company will have the closures Tuesday and Wednesday, and the roads will be closed for roughly 1-2 hours at each location.Most of the closures will affect southeast Allen County.Neither the Allen County Highway Department nor Genesee & Wyoming provided an explanation of what the closures
  
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• Rainn Wilson of 'The Office' to kick off Purdue Fort Wayne's annual lecture series

  29-08-2023 21:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Purdue Fort Wayne's Omnibus Speaker Series is back with an Emmy-nominated actor at the start of the lineup.Rainn Wilson, known for his role as Dwight Schrute on "The Office" and most recently "Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss", is the first in a series of speakers coming to PFW. Wilson is also a co-founder of digital media company SoulPancake and has spent years exploring the ways we all seek connection, hope, truth, identity and purpose, the release said. "An Ev
  
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• FWPD: Car thefts are at 500 this year, 86% are Kias stolen by juveniles

  29-08-2023 21:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- This year, Fort Wayne has had 500 cars stolen, and 86% of them have been Kias.That’s according to Capt. Sofia Rosales-Scatena of the Fort Wayne Police Department's southeast quadrant, who said thefts began earlier this year and have been accelerating.Last week in the southeast quadrant, 22 vehicles were stolen, 20 of which were either a Kia or Hyundai, “but it is happening throughout the city.” Most thefts were reported by the owners and have been Kia
  
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• Parents worried about Adderall shortages as kids start school

  29-08-2023 18:21 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Back to school means many things, including an Adderall shortage for those who need it.
  A nationwide shortage of Adderall, the drug commonly prescribed for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), has dragged on since last October, and the pharmaceutical industry hasn’t been able to catch up.Millions of children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and the number of them who take Adderall to help them stay focused in the classroom has grown in recent years.“The
  
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• Graduate student charged with murder in killing of University of North Carolina faculty member

  29-08-2023 17:23 via wane.com
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Police charged a University of North Carolina graduate student Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a faculty member that caused a campus lockdown amid a search for the gunman.Tailei Qi, 34, is due in court later Tuesday for an initial hearing in the Monday killing of Zijie Yan inside a science building on the Chapel Hill campus. In addition to the murder count, he is charged with having a gun on educational property.Yan is listed on the school
  
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• FWPD: Missing 13-year-old found safe

  29-08-2023 17:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police said a 13-year-old who went missing Tuesday was found safe later that day.A public safety alert sent by FWPD around 11 a.m. said officers were looking for Kaeden Juarez. Later that day, FWPD confirmed Kaeden was found safe.No further details were provided.
  
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• FWPD looking for missing 13-year-old

  29-08-2023 17:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old Tuesday.
  A public safety alert sent by FWPD around 11 a.m. said officers are looking for Kaeden Juarez, a boy described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, 195 pounds, with green eyes and 2-inch long blond hair.Police said he was last seen wearing a black hoodie and black shorts.Anyone with information on Kaeden should call FWPD at (260) 427-1222.
  
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• On-ramp from U.S. 24 to I-69 to close temporarily

  29-08-2023 15:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the on-ramp from eastbound U.S. 24 to I-69 North at the West Jefferson interchange on Fort Wayne's southwest side will close for repairs on September 5.The closure will allow crews to complete concrete replacement and joint repair taking place on I-69.
  Drivers looking to access northbound I-69 from eastbound U.S. 24 should use southbound I-69 to the Airport Expressway/Lower Huntington Road interchange, exit 2
  
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• Meteorological fall begins Friday, how is it different from the actual season?

  29-08-2023 14:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Meteorological fall begins this Friday. This might have you scratching your head... Does fall actually begin this Friday? In short, no. Fall doesn't officially begin until September 23rd this year. If that's the case, then why do we have this and how is it different from the actual season we know?Let's start with the biggest difference: Meteorological fall is a season created by scientists while the actual fall season is based on the astronomical timing of the autumn e
  
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• These first 10 Medicare drugs chosen for US to negotiate lower prices

  29-08-2023 13:59 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) early Tuesday announced the first 10 drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).These single-source drugs were chosen based on their eligibility under the IRA and are the "highest total Part D gross covered prescription drug costs" under Medicare Part D, according to CMS. In total, these medications account for $50.5 billion in total gross Part D costs.Negotiations over these drugs, if man
  
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• Cyber tip leads to child porn arrest of Wabash man

  29-08-2023 13:52 via wane.com
  
  WABASH, Ind. (WANE) A Wabash man faces a felony charge of possession of child pornography following an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.The investigation began the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip led to a search warrant being issued for a home located at 1493 Orchard Street in Wabash.
  Indiana State Police, with help from Wabash City Police, the Wabash Count
  
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• Michigan woman pleads no contest in 2022 pond crash that led to drowning deaths of her 3 young sons

  29-08-2023 13:22 via wane.com
  
  HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman whose three young sons drowned last year after her SUV crashed into an ice-covered pond pleaded no contest Monday to several charges in connection with the crash.An Ottawa County judge accepted Leticia Gonzales' no contest plea Monday to operating while intoxicated causing serious injury and three misdemeanor charges of moving violation causing death.The Holland-area woman is set to be sentenced on Sept. 25. Sentencing guidelines call
  
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• Idalia now a hurricane, with dangerous storm surges forecast for Florida's Gulf Coast

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days.It’s projected to have sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) as it approaches Florida, the Hurricane Center said. That would make it a Category 3 hurricane. The center of Idalia is forecast to move o
  
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• Idalia now a hurricane, pushing dangerous storm surge toward Florida

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours to go before an onslaught from Idalia, forecast to strengthen rapidly into “an extremely dangerous major hurricane” before hitting the Gulf Coast on Wednesday.Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast to prepare for a storm that the National Hurricane Center projected could have sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph). That would m
  
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• Idalia could come ashore as a dangerous Category 3 storm

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas Tuesday, less than a day before Hurricane Idalia was expected to barrel into the state with the threat of flooding that could swamp the Gulf Coast.Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm, but it was projected to come ashore as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) — a potentially big blow to a state still dealing with linger
  
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• Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100 mph (155 kph) winds on Tuesday as it barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast.Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane Tuesday night before it reaches the Big Bend, and is still likely to be a hurricane while moving across southern Georgia on Wednesday .THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.CEDAR KEY, Fla. (A
  
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• Hurricane Idalia: Evacuations ordered as storm expected to make landfall as Category 4

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.As of 11 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center said Idalia is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, Nexstar's WFLA reports.Idalia pummeled C
  
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• Hurricane Idalia: Evacuations ordered as forecasters warn of storm surge

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.Idalia had strengthened to a Category 2 system on Tuesday afternoon with winds of 100 mph (155 kph). The hurricane was projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) in
  
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• Hurricane Idalia could come ashore as a dangerous Category 3 storm

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding.Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm, but it was projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florid
  
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• As Hurricane Idalia churns toward Florida forecasters warn of storm surge

  29-08-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding.Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm, but it was projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florid
  
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• 2 drinks a week? US could tighten alcohol guidelines, national director says

  29-08-2023 11:44 via wane.com
  
  (WJW) — Some hard news for those who like to imbibe adult beverages from time to time — the United States may soon change its alcohol guidelines.
  Current U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines, which have been in place since the 1990s, stipulate that men should stick to no more than two alcoholic beverages a day, while women should cut themselves off after one drink.But Dr. George Koob, the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, recently to
  
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• Last 'Super Blue Moon' until 2037 occurs this week

  29-08-2023 04:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Attention astronomy fans! The Super Blue Moon is set to brighten up the night sky this week. It will be biggest and brightest the night of Wednesday, August 30th from 7:10 PM to 6:46 AM EDT.
  The Super Blue Moon takes place from 7:10 PM Wednesday to 6:46 AM Thursday.
  The blue moon supermoon has nothing to do with color. Rather, it is the term given to the second supermoon that happens in a given month. Earlier in August, we had the 'Super Sturgeon Moon,' which was named
  
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• OTD in 2008: Fort Wayne Wizards play last game at Memorial Stadium

  29-08-2023 01:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Aug. 28, 2008, a pivotal chapter of professional baseball in Fort Wayne came to a close as the Fort Wayne Wizards played at Memorial Stadium for the last time.Following the 2008 season, both the Wizards and Memorial Stadium would become defunct titles as the team would change its name to the TinCaps and move to Parkview Field in downtown Fort Wayne. OTD in 1993: Fort Wayne Wizards bring professional baseball back to Summit CityThe Wizards faced off against the South
  
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