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• TinCaps punch playoff tickets after West Michigan loss

  10-09-2023 23:42 via wane.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WANE) - For the first time since 2017, playoff baseball is coming back to Fort Wayne! The TinCaps secured their postseason spot despite falling in Sunday's season finale at Dayton.
  Great Lakes held off a late West Michigan rally to win, 4-1, clinching the TinCaps' trip to the playoffs.Meanwhile in Dayton, the TinCaps couldn't close out Dayton in a 4-2 loss in Sunday's regular season finale. Colton Bender and Nerwilian Cedeño each batted in a run, but the TinCaps surrendered
  
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• These record-setting Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots are still unclaimed: What if they stay that way?

  10-09-2023 23:17 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — This summer was marked by not one but two record-setting lottery jackpots that ballooned at the same time. The first to pop was a $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot won in California, and the other a $1.602 billion Mega Millions jackpot hit in Florida.Yet we still don’t know who the winners are. Will we ever? The short answer is yes, but it could be a while. It’s most likely the Powerball winner we’ll get to know first. A ticket matching all six winning
  
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• Kroger, Albertsons to sell over 400 stores in 17 states for merger, pending fed approval

  10-09-2023 21:05 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A big shake-up is headed for grocery shoppers as Kroger and Albertsons announced their plan to possibly sell 413 grocery stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia.The sale, which includes other assets and is valued at $1.9 billion, is intended to help create a clear path for the merger with antitrust regulators reviewing the deal. The grocery chains say it’s an effort to compete with Walmart, Amazon, and other major companies.Kroger and Albertsons a
  
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• Murder, kidnapping suspect dead after hostage situation in West Virginia

  10-09-2023 19:19 via wane.com
  
  CEREDO, WV (WOWK) - A man wanted for murder and several alleged kidnappings is dead, and the three hostages he took at a West Virginia gas station early Sunday morning are all safe, according to Kenova Police Chief Bob Sullivan.
  Chief Sullivan said David Maynard took the hostages at a gas station in Ceredo around 12:15 a.m. The West Virginia State Police said a state trooper went to the gas station and saw Maynard behind the counter. Maynard then allegedly pointed a pistol at the trooper, which
  
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• Man tries to swim across Lake Michigan, stopped twice by brutal conditions

  10-09-2023 18:39 via wane.com
  
  GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WLNS) -- Jim "The Shark" Dreyer had intended to complete his "Silver Sequel" swim across Lake Michigan this summer to mark 25 years since his first swim across the Great Lake, but - twice - lake conditions were a bit too brutal."It was a 25-hour beatdown, but I did not call for rescue," the 60-year-old from Grand Haven said of his Labor Day attempt at the swim, in a news release Sept. 9. "Lake Michigan landed a flurry of punches, but I can take a punch and I was still in the
  
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• The best beach towns in Indiana

  10-09-2023 18:27 via wane.com
  
  (Stacker) -- Summer vacation is mostly over across the U.S., with kids already headed back to school. So now is the perfect time to start planning next year's beach vacation.Travelers were busy during summer 2023. On Memorial Day weekend, largely considered the unofficial start of summer, the Transportation Security Administration screened 9.8 million people, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Trips abroad spiked in popularity as people made up for time lost during pandemic-era trave
  
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• Escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania has changed appearance and slipped out of search areas

  10-09-2023 18:20 via wane.com
  
  PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago has apparently slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance, and is now being sought in a stolen vehicle.Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement Sunday morning that Danelo Souza Cavalcante was seen overnight near Phoenixville in northern Chester County, more than 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of the area that
  
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• Sunshine arrives for a seasonal Sunday afternoon

  10-09-2023 17:28 via wane.com
  
  With this morning's fog finally gone, we're left with plentiful sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. Expect clouds to decrease as we head throughout the day with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s. This will leave us feeling rather seasonable outside.Our next weather system begins to arrive on Monday. We'll see plenty of clouds and a few rain showers by the late afternoon and evening. Better chances for a widespread soaking rainfall come Monday night into Tuesday morning. High temperat
  
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• Sunshine arrives for a seasonal Sunday

  10-09-2023 17:28 via wane.com
  
  With this morning's fog finally gone, we're left with plentiful sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. Expect clouds to decrease as we head throughout the day with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s. This will leave us feeling rather seasonable outside.Our next weather system begins to arrive on Monday. We'll see plenty of clouds and a few rain showers by the late afternoon and evening. Better chances for a widespread soaking rainfall come Monday night into Tuesday morning. High temperat
  
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• Protecting native spaces and watching monarchs soar

  10-09-2023 15:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Honor the monarch's migration path to Mexico with the Little River Wetlands Project (LRWP) celebration at Eagle Marsh happening Sunday.
  On Sunday, September 10 join staff and friends at Eagle Marsh to celebrate the Monarch migration and recognize the piece Eagle Marsh plays in the journey of migration.
  The event will stretch from Eagle Marsh all the way to Engle Road, where the road will be closed for part of the day from Statesman Way to Plex South. The event will go
  
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• Fog continues to lift on this seasonable Sunday

  10-09-2023 15:35 via wane.com
  
  The dense fog that we had across the area this morning is beginning to lift. It's still patchy in some areas. Continue to keep an eye out for it as you're heading out this morning.You'll want your jacket this morning! However, you'll be able to leave it behind by the time the afternoon rolls around. Expect clouds to decrease as we head throughout the day with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s. This will leave us feeling rather seasonable outside.Our next weather system begins to arrive o
  
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• YLNI Barr Street Market needs votes to earn #1 Indiana market its 2nd year

  10-09-2023 13:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- THE YLNI Barr Street Market is asking community members and farmers market lovers to vote for their favorite market in the 2023 America's Farmers Market Celebration.
  To vote for the YLNI Barr Street Market simply scan the QR code or head t America Farmland Trust's website and cast your vote for best market.The YLNI's market was revived nearly 15 years ago with only a few vendors and now over 100 are often featured each week. The market also features a year round opport
  
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• Dig deeper into the Jurassic with Dino Days at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

  10-09-2023 13:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is kicking off it's Dino Days exhibit this weekend.
  The immersive experience allows children to discover the wonders of dinosaurs and a Jurassic world. This event is filled with a scientific study of animals, archaeological dig, and a dinosaur encounter!
  The event is free with zoo admission.
  The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is also hosting educational camps to go along with the event. Campers can see what a day in the life of a paleontol
  
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• Foggy beginning to a seasonable Sunday

  10-09-2023 11:46 via wane.com
  
  We're seeing dense and patchy fog across the area this morning. Be sure to take your time this morning and slow down if you encounter any thick patches of fog. Try to give yourself a few extra minutes if must head out early for your Sunday plans.You'll want your jacket this morning! However, you'll be able to leave it behind by the time the afternoon rolls around. Expect clouds to decrease as we head throughout the day with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s. This will leave us feeling ra
  
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• Seasonable Sunday with more in terms of sunshine

  10-09-2023 04:15 via wane.com
  
  It was an overcast start to the weekend, but we squeezed out some sunshine before the day ended Saturday. You can expect more in terms of sunshine to wrap up the weekend!Look for partly cloudy skies and some patches of fog early Sunday morning. Give yourself a little extra time for your early Sunday morning plans. Early morning temperatures will be in the mid-50s.Skies will be partly cloudy early Sunday morning. Temperatures will be in the mid-50s.Patches of fog will be around early Sunday morni
  
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• Partly cloudy with patches of fog tonight

  10-09-2023 02:00 via wane.com
  
  After what's been a cloudy and gloomy start to the weekend, it was nice to see some sunshine this evening!Skies will be partly cloudy tonight and we'll see some patches of fog develop in spots that break free of the clouds more. Give yourself a little extra time for your early Sunday morning plans. Overnight lows will drop down into the mid-50s.Skies will be partly cloudy tonight. Overnight lows drop into the mid-50s.Patches of fog will be around early Sunday morning.Sunday will be a partly clou
  
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• US Open: Coco Gauff wins 1st Grand Slam title at age 19

  10-09-2023 01:37 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — This was what so many folks figured Coco Gauff would do at some point. Didn't matter how young she was. Didn't matter whether there were setbacks along the way. Those outsized expectations did not make the task of becoming a Grand Slam champion as a teenager any easier — especially when that chorus was accompanied by voices of others who doubted her.She did it, though. At age 19. At the U.S. Open, where she used to come as a kid with her parents to watch her
  
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