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• Westbound lanes resume after shutdown on I-469 due to crash

  11-09-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A westbound crash on I-469 between St. Joe Road and Leo Road has shut down the left lanes.I-469 crashThe crash has shut down the leftbound lanes. The left lane is expected to be shut down for the next 4 hours for as crews work to clean up the scene.No further information has been received.
  
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• Left-bound lane closed on I-469 after crash

  11-09-2023 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A westbound crash on I-469 between St. Joe Road and Leo Road has shut down the left lane.I-469 crashThe crash has shut down the leftbound lane. They are expected to be shut down for the next 4 hours as crews work to clean up the scene,
  
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• 15 Years of Parkview Field's name

  11-09-2023 23:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - September 11, 2008. The new ballpark in downtown Fort Wayne was still concrete and gravel. Construction well underway, but far from over.
  View from home plate in what would become Parkview Field during construction in 2008.On the future field, where the pitcher's mound will eventually be, a press conference announced the naming rights for the new ballpark. Parkview Health, the area's largest employer, would put their name on one of the city's biggest development project
  
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• Parkview Field ranks #1 again in ballpark experience in the MiLB

  11-09-2023 22:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Parkview Field has been named the #1 for the top game-day experience in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for the second year in a row.According to Stadium Journey the stadium where the Tincaps play offers the best when it comes to the patented FANFARE scoring metric. The metric considers the ballpark's food and beverage options, gameday atmosphere, surrounding neighborhood, access to the park, return on investment, and more.
  According to reviews on Stadium Journey's websit
  
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• Weather system brings periods of rain tonight

  11-09-2023 22:00 via wane.com
  
  After we ended the weekend with plenty of sunshine, clouds have increased once again today. This is because a weather system is set to bring widespread rain showers tonight.Expect periods of rain to enter the area around 10 to 11 PM late this evening and continue through around daybreak Tuesday. The rain could be heavy in some spots, which is welcome news considering how dry it has been around the area lately. Low temperatures tonight will drop into the lower 60s.Occasional rain showers will lin
  
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• Possible methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and $70,000 cash found in Steuben County

  11-09-2023 21:43 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Steuben County's Sheriff's office arrested a Fremont man early Monday after seizing a large amount of suspected methamphetamine as well as suspect drug paraphernalia and large amounts of cash.At 5:30 a.m. detectives with the assistance of the Sheriff's Department searched a residence in rural Jamestown Townships. Upon entrance to the residence, 2 adults and one juvenile were located. A search of the property found large amounts of suspected methamphetamine as well
  
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• Indiana State Police serve warrant in Garrett; school district's dismissal delayed

  11-09-2023 21:28 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are serving a warrant at a house in Garrett on Monday afternoon, and the school district announced dismissal is delayed for many students.The "active situation" in Garrett is delaying dismissal at area schools, according to an email sent to families in the Garrett Keyser Butler district.Sometime around 2 p.m. police served a warrant at a house near the schools, and the situation was ongoing as of 3:15 p.m., ISP confirmed.Schools are not under an offici
  
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• Garrett man faces further charges after three-hour stand-off causes school to enter "active situation"

  11-09-2023 21:28 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police (ISP) served a warrant at a house in Garrett on Monday afternoon, and the school district announced dismissal was delayed for many students.An email sent to families in the Garrett Keyser Butler district said there was an "active situation" that delayed dismissal at area schools.At approximately 12:15 p.m. troopers from Fort Wayne attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant on John C. Costanzo, age 59 at his residence on the 100 block of Hamsher Street
  
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• Garrett man charged with rape after 3-hour standoff that caused schools to delay dismissal

  11-09-2023 21:28 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police (ISP) served a warrant in Garrett that turned into a three-hour standoff for a man charged with rape, and the school district announced dismissal was delayed for many students Monday afternoon.An email sent to families in the Garrett Keyser Butler district said there was an "active situation" that delayed dismissal at area schools.Around 12:15 p.m., troopers from Fort Wayne attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant on 59-year-old John C. Costanzo at h
  
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• Garrett man charged after 3-hour standoff that caused schools to delay dismissal

  11-09-2023 21:28 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police (ISP) served a warrant at a house in Garrett on Monday afternoon, and the school district announced dismissal was delayed for many students.An email sent to families in the Garrett Keyser Butler district said there was an "active situation" that delayed dismissal at area schools.Around 12:15 p.m., troopers from Fort Wayne attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant on 59-year-old John C. Costanzo at his home in the 100 block of Hamsher Street in Garrett
  
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• 'Keep it between yourselves,' accused hit and run driver asks friend in August motorcycle wreck

  11-09-2023 20:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --After the gray Toyota 4-Runner ran a red light and struck a young couple on a motorcycle, people called Crime Stoppers, leaving tips identifying the driver.Tessa Creager
  Tessa Creager, aka Tessa Miller, 42, of the 2700 block of Foxchase Run, was charged Friday with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with moderate or serious bodily injury. She was booked into custody at 6:22 p.m. the same day at the Allen County Jail and released just after 8 p.m. after payin
  
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• Disney, Spectrum reach deal ahead of Monday Night Football

  11-09-2023 19:03 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) -- And it's good!
  Just hours before Monday Night Football kicks off for the season, Disney and Charter Communications have reached a new carriage deal to end the blackout that has frustrated millions of cable viewers.Charter is the owner and operator of Spectrum TV.Drew Barrymore slammed for talk show return amid WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikeNearly 15 million Spectrum customers will finally have their Disney channels restored after a close to 14-day battle. Those channels also include ABC, FX,
  
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• Here's how Fort Wayne is remembering 9/11, 22 years later

  11-09-2023 18:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It's been 22 years since the tragic terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 people on Sept. 11, 2001.The anniversary, which is also recognized as both Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance, is being remembered Monday in Fort Wayne with several memorials.At the Law Enforcement/Firefighters Memorial, 1001 N. Wells St., the community gathered together with local officials, police and firefighters to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 with a prayer and
  
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• More Brewing Co. set to bring craft beers to downtown Fort Wayne riverfront

  11-09-2023 17:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- More Brewing Company is coming to the downtown riverfront, a brand new 14,000 square foot, 15-barrel brewhouse with five or six tanks, according to owner Rick Patel.The application for the brewery at 114 E. Fourth St. was submitted to the Fort Wayne Plan Commission Monday, but had been discussed at Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission meetings prior to the application. The brewery will be built on city-owned land. Hagerman Inc. is designated as the director of preconstr
  
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• Here's why gas prices should fall this week according to GasBuddy

  11-09-2023 17:18 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) After falling for two straight weeks, the nation’s average price of gasoline has increased, rising 1.6 cents from a week ago to $3.79 per gallon Sunday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.The national average is down 3.0 cents from a month ago but 11.4 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 0.9 cents in the last week and stand
  
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• I-69 on-ramp in southwest Fort Wayne to temporarily close

  11-09-2023 16:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An on-ramp to I-69 in southwest Fort Wayne will be closed for two weeks during concrete replacement on the highway.The on-ramp from westbound US 24/ Jefferson Boulevard to northbound I-69 will be closed from Sept. 18 to Oct. 2, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced. Crews will be working on concrete patching and joint repair starting at mile-marker 302.On-ramp to I-69 to close
  INDOT said drivers can take a detour on southbound I-69 to the Airport Expressway
  
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• Rocks, insects, plastic: Why are 'foreign objects' common in food recalls?

  11-09-2023 15:02 via wane.com
  
  Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips.In recent weeks, U.S. consumers have seen high-profile food recalls for an unappetizing reason: They're contaminated with foreign objects that have no place on a dinner plate. And while no one wants to bite down on stainless steel in peanut butter or bone fragments in smoked sausage, this type of contamination is one of the top reaso
  
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• Escaped murderer slips out of search area, changes appearance and tries to contact former co-workers

  11-09-2023 13:44 via wane.com
  
  PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities searched Monday for an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago after they said over the weekend he slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance, stole a dairy delivery van and tried to contact acquaintances.Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said Sunday that Danelo Souza Cavalcante stole the unlocked van, which had the keys inside, sometime Satu
  
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• Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante flees search area, Pennsylvania police preauthorize deadly force

  11-09-2023 13:44 via wane.com
  
  Authorities searched Monday for escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago after he apparently slipped through a search perimeter, changed his appearance, stole a dairy delivery van and contacted acquaintances.Chester County residents were asked to be on the lookout, check their security cameras and keep vehicles and homes locked as the search for Cavalcante continued, state police said on social
  
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• The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears

  11-09-2023 12:37 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — From ground zero to small towns, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words and appeals to teach younger generations about the terror attacks that struck the nation exactly 22 years before.“For those of us who lost people on that day, that day is still happening. Everybody else moves on. And you find a way to go forward, but that day is always happening for you,” Edward Edelman said as he arrived at New York's World Trade Center
  
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• Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11

  11-09-2023 12:37 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With tolling bells, personal tributes and tears, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 at anniversary observances that stretched from ground zero to small towns.People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.A memorial in Fort Wayne is taking place Monday at the Fort Wayne-Allen County Police and Fire Memorial, 1001 N Wells St., at 11 a.m.
  “For those of us who lost
  
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• Serving good at the Fort Wayne Marine Corp League monthly pancake breakfast

  11-09-2023 12:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Every third Saturday of the month local Marine Corps League Detachment 1435 Pride and Purpose hosts a pancake breakfast. Beyond offering a reasonably priced breakfast, all the money that comes in also goes out to helping veterans. It's why the MCL Pancake Breakfast is Positively Fort Wayne."Our pancake breakfast is more than just a breakfast. Yeah, it's a $6 meal for the best omelet or pancakes you can have, but the friendships that you'll build and the community that y
  
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• Warm day with rain and another surge of cool air on the way

  11-09-2023 09:38 via wane.com
  
  After a mild start to the week, we'll see another surge of cooler air with temperatures in the 60s possible.
  It will be a mild morning with clouds beginning to obscure the sunshine through late this morning and temperatures in the lower to middle 70s.The afternoon will bring more clouds than sunshine with temperatures topping out in the middle to upper 70s.Another shot of showers and a surge of cooler air moves in overnight with showers.Showers will linger through the early morning hours on Tues
  
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• The United States marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

  11-09-2023 06:29 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11, gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.Commemorations stretch from the attack sites — at New York's World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania — to Alaska and beyond. President Joe Biden is due at a ceremony on a military base in Anchorage.His visit, en route to Washington, D.C.,
  
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• Tracking rain later Monday into early Tuesday

  11-09-2023 04:30 via wane.com
  
  After we started off the day with clouds and some fog, it was nice to tap into a lot of sunshine to wrap up the weekend! Clouds will be returning though as we track a weather system to impact the early part of the new workweek.Expect just a few clouds to be in the sky by the time you wake up and head out the door early Monday morning. Some patches of fog will be around though, so give yourself a few extra minutes for your Monday morning commute. Temperatures will be in the mid-50s.More clouds ar
  
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• Thousands attend Roanoke Rodeo, raises money for Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department

  11-09-2023 03:03 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) — When tasked with raising money to fund the Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department, the chief went a little hog wild.
  "They're starting with calf roping and they'll be going to bull riding eventually," said Brandon Taylor, the fire chief.He was talking about the order of events for the Roanoke Rodeo, which the department set up to raise money for the coming year.
  "This is starting to be one of our big fundraisers for the year," Taylor said.
  This year is the second ann
  
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• Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week

  11-09-2023 01:50 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble.Shawn Fain, the combative president of the United Auto Workers union, has threatened to strike any of the three companies that hasn't reached an agreement by the time its contract with the union expires at 11:59 p.m. East
  
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• More patchy fog tonight before we track rain

  11-09-2023 00:00 via wane.com
  
  After we started off the day with clouds and some fog, it was nice to tap into a lot of sunshine to wrap up the weekend!Look for clear skies this evening into the first part of the night tonight. A few more clouds will arrive as the night progresses and some patches of fog will once again form. Keep this in mind for your Monday morning commute. Overnight lows drop down into the mid-50s.Our next weather system begins to arrive on Monday. We'll see plenty of clouds and spotty rain showers by the a
  
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