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• MacFood Mart hosts M&M's fundraiser to support Shepherd's House, National M&M Day

  12-10-2023 23:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- To both celebrate National M&M Day and help raise money for veterans in need, MacFood Mart is hosting a weeklong M&M fundraiser with all proceeds going to Shepherd's House.The fundraiser started Monday and ends Friday, with MacFood Mart's Brookwood location participating in the fundraiser.According to MacFood Mart, the origin of M&M's is tied to the military, and with National M&M Day being Friday, officials felt an M&M's fundraiser would be the bes
  
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• Spangler Candy Company, DeBrand Fine Chocolates gear up for Halloween

  12-10-2023 22:23 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) -- With Halloween being just under three weeks away, chocolatiers and candy companies in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area are already seeing things get busier.For Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio, Halloween represents the biggest holiday season for the company in terms of sales thanks to Spangler's biggest product: Dum Dums lollipops.Evan Brock, vice president of Marketing for Spangler Candy Company, said 20% of annual Dum Dums sales happen during the Halloween season, and the com
  
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• 130 years after deer virtually disappeared from Indiana, current population remains steady

  12-10-2023 22:15 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) -- On Oct. 1, archery season kicked off arguably the biggest deer hunting season in Indiana.As of Thursday, nearly 9,000 deer have been harvested by hunters, and that number is expected to exceed 100,000 once the deer hunting seasons are over.While deer may be a common sight in Indiana in 2023, that used to not be the case.According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the last reported wild deer in Indiana died in 1893, leaving deer essentially extirpated in Indiana at t
  
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• CEO Starr: Do It Best to grow by serving

  12-10-2023 22:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Do It Best President and CEO Dan Starr says service is at the heart of his company, which provides products and retail know-how to hardware and home improvement stores across 54 countries.Inside the hallways at their new headquarters on the Electric Works campus, Starr says company leaders put their own needs behind those of their store members and their coworkers.
  "There is a rich history of servant leadership at this company," he adds.After starting with Do It Best i
  
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• It's a wrap: 'COPS' featuring FWPD officers, drone program in future episode

  12-10-2023 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fans of television crime shows will get an opportunity to see Fort Wayne’s finest in action on the popular TV show COPS, aired on Fox Nation.It was “a wrap” this week after two COPS crews followed Fort Wayne officers around the city, Sgt. Jeremy Webb, FWPD’s public information officer, said.Webb said the department has been bombarded with requests from television producers and, usually, the department turns down those requests because they tend
  
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• Fort Wayne Community Schools offering pre-K programs to families in district limits

  12-10-2023 21:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For the first time in the school district's history, all children living within district limits have access to pre-K through Fort Wayne Community Schools.Starting Oct. 17, FWCS is offering full-day programs at Harris Elementary and St. Joseph Central Elementary, according to a release. The district also has full-day and half-day pre-K programs at neighborhood schools throughout the city.Eligibility for neighborhood school pre-K programs is based on:  
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• Adams Co. in early stages of planning for total solar eclipse

  12-10-2023 21:01 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - For some, seeing a total solar eclipse is a once in a lifetime opportunity. On April 8, 2024 for 2 minutes and 42 seconds, Adams County will have 99% totality, much of Indiana will be affected by the eclipse. Thursday, the Adams County EMA (Emergency Management Agency) held a meeting at the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center to discuss the early planning stages of the eclipse event.
  Adams County EMA officials have held multiple meeting with both Indian
  
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• Indiana State Police, FBI serve warrant at Fort Wayne home

  12-10-2023 20:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police and FBI agents were in a Fort Wayne neighborhood Thursday afternoon to serve a warrant.Indiana State Police serve warrant on Brown Street in Fort Wayne
  A heavy police presence could be seen in the 2100 block of Brown Street- near Taylor Street and Brooklyn Avenue- starting sometime before 1:45 p.m.Dispatch confirmed police were serving a warrant.
  No other details have been confirmed. WANE 15 has a crew at the scene to learn more.
  
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• Stretch of Bass Road closed since 2022 back open

  12-10-2023 19:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A stretch of Bass Road closed since last year has opened to traffic sooner than anticipated.The road had been closed to thru traffic between Scott and Hadley Roads since October 2022. The closure was necessary to construct a bridge. It wasn't scheduled to open until December.The bridge construction is part of a multi-million dollar upgrade to Bass Road from Hillegas Road in the east to Scott Road in the west. So far roundabouts have been added to several intersections as
  
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• 450,000 children's loveys and bibs recalled due to choking hazard

  12-10-2023 18:46 via wane.com
  
  (WHTM) -- Little Sleepies has issued a recall of their Sleepyhead Loveys and Bandana Bibs due to a choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.According to the commission, the care instruction label on the products can detach and possibly cause young children to choke.The recall affects 450,000 products that were sold in the U.S. and about 3,331 sold in Canada. The recalled loveys and bibs were sold online and at stores nationwide from February 2021 throug
  
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• Fort Wayne elementary school student arrested for battery: FWPD

  12-10-2023 18:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A student at Haley Elementary School was arrested Thursday morning for battery, according to Fort Wayne Police.FWPD confirmed to WANE 15 officers responded just before 9:45 a.m. to reports of a battery in progress at the elementary school on Maplecrest Road. Staff told police at the scene a student was throwing items around and battered a staff member as they were trying to contain the student in the room.Police said they arrested the student for battery. No other detai
  
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• Angola police investigate shooting; 1 in custody

  12-10-2023 17:37 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) - One person is in custody Thursday in connection to a shooting investigation in Angola.A detective with the Angola Police Department confirmed to WANE 15 a shooting investigation is underway, and someone was in custody that morning.The detective said there is no threat to the community, and no other information would be immediately released-- including a location, any injuries or any other details.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 in custody in Angola shooting investigation

  12-10-2023 17:37 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) - A man is dead and a suspect is in custody Thursday in connection to a shooting investigation in Angola.A detective with the Angola Police Department confirmed to WANE 15 a shooting investigation is underway, and a man was in custody that morning. Police at the scene later confirmed a man died in the shooting.
  Crime scene tape surrounds a house in an Angola shooting investigationPolice investigate a shooting in Angola
  A WANE 15 crew at the scene saw crime scene tape surround
  
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• Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen's next hearing to be held in Allen County

  12-10-2023 16:36 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WXIN) -- Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen will appear in court next week for a newly scheduled hearing.However, unlike other court appearances, this one will be held at the Allen County Courthouse.Allen, facing two counts of murder in the 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German, has been ordered to appear for a status hearing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19.(Courtesy: Family)Attorneys for the defense and prosecution have been directed to “arrange their schedules
  
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• Skeleton Festival bringing spooky vibes to Columbia City

  12-10-2023 16:04 via wane.com
  
  Columbia City, Ind. (WANE) - Columbia City is getting in the Halloween spirit by hosting its inaugural Skeleton Festival.
  All around Columbia City, many businesses have skeleton displays up for residents and visitors to see and get them in the holiday spirit.The business with the best display will win a prize. The categories are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention, and people's choice. Some displays include dancing skeletons, firemen and policemen skeletons, and a dog skeleton.
  "My daughter got thi
  
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• Here's a look at Bigfoot sightings in Indiana

  12-10-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  INDIANA (WANE) -- Has Bigfoot found a home in Indiana? Well, according to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, he's been an Indiana resident since 1975-- but where did he come from?Bigfoot OriginsAccording to the Washington National Guard, sightings began during the late 1800s and into the 1900s. Findings usually consisted of finding footprints, sporadic encounters and a few grainy photos and videos.Those who claim to have seen Bigfoot have described the creature as a large, upright ape t
  
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• Inmate in critical condition after attempting suicide at Allen County Jail

  12-10-2023 15:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An inmate attempted suicide inside the Allen County Jail on Wednesday morning, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department.Just before 10 a.m., confinement officers found an inmate unconscious, according to the release.Emergency crews arrived and the initial investigation revealed the man had attempted suicide. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, according to the release.As part of standard procedure, Indiana State Police are conducting an ind
  
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• More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows

  12-10-2023 15:35 via wane.com
  
  A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is more mixed, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The poll found that 36% of Americans sympathize with the workers in their dispute with the automakers, 9% support the automakers, and the rest back both or neither.Support for the autoworkers fell short of the 55% support for striking
  
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• Here are business news headlines for Thursday

  12-10-2023 13:09 via wane.com
  
  Despite a midday slump, Wall Street closed with gains, continuing an upward trend for the week. That uptick coming ahead of Thursday's big Consumer Price Index report.
  The Dow jumped 65 points. The Nasdaq shot up 96 points. And the S and P 500 climbed 18.
  CBS News' Jarred Hill has the latest business news headlines from New York.
  
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• Indiana woman charged after daughter falls from roof of moving car and fractures skull, police say

  12-10-2023 12:57 via wane.com
  
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana woman faces several charges after her 11-year-old daughter suffered multiple injuries falling from the roof of her moving car, court records say.Records show the 36-year-old Portage woman was booked into the Porter County Jail on Tuesday and charged with two felony counts of neglect of a dependent, two misdemeanor counts of criminal recklessness and misdemeanor false informing stemming from the Aug. 3 incident, The Times of Northwest Indiana r
  
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• $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

  12-10-2023 10:02 via wane.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A player in California won a $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize.The winning numbers were: 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball 10. The winning ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, according to the California Lottery.Phone calls Wednesday night to Midway Market & Liquor went unanswered.“The phone’s been ringing off the hook, people saying congratulations. Pretty c
  
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• Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

  12-10-2023 09:42 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant.The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Fo
  
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• 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business

  12-10-2023 08:00 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Marcus has been in the movie business for years but he never expected to be urging moviegoers to take out their phones during a film — let alone to be crafting friendship bracelets in preparation for an opening weekend.But there the chief executive and chair of the Marcus Corporation is in a promotion for his theater chain headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, stringing beads together while humming “Shake It Off.”Movie theaters are readying for an on
  
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• Check your tickets: Powerball numbers drawn for $1.76 billion jackpot

  12-10-2023 05:12 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Will you be the lucky winner to snap the Powerball jackpot losing streak? There's only one way to know.
  The winning numbers for the estimated $1.76 billion jackpot drawn Wednesday, Oct. 11, were: 24, 52, 40, 22, 64. The Powerball was 10, and the PowerPlay was 2X.Wednesday marks the 36th drawing in this Powerball jackpot run, which began in July after a California ticket won a $1.08 billion prize that has yet to be claimed. The longest-ever Powerball jackpot losing streak is 41
  
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• Last Honor Flight of 2023 takes veterans to Washington DC

  12-10-2023 04:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Wednesday, Honor Flight Northeast Indiana hosted its last Honor Flight of 2023 as dozens of military veterans traveled to Washington D.C. to tour the U.S. capital.Wednesday's Honor Flight featured 85 veterans with representation across the Korean War, Cold War, and Vietnam War among other conflicts.Since its inception, Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has taken over 3,300 veterans from Fort Wayne to Washington D.C. to view the many monuments and memorials there.Typica
  
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• Kidnapping victim shares story in LaGrange, hopes to save lives

  12-10-2023 04:08 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE, Ind. (WANE) - One kidnapping victim of an online predator shared her experience with students and parents at Prairie Heights Middle School Wednesday.
  Alicia Kozak was a victim of an online predator at 13 years old. She was one of the first known cases of someone to be kidnapped by an online predator. Now, she speaks to young adults and parents on how to avoid the dangers behind the internet."I say to the kids, do miracles happen every day? Sure. Maybe in the world they happen every day
  
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• Police investigate crash at ramp on southern I-69, I-469 interchange

  12-10-2023 00:39 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash involving an overturned semitruck at a ramp on the southern I-69 and I-469 interchange Wednesday evening.Crews were seen along the ramp to get onto southbound I-69 investigating a semitruck that had rolled over onto the grass.(Photo provided by INDOT)
  Details are limited, but police at the scene told WANE 15 the driver did not suffer serious injuries.Traffic on the ramp is being slowed while crews investigate the scene, and it is not known
  
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• INDOT: Road cleared after semi blocks exit ramp onto southbound I-69 by General Motors

  12-10-2023 00:39 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is back to normal Wednesday after an overturned semitruck shut down an exit ramp on the southern I-69 and I-469 interchange for several hours.Authorities were seen along the ramp going from westbound I-469 onto southbound I-69 investigating a semitruck that had rolled over onto the grass.(Photo provided by INDOT)
  Details are limited, but police at the scene told WANE 15 the driver did not suffer serious injuries.Crews closed off the ramp for several hours as they
  
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• INDOT: Overturned semitruck partially blocks ramp on southern I-69, I-469 interchange

  12-10-2023 00:39 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash involving an overturned semitruck at a ramp on the southern I-69 and I-469 interchange Wednesday evening.Authorities were seen along the ramp going from westbound I-469 onto southbound I-69 investigating a semitruck that had rolled over onto the grass.(Photo provided by INDOT)
  Details are limited, but police at the scene told WANE 15 the driver did not suffer serious injuries.The ramp is "partially blocked" while crews investigate the scen
  
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• INDOT: Overturned semitruck blocks ramp on southern I-69, I-469 interchange

  12-10-2023 00:39 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash involving an overturned semitruck at a ramp on the southern I-69 and I-469 interchange Wednesday evening.Authorities were seen along the ramp going from westbound I-469 onto southbound I-69 investigating a semitruck that had rolled over onto the grass.(Photo provided by INDOT)
  Details are limited, but police at the scene told WANE 15 the driver did not suffer serious injuries.The ramp is blocked while crews investigate the scene, according
  
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• INDOT: Overturned semi blocks exit ramp onto southbound I-69 by General Motors

  12-10-2023 00:39 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash involving an overturned semitruck at a ramp on the southern I-69 and I-469 interchange Wednesday evening.Authorities were seen along the ramp going from westbound I-469 onto southbound I-69 investigating a semitruck that had rolled over onto the grass.(Photo provided by INDOT)
  Details are limited, but police at the scene told WANE 15 the driver did not suffer serious injuries.The ramp is blocked while crews investigate the scene, according
  
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