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• Netflix raising prices 'starting today,' company confirms in letter

  18-10-2023 23:43 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Netflix is getting more expensive – again. The company told shareholders in a letter Wednesday that it is raising prices on some of its subscription plans.
  Netflix has three pricing tiers available to customers: An option with ads, "Standard" and "Premium." Some customers are also grandfathered into a "Basic" plan, but it's not an option people can choose now. More expensive tiers allow customers to stream on more devices and add members in other households.
  The new price
  
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• Ohio breaks ground on EV charging station for federal NEVI Program

  18-10-2023 22:27 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WANE) -- On Wednesday, Ohio officials announced the state has broke ground on an EV charging station as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program.According to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks, Ohio will be the first state in the U.S. to begin work on a charging station through the NEVI Program."As more Ohioans adopt electric vehicles and the mix of automobiles on the road changes, we must ensure that ou
  
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• 70-year-old hit, killed while crossing road on foggy morning in southern Indiana: ISP

  18-10-2023 21:48 via wane.com
  
  NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police determined Wednesday morning's foggy conditions were a factor leading to a crash that killed a 70-year-old pedestrian in southern Indiana.State police at the scene of a crash investigation in New Albany in which a woman was hit and killed (Indiana State Police)
  The New Albany Police Department initially responded to a crash around 7:30 a.m. on Charlestown Road near the intersection with Klerner Lane. Local and state police officers at the scene dete
  
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• Indiana Michigan Power gets approval for 4 solar power plants

  18-10-2023 20:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Indiana Michigan Power announced Wednesday that its plans to build four solar power plants in Indiana have been approved by state regulators.
  The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's green light means the electric utility can move forward with construction of the plants, one of which will be built in DeKalb County. The other three will be built in Blackford, Pulaski, and Elkhart counties.
  According to a press release from I&M, the solar plants will be capable of ge
  
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• Allen County Council will not revisit local income tax increase to construct new jail this week

  18-10-2023 18:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Allen County Council reversed course from its initial plan posted on its website earlier this week and will not revisit or vote on a local income tax increase designed to fund the construction of a new jail Thursday.
  Thursday's meeting is scheduled to be focused on the county's budget.The original agenda included a revisitation of what has become a contentious income tax increase connected to the jail, with county commissioners arguing it is badly needed for constructio
  
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• Fort Wayne man thrown from motorcycle in fatal crash on I-69; police looking for witnesses

  18-10-2023 17:58 via wane.com
  
  FISHERS, Ind. (WANE) - The Fishers Police Department is looking for witnesses of a Friday motorcycle crash on Interstate 69 that killed a Fort Wayne man.Officers responded to the crash around 10:45 p.m. on northbound I-69 near E 96th St. in Fishers. According to the release, the rider died sometime after he was thrown from his motorcycle, and no other vehicles were involved.
  The coroner’s office and the police department's Forensic Services Unit used Rapid DNA testing to identify the man a
  
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• Man chokes county attorney at town hall meeting in Virginia

  18-10-2023 17:38 via wane.com
  
  GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, Va. (WAVY) — Leaders in Gloucester County, Virginia, say meetings can sometimes get a little heated, but not like this. Video shows the county attorney being choked by a resident at an Oct. 4 town hall meeting."This town hall meeting was for all the citizens that wanted to come out and voice their opinions, and that's just not what happened," Chris Hutson, chairman of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, said. "It just escalated."Deputies were called to the me
  
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• Irsay confirms Richardson will have season-ending shoulder surgery

  18-10-2023 17:22 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Speculation became reality for Anthony Richardson.The Indianapolis Colts’ rookie quarterback will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and miss the remainder of the season, according to owner Jim Irsay."After consultation with our medical staff, Anthony and those close to him, it has been determined that he will undergo surgery to repair his injured shoulder, which will end his season," Irsay posted on social media Wednesday."Anthony is a competitor, and we know how d
  
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• Multiple issues facing court ahead of October hearings in high-profile Delphi murder case

  18-10-2023 17:15 via wane.com
  
  After a whirlwind month of court filings and reports of an evidence leak, a judge will convene a hearing Thursday in the Delphi murder case.Richard Allen is charged with two counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi.Indiana State Police announced Allen’s arrest nearly a year ago. The key piece of evidence is an unspent bullet found at the crime scene that prosecutors claim was ejected from a handgun owned by Allen.Th
  
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• Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

  18-10-2023 16:46 via wane.com
  
  Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order.The drone, programed to fly from a delivery center with a secure pharmacy, will travel to the customer’s address, descend to a height of about four meters — or 13 feet — and d
  
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• Closed since summer, Fort Wayne youth center to reopen

  18-10-2023 16:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Following the reportedly sudden closure of a city youth center that caused controversy at last week's city council meeting, the Jennings Center is now set to reopen Monday.A spokesperson with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation confirmed to WANE 15 the department plans to reopen the center Monday after the parks director cited staffing issues led to the shutdown.The facility closed July 28 after celebrating its 75th anniversary just two days beforehand. It had also closed i
  
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• Motorcycle crash slows traffic at northeast Fort Wayne intersection

  18-10-2023 15:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic was backed up Wednesday morning at a northeast Fort Wayne intersection after a crash involving a motorcycle.
  Sometime around 8:30 a.m., a motorcycle crashed near St. Joe Center and Wheelock roads.It's unclear how many were involved or if there were any injuries.A map showed heavy traffic on Wheelock, both north and south of the intersection, until around 9 a.m.
  
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• Biden pledges solidarity with Israelis and suggests 'other team' to blame for Gaza hospital blast

  18-10-2023 14:38 via wane.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with Israelis during his visit there Wednesday, and offered an assessment that the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital apparently was not carried out by the Israeli military.“Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting. But he said there were “a lo
  
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• 5 repeat toy finalists for Hall of Fame to get yet another chance at winning

  18-10-2023 13:33 via wane.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile.For one of them, this is the year they finally make it in. The Hall of Fame is letting fans decide which one.Toys usually are chosen for the annual inducti
  
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• Here are Wednesday's business news headlines

  18-10-2023 11:32 via wane.com
  
  U.S. stocks had a mixed closing Tuesday, after new federal data showed shoppers spent more than expected last month. In fact, the Commerce Department's report showed retail sales increased .7 percent for the month.
  The Dow gained 13 points. While the Nasdaq fell 34 and the S and P 500 dipped less than a point.
  CBS News' Jarred Hill has the latest business news headlines from New York. )
  
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• General Motors delays electric pickup truck production at plant near Detroit as US EV demand slows

  18-10-2023 09:32 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will delay electric pickup truck production at a factory near Detroit due to slowing U.S. demand for electric vehicles, to better manage its capital investments, and to make some engineering changes.The company said in a statement Tuesday that the factory in Orion Township, Michigan, will instead start making electric Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups in late 2025. Originally the company had planned to start production sometime next year.GM spokesman
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council looks at over $1.6M in funding for 10 parks

  18-10-2023 01:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Tuesday Fort Wayne City Council took a break from officially discussing the City of Fort Wayne's 2024 budget and instead turned its attention to funding for 10 Fort Wayne parks.The proposal would provide $1,660,000 in funding to add and upgrade playground equipment at the following parks scattered across Fort Wayne:
  Lawton Park - $245,000McMillen Park - $190,000Kettler Park - $180,000Foster Park - $200,000Northside Park - $175,000Tillman Park - $130,000Turpie Playlo
  
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• Police: Avoid State Road 3 south of Huntertown due to crash

  18-10-2023 00:00 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Allen County authorities warned residents to avoid the area of State Road 3 just south of Huntertown Tuesday afternoon due to a crash in the area.The Allen County Sheriff's Department sent out a mobile push alert notifying people to avoid the area, and Allen County dispatchers confirmed with WANE 15 that authorities are investigating a "property damage" crash.Google Maps shows heavy traffic around the intersection of State Road 3 and Hathaway Road, but dispatchers co
  
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