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• Big Ten prohibits Jim Harbaugh from coaching in Michigan's final three games, including Ohio State

  10-11-2023 22:47 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Coach Jim Harbaugh will be prohibited from being present during Michigan's remaining regular-season games, including when the Wolverines play Ohio State.Michigan has been investigated over a former staff member scouting games in person, a violation of NCAA rules, though Harbaugh denied knowing about it. But on Friday, the Big Ten released details of its findings and announced that Michigan has been found in violation of the conference's sportsmanship policy.Three things
  
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• Bye, Big Wally: Remaining 6 Penguin Point restaurants to shut down this weekend

  10-11-2023 18:40 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - Almost exactly a year ago, fast food restaurant Penguin Point closed seven locations, including the one on Winchester Road in Fort Wayne. Friday, the chain announced its remaining six locations are shutting down permanently.Sunday is the last day to get a Big Wally, a tenderloin or whatever your favorite meal is from Penguin Point.Penguin Point HR Administrator Tracy May confirmed to WSBT in South Bend that 94 full-time and part-time employees learned of the closure Friday.The chain, wh
  
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• Police investigate crash at south Fort Wayne intersection

  10-11-2023 18:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a crash Friday at a south Fort Wayne intersection.It happened shortly before noon at East Rudisill Boulevard and South Calhoun Street.
  A WANE 15 crew saw FWPD and an ambulance at the scene, but it's not clear if anyone was hurt or how many were involved. A traffic map showed minor delays in the area.No other details have been confirmed.
  
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• Fans push Fisher-Price Corn Popper into Toy Hall of Fame

  10-11-2023 17:06 via wane.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame, elevating it from perpetual finalist to 2023 inductee, alongside baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF foam toys, the Hall of Fame announced Friday.This photo provided by the National Toy Hall of Fame shows their 2023 inductees. From left, NERF, Fisher-Price Corn Popper, Cabbage Patch Kids, and baseball cards. They will be permanently installed at the Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester
  
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• Trail connector in southwest Allen County completed

  10-11-2023 14:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A native prairie, a pond, and walking paths can now be accessed froma trail in southwest Fort Wayne.A trail that runs along Homestead Road south of Liberty Mills Road now connects with Stillwater Hospice according to a press release from Fort Wayne Trails. A ribbon cutting for the connection will be held Monday.
  “We’re thrilled that we could partner with Stillwater Hospice to help make our trail system even better with this true example of a public-private par
  
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• Car riddled with bullet holes after shots fired in parking lot of hotel on Fort Wayne's north side

  10-11-2023 13:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A car in a hotel parking lot was shot up Friday morning on Fort Wayne's north side, however it doesn't appear anyone was hurt.Reports of shots being fired at the Springhill Suites by Marriott hotel were called in to dispatchers around 6:23 a.m. The hotel is located off Diebold Road directly east of Parkview Regional Medical Center.
  Information is limited, but troopers from Indiana State Police are on the scene as well as Allen County Sheriff's Department deputies.
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• America's hot new snack food: Chicken feed?

  10-11-2023 13:20 via wane.com
  
  *Related video above: Which grocery chain is most popular?(KTLA) - Would you eat chicken feed? You'll soon have the chance.Poultry giant Perdue is rolling out a new snack food for humans that it says is "made from most of the same ingredients" in the company’s chicken chow.The snack, dubbed "Chix Mix," contains corn, wheat puffs and edamame, with a bit of spice to make it more people-pleasing.I know, I know: It seems like this is Weird Food Week.First, we had pickle-flavored ketchup from K
  
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• 'We were in disbelief': Man wins $1M on lottery ticket the day after his wedding

  10-11-2023 12:48 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — From wedding bells to dollar signs, one couple is still feeling the wedding bliss after a Michigan man won $1 million from a lottery one day after his wedding.
  The 57-year-old player bought the Diamonds & Pearls lottery ticket from an E-Z Mart in Prudenville, Michigan.
  (The Michigan Lottery)“I bought the ticket the day after my wedding and gave it to my wife to scratch,” the man said. “When she revealed the ‘$1 MIL’ prize amount, we we
  
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• Kindergarten vaccination exemptions at highest level ever

  10-11-2023 12:35 via wane.com
  
  The percentage of kindergarteners whose parents opted them out of school-required vaccinations rose to the highest level yet during the 2022-2023 school year, according to new federal data released Thursday. The drop in coverage for routine vaccinations against diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella increase the chances of an outbreak, and underscore the continued fallout from barriers to vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. An outbreak of measles in central Ohio last winter br
  
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• How Fort Wayne is working to address affordable housing crisis

  10-11-2023 05:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne is working to address a housing crisis for those in need but with rising rental prices vouchers may not be enough.Officials said finding affordable housing has been an issue since the COVID-19 pandemic. While there are not enough housing vouchers to go around to those who need them, people who have vouchers have a hard time finding a landlord who will rent to them.
  "It's the perfect storm of, you know, economy, market-rate rents and you know, rental prices th
  
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• Smelling something strange when you step outside? It could lead to more organic products on the table next year

  10-11-2023 04:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — If you've noticed a bad smell lately when you step outside, your nose isn't playing tricks on you.There's a good chance what you smell is actually manure-based fertilizer and although you may not appreciate the scent, you might appreciate the benefits.September and November are typically the busiest months for farmers because of harvest season. Farmers fertilize their crops to increase higher yields and better-quality produce.Previously the most common types of fe
  
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• Indiana University basketball alumni and former NBA player Alan Henderson hosts bottle signing event

  10-11-2023 03:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana University basketball alumni Alan Henderson made a visit to Fort Wayne Thursday to host a bottle-signing event for Henderson Spirits.At the event, hosted by Umi Steak and Seafood, Henderson highlighted his spirit brand with a focus on "diversifying the bar." Henderson Spirits Group's focus beyond diversifying the bar is bringing light to black history in the spirits industry.During the event, Henderson also talked about his basketball career along with where IU
  
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• Indiana lawmakers react to Ohio legalizing marijuana

  10-11-2023 01:15 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV) — Ohio's decision to legalize recreational marijuana this week is catching the attention of Indiana lawmakers, several of whom say the Hoosier State is behind the curve.
  Others, however, say more time is needed before any decisions are set in stone.
  Ohio's vote comes roughly a week after an Indiana legislative committee could not come to a consensus on any recommendations for regulating marijuana.
  ”I haven’t seen any real movement on this issue," State Rep. Matt Pie
  
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