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• Zesto Ice Cream looking for artist to repaint 'iconic' Broadway sign

  29-03-2024 22:15 via wane.com
  
  *The video above is from a Positively Fort Wayne segment on Zesto Ice Cream in 2022FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Zesto Ice Cream's original Fort Wayne location is looking for an artist to help repaint the stand's "iconic" sign.The company took to Facebook March 23 to ask the public for recommendations on who should be picked to paint the sign, and the community responded with hundreds of comments and suggestions."Thank you all so much for the responses," the company commented on Facebook.Two sides
  
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• Where to find Easter Egg Hunts for the holiday weekend

  29-03-2024 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Need last-minute Easter Egg hunt plans? Here is a list of just some places offering Easter Egg hunts to fill your basket this Easter weekend.
  Saturday, March 30Easter Egg Hunt at Pokagen State Park
  Pokagen State Park will host a traditional egg hunt on Saturday, with separate times for different age groups. The hunt for ages 4 and younger is at 10 a.m., for ages 5-7 at 11 a.m., and for ages 8-10 years old at noon. Standard-size baskets will be provided for participants
  
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• 'I still owe you dinner': Allen County Commissioners recall Mayor Henry's humor and passion for the community

  29-03-2024 21:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Politics did not divide Mayor Tom Henry, a Democrat, and the three Allen County Commissioners - Therese Brown, Rich Beck and Nelson Peters - all Republicans.Friday, the three shared their memories of the mayor, who died Thursday evening, and their belief his legacy will continue.“It‘s a terrible loss for the whole community and to the Henry family,” Beck said, describing the news as a “gut punch.”Peters said Henry had a “kind, mild w
  
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• Quiet evening before rain moves in tonight

  29-03-2024 21:00 via wane.com
  
  What a beautiful spring day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Get out and take advantage of the nice weather to wrap up the workweek because there is plenty of unsettled weather in the forecast in the coming days...Look for a good amount of sunshine early this evening to give way to clouds and rain showers by late this evening. After midnight then, you can expect periods of rain and a few rumbles of thunder. Low temperatures will drop into the mid-40s.Rain, heavy at times, will contin
  
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• About 1,400 workers at Ford electric pickup plant to transfer or take retirement offers next week

  29-03-2024 17:58 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — About 1,400 workers at a Ford factory in Michigan that makes the F-150 Lightning will move to new jobs or take retirement packages next week as sales of the electric pickup trucks slow.The changes announced in January will take effect Monday, Ford spokeswoman Jessica Enoch said.Ford began the year by cutting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after weaker-than-expected electric vehicle sales growth.While EV sales are growing in the U.S., the pace is falli
  
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• What's that smell? Fuel spill in St. Marys River contained in Decatur

  29-03-2024 17:01 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) - Decatur officials were working Friday to track the source of a fuel spill in the St. Marys River, the city's mayor said.The spill - which Mayor Dan Rickord said is small and contained - stemmed from a stormwater pipe that drains into the river, and officials believe it's diesel fuel.Rickord said the investigation began around 7:30 a.m., when some passersby smelled fuel near Manmouth Road.Booms were deployed that morning in the river on the city's north side so the spill wo
  
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• Fort Wayne man found guilty of drug trafficking

  29-03-2024 16:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man faced a 4-day trial in the United States District Court. A jury ultimately found 39-year-old Kendrick D. Bates guilty of three drug trafficking offenses and one firearm offense.The case was investigated by the FBI's Fort Wayne Safe Streets Gang Task Force. The Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana State Police, the Allen County Sheriff's Department, as well as other agencies assisted in the investigation, according to the United States Attorney's Office
  
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• 'True servant leader': Family, officials, and community mourn passing of Fort Wayne mayor

  29-03-2024 14:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne community and beyond are sharing condolences to the family of Mayor Tom Henry following his death Thursday.Residents, local organizations, city and state officials, and many more are recounting the personal impact Henry left via statements shared with WANE 15 and social media posts.The Henry family issued the statement announcing his passing Thursday night:
  Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry passed away peacefully Thursday, March 28, 2024, after experiencing a me
  
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• Community mourns passing of Fort Wayne mayor

  29-03-2024 14:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne community and beyond are sharing condolences to the family of Mayor Tom Henry following his death Thursday.Residents, local organizations, city and state officials, and many more are recounting the personal impact Henry left via statements shared with WANE 15 and social media posts.The Henry family issued the statement announcing his passing Thursday night:
  Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry passed away peacefully Thursday, March 28, 2024, after experiencing a me
  
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• What stores, restaurants are open for Easter 2024?

  29-03-2024 14:16 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Easter is already upon us, which means families across the country will be getting together for egg hunts, basket swaps, and Easter meals, from brunches to dinners. Did you forget a basket-stuffer or part of the meal you’re serving? Or maybe you’re on the road and need a quick snack. Either way, here’s a look at what stores and restaurants are — and are not — open for Easter 2024. StoresBig Lots: A spokesperson for Big Lots tells Nex
  
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• Motorcycle vs. car crash slows traffic on Coldwater

  29-03-2024 13:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A motorcycle versus car crash Friday morning slowed traffic on Coldwater Road. The crash happened near the intersection of East Collins and Coldwaters Roads.Police responded to the crash just after 8 a.m. Police tell WANE 15 the motorcyclist was transported to a hospital, but suffered only minor injuries. No word on whether the driver of the car was hurt.Police tell us they're not sure what caused the crash. Traffic heading northbound on Coldwater was temporarily down t
  
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• A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

  29-03-2024 12:04 via wane.com
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.On Friday, over a hundred people watched on as 10 devotees were nailed to wooden crosses, among them Ruben Enaje, a 63-year-old carpenter and sign painter. The real-life crucifixions have become an annual religious spectacle th
  
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• Even warmer today with rain on the way

  29-03-2024 08:48 via wane.com
  
  Today will be even warmer than yesterday with temperatures around 60 this afternoon. You'll need your umbrella at least to start the weekend.
  Sunshine will fill the sky this morning with temperatures moving into the 50s by lunchtime.Today will be almost ten degrees warmer than yesterday as high temperatures will be around 60 this afternoon.
  Showers begin especially after midnight with a Pacific weather system headed our way. Temperatures won't fall much overnight either.Saturday will be the warm
  
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• Temps in the 60s as week winds down with rain coming, too

  29-03-2024 04:50 via wane.com
  
  Early morning temperatures are as low as the mid-30s.Our potential for a few scattered showers continues through sunrise and is focused, mainly, from Fort Wayne southward. A low quantity of total precipitation is expected for the areas that see the showers.Plenty of Friday sunshine is ahead and temps climb a little bit higher. High temperatures are expected to be back to 60° in the late afternoon.High temps reach 60°, in most spots, Friday afternoon. We'll stay slightly colder farther no
  
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• 60s as week winds down with rain coming, too

  29-03-2024 04:50 via wane.com
  
  Early morning temperatures are as low as the mid-30s.Our potential for a few scattered showers continues through sunrise and is focused, mainly, from Fort Wayne southward. A low quantity of total precipitation is expected for the areas that see the showers.Plenty of Friday sunshine is ahead and temps climb a little bit higher. High temperatures are expected to be back to 60° in the late afternoon.High temps reach 60°, in most spots, Friday afternoon. We'll stay slightly colder farther no
  
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• Tom Henry, longstanding leader of Fort Wayne, passes away

  29-03-2024 01:55 via wane.com
  
  The video above shows WANE 15's coverage of Mayor Henry's win in the 2023 election.Mayor Tom Henry
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Tom Henry, who led Fort Wayne as the city's mayor for four full terms and served the community for many years beforehand, has passed away.The city of Fort Wayne and Henry family made the announcement Thursday. He was 72.
  Shortly after beginning a historic fifth term as mayor, Henry announced in February he had been diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer. The news came ab
  
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• Funeral arrangements announced for Tom Henry, longstanding leader of Fort Wayne

  29-03-2024 01:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Tom Henry, who led Fort Wayne as the city's mayor for four full terms and served the community for many years beforehand, has passed away.Mayor Tom Henry
  He was 72.
  The city of Fort Wayne and the Henry family made the announcement Thursday:Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry passed away peacefully Thursday, March 28, 2024, after experiencing a medical emergency related to his cancer. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 27, Mayor Henry was privately transported to a lo
  
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• Buddy Bench to honor Mayor Henry could debut soon

  29-03-2024 01:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Buddy Bench to honor Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry could arrive at Citizens Square by mid-April.Heidi Vance, the mother of 15-year-old bench proponent Sammie Vance, said the bench was ordered Monday and should arrive by April 10, at the latest.The five foot green bench will be fitted with a plaque that will say:In Honor of Mayor Tom Henry
  A Friend to All
  Love, Sammie's Buddy Bench Project and the Fort Wayne CommunityThe bench project was announced shortly after the ma
  
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