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• Here's what tickets to the NCAA women's basketball finals will cost you

  06-04-2024 23:55 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — The surging popularity of women's college basketball is growing, as the average ticket price for this weekend's NCAA championship has reached about $2,900, according to StubHub. Logistix also reported that tickets for women's college basketball sold earlier this week for the semifinals doubled compared to the men's semifinals ticket prices. As this year's women's NCAA tournament continues to outperform, the average ticket prices compared to last year have seen signif
  
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• LOOK: Parkview Field holds open house ahead of TinCaps season

  06-04-2024 23:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- TinCap fans were invited to see the behind-the-scenes of the ballpark Saturday afternoon ahead of the 2024 season opening day on Tuesday, April 9.
  According to a release, fans were able to take tours, checking out exclusive areas like the Suite Level and the team`s dugout, plus the 400 Club and The Summit presented by US Foods. The open house was free to the public.
  Half-priced concessions were also available for purchase. Fans were able to get a taste before the 15th
  
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• Seasonable and beautiful this evening

  06-04-2024 23:00 via wane.com
  
  What a beautiful start to the weekend we are seeing across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Get out and enjoy the sunshine and seasonable air this evening!Any clouds dotting the sky will clear as we progress into tonight. The combination of clear skies, light winds, and plenty of moisture on the ground is a recipe for some patches of fog to develop tonight. Keep this possibility in mind as you head out the door early Sunday morning before daybreak. Temperatures to start the day will be in t
  
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• Silver Alert issued for 76-year-old Anderson woman

  06-04-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A Silver Alert has been issued for a 76-year-old woman from Anderson last seen driving Thursday morning.
  The Madison County Sherriff's is asking for any information about the disappearance of Linda Stacy with the following tips:76-year-old white female5'3" tall135 poundsRed hairHazel eyesDriving a 2017 Buick Encore with Indiana license plate UWO472Last seen driving around 10:00 a.m. on April 4
  Stacy is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assist
  
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• Silver Alert cancelled for 76-year-old Anderson woman

  06-04-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Silver Alert for a 76-year-old woman from Anderson last seen driving Thursday morning has been canceled.The Madison County Sherriff's is asking for any information about the disappearance of Linda Stacy with the following tips:76-year-old white female5'3" tall135 poundsRed hairHazel eyesDriving a 2017 Buick Encore with Indiana license plate UWO472Last seen driving around 10:00 a.m. on April 4
  Stacy is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical ass
  
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• Greta Thunberg arrested at climate protest in The Hague

  06-04-2024 21:14 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested at a climate protest in The Hague, Netherlands Saturday.Thunberg was one of the dozens of people who police detained when in the process of removing protestors who were obstructing part of a road in The Hague, The Associated Press reported.She was spotted flashing a sign for victory when in a bus that police employed to transport protestors away from the protest against subsidies and tax breaks for companies in connection with fossi
  
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• Indiana Michigan Power ready for power outages during the eclipse

  06-04-2024 20:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana Michigan Power is sharing with its customers how the power company is preparing for Monday, April 8th's eclipse. Areas will see total darkness for about 4 minutes during the eclipse, between 3:07-3:11 p.m.I&M said it is preparing for the eclipse in the following ways:
  Strategically Placed Crews and Adjusted Work Shifts: Crews will not be working in populated areas and will be performing work at or near the service centers throughout the morning hours. Design
  
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• Autopsy rules death of man accidental after toxic gas leak at an agricultural plant in Huntington County

  06-04-2024 20:06 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One man is dead after a toxic gas leak occurred at Nutrien Ag Solutions Saturday morning.
  According to a press release from the Huntington County Coroner, Warren Volunteer Fire Department and Parkview Huntington Hospital EMS responded to Nutrien Ag Solutions after reports of an anhydrous ammonia trailer leak. In the initial report, one employee of the company was not accounted for.
  When emergency response teams arrived on scene they found a large plume of anhydr
  
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• 1 man dead after toxic gas leak at an agricultural plant in Huntington County

  06-04-2024 20:06 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One man is dead after a toxic gas leak occurred at Nutrien Ag Solutions Saturday morning.
  According to a press release from the Huntington County Coroner, Warren Volunteer Fire Department and Parkview Huntington Hospital EMS responded to Nutrien Ag Solutions after reports of an anhydrous ammonia trailer leak. In the initial report, one employee of the company was not accounted for.
  When emergency response teams arrived on scene they found a large plume of anhydr
  
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• Wrestling and faith combine for the Ring of Redemption event

  06-04-2024 17:16 via wane.com
  
  Fort Wayne, Ind. (WANE) - A combination of professional wrestling and Christian faith is coming to Huntington for a night of entertainment, faith, and community. The Wrestling Theology Fellowship's "Ring of Redemption" event is heading to Life Church in Huntington.Producer Andrew Martin and Promotions Coordinator Anna Hershberger stopped by WANE 15 to discuss the tournaments. You can see that in the interview above.Front row tickets are $15, general admission is $12, kids 12 and under as well as
  
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• April is National Donate Life Month

  06-04-2024 17:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Annually, April is recognized as National Donate Life Month. The month focuses on the national attention on how organ and tissue donation saves lives.Donate Life Indiana shared this year's theme "Donors are Superstars."
  "Stars remind us that even in the darkest night, there is light. One’s decision to be an organ and tissue donor gives hope and light to Americans on the national transplant waiting list who are waiting for a second chance at life. That’s
  
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• Seasonable day with plenty of sunshine

  06-04-2024 15:44 via wane.com
  
  You might find a few patches of frost outside this morning. You may need your ice scraper if you parked your vehicle outside overnight! Temperatures are sitting in the lower 30s.Our weekend begins calm with a nice amount of sunshine this morning. As this afternoon begins, look fore a few clouds to be rolling through the area. High temps rise back to seasonal levels, in the mid-50s, by late afternoon.On Sunday, our next weather system is moving closer, the sky becomes mostly cloudy and some rain
  
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• Shipshewana is back on the road at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

  06-04-2024 15:31 via wane.com
  
  The video above shows previous footage from 2020 of the Shipshewana Road Show.
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Shipshewana is back on the road and back at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for all those looking for some weekend fun!Shipshewana on the Road has returned to Fort Wayne for April 6 and 7 with hundreds of booths to get all your crafty or gift needs. Shipshewana on the Road offers attendees unique items such as specialty furniture, homemade baked goods to household and personal care na
  
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• Indiana University finds similarities between Alzheimer's and Down syndrome

  06-04-2024 15:06 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - Research happening at the Indiana University School of Medicine is taking a look at how Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome may be linked. It's being done by looking at the way the chromosomal disorder and the disease's protein structure are made up.More than 90% of people with Down syndrome are diagnosed with Alzheimer's by ages 55-60, according to the IU School of Medicine. A study by the university published in Nature Structural Molecular Biology used microscopic
  
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• Air ambulance crew administered drug to hot air balloon pilot after crash that killed 4, report says

  06-04-2024 13:52 via wane.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy report has been amended to show the pilot of a hot air balloon that plummeted in Arizona, killing him and three others, had been administered an anesthetic after the crash.The Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office said earlier this week that toxicology tests showed Cornelius van der Walt had a high amount of ketamine in his blood but did not specify how it got into his system or when.The balloon operated by Droplyne Hot Air Balloon Rides plum
  
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• Alcohol, speed suspected in fatal crash in DeKalb County

  06-04-2024 13:30 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One is dead following a single-vehicle crash in DeKalb County Friday night.
  According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, the driver, 34-year-old Adam G. Brown, from Auburn, was traveling westbound on County Road 68. Based on the investigation at the scene, deputies were able to determine that Brown went through a stop sign at a high rate of speed.
  The vehicle then went off the south side of the road, hitting a culvert in the ditch causing the
  
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• Temps return to the 50s

  06-04-2024 10:22 via wane.com
  
  You might find a few patches of frost outside this morning. You may need your ice scraper if you parked your vehicle outside overnight! Temperatures are sitting in the lower 30s.Our weekend begins calm with a nice amount of sunshine this morning. As this afternoon begins, look fore a few clouds to be rolling through the area. High temps rise back to seasonal levels, in the mid-50s, by late afternoon.On Sunday, our next weather system is moving closer, the sky becomes mostly cloudy and some rain
  
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• Watchdog group says Parkview prices will go up

  06-04-2024 03:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Days after Parkview Health announced a new policy to stop scheduling procedures or appointments for patients with health coverage that does not include Parkview as a network provider, a watchdog group warned on Friday the move would lead to higher prices."The impact immediately is small," said Matt Bell, chief policy advocate with Hoosiers For Affordable Healthcare. "However, it will have the impact of driving prices up for anyone in the future because you've lost any
  
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• 2 hospitalized after crash in Kosciusko County

  06-04-2024 03:19 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Two have been hospitalized following a crash in Kosciusko County Friday evening.On Friday just after 6 p.m. Kosciusko County Emergency Personnel were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of CR 1000 N and CR 452 E. When responders arrived on scene they found an SUV off of the south side of the road, just west of CR 450 E.Both the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Alisha Rowe, a 38-year-old female from Nappanee, and the passenger, a nine-year-old boy,
  
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• Recall: Tide, Gain among 8.2 million defective laundry detergent packets, CPSC says

  06-04-2024 02:31 via wane.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – Proctor & Gamble has recalled 8.2 million defective bags of various laundry detergent packets, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets distributed in the United States are being recalled due to the risk of serious injury.The outside packaging meant to prevent access to the contents can split open near the zipper track, posing a risk of serious injury to children, according to the CPSC.If the
  
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• Ouabache State Park preparing for a full park for eclipse

  06-04-2024 00:11 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) - In less than four days, thousands of people from across the country are expected to flock to northeast Indiana to view the solar eclipse. One of those specific areas is Bluffton, where many will see the eclipse in totality. The Ouabache State Park held an information presentation Friday for those visiting the park for the eclipse.
  The presentation was to help people understand what an eclipse is and demonstrate safe ways to view the eclipse. The biggest takeaway from the
  
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