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• Mostly cloudy and chilly this evening

  20-04-2024 22:20 via wane.com
  
  Cold air has settled in across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Bundle up in a heavier coat as you're heading out and about.We'll see mostly cloudy skies this evening, along with winds that will be decreasing heading into tonight. Temperatures will dip down into the mid-30s, meaning patches of frost are possible. Tracking frosty spring nights this weekendHowever, confidence in frost occurring is lower this time around, as a result of mostly cloudy skies sticking around overnight. Still make
  
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• Adams County confinement officers sued after allegedly using excessive force on inmate

  20-04-2024 20:59 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Multiple members of the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Jail staff are being sued after allegedly using excessive force on an inmate.
  Adams County confinement officers Conrad Dyer, Alexis Ochoa, Cody Givens, Adam McKenzie, and one unknown officer are being sued by inmate Kameron Hawkins, after using excessive force on the inmate in June of 2023.According to court documents filed on behalf of Kameron Hawkins, on June 8, 2023, a use of force incident occurred between
  
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• Fun for the whole family: The Fun Farm Wonderland Art Market

  20-04-2024 19:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Fun Farm Wonderland Art Market will happen next Saturday, April 27.
  The event is being held by T.A.G. Art Company in New Haven. It will provide a space for kids to play and explore the numerous playhouses on T.A.G. Art Company's property, and will run from noon until 5 p.m. at 7629 Moller Road in New Haven.
  According to Troy Ganser, the Director of T.A.G. Art Company, the purpose of this event is to promote local small businesses and provide a space for kids to
  
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• 8th Michiana Wine Festival returning to summit city

  20-04-2024 18:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The 8th annual Michiana Wine Festival will come to Fort Wayne starting Friday.It will be happening on April 26 and 27 at the Headwaters Park Pavilion. Friday's hours start at 7 p.m. and Saturday's are 1-5 p.m. Nineteen Indiana wineries will be at the festival along with more than 20 other vendors. General admission is $30, though designated drivers get in for $15.
  For more ticket information and a schedule of events click here.
  
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• Democratic precinct chairs choose Sharon Tucker as next mayor of Fort Wayne

  20-04-2024 18:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Following an unprecedented caucus on Saturday, a new mayor has been chosen for the city of Fort Wayne.Sharon Tucker will fill the position.The 92 Democratic precinct chairs gathered at Parkview Field’s Lincoln Financial Event Center for 2 hours to cast their votes for the city’s next mayor. It was narrowed down to Sharon Tucker after 2 rounds of voting.Sharon Tucker will serve as the city’s leader through the end of 2027.The six other Democrats who we
  
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• 5 shot in Maryland park during 'senior skip day' gathering: 'It's maddening'

  20-04-2024 17:54 via wane.com
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (WDCW) – Five teens were injured in a shooting in Greenbelt, Maryland, during "senior skip day" festivities for local high school students, police said.Three of the victims had serious injuries and the two others were critically hurt, fire officials said. One remained in critical condition as of Saturday.The victims were all between the ages of 16 and 18.Greenbelt Mayor Emmett V. Jordan confirmed the students had gathered at Schrom Hills Park for the skip-day event. Chi
  
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• Allen County Bicentennial celebrations happening throughout downtown Fort Wayne

  20-04-2024 16:09 via wane.com
  
  The video above shows the Allen County Bicentennial Ceremony that took place earlier this month.
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- While Allen County officially turned 200 earlier this month, the week has been spent 'remembering our past, celebrating our present, and imagining our future.'All week Allen County employees and members of Allen County, have come together to celebrate the milestone of 200 years of Allen County.
  Saturday, the final day of the celebration week, is marked by the Bicentennial
  
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• Columbine 25 years later: Remembering the 13 lives lost

  20-04-2024 16:04 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — "It brought the nation to its knees, but now that we've gotten back up how have things changed; what have we learned?" reads an inscription on the Columbine Memorial's Wall of Healing.On April 20, 1999, two students walked into Colorado's Columbine High School and killed 12 students and one teacher, leaving over 20 other people injured. While history has chosen not to repeat the names of the shooters, the community knows the 13 victims will not be forgotten.A quarter of a c
  
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• 25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

  20-04-2024 15:00 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run.Twenty-five years later, and with Mendo now a mother herself, the trauma from that horrific day remains close on her heels.It caught up to her when 60 people were shot dead in 2017 at a country music festival in Las Vegas, a city she had visited a lot while
  
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• Health Department warns of possible measles exposure at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

  20-04-2024 14:07 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) -- The Marion County Public Health Department is warning those who attended the solar eclipse event at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis on April 8, may have been exposed to measles.
  According to the release from the Marion County Public Health Department, an individual traveled from out of state to view the event while they were infectious.
  The Indiana Department of Health outlines that measles is spread through contact with the nose or throat droplets of the
  
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• Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union

  20-04-2024 14:06 via wane.com
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories.The union wound up getting 2,628 votes, or 73% of the ballots cast, compared with only 985 who voted no in an election run by the National Labor Relations Board.Both sides have five business days to file objections to the election, the NLRB said. If t
  
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• AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday

  20-04-2024 10:20 via wane.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts.This year’s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect on how far their movement has come, with recreational pot now allowed in nearly half the states and the nation’s capital. Many states have instituted “social equity&rdqu
  
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• Cold air flow brings a chilly, late April day

  20-04-2024 10:11 via wane.com
  
  Cold air has settled in over northeast Indiana and northwestern Ohio to begin the weekend.
  You'll need a coat as you're heading out the door early this morning. Temperatures will land in the mid-30s. Winds will be light to begin the morning, but they'll pick up as the day goes on.Our day will reign partly cloudy overall with pockets of sunshine here and there. With our cool, northwesterly wind, high temperatures will only reach the upper 40s by late afternoon. A stray wind gust up to 30 mph will
  
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• Silver Alert canceled for missing Ossian man

  20-04-2024 03:49 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A statewide Silver Alert has been canceled after being issued for a missing 66-year-old man out of Ossian, Indiana.A silver alert was issued for 66-year-old John Boyer from Ossian, Ind.The Wells County Sheriff’s Department was investigating the disappearance of John Boyer, a 66-year-old white male. Boyer is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, bald with blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, blue jeans, and driving a tan 2013 Chevrolet E
  
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• Tracking frosty spring nights this weekend

  20-04-2024 03:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The growing season is underway across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. After this was declared on Saturday, April 13th, we're now set to deal with our first few days where a frost or a freeze could damage sensitive plants. Be on the lookout for frost/freeze alerts to be issued when needed. 2024 growing season officially declaredBoth Saturday night and Sunday night feature the potential for a frost or even a freeze. Frost is expected to be most widespread though Sat
  
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• Tracking frosty spring nights

  20-04-2024 03:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The growing season is underway across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. After this was declared on Saturday, April 13th, we're now dealing with our first spring night where a Frost Advisory has been issued. 2024 growing season officially declaredSunday night features the potential for a frost. You can click here to view the latest forecasted temperature numbers. We could see another night with widespread frost then by Wednesday night, so stay tuned for updates.Remem
  
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• Wanted man found in Fort Wayne after evading Michigan police

  20-04-2024 03:34 via wane.com
  
  CENTERVILLE, Mich. (WANE) -- A Michigan man has been arraigned on counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and a home invasion after being found in Fort Wayne.Miguel Hernandez-Ruiz, 26 of Sturgis, and Mexican national is being held on an immigration detainer after being arraigned for two counts of criminal sexual conduct with persons under the age of 13 and one count of home invasion.In a press conference held Friday by the lead prosecutor alongside Undersheriff Jason Bingaman discussed the deta
  
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