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• Rain moving through, turning warm and windy this weekend

  26-04-2024 23:41 via wane.com
  
  Scattered evening rain and a few t-storms are moving through the region. Evening temps are in the 60s and our lowest temps of the night are only in the upper 50s. So, we do not have to worry about any frost/freeze potential tonight.
  Sctd. rain/storms are possible toinght.Scattered rain/storm chances will linger overnight and into, at least the early part of Saturday. While rain/t-storms are a possibility during the day, we'll be dry for most moments. Rainfall totals from today and tomorrow will
  
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• Fort Wayne's rainiest April record within reach

  26-04-2024 23:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Rain has continued to add up here in April 2024 across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. In fact, Tuesday's batch of rain has edged Fort Wayne closer to the rainiest April on record. No lack of April showers so far in 2024Here's an updated look at our April 2024 precipitation calendar. Prior to Friday, we have picked up 6.25 inches of rain. This is over three inches above average and we've even seen two days this month with over an inch of rain!Here is a look at our
  
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• Trine University event pits AI-controlled boats against series of challenges

  26-04-2024 23:31 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Political and military leaders gathered at Pokagon State Park Friday for a first look at a competition between Hoosier universities developing AI-controlled boats.Dubbed the Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge (AIMM ICC), the event is a collaboration between Trine University and the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana.U.S. Representative Jim Banks (IN-3) also had a hand in the project by pushing for a $5 million congres
  
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• 9-year-old is 'officer for a day' at Decatur Police Department

  26-04-2024 23:01 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) - A day before his 10th birthday, Leo Alberding got a present he'll remember for a lifetime.Friday, the Decatur Police Department welcomed the 9-year-old boy onto the force so he could be an officer for a day.Leo takes the oath at the Decatur Police DepartmentDecatur's police chief poses with Leo, holding a certificateLeo with a shield
  He got to experience everything from taking the oath to patrolling the city and conducting a (mock) traffic stop - which Leo said was his fav
  
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• 'We want Major League Soccer': Indianapolis mayor talks MLS announcement

  26-04-2024 22:08 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Thursday, to the surprise of many, plans to bring a Major League Soccer team to Indianapolis.The announcement generated several questions. Didn’t Indy already have plans for a soccer stadium for the Indy Eleven? Why the sudden change in direction?During an appearance on FOX59 Morning News on Friday, Hogsett said he’s had his eye on attracting an MLS franchise for years.“The idea of soccer in Indianapolis has been 10 years in the
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Friday, April 26

  26-04-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Friday, April 26.
  
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• Fort Wayne man sentenced to 85 years in woman's shooting

  26-04-2024 21:58 via wane.com
  
  Video of previous coverage of Corby Lee when he was found guilty, March 21.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man was sentenced to 85 years in the shooting death of the mother of his child in the fall of 2023.
  Corby James Lee, 42, was found guilty in the shooting death of the mother of his child in September of 2023. Lee was sentenced Friday to serve 85 years on the charges of murder and using a firearm in the commission of an offense that resulted in death.At the time of the crime, accordi
  
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• 'One pill, can kill': Community leaders discuss dangers of fentanyl, despite decrease of county overdose deaths

  26-04-2024 21:39 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Child Fatality Review Team met at the Public Safety Academy Friday morning, to discuss the and spread awareness of fentanyl.
  Advocates in the community say the fentanyl crisis in the community is far from over, despite the decrease of county overdose deaths, adolescent deaths are up 250% from 2022-2023.
  The team is comprised of doctors and representatives of local health departments and police agencies.In a press release from the team, it explained th
  
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• Former MLB player sentenced for child sex crimes involving his work in Fort Wayne

  26-04-2024 19:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --Dustan Mohr, a former Major League Baseball player, will spend nine years in an Indiana prison after pleading guilty in March to three sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl.Mohr, 47, shed tears Friday at the defense table in Allen Superior Court; he stood up and apologized to the court and to the victim - now 15 - and her family. Mohr was the girl's softball coach when the crimes occurred. The 15-year sentence was partially suspended.His attorney, Greg Miller, said Mohr
  
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• Afternoon headlines Friday, April 26

  26-04-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Friday, April 26.
  
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• LIVE: Google announces details on data center in Fort Wayne

  26-04-2024 16:42 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Governor Eric Holcomb and Senator Todd Young are among officials in Allen County on Friday morning to discuss a development that's widely considered one of the worst-kept secrets in the area: Project Zodiac.At 10:45 a.m., officials are set to announce details on the project, which was revealed in January to be a Google data center near where Fort Wayne and New Haven meet. It's being built on hundreds of acres in the area of East Tillman and Adams Center roads.WANE 15
  
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• LIVE: Google announces details on $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne

  26-04-2024 16:42 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Governor Eric Holcomb and Senator Todd Young are among officials in town on Friday morning to discuss a development that's widely considered one of the worst-kept secrets in the area: Project Zodiac.At 10:45 a.m., officials are announcing details on the project, which was revealed in January to be a Google data center near where Fort Wayne and New Haven meet. It's being built on hundreds of acres in the area of East Tillman and Adams Center roads.WANE 15 is live-strea
  
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• 'Historic day': Google's $2 billion data center campus to partner with I&M, Ivy Tech

  26-04-2024 16:42 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - State officials and Google executives came to town Friday morning to announce details of a development that's widely considered one of the worst-kept secrets in the area: Project Zodiac.At 10:45 a.m., officials announced details on the project, which was revealed in January to be a Google data center near where Fort Wayne and New Haven meet. Friday's meeting was deemed the official groundbreaking ceremony for the campus that's being built on hundreds of acres in the a
  
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• The Stand celebrates 20 years of Coney dogs and ice cream treats this weekend

  26-04-2024 15:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- For 20 years now, The Stand has been delivering classic Coney Dogs and delicious ice cream treats to the area.This Saturday, they'd like to invite you to join them as they ring in their 20th year with a day packed full of festivities. Activities will be available for the entire family, with a few for the adults as well.
  11:30-4:30 pm -- Balloons by Rosy Photo Booth12-4 pm -- Kate's Kart games12-3 pm -- Mystic Brush Face Painting1-4 pm -- Bobick's small bucket of balls
  
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• Early morning frost might bring some worry to farmers

  26-04-2024 15:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The early morning frost we've received over the past few days has put some worry into farmers.
  For crops like strawberries, frost can ruin your entire batch. The frost can impact the blossoms on strawberries, and if they turn black that means they're bad.
  If you're gardening or new to it, here are some ways to protect your garden and crops.One way to protect your crops or your garden is to have lay cloth over your crops. The cloth can protect it from the wind, any
  
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• Toyota making major EV investment in Indiana

  26-04-2024 14:52 via wane.com
  
  PRINCETON, Ind. (WEVV) - Toyota announced it will be making a major electric vehicle investment at its Indiana plant in Princeton. The plant will be adding a new electric SUV to its assembly line, creating hundreds of new jobs.After 26 years of producing vehicles in Gibson County, Toyota is investing $1.4 billion at the plant with the addition of a three-row battery-electric SUV. The battery pack production will house the 340 sustainable jobs in the newest infrastructure. The production of the e
  
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• DNR wants more input for proposed deer hunting rules

  26-04-2024 14:41 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) The public will have a second chance to share their thoughts on proposed changes to Indiana's deer hunting rules. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants to make the rules easier to understand, but wants more input before adopting them.Proposed changes include:
  A statewide bag limit of six antlerless deer as well as a newly created county antlerless bag limit instead of season antlerless bag limits. Because of this change, the bonus antlerless license would be the multiple
  
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• Morning headlines Friday, April 26

  26-04-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind.(WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Friday, April 26.
  
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• Woman charged with battery to an officer after driving wrong-way on Indiana interstate

  26-04-2024 13:41 via wane.com
  
  DUBOIS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)A woman drove the wrong-way on I-64 through four counties Wednesday night before police were able to get her vehicle stopped according Indiana State Police.Police in Spencer County got a call about a wrong-way driver and a trooper was able to spot the vehicle going west in the eastbound lanes. After tracking the driver for several miles, police were able to successfully deploy stop sticks. When police tried to arrest the driver, identified as Lauren Jones, she became co
  
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• Much warmer with rain moving in later today

  26-04-2024 13:15 via wane.com
  
  Mild temperatures return today with afternoon high near 70 and a summer preview coming this weekend. Showers will also be possible tonight and early part of Saturday.Skies will be partly cloudy this morning with clouds beginning to increase by late this morning. Lunchtime temperatures should be close to 60.It will be a mild afternoon with more clouds than the sun and scattered showers developing by late this afternoon.Showers are possible by late this afternoon and during the early eveningShower
  
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• Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

  26-04-2024 12:55 via wane.com
  
  Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived.The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with hands cuffed behind his back and took in oxygen through a mask.Then, officers moved Jackson to his side so a medic could inject him with a potent knockout drug.“It&
  
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• Much warmer today with summer preview coming

  26-04-2024 09:52 via wane.com
  
  Mild temperatures return today with afternoon high near 70 and a summer preview coming this weekend. Showers will also be possible tonight and early part of Saturday.Skies will be partly cloudy this morning with clouds beginning to increase by late this morning. Lunchtime temperatures should be close to 60.It will be a mild afternoon with more clouds than the sun and scattered showers developing by late this afternoon.Showers are possible by late this afternoon and during the early eveningShower
  
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• Ava crosses the finish line: How a Columbia City track team is breaking barriers

  26-04-2024 05:14 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) -- Thursday, a teen with Columbia City Unified Track and Field was finally able to achieve her dream of running the 100-yard dash.
  Ava Rowe, who's been blind since birth, has always dreamed of running since she was a little girl and when she joined Unified Track and Field at Columbia City High School those dreams finally felt in reach. Unified Track and Field offers those with disabilities the chance to work alongside other students their age to participate in sports t
  
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• Plan for the future of Fort Wayne's northwestern neighborhoods seeks input

  26-04-2024 03:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne is continuing its quest of giving neighborhoods their own distinct culture.
  "Neighborhood plans really guide the growth and decision-making that occurs in the neighborhoods for the next 10-15 years," said Dan Baisden, Administrator of Neighborhood Planning and Activation for the City of Fort WayneThe latest step is Northwest 2035, a plan to change the face of the Bloomingdale, Hamilton, Lincoln Park/Five Points, Nebraska, and North Highlands neighborhoo
  
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• Over 30 arrested after Gaza protests on IU's campus

  26-04-2024 03:08 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Authorities arrested more than 30 protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Indiana University's campus in Bloomington Thursday afternoon.
  The Indiana State Police and Indiana University Police were called to Dunn Meadow Park around 11 a.m. as a contingent of protestors gathered on campus to call attention to the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues.
  IUPD said in a news release shortly after 8 p.m. that authorities ar
  
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• Recruiting and retention continues to be an issue for TRAA

  26-04-2024 01:10 via wane.com
  
  Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct language regarding county operations. We regret the error.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---The Three Rivers Ambulance Authority makes more than 56,000 emergency runs every year.That’s on a budget of about $17 million annually, according to statistics obtained by WANE 15.But it’s gotten harder than ever to recruit and retain EMTs and paramedics with competition from county fire departments who got a collective boost of $23 million
  
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• Pay differential pits TRAA against county fire departments for paramedics and EMTs

  26-04-2024 01:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) ---The Three Rivers Ambulance Authority makes more than 56,000 emergency runs every yearThat’s on a budget of about $17 million annually, according to statistics obtained by WANE 15.But it’s gotten harder than ever to recruit and retain EMTs and paramedics with competition from county fire departments who got a collective boost of $23 million in tax revenues.County departments make an estimated 6,000 runs or about one-tenth of the TRAA runs, local officials es
  
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• WATCH: WANE 15 sits down with Mayor Sharon Tucker

  26-04-2024 00:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Just three days after being officially sworn into office, WANE 15's Dirk Rowley sat down with historic Mayor Sharon Tucker to talk about all things growing up in Fort Wayne and how she wants to take on the role of Mayor.Mayor Sharon Tucker talks growing up in Fort Wayne
  Mayor Sharon Tucker talks how she will approach policy for Fort Wayne
  
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