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• Heavy police presence near Brewer Park

  13-06-2024 23:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A heavy police presence can be seen on Fort Wayne's southeast side near Brewer Park with a police investigation.Dispatch confirmed that the Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating the 4700 block of Holton Avenue just over a half mile from Brewer Park.
  It is unclear at this time what exactly FWPD is investigating.
  WANE 15 crews are en route to the location and working to find out more. We will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• 1 FWPD officer stable following gunfire exchange after burglary; 1 arrested

  13-06-2024 23:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- An officer with the Fort Wayne Police Department is stable after being shot Thursday afternoon as officers responded to calls of a burglary.FWPD Chief of Police, Scott Caudill, told WANE 15 that officers were called to the 4700 block of Holton Avenue around 4:45 p.m. in response to a burglary.
  The resident of the home informed police that they heard a window break and saw two suspects enter the home. They believed the suspects were armed with a gun and a knife.
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• 1 FWPD officer in stable condition following gunfire exchange after burglary; 1 in custody

  13-06-2024 23:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One officer is in stable condition after being shot when FWPD officers responded to calls of a burglary Thursday afternoon.
  FWPD Chief of Police, Scott Caudill, told WANE 15 that officers were called to the 4700 block of Holton Avenue around 4:45 p.m. in response to a burglary.
  The resident of the home informed police that they heard a window break and saw two suspects enter the home. They believed the suspects were armed with a gun and a knife.
  When officers arrived o
  
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• 1 FWPD officer in stable condition following gunfire exchange after burglary

  13-06-2024 23:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One officer is in stable condition after being shot when FWPD officers responded to calls of a burglary Thursday afternoon.
  FWPD Chief of Police, Scott Caudill, told WANE 15 that officers were called to the 4700 block of Holton Avenue around 4:45 p.m. in response to a burglary.
  The resident of the home informed police that they heard a window break and saw two suspects enter the home. They believed the suspects were armed with a gun and a knife.
  When officers arrived o
  
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• Manchester University summer camp highlights rising popularity of esports

  13-06-2024 22:36 via wane.com
  
  NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. (WANE) -- During his time as a student at Manchester University, August Elliott has spent several hours a week with a campus club attending practices, competing in matches and studying game film to better his techniques.Along the way, he also found a place of belonging at the club and met many like-minded people who have become lifelong friends.Elliott did not play basketball or baseball, but instead participated in one of the fastest growing clubs on campus and an activit
  
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• 24/7 YMCA gym access in Whitley County is almost here

  13-06-2024 22:30 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Whitley County Family YMCA is opening access to a portion of its facility around the clock starting Saturday.
  This only includes their wellness center and the YMCA is not staffed outside of their normal operating hours. The wellness center includes cardio equipment, free weights, and adaptive fitness equipment.
  While the 24/7 access opens to the public Saturday, members were allowed to participate in an early presale on June 1.The YMCA says they are ready to wel
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Thursday, June 13

  13-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 13.
  
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• Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's races

  13-06-2024 21:44 via wane.com
  
  Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case.The Court of Arbitration for Sport panel of three judges dismissed Thomas’ request for arbitration with the World Aquatics governing body, in a ruling released Wednesday.World Aquatics banned transgender women who have been through male puberty from competing in women’s races. It also created an
  
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• Cooling centers reopen in Fort Wayne to help with summer heat

  13-06-2024 21:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Starting Sunday cooling centers will reopen in Fort Wayne to help those needing to find a place to fight the heat.
  The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services partnered with the Fort Wayne Area Planning Council on Homelessness to offer cooling centers starting Sunday to help those as high temperatures are predicted in the area.
  Currently, the city of Fort Wayne offers four cooling stations, but the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Servi
  
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• Hot with strong storms this evening

  13-06-2024 21:00 via wane.com
  
  We are tracking the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms along a cold front this evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 9 PM for our northwestern communities.
  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 PM Thursday for northwestern areas.
  The main concern is for damaging wind gusts and hail along a line of thunderstorms. Make sure you are weather aware through the remainder of the afternoon into the evening. Localized flooding and a weak tornado cannot be ruled o
  
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• IU Health to ax noncompete clauses from primacy care physicians' contracts

  13-06-2024 20:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — IU Health will be eliminating noncompete clauses from all contracts with physicians practicing primary care effective Dec. 15., the health care provider announced on Thursday.
  IU Health said the decision to alter its policy stems from a commitment to foster growth among its physicians and the care provided to IU Health's thousands of patients.
  “We believe removing noncompete clauses for this group of physicians will be a benefit and help foster an environment where our
  
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• Substantial damage due to electrical fire at Warsaw metal finishing building

  13-06-2024 20:45 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory took two hours to control an electrical fire at Danco Medical on Thursday.
  Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory was dispatched just before noon to Danco Medical
  An area Warsaw Police Department Officer noticed heavy smoke billowing from Danco Medical just before noon, according to a release.
  Due to the presence of hazardous materials inside the facility, the Elkhart Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team and Indiana Department of Emergency Managem
  
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• Electrical fire at Warsaw metal finishing building

  13-06-2024 20:45 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory is working on an electrical fire at Danco Medical.
  Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory was dispatched just before noon to Danco Medical
  An area Warsaw Police Department Officer noticed heavy smoke billowing from Danco Medical just before noon, according to a release.
  Due to the presence of hazardous materials located inside the facility, the Elkhart Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team and Indiana Department of Emergency Management were dispatc
  
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• Coroner identifies woman connected to New Haven homicide

  13-06-2024 20:19 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - The woman involved in a homicide-suicide at a New Haven apartment complex has been identified.According to the Allen County Coroner, 64-year-old Janet L. Bowman died by suicide on June 3.Police began investigating that day when a maintenance worker at the complex reported seeing a man inside one of the apartments lying on the floor. Officers arrived for a well-being check and found Kirk Thomas Willinger, 61, dead.
  The coroner ruled Willinger's cause of death was multiple
  
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• Trooper struck by vehicle in suspected DUI crash — while investigating another DUI case

  13-06-2024 19:01 via wane.com
  
  FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WDCW) – An accused drunk driver hit a car that struck a Virginia state trooper on Tuesday morning — while the trooper was tending to another driver believed to be under the influence of drugs.Shortly after 3 a.m. on June 11, the trooper responded to reports of a car that had stopped in a lane on Interstate 495, the Virginia State Police said.The driver of that car had refused the trooper's instructions to get out or move the car to a safer area on the shoulder of
  
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• Minnesota city considers drive-thru ban

  13-06-2024 18:45 via wane.com
  
  SAINT PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) - A proposal could pump the brakes on drive-thru fast food in a Minnesota city. St. Paul is looking at a range of options, including a complete ban.When it comes to convenience, a drive-thru is as easy as it gets. But moving forward, this service model doesn't align with the city's plan, according to St. Paul City Planner Bill Dermody.“Our long-range plan in the city is for our new development to be generally more pedestrian and transit-oriented and drive-thrus are
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigating at Superior Circle roundabout

  13-06-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - There was a heavy police presence Thursday on the edge of downtown Fort Wayne.Around noon, a WANE 15 crew at the scene saw about seven Fort Wayne Police units at Superior Circle, the roundabout that connects Fairfield Avenue, Wells, Superior, and Ewing streets. Officers were at the center of the roundabout taking pictures.Southbound Ewing Street was temporarily closed at the roundabout.Details on the investigation have not yet been revealed.
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigate at Superior Circle roundabout

  13-06-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - There was a heavy police presence Thursday on the edge of downtown Fort Wayne.Around noon, a WANE 15 crew at the scene saw about seven Fort Wayne Police units at Superior Circle, the roundabout that connects Fairfield Avenue, Wells, Superior, and Ewing streets.
  Southbound Ewing Street was temporarily closed at the roundabout.
  Fort Wayne Police investigate with gloves on at Superior Circle, 6/13/24.Fort Wayne Police at Superior Circle, 6/13/24.
  Officers were at the cente
  
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• California woman discovers 'whole' coyote family living underneath her home 

  13-06-2024 18:09 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) - A Southern California woman was shocked to discover a family of coyotes had been living underneath her home.Surveillance cameras capture the moment a woman walking her dog had to run to safety after coming face to face with a pack of coyotes in her neighborhood.Residents in the Leimert Park neighborhood said a rise in the number of coyotes canvassing the area has left them concerned for their safety.Phaedra Harris, a Leimert Park resident, recalls the moment she was jolted out of bed by
  
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• Afternoon headlines Thursday, June 13

  13-06-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 13.
  
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• Pickup driver faces OWI charges in 2023 crash with motorcycle

  13-06-2024 17:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man who was allegedly intoxicated when his pickup truck collided with a motorcycle in October 2023 was charged Wednesday in connection to the crash.Stephen Shannon, 58, faces charges of intoxicated driving and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.On Oct. 1 around 12 a.m., Fort Wayne Police began investigating the crash on Clinton Street near Colony Drive. The initial investigation revealed Shannon failed to yield to the motorcycle.The motorcycle rider was taken
  
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• Platinum Perspective: Community Service and Day of Caring

  13-06-2024 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- In WANE 15's 70 years of service to the community, that service hasn't just been delivering local news to our viewers.That's also meant helping give back to our community. Over the years, that has come in different ways. One example includes WANE 15 employees participating in United Way's Day of Caring in 2011 to paint the light posts in downtown Fort Wayne.Since 2016, since WANE 15 was acquired my Nexstar media, we've participated in the company's annual Founder's Day
  
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• Remnants of 100-year-old pool, site of 1924 Olympic swim trials can still be found in Indianapolis

  13-06-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Broad Ripple Park is a far cry from what it used to be decades ago. At one point, Broad Ripple Amusement Park filled the grassy fields of the 60-acre park and was called "Indiana's Greatest Playground."Roller coasters, a dance hall, maybe even a lion filled the amusement park for years in the first decades of the 1900s. The main attraction was the gargantuan Broad Ripple Pool. At the time, it was possibly the biggest in the world.
  A brochure on the park saved by the Indiana Histo
  
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• Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

  13-06-2024 16:54 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication, mifepriston
  
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• Fort Wayne couple accused of trafficking teen boys found in Mexico

  13-06-2024 15:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man and woman wanted in Fort Wayne for allegedly trafficking teen boys were caught Wednesday in Mexico.Stephanie N. Followell, 41, and Kirk W. Depoister, 49, were arrested and taken to the Gateway International Port of Entry, where they were turned over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security investigators, according to a press release from the Fort Wayne Police Department.FWPD said in the release the suspects were wanted for accusations of se
  
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• Blues, brews and BBQ: BBQ RibFest 2024

  13-06-2024 15:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The 27th annual BBQ RibFest is returning to Headwaters Park for their grand opening Thursday.Visitors are able to stop by any of the award-winning vendors' booths to choose between a variety of barbeque, such as pulled pork, brisket, and of course, the ribs. Sides such as cornbread and collard greens are also available for purchase.Attendees will not be the only one's taste testing. There will also be judges at the event voting for best barbeque. Tim Johnson, co-o
  
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• 'She's possessed': Avon man broke into coworker's home to perform an exorcism, police say

  13-06-2024 15:03 via wane.com
  
  AVON, Ind. — Avon police are looking to arrest a local man after he reportedly broke into a coworker's house this week to perform an exorcism on someone he thought was possessed.An active arrest warrant has been issued for Robert Nalker, a 38-year-old Avon man who has been charged in Hendricks County with felony residential entry, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Avon Police Department officers are now looking to arrest Nalker.The charges against Nalker stem from an incident early
  
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• Asthma inhaler price cap helps Indiana residents

  13-06-2024 15:03 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) - Lifesaving medicine at a life-changing price. Two major asthma inhaler drugmakers, Astra Zeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim, have capped their out-of-pocket price for inhalers at just $35.That was effective June 1. A 3rd company, GlaxoSmithKline, starts its price cap by January 1. The price cap could save asthmatics thousands of dollars every year.More than 27 million people in the US have asthma, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. That is about 1 i
  
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• Morning headlines Thursday, June 13

  13-06-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 13.
  
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• K-9 sniffs out 3.5 lbs. of cocaine following traffic stop on I-70 in Indiana

  13-06-2024 14:26 via wane.com
  
  KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (WANE) A Missouri man faces felony charges after a traffic stop on a central Indiana interstate Wednesday.According to a press release from Indiana State Police, a trooper was patrolling I-70 in Henry County east of Indianapolis when he pulled over a driver for a traffic violation. The trooper suspectedcriminal activity so he called for a K-9 unit. After arriving on the scene the dog alerted officers to the possible presence of narcotics in the vehicle. During a search, approxi
  
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• Police investigating what led to fatal motorcycle crash in Kosciusko County

  13-06-2024 14:18 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Officials are investigating what led to the death of a man whose motorcycle veered off the road Wednesday in Kosciusko County.The man was identified as 35-year-old Charles Sanders from Claypool, according to a release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office.The initial investigation revealed that shortly before 5:15 p.m., Sanders was headed east on SR 25 near CR 600 and went off the side of the road for an unknown reason, coming to a stop in an embankment.The K
  
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• Coroner rules on death of Decatur man

  13-06-2024 14:15 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS Co., Ind. (WANE) - The Adams County Coroner made a ruling Thursday for a man whose death was being investigated by the county sheriff's office.Police did not initially release any information about why they were investigating the man's death Wednesday, but the coroner later determined the man died by suicide. Because of that update, WANE 15 is choosing not to include his name.Adams County offers incentive for homebuyersPreviously, the sheriff's department said:"Our thoughts and condolences
  
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• Adams County Sheriff's Office investigating death of a man

  13-06-2024 14:15 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS Co., Ind. (WANE) - The Adams County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man. At this time, details are extremely limited.The Adams County Coroner did identify the man who died as Shaun P. McDermott, 43, of Decatur. Police did not release any information about how McDermott died, why they're investigating his death, or any details of a location. Adams County offers incentive for homebuyers"Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the deceased during this
  
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• Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring pornographic sites to verify users' ages

  13-06-2024 13:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana law that requires pornographic websites to verify users’ ages — one of numerous such statutes in effect across the country — is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry.In April, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by the same group, the Free Speech Coalition, to block a similar law in Texas.According to the Indiana law signed by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb in March, the state's attorney general and indiv
  
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• Hottest day of the week strong/severe storms possible late

  13-06-2024 09:31 via wane.com
  
  It will be the hottest day of the week with strong storms possible northwest of Fort Wayne late tonight.
  Plenty of sunshine this morning with temperatures heating up into the lower 80s by lunchtime.
  Hottest afternoon of the weekSultry afternoon temperatures with increasing humidity and a high in the lower 90s. Skies will remain partly cloudy. Late afternoon winds could gust up to 25 mph.Slight chance of severe storms NW of Fort WayneShowers and some storms develop late in the evening and overnig
  
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• Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds

  13-06-2024 05:03 via wane.com
  
  (AP) -- If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.A new study suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins, which could provide a key to broader COVID-19 vaccines.“We think there’s going to be a future outbreak of a coronavirus,” said Dr. Manish Sagar, senior author of the study published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. &
  
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• Early sun with strong to severe storms possible Thursday night

  13-06-2024 04:17 via wane.com
  
  Expect a mixture of a few clouds and patches of clear sky in the morning. Temperatures will fall into the mid-to-low 60s by the time you're waking up and getting ready for work.Mild start to your ThursdayThe heat is on for your Thursday as we will see temperatures climbing up to 90°. Plenty of warm sunshine and a flow of warm air out of the southwest will boost temperatures up to that point. In the evening, we will see more clouds advancing into the area as our next notable weather system ap
  
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• Huntington Heritage Days kicks off festivities with rides, youth pageant

  13-06-2024 04:16 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) -- For the 60th time, amusement park rides and other carnival festivities transformed downtown Huntington for the city's annual Huntington Heritage Days festival.The festival, which runs from Wednesday to Sunday, kicked off the festivities with the Little Miss and Junior Miss Heritage Days Pageant at Crestview Middle School.The pageant featured Huntington County girls ages 5 to 12 who were judged based on personality, modeling and being photogenic.Dawne Pearson, a co-dire
  
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• US 30 propel study aware of ongoing traffic and crash issues

  13-06-2024 03:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Leaders with the U.S. 30 east propel study provided WANE 15 with an update on where they are at with the study and acknowledge the concerns people have about increased traffic and crashes.
  Currently, they are in the universe of alternatives phase. The level 2 screening report provides different alternatives at certain spots along U.S. 30 east, U.S. 30 west, and along U.S. 31. As the study progresses, the screening and evaluation of alternatives will be conducted in grea
  
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• 'On their guard:' Responding officer describes lake house mood after Lake Wawasee tubing fatality

  13-06-2024 01:33 via wane.com
  
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  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) ---After a 20-year-old tuber was run over by a luxury pontoon boat on Lake Wawasee nearly four years ago, law enforcement and emergency services descended on the lake house of Kevin Kelley to start an investigation.Kosciusko County sheriff’s deputy Kreg Kuhn arrived at the North Ogden Drive home 32 minutes after the 6 p.m. 9-1-1- call and interviewed Kevin Kelley, now 66, the lake house owner
  
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• Allen County Council approves funding to provide sheriff's department with new radios, body cameras

  13-06-2024 01:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Thanks to a vote from Allen County Council Wednesday evening, the Allen County Sheriff's Department will soon have new equipment that will help officers and the public.During Wednesday's meeting, the Allen County Sheriff's Department petitioned county councilmembers for more than $2.6 million that will provide new handheld radios and body cameras along with the necessary software and equipment needed to operate and maintain the communications system."This is one of t
  
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• Quiet tonight, strong storms possible Thursday

  13-06-2024 00:44 via wane.com
  
  Overnight tonight, expect skies to remain mostly clear as temperatures will fall into the mid-to-low 60s by the time you're waking up tomorrow morning.Mild start to your ThursdayThe heat is on for your Thursday as we will see temperatures climbing up to 90°. Plenty of warm sunshine and a flow of warm air out of the southwest will boost temperatures up to that point. In the evening, we will see more clouds advancing into the area as our next notable weather system approaches. This system has
  
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• Tranquil Touch Spa clients file complaints with Indiana AG Todd Rokita

  13-06-2024 00:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - At least seven complaints have been filed with the Indiana attorney general's office against a spa that abruptly closed in Fort Wayne.According to a list shared by the office of Attorney General Todd Rokita, at least seven complaints against Tranquil Touch Spa had been filed between Monday and Tuesday. The reason was listed as "fail to refund".Tranquil Touch announced earlier this month that both locations off Hillegas and Dupont roads had permanently closed, leaving employ
  
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