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• DeKalb County motorcyclist goes airborne in crash

  16-06-2024 23:53 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday afternoon motorcyclist crash.DeKalb Deputies and Butler Police Officers responded to the 4200 block of County Road 61 Sunday afternoon on reports of a motorcycle crash.
  Dowden was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, photo courtesy of DeKalb County Sheriff
  Officer stated that is where they found 60-year-old Douglas Dowden ejected from the roadway.
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• Georgia inmate shoots, kills 24-year-old prison kitchen worker: officials

  16-06-2024 23:10 via wane.com
  
  GLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An inmate used a gun to kill a kitchen worker at a Georgia prison early Sunday before fatally shooting himself, state officials said.The Georgia Department of Corrections in a statement said it's investigating the deaths at Smith State Prison in rural southeast Georgia. The agency provided few immediate details, including how the inmate obtained a firearm.The agency's statement said inmate Jaydrekus Hart fatally shot a food service worker in the prison's kitchen at a
  
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• Hot but not humid yet to end the weekend

  16-06-2024 22:30 via wane.com
  
  Happy Father's Day! It is a toasty holiday for the dads, but the good news is that the humidity has remained at comfortable levels.Enjoy the sunshine and low humidity this evening! It will be great for plans with your dad!Late this evening though, we expect an increase in clouds as a decaying line of thunderstorms passes over Lake Michigan and tracks toward our area. There is the slight chance the storms hold together and impact our northern communities. It is also possible we stay completely dr
  
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• Bikers ride across Indiana to honor Abby Williams and Libby German

  16-06-2024 16:44 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — The highly anticipated trial of the man accused of killing two Delphi teens is four months away. Richard Allen's trial will begin in Carroll County on Oct. 14 and run through Nov. 15, per an order issued in May.With the trial looming, bikers gathered to honor the two girls Allen allegedly killed in Delphi in 2017 — Abby Williams and Libby German. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and donors, 127 people rode 108 miles in remembrance of the girls."It puts the fact it c
  
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• 2 children among 9 injured in Detroit splash pad shooting

  16-06-2024 15:14 via wane.com
  
  ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday. Law enforcement tracked a suspect to a home, where the man died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.An 8-year-old boy was shot in the head and in critical condition Saturday night, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said during a news conference. Th
  
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• 2 hospitalized in rollover crash in DeKalb County

  16-06-2024 14:52 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Two were hospitalized in a rollover crash caused by a medical event near Auburn Saturday morning.
  Photo of the car following the crash.
  A SUV was traveling southbound on I-69 near exit 329 in Auburn when the driver experienced a medical event. The medical event caused the driver to cross into the median and overcorrect the vehicle.
  The overcorrection caused the car to land in a ditch and then overturn into a group of trees.
  Both the driver and the passenger of the v
  
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• Police: 1 dead in northeast Fort Wayne shooting

  16-06-2024 12:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Officers on the scene of a shooting investigation in northeast Fort Wayne confirmed to WANE 15 that at least one person is dead.Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department and Allen County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the 6000 block of Melan Cove just before 5 a.m. on reports of a shooting.This is a developing story. Updates will be provided on the air and on wane.com.
  
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• Police: 1 dead and 1 injured in shooting off St Joe Center Road

  16-06-2024 12:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— One is dead and one is injured following a shooting that occurred in a neighborhood off of St Joe Center Road early Sunday.
  According to FWPD Public Information Officer Jeremy Webb, police were dispatched to the 6000 block of Melan Cove just before 5 a.m. on reports of a shooting.When officers arrived they found two men inside the home, both suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to the hospital, one in life-threatening condition and one in fair conditi
  
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• Humidity will remain low today as June heatwave begins

  16-06-2024 11:29 via wane.com
  
  Today marks the beginning of a stretch of 90 degree days across northeast Indiana and northwestern Ohio.Look for partly cloudy skies as you head out the door early this morning. Temperatures will be down around the 60 degree mark.While it is going to be hot, the good news for the dads is that the humidity will remain at comfortable levels. Enjoy any plans you have with your dad as this sunshine will last all throughout the evening hours!While things will be hot, the humidity will be low!It will
  
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• Saturday night preview of our June heatwave

  16-06-2024 04:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - We hope you were able to take advantage of our high temperatures close to seasonable levels on Saturday! We're looking to not see our highs back down in the 80s for several days... New forecasting tool aims to identify the risk from extreme heatA robust June heatwave is on the way to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio beginning on Sunday; high temperatures will climb into the 90s. The good news though is there is a lag in the humidity, as we'll stay in the comfortable
  
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• June heatwave begins on Father's Day

  16-06-2024 04:00 via wane.com
  
  It was a great day for outdoor activities across the area on Saturday! We hope you enjoyed the seasonable air, as we're set to heat up in a big way in the coming days...Look for partly cloudy skies as you head out the door early Sunday morning. Temperatures will be down around the 60 degree mark.We're partly cloudy early Sunday, with low temperatures around 60 degrees.
  Father's Day kicks off a long stretch of 90 degree days for us. While it is going to be hot, the good news for the dads is that
  
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• Last mild night before our big heatwave

  16-06-2024 01:00 via wane.com
  
  It has been a great day for outdoor activities across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! We're seeing a mixture of sun and clouds, along with temperatures around seasonable levels and low humidity. Don't get too used to it though, as a June heatwave lies ahead this upcoming week...Look for partly cloudy skies to continue this evening into tonight, along with a little bit of a southeast breeze. Enjoy this weather for your Saturday evening plans! Temperatures tonight will drop down to around th
  
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