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• The pattern causing our sweltering June week

  20-06-2024 23:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - 15 Fury Alert Days continue now through the rest of this week, as our extended stretch of high heat and humidity rolls on. This is certainly an unusual pattern for mid-to-late June. Monday was the hottest day in yearsWe have spent time in all of the higher categories on the Muggy Meter this week. We have bounced between the humid and tropical categories throughout the week, and we even briefly climbed up to oppressive Wednesday evening at 9 PM after a thunderstorm moved
  
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• Auburn convention showcases pioneers, gems of Ford's automotive history

  20-06-2024 23:31 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- Under the sweltering heat and humidity, classic car aficionados chatted and reconnected in Auburn while showcasing an important era of America's automotive history.Members of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America from around the country travelled to the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum next to Kruse Plaza for its "2024 Central National Meet."The Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum features a 1932 Ford "Flathead" V-8 engine on display. The 1932 cylinder heads were made of cast ir
  
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• Nearly 100 new homes planned on Lower Huntington Road near Azbury Woods

  20-06-2024 23:28 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --- Sierra Ridge, a new development in the 10500 block of Lower Huntington Road, will be geared toward those employed by General Motors and the new IU medical campus, both locations nearby.The Northeastern Group, based in Fort Wayne, is proposing to build 98 homes on about 45 acres on the road’s south side. The nearest crossroad is Homestead Road.Developer Ric Zehr says the homes will most likely cost between $300,000  and $475,000.Zehr’s group built th
  
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• Forty-five new homes planned on Lower Huntington Road near Azbury Woods

  20-06-2024 23:28 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) --- Sierra Ridge, a new development in the 10500 block of Lower Huntington Road, will be geared toward those employed by General Motors and the new IU medical campus, both locations nearby.The Northeastern Group, based in Fort Wayne, is proposing to build 98 homes on about 45 acres on the road’s south side. The nearest crossroad is Homestead Road.Developer Ric Zehr says the homes will most likely cost between $300,000  and $475,000.Zehr’s group built th
  
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• Power restored after over 2,000 were without power in Allen and Whitley County

  20-06-2024 22:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- All power has been restored after over 2,000 were without power in Whitley and Allen County Thursday afternoon.According to the Northeastern REMC's outage map, 2,700 people were without power throughout southwest Allen County and southeast Whitley County. The outage map shows that it was first reported at 4 p.m. Thursday.
  According to the Director of Marketing and Communications at Northeastern REMC, all power was restored just before 5 p.m.
  It is still unclear what ca
  
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• Over 2,000 without power in Whitley and Allen County

  20-06-2024 22:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Over 2,000 are without power in Whitley and Allen County Thursday afternoon.According to the Northeastern REMC's outage map, 2,700 people are without power throughout southwest Allen County and southeast Whitley County. The outage map shows that it was first reported at 4 p.m. Thursday.
  It is unclear at this time what caused the outage or how long the outage will last.
  Photo of the Northeaster REMC outage map as of 4:30 p.m.
  
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• MSP: Camp counselor pinned after tree falls on cabin near Shelby

  20-06-2024 22:30 via wane.com
  
  BENONA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Troopers say a camp counselor seems to be "just fine" after a tree fell on her cabin overnight, pinning her into her bed.It happened around 1:55 a.m. Thursday at Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya in Benona Township, located at 8401 W Thomas Street near Stonycroft Lane.When the tree fell on the cabin, troopers say it was occupied by about 12 campers — girls in the third, fourth and fifth grades — and two camp counselors, who are adults.One counselor was pinned into
  
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• Sweet Real Estate buys USF Performing Arts Center

  20-06-2024 22:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- University of Saint Francis's downtown music center may see some changes after it was purchased by Sweet Real Estate in early June.
  WANE 15 confirmed with the Allen County Assessor's office that Sweet Real Estate LLC, a subsidiary of Surack Enterprises, purchased the downtown property from the University of Saint Francis on June 6.The USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, located at 431 W Berry Street, was purchased for a total of $2,000,010 by Sweet Real Estate
  
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• Michigan Representative Neil Friske arrested in Lansing

  20-06-2024 22:03 via wane.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)-- Lansing Police arrested Michigan Representative Neil Friske (R-107th Dist.) Thursday morning in Lansing. Police were dispatched to the 2100 block of Forest Rd near Aurelius Rd, around 2:45 a.m. where they were told a man had a gun and shots had been fired.When Lansing Police officers arrived they said they found "all the parties involved," but at this time, they are only naming Friske. Earlier Thursday, police said they arrested Friske on the 2000 block of Windbreak Lane.
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Thursday, June 20

  20-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 20.
  
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• NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

  20-06-2024 21:42 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men's and women's basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams, according to a person familiar with the details.The proposals were outlined to the commissioners this week by NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt and NCAA Vice President for Women's Basketball Lynn Holzman, the person told The Associated Press on Thursday on
  
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• Former 'folksy state lawmaker' endorsed by McCormick for Dem. lieutenant governor nominee

  20-06-2024 21:32 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Jennifer McCormick, Indiana's Democratic nominee for governor, announced on Thursday that she has endorsed a former state representative and House minority leader for lieutenant governor.
  Terry Goodin, the previous state director for rural development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and an Austin, Indiana native, was named as McCormick's preferred choice to be her running mate in November's general election. This comes after McCormick stated she would select her prefer
  
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• Man critically injured at Ohio amusement park was struck by roller coaster, officials believe

  20-06-2024 20:11 via wane.com
  
  MASON, Ohio (WDTN) – A man who accessed a restricted area within the Kings Island amusement park in Ohio was critically injured this week, having possibly been struck by a roller coaster, park officials said.The Mason Police Department responded to a call concerning the Banshee roller coaster at Kings Island, in Mason, on Wednesday night. Officers said the report concerned "a subject down on the ground in one of the restricted areas," per a Mason Police Department press release.The victim,
  
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• Donald Sutherland, celebrated actor from 'M*A*S*H,' 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88, son Kiefer announces

  20-06-2024 19:52 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Donald Sutherland, the prolific actor who starred in such films as “M*A*S*H,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger Games,” has died at the age of 88, son Kiefer Sutherland revealed Thursday.“With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” Kiefer Sutherland wrote on X. “I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He lo
  
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• Program aims to make egg freezing more affordable

  20-06-2024 19:08 via wane.com
  
  (CBS NEWS) - The cost of freezing eggs is high. It allows a woman to have her eggs extracted, frozen and stored for potential pregnancies. In 2022, nearly 30,000 egg-freezing cycles in the US were performed. That's up from 7,600 in 2015.But the procedure comes with a high price tag. The average cost to freeze eggs is $10,000. There is a program out there that could help women afford the treatment if they donate half of their eggs to someone else.It takes 10 days of painful hormone shots to stimu
  
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• Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control investigating multiple heat-related pet deaths

  20-06-2024 18:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is reminding residents to protect pets from the ongoing excessive heat.
  Since June 4th, Animal Care & Control is investigating seven heat-related pet deaths. The animal shelter has also responded to 22 calls for dogs being left in vehicles and 27 suspected neglect cases of dogs being left outside without proper shelter, food or water, according to the shelter. Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control Read to Animals program helps kids
  
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• Afternoon headlines Thursday, June 20

  20-06-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 20.
  
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• Passenger dies after head-on crash in Huntington County

  20-06-2024 17:37 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A passenger died early Thursday morning after a car veered onto the wrong side of a rural road in Huntington County.According to the Huntington County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 5 a.m., a car on SR 9 crossed the center line, colliding with an oncoming SUV near the intersection with CR 900 S.Due to the impact of the crash, the SUV and car ended up on either side of the road.The passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.Th
  
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• Coroner IDs passenger who died after head-on crash in Huntington County

  20-06-2024 17:37 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The Huntington County Coroner has identified the passenger who died in a crash Thursday as the son of the driver whose car veered onto the wrong side of the road.According to the Huntington County Sheriff's Office, the car on SR 9 crossed the center line, colliding with an oncoming SUV near the intersection with CR 900 S.Due to the impact of the crash, the SUV and car ended up on either side of the road.The coroner confirmed Jordan Collins, 27, was pronounced dea
  
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• Fort Wayne home to Indiana state license plate facility

  20-06-2024 17:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Did you know all the state's license plates are printed and processed in Fort Wayne? Irwin Hodson Group LLC (IHG,) on East Coliseum Boulevard, is the license plate vendor for the state of Indiana.Secretary of State Diego Morales toured the facility. He got a firsthand look at the printing and manufacturing process, which falls under one of the divisions within the Secretary of State's Office. Secretary of State delivers grant money to Allen County“I take every opp
  
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• Trump holds slight edge over Biden in key swing states post-conviction

  20-06-2024 17:01 via wane.com
  
  Former President Trump boasts a narrow edge over President Biden in critical battlegrounds in the wake of his historic conviction in a New York criminal trial.New Emerson College Polling/The Hill state polls find Trump up four points over Biden in Arizona and Georgia, three points up in Wisconsin and Nevada, and two points up in Pennsylvania. In Michigan, Trump leads by one point, and the pair are dead even in Minnesota. “In our first polling in several key swing states since Trump&rs
  
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• Cost of childcare continues to rise

  20-06-2024 16:56 via wane.com
  
  (CBS NEWS) - A report last week showed inflation is starting to ease but the cost of childcare remains very expensive. CBS News looked at how expensive it is and what some families can do to make it more affordable.Families have seen prices shoot up more than 32% since 2019, faster than the inflation rate. The average American spends $1,000 a month. That's more than $11,500 a year, and that's just the average. In many parts of the country, prices can balloon to two or three times that amount. In
  
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• Party like the Greek: Greek Fest 2024 is back at Headwaters Park

  20-06-2024 16:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Opa! Greek Fest has returned once again for the 44th year starting Thursday to allow visitors to experience authentic Greek food, music and dance.Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is running the event with the help of community volunteers.
  Greek Fest Chairman, Frank Makridakis said he is the most excited to share his heritage with visitors and to see his three-year-old granddaughter perform a traditional Greek dance at the festival."We like to showcase all o
  
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• Former Pepsi warehouse being transformed into apartments, retail space

  20-06-2024 16:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A transformative multi-phase project will replace the former Pepsi distribution facility, city officials announced Thursday.Mayor Sharon Tucker and the city's Community Development Division revealed the property is being redeveloped into what's been deemed the "Treeline District". The first phase will create 250 apartment units, 7,500 square feet of retail, and a garage with public parking.In order for riverfront development to progress, demolition began in February for
  
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• City officials to reveal plans for redevelopment of former Pepsi distribution site

  20-06-2024 16:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Officials with the city of Fort Wayne are announcing the next step for redevelopment of the former Pepsi distribution facility Thursday.Mayor Sharon Tucker and the city's Community Development Division are announcing the redevelopment partner for the site during a 1 p.m. conference in Citizens Square.In order for riverfront development to progress, demolition began in February for the nearly 7-acre building that sits on North Harrison Street.At the time, the city said i
  
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• FWPD asks public for tips on death investigation at Superior Circle roundabout

  20-06-2024 15:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are asking for the public's help to piece together the details of a death investigation at a roundabout earlier this month.
  On June 13, several officers were seen investigating at Superior Circle, the roundabout that connects Fairfield Avenue, Wells, Superior, and Ewing streets on the edge of downtown. At the time, information was very limited as to what was going on.While details are still scarce, FWPD said Thursday that this was in connection to a de
  
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• Toxins from Ohio train derailment spread to 16 states, including Indiana: Data

  20-06-2024 15:17 via wane.com
  
  *The video above is from when the train derailed in 2023.EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NewsNation) — Three days after the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023, officials — with the EPA’s blessing — burned 116,000 gallons of vinyl chloride into the region.Now, for the first time since the incident, new data reveals just how far those toxins spread.Within minutes, a mushroom-like cloud of toxins billowed into the atmosphere
  
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• DWI vs. DUI: Is there a difference?

  20-06-2024 15:05 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Singer Justin Timberlake was released without bail Tuesday after being charged with driving while intoxicated the previous night in Sag Harbor, New York.Timberlake's lawyer, Ed Burke, told Us Weekly that the charge was a single count because the singer refused a Breathalyzer test. Burke said that in addition to driving while intoxicated, Timberlake was also charged with two other court citations: running a stop sign and not traveling in the correct traffic lane.
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• Firestorm erupts over provision requiring women to sign up for military draft

  20-06-2024 14:37 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Senate Democrats have added language to the annual defense authorization bill to require women to register for the draft, prompting a backlash from Republicans and social conservatives and complicating the chances of moving the bill on the Senate floor before Election Day.Conservatives led by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are certain to attempt to remove the provision requiring women to register for the draft, which could present a tough vote for Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jacky
  
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• Morning headlines Thursday, June 20

  20-06-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 20.
  
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• Cyberattack forces Crown Equipment to shut down, recovery in progress

  20-06-2024 14:00 via wane.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A manufacturing company with around 19,600 employees worldwide and business locations across the United States, including the Fort Wayne area, was hit with a cyberattack.Crown Equipment, based in New Bremen, announced Tuesday that the company was forced to shut down temporarily due to a cyberattack.Citing “an international cybercriminal organization” as the suspected cause, Crown says security measures and working with a variety of officials have decreased
  
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• Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?

  20-06-2024 13:12 via wane.com
  
  CAMDEN, Maine (AP) — Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic murder mystery. But the victims in this Maine whodunnit were trees that stood in the way of a wealthy family’s oceanfront view, allegedly felled by well-heeled killers who, while ostracized and publicly shamed, remain free.Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s
  
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• Dangerous heat today as long heatwave continues

  20-06-2024 09:42 via wane.com
  
  The oppressive combination of heat and humidity continues today and it's also the summer solstice which means daylight will get slightly shorter after today. The excessive heat warning and heat advisory continue until Friday evening. 15 Fury Alert Days: When do we issue them?This is a 15 Fury Alert Day with temperatures in the middle 90s but with the dangerous combination of heat and humidity, it will feel to your body like it's close to 100. We can't rule out an isolated storm this afternoon or
  
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• Gubernatorial candidates visit Fort Wayne for annual economic meeting

  20-06-2024 03:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana's gubernatorial candidates visited Fort Wayne Wednesday to debate at the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana's (RCNEI) annual meeting.U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick discussed economic development strategies, which relates to the RCNEI's mission of promoting an "environment where individuals, businesses, and communities can thrive in a 21st century economy.""I know the roles you play for the Stat
  
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• Family foundation continues to help young agriculture entrepreneurs

  20-06-2024 02:04 via wane.com
  
  ROME CITY, Ind. (WANE) - The Josh Clifford Memorial Foundation will hold their 3rd annual fundraiser next week Friday, June 28.
  The foundation was formed to honor Josh Clifford, who died in 2020 the day after Christmas from a car accident, down the road from his family farm in Auburn.
  Josh was heavily involved with his family's farm, and was going to take over with his dad.
  "The foundation provides agriculture (ag) related scholarships and grants for young people pursuing agriculture," said Josh
  
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• High heat, humidity continue

  20-06-2024 00:59 via wane.com
  
  ALERT DAY STATUS:
  15 Fury Alert Days are in effect today, tomorrow, and Friday. Saturday is still hot, but is a little less humid than the preceding days. As a result, no 15 Fury Alert Day is currently in effect on Saturday. 15 Fury Alert Days: When do we issue them?LATEST FORECAST:
  A few isolated showers and storms are scattering through this evening. The strongest storms may produce 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.The number of storms, though, will be very limited tonight. Many spots
  
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• Breaking the Threshold: How an impending population milestone will impact Allen County's future

  20-06-2024 00:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- As Allen County celebrates in bicentennial anniversary in 2024, the county has already planned events and ceremonies that aim to highlight and honor the layered history of the area's past.However, county officials could soon have to wrestle with a change to Allen County's governmental structure that would have major ramifications on how day-to-day operations work between the Allen County Board of Commissioners and Allen County Council in the future.What is happening?
  
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