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• Comfortable and partly cloudy evening

  20-07-2024 23:00 via wane.com
  
  We have been enjoying a nice stretch of weather across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Hope you have been able to get out and take advantage of it!Look for refreshing air to still be in place this evening, along with partly cloudy skies. The weather will be great for the TinCaps game and the Three Rivers Festival Fireworks Finale!Partly cloudy skies will continue on tonight, with low temperatures dropping down to around 60 degrees.
  We'll stay comfortable on Sunday, but look for more clouds
  
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• NTSB investigating Ohio plane crash that killed 3

  20-07-2024 22:56 via wane.com
  
  VIENNA, Ohio (WKBN) – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an airplane crash that killed three people at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna, Ohio on Friday night.Anthony Trevena, executive director of the Western Reserve Port Authority, confirmed the crash resulted from an unscheduled, emergency landing of an airplane unassociated with Youngstown Air Reserve's 910th wing.According to the Ohio State Patrol, the aircraft was occupied by a pilot and two pass
  
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• Here's what to do with deli meats as the CDC investigates a listeria outbreak across the U.S.

  20-07-2024 21:46 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they're advising people who are pregnant, elderly or have compromised immune systems to avoid eating sliced deli meat unless it's recooked at home to be steaming hot.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn't mandate a food recall as of early Saturday, because it remains unclear what specific products have been contaminated with the bacteria now blamed for two de
  
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• Jazzworks! provides musical background to TRF fireworks finale

  20-07-2024 19:51 via wane.com
  
  The above video features Nate Cardelli discussing the 2023 Jazzworks! festival with WANE 15.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Things will be getting jazzy at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory Saturday night.Jazzworks! at the Botanical Conservatory will feature the sounds of local jazz musicians Saturday before offering a view of the Three Rivers Festival fireworks finale. Musical acts performing on the Conservatory Terrace include The West Central Quartet, Ty Causey and Phil Schurger.The f
  
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• DEKA FIT Midwest competition kicks off at the War Memorial Coliseum

  20-07-2024 18:19 via wane.com
  
  The above video shows events happening in the Fort Wayne area over the weekend.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- DEKA FIT Midwest is coming to Fort Wayne, taking over the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for the weekend.DEKA FIT is a fitness competition under the Spartan Race umbrella. Competitors must complete 10 "zones" of different fitness exercises, each preceded by a 500-meter run or walk.The event features two days of fast-paced fitness competition. Saturday's programming includes the youth com
  
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• Local youth choir turned world champions

  20-07-2024 14:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne's Voices of Unity Youth Choir are grand champions again after taking home first place at the World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand Friday.
  The World Choir Games is hosted every two years, offering amateur talent from all over the world a chance to showcase their talent and promote deeper cultural appreciation through choral music.The Voices of Unity youth choir competed for its first time in over a decade on the world stage. The gospel ensemble has
  
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• Three Rivers Festival: What's left to do at the festival?

  20-07-2024 14:28 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows a throwback video of the Midway in 1984.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As Saturday marks the final day of the festival here are some last-minute activities to squeeze in ahead of the year-long countdown to the 56th festival.
  Happening Friday and Saturday is Children's Fest and International Village, this year on PFW's campus after construction caused the festival to relocate some activities. Three Rivers Festival is back with a few changes; here’s what’s newChildren's F
  
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• One injured after a bump in road, overcorrection ends in crash into tree

  20-07-2024 13:40 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- An overcorrection after losing control over a bump has caused a man to crash into a tree Friday in DeKalb County.
  According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, at around 11:20 a.m. an SUV was eastbound in the 3800 block of County Road 46 A, when it ran over a bump in the road. The bump caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle after overcorrecting.
  The overcorrection caused the SUV to leave to roadway, striking a tree before skidding bac
  
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• Suicide Awareness Ride fundraises for veterans' mental health

  20-07-2024 11:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Harley Davidson of Fort Wayne and FW22 collaborate to raise money for the veteran community with their Suicide Awareness Ride.The event on Saturday is guided by The Freedom Riders of Indiana Chapter 1 as they ride around Summit City with participants.Local non profit FW22 raises funds and awareness concerning veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. According to the FW22 website, the organization also works to educate on
  
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• War Dogs baseball face Northeast Kekiongas at Indiana Tech

  20-07-2024 04:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The U.S. Military War Dogs made a stop in Fort Wayne on Friday as part of their national tour.
  The War Dogs started in 2018 as a baseball program aiming to raise funds and awareness for veterans with PTSD and other post-service issues. They work by taking their best military-affiliated players and competing against collegiate teams across the nation.
  Indiana Tech hosted the event at Warrior Field as the War Dogs took on the Northeast Kekiongas, which consists of m
  
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• Jennifer McCormick holds event for Fort Wayne educators

  20-07-2024 03:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Local educators gathered at Chapman's Brewing Company Friday night to speak with Democratic candidate for Governor, Jennifer McCormick.
  McCormick previously was an educator for 10 years, as a school administrator, principal, and teacher in northeast Indiana.
  "It feels great, said McCormick. "What I love about it, it's just not Democrats, Republicans, independents, it's people who are like, let's go, let's make sure we're fighting for education and good paying jobs, get
  
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• Bauer previews IU Health hospital site: 'I can see it'

  20-07-2024 03:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- To most people, the open field on the northwest corner of Lower Huntington Road and I-69, cleared and leveled for the past year, would appear to be an unremarkable 40 acres of land.But to Brian Bauer, the President of Indiana University Health Northeast Region, the site is a new, efficient 140-bed hospital, scheduled to open in mid-2027."It's exciting to stand here and reflect that that's going to happen" Bauer told WANE 15 on an exclusive preview of the site. "I can s
  
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• 2 hospitalized after being pinned in crash in DeKalb County

  20-07-2024 01:20 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Two people were taken to an area hospital after being pinned in a vehicle following a crash in Dekalb County on Friday.According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, at 12:57 p.m., officers were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of State Road 101. At the scene, they discovered a Nissan Sentra and a Ford F-150 pickup with a camper attached, both on the grass beside the road.The F-150 pickup was traveling east on SR 8 and approached an interse
  
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