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• Warm and muggy with spotty rain this evening

  28-07-2024 22:50 via wane.com
  
  After all of the sunshine and comfortable air yesterday, tropical moisture has made its way northward into our area. Muggy air is now in place and we have seen a few showers pass through the area from time to time.A few additional spotty showers can be expected this evening before better chances for scattered showers arrive tonight under cloudy skies. The rain will be hit-or-miss in nature and some spots will see no rain at all. It will be a muggy night, with low temperatures only dropping down
  
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• Biles, Team USA mix grit and glamour to surge to the lead at Olympic gymnastics qualifying

  28-07-2024 18:10 via wane.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women's gymnastics team walked onto the floor at Bercy Arena on Sunday in leotards adorned with thousands of crystals, the kind designed to attract as much attention as possible.Don't mistake all that glamour — both on the floor and in the stands, where Tom Cruise and Ariana Grande were among those who took in the spectacle — for a lack of grit.The oldest team the Americans have ever brought to the Games has
  
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• Snider grad Malik Williams organizes Bookbag Give-A-Way

  28-07-2024 17:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The second annual Bookbag Give-A-Way hands out school supplies, giving haircuts and preparing kids for their first day of school.Toronto Raptors player Malik Williams and his family are the organizers of the event. Williams, a Snider High School Graduate, posted the flier for the event on his Instagram, with the statement that he is looking forward to the giveaway which is intended to focus on the "importance of education and accountability."Beyond the supplies, b
  
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• Dragon Boat Races bring culture and competition to Fort Wayne

  28-07-2024 15:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation is hosting the 8th annual Dragon Boat Races next weekend.The opening ceremony is Friday, Aug. 2 and the races are Saturday, Aug. 3. Sarah Umbdenstock, program coordinator for Fort Wayne Parks and Rec., stopped by the WANE 15 studio to share how the races work and what spectators can expect. You can see that in the interview above.The Dragon Boat Races are held at Promenade Park and are free for the public to watch.
  
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• IU students and staff share concerns with new proposed Expressive Activity policy

  28-07-2024 15:46 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON — A coalition of Indiana University students and staff are sharing their response to an independent review of the Pro-Palestine protests that led to the arrests of 57 people in April.Some students believe the new policy being considered by IU infringes their right to speak freely.Students gathered in Dunn Meadow where the encampment still sits for a press conference Friday to address their concerns with an Expressive Activity policy.The IU Board of Trustees are considering impl
  
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• AP PHOTOS: The Paris Olympics are underway. Here's a look at Day 1

  28-07-2024 14:35 via wane.com
  
  Olympic athletes in Paris dried themselves off after Friday night's soggy-but-celebratory opening ceremony and got to business on Saturday.China won the first gold medal Games when Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao beat South Korea’s Keum Jihyeon and Park Hajun in the final of the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event.Thirteen gold medals were handed out, with many more to come.A crowd takes photos at the gates to the Tuileries Garden as the cauldron rises at sunset during the 2024 Summer Olympic
  
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• 1 injured in rollover ATV crash in DeKalb County

  28-07-2024 13:35 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One man was hospitalized Saturday evening after losing control, rolling and being thrown from an ATV.In a press release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, a man was driving southbound in the 5400 Block of County Road 35, when he lost control of his ATV. When the driver lost control he entered the ditch line, causing the driver to roll the ATV and be thrown from the vehicle.
  The driver was taken to an area hospital after suffering from back and head pain. O
  
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• Backpack giveaway at local Verizon stores, what you need to know:

  28-07-2024 11:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — As part of the nationwide Schools Rock Backpack Giveaway, local Verizon Wireless stores are equipping kids with free backpacks on Sunday.Round Room, LLC, a Verizon authorized retailer, organized this giveaway in order to help alleviate families' financial burden during the back-to-school season. Since the event's creation in 2013, Round Room has been able to provide 1.3 million kids with a new backpack.Beyond backpacks, 10 "Golden Ruler" winners will receive a $
  
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• Backpack giveaway at local Verizon stores; How can you participate

  28-07-2024 11:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — As part of the nationwide Schools Rock Backpack Giveaway, local Verizon Wireless stores are equipping kids with free backpacks on Sunday.Round Room, LLC, a Verizon authorized retailer, organized this giveaway in order to help alleviate families' financial burden during the back-to-school season. Since the event's creation in 2013, Round Room has been able to provide 1.3 million kids with a new backpack.Beyond backpacks, 10 "Golden Ruler" winners will receive a $
  
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• Bridgerton Ball Experience at the Bell Mansion

  28-07-2024 04:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Saturday night, guests at the Bell Mansion were transported nearly 200 years back in time for a Bridgerton themed ball.Over 175 people were in attendance, guest enjoyed themed music, food & drinks, ball room dancing and more.There were also self-guided tours throughout the mansion while reading various plaques spread about to give more insight on each room they were viewing.The ball included a Queen who chose a "belle of the ball" at the end of the night.Event
  
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• More humid Sunday with a slight rain/storm chance

  28-07-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  It sure was a beautiful Saturday across the area! We hope you enjoyed the sunshine and refreshing air because we're set to heat up and the humidity will return back to uncomfortable levels as the new week begins...Get ready for a warm, humid, and unsettled week.
  High pressure shifting to the east will allow clouds to continue to increase overnight into our Sunday morning. Skies will become mostly cloudy as you head out the door around daybreak Sunday, with temperatures generally in the lower 60s
  
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• Humidity ramping up today

  28-07-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures this morning are sitting in the 60s. It's a great morning to be outdoors before we see humidity levels increase throughout the day. High temperatures will reach the mid-80s for the Summit City. Cloud cover will also go from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy throughout the day.
  High temperatures reach the mid-80s for Fort Wayne.The increase in clouds will be from a weakening system that is trying to track through the area, and could also give us some areas of scattered showers and thund
  
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• Mild with increasing clouds tonight

  28-07-2024 00:45 via wane.com
  
  Crystal clear blue skies have been in place throughout our Saturday! We hope you have been enjoying the great weather! Get outside and take advantage of it before we heat up and become much more uncomfortable outside in the coming days...Sunny skies can be seen across the area in this snapshot from 4 PM Saturday!
  High pressure will gradually shift farther to the east through the remainder of the evening, which will allow a few clouds to trickle in. Eventually, skies will turn partly cloudy tonig
  
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