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• Tracking muggy air and spotty storms this evening

  04-08-2024 23:45 via wane.com
  
  It has been a hot and humid day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Unlike yesterday though, we are tracking some spotty showers and thunderstorms that are accompanying the elevated levels of heat and humidity.Continue to watch out for brief heavy downpours and lightning this evening. The good news is any thunderstorms that are out there should dissipate by around sunset. We'll then be left with a partly cloudy and dry night across the area, with low temperatures dropping down to around
  
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• Back to School: Artificial Intelligence in the classroom

  04-08-2024 23:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As students get ready to head back to class, they may be using more technology than ever when it comes to their learning.Artificial intelligence, or AI, is something schools all over are trying to figure out how to use.Fort Wayne Community Schools is currently working on guidelines for how teachers will use AI in their classes, according to Sarah McClure, the district's Manager of Learning Technology.WANE 15 caught up with McClure and the FWCS Chief Systems Officer at
  
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• Tracking muggy air and spotty storms

  04-08-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  This afternoon brings more muggy conditions, as the Muggy Meter reaches as high as the "Tropical" category. We'll see a mix of partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. Stay hydrated if you have plans that take you outside, as we reach feels-like temperatures in the mid-90s by the later afternoon hours. High temperatures will climb into the upper 80s.We're also tracking a few spotty showers and thunderstorms across the area. Watch out for brief heavy downpours and lightning, especially in more south
  
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• New water main for Hanna Street causes parking restrictions

  04-08-2024 18:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Starting Monday, parking restrictions begin on Hanna Street as construction crews work to replace a water main.According to a press release from Fort Wayne City Utilities, construction crews will begin work Monday to replace 1 mile of an 8-inch water main, which was installed in 1925.
  With the construction, no street parking will be available on Hanna Street between Potiac and Oxford Streets. The parking restriction will go into effect Monday and stay in place througho
  
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• Wells Street shut down after fatal crash

  04-08-2024 15:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is dead following a crash on Wells Street Sunday morning.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that FWPD was called out to a personal injury crash, just after 8 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Wells Street and Wallywood Avenue.
  Dispatch told WANE 15 that one was dead as a result of the crash. It is unclear how many vehicles were involved or if anyone else was injured in the crash.The FWPD also released a Public Safety Alert asking those in the area to avoid Wells Stre
  
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• Wells Street back open after fatal crash causes shutdown

  04-08-2024 15:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is dead following a crash on Wells Street Sunday morning.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that FWPD was called out to a personal injury crash, just after 8 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Wells Street and Wallywood Avenue.
  Safety Alert issued by the FWPD.
  Initial calls to dispatch said that a single vehicle had left the roadway and flipped over on its roof, according to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department.
  When officers arrived at the scene they found
  
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• 1 dead in crash; Wells Street shutdown

  04-08-2024 15:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is dead following a crash on Wells Street Sunday morning.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that FWPD was called out to a personal injury crash, just after 8 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Wells Street and Wallywood Avenue.
  Dispatch told WANE 15 that one was dead as a result of the crash. It is unclear how many vehicles were involved or if anyone else was injured in the crash.The FWPD also released a Public Safety Alert asking those in the area to avoid Wells Stre
  
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• Napoleonic Days reimagines The Old Fort as 1800's Europe

  04-08-2024 12:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Old Fort reenactors brush up on their French for Napoleonic Days, a celebration on Saturday and Sunday, of the era between 1799 and 1815.Visitors are able to watch a military battle, musket demonstration and a 'military fashion show' all inspired by early 1800's Europe.Napoleonic Days runs from Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on the event as well as the schedule of demonstrations, visit The Old Fort's website.
  
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• Police make arrest in connection with Saturday night shooting on Fort Wayne's north side

  04-08-2024 05:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One person was in non-life threatening condition following a shooting late Saturday night. Less than an hour later, police took a suspect into custody.According to a press release Monday from the Fort Wayne Police Department, the shooting took place at around 10:12 p.m. in the 7000 block of Peachtree Lane. A person called police to say a family member had been shot by the caller's uncle. The caller was able to give a description of the vehicle that the shooter had
  
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• One injured in shooting on Fort Wayne's north side

  04-08-2024 05:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A person was injured in a shooting in the 7000 block of Peartree Lane Saturday night.The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the scene around 10:12 p.m. Dispatch confirmed that the person injured is in non-life-threatening condition. There are no other details at this time.
  
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• Hot and humid Sunday with a stray thunderstorm

  04-08-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  After a low pressure system brought us rounds of showers and thunderstorms Friday into Friday night, we dried out and tapped into quite a bit of sunshine on Saturday! It is still muggy outside though and this will be in the case in the coming days... Multi-inch rain totals added up on FridayLook for mostly clear skies to be in place as you head out the door early Sunday morning. Humidity levels will remain elevated and temperatures will be in the mid-60s.Temperatures to begin Sunday will be in t
  
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• Hot and humid Sunday with a slight rain/storm chance

  04-08-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures are soaring this morning, with 70s already in parts of NE Indiana. Temps rise into the 80s by lunchtime. Multi-inch rain totals added up on FridayLook for mostly clear skies to be in place as you head out the door early Sunday morning. Mostly sunny skies stick around after sunrise, with a few more clouds moving in when we get into the afternoon. Humidity levels will remain elevated this morning, and will certainly feel quite muggy as the day progresses.It will be a hot and humid Sun
  
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• Mild and muggy Saturday night ahead

  04-08-2024 01:35 via wane.com
  
  After a low pressure system brought us rounds of showers and thunderstorms yesterday, we have dried out and tapped into quite a bit of sunshine to begin the weekend! It is still muggy outside though and this will be in the case in the coming days...Look for skies to become mostly clear as we progress throughout the rest of the evening into tonight. Take it easy though outside, as humidity levels remain elevated. Low temperatures tonight will drop down into the mid-60s.Skies become mostly clear a
  
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• Crash flips car near Illinois road, one injured

  04-08-2024 00:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One person is in non-life-threatening condition after a crash makes a car flip near Illinois road.
  Dispatch confirmed the crash at Reckewege and Lagros, on an intersection of Illinois road around 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 3.WANE 15 crew on the scene noted that only one lane was shut down and officers were cleaning up the wreckage.
  One person is in non-life threatening condition after a crash leaves a car flippedOff Illinois Road on Reckeweg Road
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