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• I-69 crash stalls southbound lanes around Allen-DeKalb line

  24-09-2024 23:48 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A crash on Interstate 69 near the border of Allen and DeKalb counties has stalled southbound traffic in the area.According to the Indiana Department of Transportation's TrafficWise website, the crash happened just south of the Allen County border, although it is unclear when the crash happened.Traffic cameras appeared to show a vehicle in the grassy median and another vehicle off the right side of the road.
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• Tornado seen in Ligonier prompts Tornado Warnings

  24-09-2024 22:44 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Weather spotters confirmed a tornado in Ligonier Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.Storm damage in Ligonier
  A tornado warning was issued in parts of Noble, LaGrange and Steuben counties at multiple points starting around 4:40 p.m. until roughly 6:15 p.m.According to the National Weather Service, the tornado was located over Ligonier at 4:25 p.m. heading northeast at 20 mph, and the tornado is expected to be near Rome City around 4:45 p.m.Tornado repo
  
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• Tornado seen in Ligonier prompts Tornado Warning for Noble, LaGrange counties

  24-09-2024 22:44 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Weather spotters confirmed a tornado in Ligonier Tuesday, according to the LaGrange County Sheriff's Office.A tornado warning is in effect in parts of Noble and LaGrange counties until 5:00 p.m.According to the LaGrange County Sheriff's Office, the tornado was located over Ligonier at 4:25 p.m. heading northeast at 20 mph, and the tornado is expected to be near Rome City around 4:45 p.m.Residents have been advised to take cover, move to a basement or interior room aw
  
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• Tornado seen in Ligonier prompts Tornado Warning

  24-09-2024 22:44 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Weather spotters confirmed a tornado in Ligonier Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.A tornado warning was issued in parts of Noble, LaGrange and Steuben counties as a result.According to the National Weather Service, the tornado was located over Ligonier at 4:25 p.m. heading northeast at 20 mph, and the tornado is expected to be near Rome City around 4:45 p.m.Residents have been advised to take cover, move to a basement or interior room away from wind
  
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• Tornado seen in Ligonier as storms cause damage across multiple counties

  24-09-2024 22:44 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Weather spotters observed a tornado in Ligonier Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.A Tornado Warning was issued in parts of Noble, LaGrange and Steuben counties at multiple points starting around 4:40 PM until roughly 6:15 PM.According to the National Weather Service, the tornado was located over Ligonier at 4:25 PM heading northeast at 20 mph.Storm damage near LigonierStill image of a tornado in Ligonier (Photo provided by Chase Roberts)Tornado repor
  
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• National Weather Service confirms 2 tornadoes in LaGrange, Noble counties

  24-09-2024 22:44 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A damage survey from the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed two tornadoes touched down in northeast Indiana Tuesday, resulting in two people being injured and damage to several structures.A Tornado Warning was issued for parts of Noble, LaGrange, and Steuben counties at multiple points until roughly 6:15 PM as strong storms swept through the area. Two tornadoes confirmed Sunday in Jay CountyAccording to the NWS report, the first tornado landed in Ligonier just e
  
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• Another 18-year-old faces murder charge in Winter Street homicide

  24-09-2024 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Another 18-year-old faces a murder charge in an August shooting on Winter Street.Donavon Gonzalez is charged with murder, felony murder and robbery, according to Allen Superior Court documents filed Tuesday.Gonzalez and another suspect allegedly chased down a man in the 4400 block of Winter Street just before 6 a.m. on Aug. 26. That other suspect, 18-year-old Dairyon McClendon, is accused of shooting and killing the victim. McClendon faces the same charges as Gonzalez.T
  
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• DNR lowers bonus antlerless deer quota in Allen, Wabash counties

  24-09-2024 22:20 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has lowered the bonus antlerless deer quota in Allen and Wabash counties this hunting season due to reports of sick deer in those counties.The change lowered the number from two bonus antlerless deer to just one, but it will not affect Deer Reduction Zones.According to the DNR, the decision stemmed from the impact of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) on deer in Allen and Wabash counties.EHD is a viral disease that a
  
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• Dangerous chemical leak spurs evacuation order in Ohio town

  24-09-2024 22:14 via wane.com
  
  GRANDVIEW, Ohio (AP) — A dangerous chemical leak from a rail car has spurred an evacuation order in an Ohio town.Hamilton County Emergency Management issued the order Tuesday for Grandview. It advised anyone within a half-mile of the area near U.S. Route 50 and the Great Miami River in Grandview, west of Cincinnati, to leave immediately.Three nearby school buildings also were being evacuated, according to Lisa Whiteley, a spokesperson for the Three Rivers Local School District.Aerial video
  
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• More rain and storms tracking through tonight

  24-09-2024 21:58 via wane.com
  
  Our evening temperatures range from the 60s into the low 70s. Periods of scattered rain and storms track through with the highest potential from now through 7 pm. Some rain and storms will still be around from 7 pm - midnight, but they will be more scattered during this timeframe. After midnight, the rain will clear the region.Some thunderstorms are possible tonight and the potential for a few strong and damaging storms exists. A tornado cannot be ruled out. Latest on tornado touchdown in Jay Co
  
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• What will Fort Wayne's mayor be paid in 2025?

  24-09-2024 21:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In the past as a city council member, Sharon Tucker has had to approve a budget the city handed her, but now as the mayor, it's her office that is putting it together.
  As is typical - it's proposed that elected members of the city will see raises, with the city clerk crossing the six-digit mark in 2024.The salary ordinance that city council has yet to pass gives the following numbers,Mayor: $159,583 (was $153,935)Common Council (City Council): $27,648 (was $2
  
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• ALDI announces opening date for Dupont Road store

  24-09-2024 21:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The fifth ALDI location in Fort Wayne will be open for business in less than two weeks, according to the company.ALDI announced Tuesday that their latest Fort Wayne store, which will be located off Dupont Road at 10511 Dupont Oaks Blvd., will open Thursday, Oct. 3, at 8:30 a.m.After the opening day, the store will be open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m."We have served the Fort Wayne community for more than 35 years and are excited to continue offering residents an af
  
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• Free COVID tests will be available again soon: How to get yours

  24-09-2024 21:01 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — You'll soon be able to order another batch of free COVID-19 tests when a federal program reopens this month.
  While the U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program hasn't yet said when ordering can begin, the U.S. Postal Service page dedicated to it says ordering "will restart in late September."Officials have confirmed households will be able to get four at-home COVID testing kits, and that the tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of
  
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• SNAP increases – and changes to who qualifies – take effect Oct. 1

  24-09-2024 18:32 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – As inflation continues to drive grocery prices higher, food assistance benefits are going up, as well – but not by much.
  On Oct. 1, 2024, several changes with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are kicking in, including new maximum benefit amounts.
  SNAP, which used to be called the Food Stamp Program, is designed to help low-income people and families pay for groceries. Starting next month, recipients may see the amount they receive alter slightl
  
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• Pedestrian struck twice and killed on Thimlar Road ID'd

  24-09-2024 18:13 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A 22-year-old Fort Wayne man struck and killed by two separate vehicles this weekend on Thimlar Road has been identified.Officers with the Allen County Sheriff's Department were called to the 5400 block of Thimlar Road - in the eastern part of Allen County - sometime before 1:45 a.m. Sunday on a report of a fatal crash.
  There, they found Isaac William Brown, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a media release Tuesday from the Allen County Coroner's Offi
  
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• Pedestrian struck and killed on Thimlar Road ID'd

  24-09-2024 18:13 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A 22-year-old Fort Wayne man struck and killed by a vehicle this weekend on Thimlar Road has been identified.
  Officers with the Allen County Sheriff's Department were called to the 5400 block of Thimlar Road - in the eastern part of Allen County - sometime before 1:45 a.m. Sunday on a report of a fatal crash.
  There, they found Isaac William Brown, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a media release Tuesday from the Allen County Coroner's Office.The coro
  
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• Court docs: 2 found dead in St. Marys River led Richmond police to drug bust before their killings

  24-09-2024 18:04 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - She told her son she'd be back soon.He watched her leave their Richmond home and get in the back seat of a car. But the boy had no idea it would be the last time he saw his mom.The woman, identified as Christina Dixon, and a man identified Matthew Johnson - whose bodies were found Friday in the St. Marys River - were informants for the Richmond Police Department and had led investigators to a drug bust the week before they were killed, according to Allen Superior Court documents release
  
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• Police officer 'battered' by New Haven student taken to ER with minor injuries

  24-09-2024 17:22 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - The New Haven Police Department says an incident at a high school that landed an officer in the emergency room Tuesday is being blown out of proportion on social media.In the process of removing a student from New Haven Jr/Sr High School for being "disorderly," an officer who has not been named was "battered," according to Police Chief James Krueger.Krueger said the officer was taken to the emergency room with minor injuries and will make a full recovery.
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• Officer 'battered' by New Haven student taken to ER with minor injuries

  24-09-2024 17:22 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - The New Haven Police Department says an incident at a high school that landed an officer in the emergency room Tuesday is being blown out of proportion on social media.In the process of removing a student from New Haven Jr/Sr High School for being "disorderly," a school resource officer who has not been named was "battered," according to Police Chief James Krueger.A Facebook post from New Haven police said the student was medically cleared and taken to the Allen County J
  
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• Coroner identifies 77-year-old who died after crash east of downtown Fort Wayne

  24-09-2024 15:25 via wane.com
  
  The video above shows initial coverage of the crash.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The 77-year-old man who died after a crash east of downtown this past weekend has been identified.
  The Allen County Coroner identified the man Tuesday as Charlie Morris Jr. from Fort Wayne. One dead, another in critical condition after crash east of downtown Fort WayneMorris was in one of two cars that collided Saturday at the intersection of Maumee and Grant avenues.Police at the scene found Morris pinned inside a Dod
  
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• Shot, stabbed, strangled: Coroner's report on bodies found in St. Marys River

  24-09-2024 14:32 via wane.com
  
  The footage above shows the scene of the investigation Friday.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified the two people whose remains were found Friday in the St. Marys River.Tuesday, the coroner identified them as Christina Michelle Dixon, 40, and Matthew Joseph Johnson, 41, both from Connersville.Their deaths were both ruled homicides, according to the coroner. Volunteers find human remains while cleaning St. Marys RiverVolunteers were cleaning up the river Friday aftern
  
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• Coroner identifies 2 people whose remains were found in St. Marys River

  24-09-2024 14:32 via wane.com
  
  The footage above shows the scene of the investigation Friday.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified the two people whose remains were found Friday in the St. Marys River.Tuesday, the coroner identified them as Christina Michelle Dixon, 40, and Matthew Joseph Johnson, 41, both from Connersville.Their deaths were both ruled homicides, according to the coroner.Volunteers were cleaning up the river Friday afternoon on the edge of downtown when they found the remains in th
  
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• Severe obesity is on the rise in the US

  24-09-2024 12:50 via wane.com
  
  Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research.The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed reported severe obesity, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. Women were nearly twice as likely as men to report severe obesity.The overall obesity rate app
  
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• Rain continues today with cooler temps

  24-09-2024 09:55 via wane.com
  
  Showers and thunderstorms today with cool temperatures. Even though it will be slightly warmer Wednesday temperatures will stay in the 70s for the rest of the week.
  It will be another cool afternoon with a high in the lower 70s Latest on tornado touchdown in Jay County Sunday nightYou can trade your sunglasses for an umbrella today with showers and storms likely through the morning.
  Showers and even a few storms will continue through the afternoon with cool high temperatures in the lower 70s.Sho
  
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• INDOT shares US Highway 30 corridor plans

  24-09-2024 04:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Department of Transportation or INDOT hosted a public hearing on the U.S. 30 Corridor Improvements Project.
  The project aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety in the area between U.S. 30 and Stahlhut Road. The project would require the acquisition of around 129 acres of land for the proposed construction. This comes with a number of changes to corridor intersections. The intersection of Stahlhut Road and U.S. 30 would close.INDOT hop
  
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• Scattered rain/storms Tuesday

  24-09-2024 04:08 via wane.com
  
  The arrival of fall has come at the same time as the arrival of much cooler air. You can expect highs in the 70s all week long. Additional periods of scattered rain and t-storms are in the forecast from now through the day on Tuesday. Latest on tornado touchdown in Jay County Sunday nightTuesday's early morning temps will be as low as the low 60s. Our afternoon highs will be in the low 70s. It'll be another cloudy, gray day around the region.Tuesday's highs will reach the low 70s.With the day's
  
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• Two tornadoes confirmed Sunday in Jay County

  24-09-2024 03:30 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ind. (WANE)— The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes occurred in Jay County on Sunday evening. Watch: Funnel cloud spotted near MuncieThe more impactful twister was an EF-1, with a peak wind speed of 110 mph. It was on the ground for six minutes, from 7:45 PM to 7:51 PM. It traveled 2.74 miles and had a maximum width of 75 yards. The tornado started near Blaine, Indiana, and lifted in Portland, Indiana.An EF-1 tornado occurred Sunday evening that impacted Po
  
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• Indiana DCS Child Fatality report shows abuse/neglect deaths remain stagnant

  24-09-2024 00:32 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- A new report presented to the Child Services Interim Study Committee showed injury remains the number one cause of death among Indiana’s children.
  This comes as the state struggles to lower the number of kids dying from abuse and neglect. Indiana woman sentenced to 14 years in prison after ‘unsafe sleep practices’ led to infant’s death”The findings were eye-opening,” State Rep. Vanessa Summers (D-Indianapolis) said.State Rep. Summers is part of
  
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