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• Fort Wayne man faces preliminary gun, drug charges after warrant

  01-10-2024 23:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man faces preliminary drug and gun-related charges after police reportedly found three guns and several types of drugs at a home Tuesday.At approximately 12:37 p.m., the Fort Wayne Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in the 3700 block of Oliver Street. While searching the home, police reportedly found a collection of guns and drugs:
  AR-15 .223 pistolTwo 9mm pistolsMethamphetamineSpiceFentanylCocaineEcstasyHundreds of dollars in cash
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• LIST: Every road Fort Wayne has budgeted to fix in 2025

  01-10-2024 21:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — It's a constant fight against decaying concrete for the City of Fort Wayne, and their weapon is money.
  "What we hear almost always is infrastructure," said Garry Morr, Fort Wayne City Controller, while talking about building the 2025 city budget. "Streets, roads, alleys, parks, sidewalks."City Council approves road repair projects throughout the year, but they actually budget for each individual project and name them at the very beginning of the year. The city alw
  
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• 'Don't ever **** with a Russian': Traffic stop leads to threatening letter toward Allen County officials

  01-10-2024 21:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- It started with a traffic stop July 18 that resulted in a man receiving a citation for improper passing on the right.On Aug. 9, Allen County officials then received a threatening letter addressed to the officer, prosecutor and judge involved in the traffic stop and ticket.Now, the Fort Wayne man who received the ticket, identified as 35-year-old Yuriy M. Ivanov, is accused of authoring the letter and faces two felony intimidation charges.According to Allen Superior Cou
  
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• Silver Alert issued for Delaware County woman

  01-10-2024 21:37 via wane.com
  
  SELMA, Ind. (WANE) - A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a 47-year-old woman missing from Selma.The Delaware County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Angela Wright. She's described in a press release as having brown hair, green eyes, measuring 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 290 lbs.Wright was last seen Sunday just before 3 a.m. wearing a camo hat and a gray shirt but barefoot. She was carrying a pink, black and white bag.
  She is believed to be in extr
  
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• Silver Alert canceled for Delaware County woman

  01-10-2024 21:37 via wane.com
  
  SELMA, Ind. (WANE) - A statewide Silver Alert has been canceledfor a 47-year-old woman missing from Selma.The Delaware County Sheriff’s Department had been investigating the disappearance of Angela Wright.
  No other information was provided regarding the cancelation.
  
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• I-69 concrete repairs to last at least another year

  01-10-2024 21:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— According to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), the ongoing concrete repairs on I-69 around Fort Wayne will last until the end of construction season in 2025.Hunter Petroviak, the public relations director for INDOT's northeast district, said that the project is taking longer than the original plan anticipated."The crews got in there and there needed to be some more work done than originally anticipated," Petroviak said. "But it's certainly some
  
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• Why Tuesday's vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests

  01-10-2024 20:19 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate.Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog, laying into opponents so that their running mate can appear above the political fray. That's generally been less true since former President Donald Trump scrambled political norms. WATCH: 2024 vice presidential debate to stream liveBut Walz,
  
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• WATCH: Bodycam footage shows Fort Wayne police officer save toddler from drowning in pool

  01-10-2024 19:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An officer with the Fort Wayne Police Department came to the rescue when a 3-year-old went missing in September.Bodycam footage shared Tuesday by FWPD shows Officer E. Myers running toward an above-ground pool on Sept. 22. Cries can be heard in the background, and as Myers gets closer, the child's hands and feet are seen just above the water.Myers quickly gets the toddler out of the pool to safety.The department also posted the video on Youtube.
  
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• Israel says Iran has fired missiles and it warned residents to shelter in place

  01-10-2024 18:59 via wane.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the months-long fighting between Israel and Iran's proxies in the region — Hezbollah and Hamas — escalated, threatening a wider regional conflict. Israel ordered residents to remain close to bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded across the country.A series of window-shaking explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem, though it was not immediately clear whether the sounds were from miss
  
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• Iran fires dozens of missiles into Israel in a sharp escalation of regional conflict

  01-10-2024 18:59 via wane.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday, sharply escalating a conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas that began nearly a year ago and threatening to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.The orange glow of missiles streaked across Israel's night sky as air raid sirens sounded across the country and millions of residents scrambled into bomb shelters. The attack raised the strong likelihood of an Israe
  
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• Iran fires dozens of missiles into Israel

  01-10-2024 18:59 via wane.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said six people were killed in a shooting attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening.Police said two suspects opened fire on a boulevard in the Jaffa neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv. The two suspects were killed, police said.The attack came moments before a massive barrage of rockets from Iran towards Israel, sending people towards bomb shelters across the country, including in Tel Aviv.Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the months-
  
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• Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows

  01-10-2024 18:59 via wane.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war.The orange glow of missiles streaked across Israel's night sky as air raid sirens sounded and residents scrambled into bomb shelters. Israel vowed retaliation for Iran’s missile barrage, which it said had caused only a few injur
  
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• Watch live: JD Vance, Tim Walz face off in 2024 vice presidential debate

  01-10-2024 18:16 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not carry the same stakes as the Sept. 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers
  
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• Watch: JD Vance, Tim Walz to face off in 2024 vice presidential debate

  01-10-2024 18:16 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not carry the same stakes as the Sept. 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers
  
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• JD Vance, Tim Walz face off in 2024 VP debate: Key takeaways

  01-10-2024 18:16 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz met Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not have carried the same stakes as the Sept. 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offer
  
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• Who is the wealthiest person in your state? New Forbes 400 list released

  01-10-2024 18:14 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — If you were asked to name the wealthiest people in the country, you could probably come up with a few names: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates.
  But what about the wealthiest person in your state?
  Nearly every state is home to someone who has landed on the latest Forbes 400 list, published Tuesday. Among those are billionaires who gained their wealth through a multitude of industries, from real estate and tech to pet food and family connections.
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• Fort Wayne offering zero interest loans for new HVAC systems. See if you qualify

  01-10-2024 17:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The City of Fort Wayne will begin accepting applications for its Heating & Air Conditioning Program on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
  The program, offered through the Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services,qualified residents a zero percent interest loan for the replacement and installation of new heating and air conditioning systems for their homes. A mortgage will secure the loans, and repayment will be required in monthly installments over ten years.Requirement
  
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• A whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain fell on the South thanks to Helene and other storms

  01-10-2024 17:17 via wane.com
  
  More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts.That's enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys' stadium 51,000 times, or Lake Tahoe just once. If it was concentrated just on the state of North Carolina that much water would be 3.5 feet deep (more than 1 meter). It's enough to fill more than 60 million Olympic-size s
  
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• A few isolated showers this afternoon with cooler air coming

  01-10-2024 16:56 via wane.com
  
  A wave of low pressure will move through this afternoon bringing clouds with isolated showers possible.
  Temperatures will be in the middle 70s todayThe weather will change after the front moves through with cooler temperatures overnight and cooler air on Wednesday. High temperatures will be in the upper 60s Wednesday afternoon.
  A front moves through late this afternoon and evening bringing some isolated showers to the areaThe other thing you'll notice is much lower humidity.
  There will be some p
  
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• A chilly overnight with areas of AM fog

  01-10-2024 16:56 via wane.com
  
  A cold front moved through the area late this afternoon, and behind it, and is bringing with it some fall-like temperatures. Our evening will see partly cloudy skies with a few lingering chances for a rain shower here or there. Temperatures will continue to fall behind the cold front.The overnight hours will see skies slowly clear out, becoming mostly clear by daybreak. One notable difference we'll see tonight, compared to the past few nights, will be the chilly morning. Low temperatures reach a
  
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• US 24 to close in Huntington for nighttime construction

  01-10-2024 15:24 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A section of US 24 by Parkview Huntington Hospital will be under construction for more than a week, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced.Starting on or after Tuesday, a stretch of US 24 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays to work on the SR 9 bridge going over the road.Work is expected to wrap up by the morning of Oct. 12, INDOT said. Crews will not be working over the weekend on Oct. 5-6.While the road is closed, the recommended detour
  
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• Where can I watch the FOX59/CBS4 debate?

  01-10-2024 14:58 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- On Wednesday, Indiana's two leading gubernatorial candidates will take the stage together for the first time, giving voters the opportunity to hear from the candidates on a number of issues.
  U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), the Republican candidate for governor, and Jennifer McCormick, Indiana's former state superintendent for public instruction and the Democratic candidate for governor, will participate in the FOX59/CBS4 debate on Wednesday.
  The debate will be broadcast live fr
  
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• Delphi murders: Prosecutor objects to defense request to take jurors to crime scene

  01-10-2024 14:05 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – The prosecution doesn’t want jurors in the Delphi murders case to visit the crime scene firsthand.Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland filed an objection to a defense motion asking that jurors “be transported to the Freedom Bridge, the Monon High Bridge and to the site where the bodies of the victims were located, as well as the site of the old CPS building where the prosecution claims Richard Allen’s vehicle was parked between 1:30 p.m. and 4:00
  
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• Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

  01-10-2024 12:54 via wane.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation even though progress had been reported in contract talks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight.The strik
  
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• Police: Car suffers heavy damage on I-69, suspect continues on

  01-10-2024 09:54 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB CO., Ind. (WANE) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department is investigating a crash on I-69. It happened just after 10 p.m. on Monday night on I-69 southbound, south of the LaOtto exit.A driver of a Chevrolet Spark was heading southbound when she reported being hit in the back of her car. The driver told police the other driver continued southbound on I-69, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.The Allen County Sheriff's Department informed DeKalb County officers they may hav
  
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• Patchy morning fog with cooler air coming

  01-10-2024 09:44 via wane.com
  
  There will be some areas of patchy dense fog this morning with some sunshine before noon and temperatures in the lower 70s.
  A wave of low pressure will move through this afternoon bringing clouds with isolated showers possible.
  The weather will change after the front moves through with cooler temperatures overnight and cooler air on Wednesday. High temperatures will be in the upper 60s Wednesday afternoon.
  The other thing you'll notice is much lower humidity.
  There will be some patchy dense fog
  
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• Catablu and BluSpoon Catering to revive old Summit Club space at PNC Center

  01-10-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A luxury event center will once again be available high above downtown Fort Wayne, as Catablu and BluSpoon Catering announced plans to open at the old Summit Club space in the PNC Bank building, 110 W Berry St.La Vetta Luxury Event Venue will be a "sophisticated venue featuring expansive skyline views and elegant design" according to a news release sent Monday, targeting weddings, corporate events, and exclusive gatherings.The Summit Club closed in 2009 after decades o
  
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• Controversial MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83

  01-10-2024 02:14 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Legendary baseball player Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, according to several reports Monday.TMZ reported that Rose died earlier in the day at his Las Vegas home but didn't offer additional details. Rose's agent, Ryan Fiterman, told the outlet that "the family is asking for privacy at this time."PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 07: Former Philadelphia Phillies player Pete Rose acknowledges the crowd prior to the game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on Augu
  
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• Will crops benefit from recent rains before harvest?

  01-10-2024 00:48 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne received a just under an inch of rain in the past week. But, is that enough to help crops before the harvest?Greg Kneubuhler, owner of G & K Concepts— an independent crop consulting firm— said that corn really won't benefit from the rain, but in some cases soybeans will.As of Thursday, portions of Allen, DeKalb and Noble Counties in Indiana; and Paulding, Defiance and Williams Counties in Ohio were in severe drought. The hot, dry condit
  
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• Van Wert: The Ohio city with the wrong name

  01-10-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) — George Washington, the Father of America, was largely lauded for his decisions as a military general and president.The voters showed as much—the only president to have been unanimously elected by the Electoral College still has his fingerprints all over the nation, but it was one of his mistakes that still lives on today in northwest Ohio."It's fascinating stuff that most of the locals probably don't know," said Thad Lichtensteiger, Va
  
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• Eggerss Stadium renovation continues, preserves history

  01-10-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) — To fight the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted the New Deal, starting projects across the country to stimulate the economy.One of those projects was Eggerss Stadium, home to high school football in Van Wert since 1936.
  But all that age on a concrete stadium meant the school district has had to take action renovating Eggerss."The stadium was on the brink of not happening anymore, it needed a lot of work," said Mark Bagley, superintenden
  
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• Collins Fine Foods: almost 100 years in Van Wert

  01-10-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) — Collins Fine Foods started in a huckster wagon.
  "My great great grandfather left home when he was 16 years old and he ended up getting a horse buggy and driving around the county, trading with people and selling items," said Jim Collins, 4th generation owner of Collins Fine Foods.The interior of Collins Fine Foods
  And then it grew into a brick-and-mortar offering a wide selection of alcohol."It used to be a grocery, really small, and then we got into wine and now we
  
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