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• Rain/Snow Monday with more to come

  22-12-2024 23:56 via wane.com
  
  Sunday will be kicking off a cloudy week with chances of rain throughout. Fort Wayne has reached a high of 30 degrees today. Expect our low to get down to the mid 20s, with mostly cloudy skies.Expect cloud cover to increase as the night goes along and our low of 25 approachesMonday will bring a chance of mixed rain and snow to northeast Indiana. Freezing rain will be possible in areas north of Fort Wayne close to noon. While the accumulation of freezing rain/snow is not expected, it can still ca
  
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• Senator-elect Banks named to 4 committees in 119th Congress

  22-12-2024 23:41 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. -- The office of Indiana senator-elect U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-District 3, Ind. recently announced his appointment to four Senate committees for the upcoming 119th Congress, Banks' first session as Indiana's newest senator.
  According to a news release from Banks' office, Banks will be a member of the following Senate committees:
  Senate Committee on Armed Services
  Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban AffairsSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and PensionsSenate C
  
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• Virginia woman faces jail time after practicing illegal dentistry

  22-12-2024 20:37 via wane.com
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk woman will spend time in jail after being convicted of practicing dentistry without a license, following accusations that she illegally performed veneer procedures at her tooth jewelry business.Essense Martin, 33, was found guilty of the misdemeanor charge and sentenced to five days in jail. A judge also ordered Martin to serve five months and 25 days of suspended time, along with 12 months of supervised probation.The case against Martin began in early 2022
  
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• Nine-year-old rescued from neighborhood pond off Bass Road

  22-12-2024 19:11 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A nine-year-old child was rescued from a neighborhood pond by Allen County Sheriff's Department officers and the Fort Wayne Fire Department water rescue team on Sunday afternoon.Calls for the water rescue, located in the 13100 block of Slash Pass came in just before 12:30 p.m.
  A public information officer for DNR in District 2 told WANE 15 that upon arrival the Fort Wayne Fire Department water rescue teams recovered one child from the water. They were taken to an are
  
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• Child rescued from neighborhood pond off Bass Road

  22-12-2024 19:11 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A child was rescued from a neighborhood pond by Allen County Sheriff's Department officers and the Fort Wayne Fire Department water rescue team on Sunday afternoon.Calls for the water rescue, located in the 13100 block of Slash Pass came in just before 12:30 p.m.
  A public information officer for DNR in District 2 told WANE 15 that upon arrival the Fort Wayne Fire Department water rescue teams recovered one child from the water. They were taken to an area hospital but
  
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• Allen County officers and Fort Wayne Fire Department respond to a water rescue

  22-12-2024 19:11 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Allen County Sheriff's Department officers and Fort Wayne Fire Department water rescue team are at the scene of a water rescue after getting calls of someone in a pond Sunday afternoon.Calls for the water rescue, located in the 13100 block of Slash Pass came in just before 12:30 p.m.
  It's unclear at this time how many were in the water or what their conditions are.
  WANE 15 crew at the scene saw Allen County Sheriff's officer vehicles alongside FWFD water rescue and W
  
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• NORAD's Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids

  22-12-2024 16:35 via wane.com
  
  (AP) — The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time.Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to Japanese.On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats, such as last year
  
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• Driver killed by police after driving truck through Texas mall, injuring 5

  22-12-2024 15:36 via wane.com
  
  KILLEEN, Texas (KXAN) — A driver was shot and killed by law enforcement officers after driving a truck into a busy mall on Saturday night, injuring five people, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.At around 5 p.m., a DPS trooper tried to stop a black pickup truck after a 911 caller reported a possible intoxicated driver in Belton, about 20 miles from Killeen. The driver refused to stop, prompting a chase, DPS explained during a Saturday night press conference.
  The pickup the
  
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• Girl Power Markets presents Candy Cane Corner

  22-12-2024 14:00 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Candy Cane Pop Up Shop gives the opportunity for last minute shopping on Sunday.Stationary items, boutique clothing, baked goods among other potential gifts for loved ones will stock the pop-up shop. Visitors will also be able to craft, snap some holiday pictures and indulge in a hot chocolate bar.The pop-up shop is run by Girl Power Markets, a series of shops stocked with goods created by women entrepreneurs.Wendy Araceli is the Organizer of the Candy Ca
  
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• Rain/Snow chances return Monday

  22-12-2024 13:29 via wane.com
  
  It is certainly a cold start to Sunday with temperatures in the teens just before daybreak in the Fort. You'll want to wear a coat this morning to keep yourself warm this morning. The cold start is thanks to a mostly clear sky.This morning will bring plenty of sunny moments across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, as our winds are now out of the southeast. This does not bring in any lake-effect clouds for the day. While clouds do increase later, you'll want the sunglasses all day long.Even w
  
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• Chilly Sunday, warming soon

  22-12-2024 05:07 via wane.com
  
  It's a cold start to the day with temperatures getting as low as 19° during the early morning. The temperature will only climb as high as the low 30s as the day progresses.Partly cloudy skies persist to end the weekend, helping keep the day coolMonday will introduce some mixed precipitation to northeast Indiana, with both snow and rain possible throughout the day. It may seem a bit chillier, while the showers pass through, with winds up to 20 mph.
  Fort Wayne will be right on the border betwe
  
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• Santa Joe Project provides toys to hundreds of children this holiday season

  22-12-2024 05:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Hundreds of families came to Glenbrook Square Mall Saturday for the Santa Joe project’s giveaway.Last month, Toys for Tots announced it would not be operating in Allen County. Angela Zent, founder of the Sarah Zent Foundation, and Grayce Holloway, owner of Icing for Izaac, said once they heard the news, they used their platform and helped the Santa Joe Project by posting on Facebook, asking for presents to fill the ‘gift gap’."I think i
  
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• Santa Joe Project provides toys for hundreds of children this holiday season

  22-12-2024 05:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Hundreds of families came to Glenbrook Square Mall Saturday for the Santa Joe project’s giveaway.Last month, Toys for Tots announced it would not be operating in Allen County. Angela Zent, founder of the Sarah Zent Foundation, and Grayce Holloway, owner of Icing for Izaac, said once they heard the news, they used their platform and helped the Santa Joe Project by posting on Facebook, asking for presents to fill the ‘gift gap’."I think i
  
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• Documentary on Homestead High School's 2024 baseball season drops

  22-12-2024 03:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Homestead High School's baseball season was a movie.
  Literally.
  On Saturday a documentary dropped following the 2024 season from its genesis to the final out."Bring It Home is a documentary that follows the Homestead baseball team... and their run all the way up to semi-state," said Bryce Garrett, director of the film. "The way the games played out and how the player played, they were the ones who wrote the story for us."Garrett has been focused on sports vid
  
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