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• Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says

  28-12-2024 18:51 via wane.com
  
  At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night, according to the Mega Millions website.The California Lottery said the winning ticket was sold at Circle K (Sunshine Food and Gas) on Rhonda Road in Cottonwood. The winning ticket matched the white balls 3, 7, 3
  
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• Soaking rainfall overnight

  28-12-2024 18:15 via wane.com
  
  Saturday has become an overall pleasant day with highs in the mid 50s around Fort Wayne. This evening will have a lot of rainfall entering the area, with potential for heavier downpours periodically across the viewing area.
  Most of the rainfall will occur early Sunday morning, with some less intense showers throughout the dayWe are expecting widespread rain to start around midnight and continue through the early morning hours. Periods of heavier rainfall will be possible. More rain showers look
  
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• Shots fired in air after fight near Corner Pocket Pub

  28-12-2024 16:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department investigated after receiving calls of shots fired early Saturday morning near Corner Pocket Pub.FWPD confirmed they investigated after receiving calls of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. They confirmed with WANE 15 that no one was injured or arrested as a result of the investigation.Sgt. Christopher Felton with the FWPD told WANE 15 that a fight in the area broke out resulting in someone firing shots in the air.
  When officers arrived those
  
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• Shots fired in air after fight, FWPD responds

  28-12-2024 16:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department investigated after receiving calls of shots fired early Saturday morning on Fort Wayne's northside.FWPD confirmed they investigated after receiving calls of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. They confirmed with WANE 15 that no one was injured or arrested as a result of the investigation.No exact location was given but police logs indicated that dispatch received calls of 'Shots Fired' in the 5200 block of St Joe Road near St Joe Place Apartm
  
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• Shots fired in air after fight at Corner Pocket Pub

  28-12-2024 16:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department investigated after receiving calls of shots fired early Saturday morning near Corner Pocket Pub.FWPD confirmed they investigated after receiving calls of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. They confirmed with WANE 15 that no one was injured or arrested as a result of the investigation.Sgt. Christopher Felton with the FWPD told WANE 15 that a fight in the area broke out resulting in someone firing shots in the air.
  When officers arrived those
  
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• FWPD investigate shots fired near Corner Pocket

  28-12-2024 16:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department investigated after receiving calls of shots fired early Saturday morning near Corner Pocket.FWPD confirmed they investigated after receiving calls of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. They confirmed with WANE 15 that no one was injured or arrested as a result of the investigation.Information is limited, but there is no threat to the public at this time.
  
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• LIST: Top 10 wackiest Florida Men (and Women) headlines of 2024

  28-12-2024 16:02 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) --  Another year has come and gone, but the wacky antics of Florida residents live on forever through the internet.Florida Men and Florida Women were back at it again with a wide range of shenanigans in 2024.Here are just a few of the top headlines from this year:
  ‘Not my fault the truck don’t surf’: Florida Man arrested after driving car into the ocean(Volusia County Sheriff's Office)Author: Kaycee Sloan | Date: February 6A Florida Man was arrested afte
  
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• Hoosier man wins big on Christmas Eve

  28-12-2024 14:36 via wane.com
  
  CLINTON, Ind. (WANE) -- A Clinton man is celebrating after discovering he won a $1 million Mega Millions ticket on Christmas Eve.
  Micah Thacker of Clinton, had heard all the buzz surrounding the billion-dollar Mega Millions so he decided to pick up a ticket. Then on Christmas Eve, his wife discovered on a Facebook group that the winning ticket had been sold in their town, specifically at Buck’s Clinton located at 1458 E. State Road 163 in Clinton, the location Thacker h
  
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• Soaking rainfall moves in overnight

  28-12-2024 12:15 via wane.com
  
  Clouds and a few rain showers are lingering this morning. This came after widespread rain fell across the area on Friday afternoon. While we see a break for most of the daytime today, with only the slight chance for a remaining shower in the AM, more rain moves in overnight.Temperatures are warm, in the 50s to start the morning. We are so mild to start the morning that we almost tied our warmest low record for the day, which was 54° in 1984. There have also been some breezy moments, and that
  
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• Very warm Saturday before widespread rain moves in

  28-12-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  After enjoying a break from organized rain showers on Thursday, another weather system moved through the area on Friday. More rain chances will be the theme of the forecast to end 2024...Look for a few additional showers overnight, along with gusty winds. Occasional gusts up to 30 mph will cause some lower visibilities when combined with the rain, so keep this in mind if you need to be out on the roads. Temperatures will continue to climb through the 50s.By daybreak Saturday, we'll just be track
  
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• Scattered rain tonight before a warm Saturday

  28-12-2024 00:45 via wane.com
  
  After enjoying a break from organized rain showers on Thursday, another weather system has tracked into the area today. More rain chances will be the theme of the forecast to end 2024...We saw widespread rain this afternoon, but we're now just tracking some lingering scattered rain this evening into tonight. Still take the umbrella with you though as you're heading out and about. Temperatures will only drop as low as the upper 40s overnight, with wind gusts up to 30 mph possible at times.Tempera
  
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• Explosion at Tyson Foods plant leaves 1 dead, others injured

  28-12-2024 00:05 via wane.com
  
  CAMILLA, Ga. (KNWA/KFTA) — An explosion at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia late Thursday night left one person dead and several others injured.The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which represents 1,600 workers at the plant, said Friday that a boiler had exploded. Tyson said it was working with local authorities to determine the cause of the fire. Officials said a fire burned for about three hours.A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked outside the plant, M
  
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