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• Homeowner, 3 firefighters injured in New Haven house fire

  21-01-2025 22:15 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- A house fire in New Haven left a homeowner with "serious" injuries while also injuring three firefighters Tuesday afternoon, according to East Central Fire & EMS.Firefighters investigate a house fire in New Haven Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.
  Crews were spotted in the 1300 block of Summit Street. Photos submitted to WANE 15 also showed smoke coming from the house.According to a public information officer with East Central Fire & EMS, crews found the homeowner by the b
  
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• Crews respond to house fire in New Haven

  21-01-2025 22:15 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- New Haven firefighters are responding to a house fire east of downtown New Haven Tuesday afternoon.Firefighters investigate a house fire in New Haven Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Photo submitted to WANE 15)
  Crews were spotted in the 1300 block of Summit Street, and dispatchers also confirmed the fire to WANE 15. Photos submitted to WANE 15 show smoke coming from the house.It is unclear what started the fire or if anyone suffered injuries.WANE 15 has a crew heading to the sc
  
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• Auto-followed Trump on Facebook? This is probably why

  21-01-2025 21:26 via wane.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated — but that's likely because they had previously followed official U.S. government accounts.Meta spokesman Andy Stone said in a Threads post that the official POTUS and White House accounts are managed by the White House and “change when the occupant of the
  
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• Court docs: 20-year-old admits to shooting man during fight near downtown Fort Wayne

  21-01-2025 21:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 20-year-old man faces an aggravated battery charge in connection to a Saturday shooting that left a man in life-threatening condition.Scott Lantz Jr. is accused of pulling the trigger during a confrontation in the 1400 block of Eagle Street that night.The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the shooting shortly before 10:15 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound in his chest, according to Allen Superior Court documents filed Tuesday.Scott Lantz (Courtesy
  
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• States sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship

  21-01-2025 20:07 via wane.com
  
  Attorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.Trump's roughly 700-word executive order, issued late Monday, amounts to a fulfillment of something he's talked about during the presidential campaign. But whether it succeeds is far from certain amid what is likely to be a lengthy lega
  
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• Pursuit near Indiana state line leads to shooting in Michigan

  21-01-2025 18:26 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Michigan man faces charges after leading police on a pursuit that escalated to a shooting near the state line Monday.Around 5 p.m., a driver was accused of failing to stop for a deputy, according to the Branch County Sheriff's Office. The man behind the wheel allegedly led police on a pursuit through Algansee Township down to Stateline Road at Kelley Road, where the sheriff's office said the car went off the road.When the deputy tried to take the driver into custo
  
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• Why Richard Allen's attorneys say conviction should be vacated in Delphi murders case

  21-01-2025 17:29 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – Attorneys for convicted Delphi murderer Richard Allen filed a flurry of documents this week suggesting their client’s murder conviction should be vacated.In a 24-page motion to correct errors, Allen’s defense team takes aim at the murder timeline, the validity of Allen’s safekeeping order, a purported confession from a different suspect and disputed phone evidence.On Nov. 11, a jury convicted Allen of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and
  
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• Driver pleads guilty in death of Auburn state trooper

  21-01-2025 17:27 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The man accused of hitting and killing an Indiana State Trooper with his car in 2023 pleaded guilty nearly two years later to some of the charges he faces.Terry Sands II pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement, a Level 2 felony, and aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony, according to DeKalb Superior Court documents filed Jan. 17.On March 3, 2023, Master Trooper James Bailey was placing stop sticks on Interstate 69 to deter Sands when the speeding driver crashed in
  
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• 5 takeaways as Trump returns to power

  21-01-2025 13:06 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump took office again Monday, completing a remarkable political comeback and becoming only the second person to serve nonconsecutive terms as commander in chief.Trump’s inauguration ceremony was moved indoors, to the Capitol rotunda, owing to cold temperatures in Washington. That meant he was sworn in before around 600 dignitaries rather than in front of the huge crowds that usually line the National Mall to watch outdoor inaugurations.Among those who came to the C
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Day Bitter cold continues

  21-01-2025 09:50 via wane.com
  
  Our 15-Fury Days continue with a second day of below-zero wind chills, which could be as cold as -20°. 15 Fury Alert Days issued for extreme coldA few flurries will be possible during the morning with skies becoming partly cloudy. Temperatures will decrease during the morning.Temperatures will fall to near zero by late this afternoon Why you’ll no longer see ‘Wind Chill Warnings’ this winterEven though you'll see sunshine out your window it will stay bitterly cold with dang
  
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• Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game

  21-01-2025 05:20 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Instead of crying over another collapse, Ohio State can celebrate another national title after holding off a Notre Dame comeback bid Monday night to walk away with a nailbiter of a 34-23 victory over the Fighting Irish.Will Howard hit big-play receiver Jeremiah Smith for 56 yards on a late third-and-11 to lock down a game that had been a laugher, then turned into something else.Trailing 31-7, Notre Dame scored two touchdowns and two 2-point conversions to make it a
  
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• An even colder day Tuesday

  21-01-2025 04:30 via wane.com
  
  15 Fury Alert Day remains in effect for our Tuesday as wind chills continue at dangerously low levels. 15 Fury Alert Days issued for extreme coldIn addition to our 15 Fury Alert Days, a Cold Weather Advisory, issued by the National Weather Service, remains in effect until 10 AM Wednesday for this dangerous cold.A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until 10 AM Wednesday.Why you’ll no longer see ‘Wind Chill Warnings’ this winterAfter a brief visit with below zero temperatures Mon
  
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• Inauguration Day weather history

  21-01-2025 01:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. and WASHINGTON, D.C. (WANE) - Monday is Inauguration Day and the cold weather in Washington, D.C. resulted in ceremonies being moved indoors this time around. WATCH LIVE: Trump signs executive orders, celebrates inaugurationSo just how cold has it been in the past on Inauguration Day? In Washington, D.C., the coldest ever Inauguration Day by average temperature was back in 1873, when the average temperature was only 12.0°. Very close behind it was 1985, with an average tempe
  
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• Rollercoaster ride: Business owner relieved after TikTok is restored

  21-01-2025 00:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Owner of Auburn-based Bad Addiction Boutique, Jessica Slone, was relieved after access to TikTok in the U.S. was restored on Sunday.The small business owner's sales skyrocketed when a sweatshirt she was selling went viral on the social media app. She capitalized off that momentum and now 80% of her sales come from TikTok Shop. Bad Addiction Boutique now has more than 200,000 followers. So, when the app's ban was looming and finally became a reality on Saturday, Slo
  
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• Remembering the historic cold of 40 years ago

  21-01-2025 00:48 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - While we are seeing bitterly cold temperatures to start this week, it pales in comparison to what we experienced 40 years ago... Staying safe when it is bitterly cold outsideWith reliable wind chill data dating back to 1979 in Fort Wayne, the city experienced the lowest ever wind chill 40 years ago. On January 20th, 1985, the wind chill dropped to -50°. This was an extremely dangerous level of cold, as frostbite could occur in a matter of minutes.40 years ago was th
  
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