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• Water main break causes lane restrictions on West Jefferson Boulevard

  25-01-2025 17:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A water main break has caused lane restrictions Saturday on West Jefferson Boulevard in front of Apple Glenn Crossing.
  Dispatch told WANE 15 that a water main break was spotted by firefighters just before 9 a.m.
  The water main break was causing water to flow into the roadway, impacting the roadway.
  Frank Suárez, with Fort Wayne City Utilities, told WANE 15 that the water main break was going to cause lane restrictions on West Jefferson Blvd. Suárez said t
  
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• Shop local floral arrangements this Valentine's Day

  25-01-2025 16:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Valentine's Day is just a little under three weeks away, and there's a chance to shop local for all of your floral needs.Samantha Cazares, Owner of home-based flower shop Simply Charming, stopped by WANE 15 to share details on what residents can purchase in time for Valentine's Day. You can see that in the interview above.You can place orders here. Use the discount code WANE10 for 10% off at checkout.
  
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• 4 dead from Fort Wayne, 2 injured after head on crash involving semi in Paulding County

  25-01-2025 14:09 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- Four Fort Wayne citizens are dead and two are injured after a crash involving a semi hitting an SUV head on Friday night.In a press release from the Ohio State High Patrol, the Van Wert post is investigating after a semi-truck, driven by Gary Woods, age 72 of Cilo, Michigan, was traveling eastbound on US 24 and crossed the median striking an SUV head-on.
  The SUV had five occupants inside, four of which were pronounced dead at the scene. The right-side passenger wa
  
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• 4 dead, 2 injured after head on crash involving semi in Paulding County

  25-01-2025 14:09 via wane.com
  
  PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- Four people are dead and two are injured after a crash involving a semi hitting an SUV head on Friday night.
  In a press release from the Ohio State High Patrol, the Van Wert post is investigating after a semi-truck, driven by Gary Woods, age 72 of Cilo, Michigan, was traveling eastbound on US 24 and crossed the median striking an SUV head-on.
  The SUV had five occupants inside, four of which were pronounced dead at the scene. The right passenger was life-flighted t
  
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• ISP: Angola Police Department asking for help after hit and run near Culver's

  25-01-2025 13:48 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana State Police Department is asking for help in locating information regarding a hit and run near a Culver's in Angola.In a Facebook post from the Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne Post, they said, "Angola Police Department is working a hit and run crash and looking for any information that could help them."The hit and run is said to have happened in the area of N. Wayne and Northcrest, near the Angola Culver's location around 9:13 p.m.
  It is unclear whether there
  
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• Angola Police Department makes an arrest after pedestrian killed in hit-and-run

  25-01-2025 13:48 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) -- The Angola Police Department arrested a woman who claims to have killed an elderly man in a hit-and-run on Friday.A mugshot of Alisha Garza taken after she turned herself in.
  After 79-year-old Terry Coffee was struck by a vehicle and killed, police started a search for the driver that ended Sunday.
  The Angola Police Department received a tip as 39-year-old Alisha Garza of Anderson turned herself in to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office. Garza claimed fully confessed to st
  
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• Angola Police Department makes an arrest after a woman kills a pedestrian in hit-and-run

  25-01-2025 13:48 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) -- The Angola Police Department arrested a woman who claims to have killed an elderly man in a hit-and-run on Friday.A mugshot of Alisha Garza taken after she turned herself in.
  After 79-year-old Terry Coffee was struck by a vehicle and killed, police started a search for the driver that ended Sunday.
  The Angola Police Department received a tip as 39-year-old Alisha Garza of Anderson turned herself in to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office. Garza claimed fully confessed to st
  
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• Angola Police Department asking for help after fatal hit and run near Culver's

  25-01-2025 13:48 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana State Police Department is asking for help in locating information regarding a hit and run near a Culver's in Angola that killed one person.In a Facebook post from the Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne Post, they said, "Angola Police Department is working a hit and run crash and looking for any information that could help them."On Saturday, the Angola police department made a post of their own.The department says a vehicle traveling north on North Wayne Street n
  
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• Break your cabin fever with Winterval 2025

  25-01-2025 13:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Experience a flurry of winter activities in and outdoors throughout the city with Winterval on Saturday.Neil Miller, Supervisor of Outreach with the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department, or FWPR, said his department aims to break people out of their cabin fever."Just because it's cold, just because it's a little snowy, doesn't mean you have to stay inside." "[FWPR] has an interest in getting people to come out and enjoy themselves and get together, and that'
  
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• Slight weekend cooldown, increasing winds

  25-01-2025 12:28 via wane.com
  
  While it is a cold start to our Saturday with temperatures in the lower 20s, those looking for warmer temperatures will get their wish today. Although there will be an occasional patch of sunshine for the day, skies will be mostly cloudy overall.
  There is also a slight chance of a snow shower today as a weakening system passes. Accumulation, if any, will be a minimal coating at best.
  The good news is that the southwesterly winds the system brings in will rise our temperatures into the mid-30s fo
  
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• 1/24 Highlight Zone - Conference races heating up

  25-01-2025 05:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - South Side topped Carroll in the Highlight Zone "Game of the Week" to improve to 11-3 on the season in boys basketball, while the Bellmont girls clinched a share of the NE8 title & the Eastside girls won the NECC title outright on a busy Friday night that saw WANE-TV cover 21 local games!
  
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• Cincinnati Reds players, staff visit Fort Wayne for annual fan event

  25-01-2025 05:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Although the start of the MLB season does not begin until late March, many teams offer fan events during the offseason where people can meet players and get autographs.The Cincinnati Reds usually host two winter fan events, Redsfest and the Reds Caravan, and the latter experience visited Fort Wayne Friday evening for the first time with a few hundred fans in attendance at Baker Street Centre.In late January, multiple groups of current Reds players and prospects, former
  
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• 'ICE has been in Fort Wayne for years': AC Homeland Security talks ICE in Fort Wayne

  25-01-2025 04:51 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Public statements and national images of deportation have led to increased concern in the community from some local officials and organizations.
  According to CBS News, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 538 undocumented migrants yesterday, including 373 alleged criminals. There was an average of 312 arrests per day during the Biden administration.Local officials say that ICE is not new to Northeast Indiana. Mayor Tucker issues statement on immigration
  
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• Another Jan. 6 rioter rejects Trump's pardon: 'I did those things'

  25-01-2025 02:58 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — Another Jan. 6 rioter has rejected President Trump’s pardon, saying that he “did those things” and his actions do not merit forgiveness. “It's almost like he was trying to say it didn't happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren't pardonable. I don't want the pardon. And I also learned that I can reject the pardon,” Jason Riddle said in an interview with NHPR published Friday. Riddle, a Navy veteran, was sentenced to 90
  
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• Fire breaks out at Boost Mobile in southeast Fort Wayne

  25-01-2025 02:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Firefighters responded after a fire broke out at a Boost Mobile on the city's southeast side Friday night.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a structure fire was called out for 3208 E Paulding Road just after 7:30 p.m.WANE 15 crew at the scene saw firefighters on the roof of Boost Mobile, with multiple fire trucks at the scene. It is unclear if anyone was injured in the fire.
  WANE 15 is working to find out more at this time.
  
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• After this cold week, higher temps are on the way

  25-01-2025 00:49 via wane.com
  
  There's a chill in the air tonight after a day where high temperatures managed to only reach around the 20° mark.Clouds are on the increase into Saturday with a slight chance of a few scattered snow showers during the day and into the evening. But, there will be very little, if any snow accumulation. Winds will be breezy, at times, with SW gusts up to 25 mph. Highs will be near freezing.We'll stay breezy into our Saturday night with temps falling to the upper teens as a cold front moves thro
  
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• St. Joseph County Police Department, officials respond to Indiana AG immigration lawsuit

  25-01-2025 00:29 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was in South Bend on Friday to file a lawsuit.His main topic was immigration, and it took place at the County-City Building in South Bend.In the news conference, Rokita announced that he had filed a lawsuit against St. Joseph County Sheriff William Redman.He accused St. Joseph County Police of refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.Rokita blames local law enforcement for immigration issues.Friday aftern
  
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• Indiana lawmakers consider changes to existing 'Red Flag Law' records

  25-01-2025 00:23 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's House Courts and Criminal Code Committee unanimously passed a bill that proponents hoped would fix an unintended consequence of the state’s “Red Flag Law."
  Indiana was one of the first states to enact such a law, which allows a person's gun to be taken away if a court determines the person is dangerous. But some Hoosiers who testified during this week's committee meeting argued Indiana's version has a "glaring error" - the records stay public even for indivi
  
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• Firefighters respond to house fire off of US 30

  25-01-2025 00:10 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Firefighters responded to a house fire off of US-30 near Monroeville Friday evening.According to dispatch, the fire was called out in the 21000 block of US-30 just before 5:30 p.m.
  WANE 15 saw multiple fire trucks responding at the scene alongside an ambulance. It's unclear at this time whether anyone was hurt in the fire.
  WANE 15 is working to get more information at this time.
  
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