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• Rob Schneider to perform at Summit City Comedy Club

  29-01-2025 22:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Rob Schneider, an actor and comedian known for his time on Saturday Night Live and several comedy films, will be bringing his act to Fort Wayne in February.Summit City Comedy Club will host Schneider for two nights Feb. 7-8. General admission tickets are $47 and premium seats cost $62, with prices being more expensive at the door.Two shows are available Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., while the Feb. 8 shows are at 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., and tickets can be purcha
  
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• Not as windy tonight, warmer tomorrow

  29-01-2025 22:18 via wane.com
  
  Our windy weather has continued through the daytime, but our gusts up to 30 mph from the west are decreasing tonight as an area of low pressure moves eastward.High temps today climbed all the way to the mid-40s, helped along by added daytime sunshine. For tonight, the sky is mostly clear and temps fall to the mid-20s to get Thursday started.On Thursday, our next rain-making system moves closer from the south during the day. We'll have strong, southwesterly winds which will boost our afternoon te
  
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• Earth, Wind & Fire to perform in Fort Wayne this summer

  29-01-2025 20:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Earth, Wind & Fire is bringing their summertime tour to The Embassy in July.The band, known for timeless hits like "September" and "Let's Groove", is set to perform in the Summit City on Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m.Member presale starts Wednesday, and tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. Prices range from $65 to $165, not including VIP packages. Learn more on Ticketmaster or The Embassy's website.
  
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• Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to deliver first State of the State address

  29-01-2025 19:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Just weeks into his tenure as Indiana's new Republican governor, Mike Braun will address the Indiana General Assembly and the state of Indiana, outlining where he believes the state's status is.
  Braun's first State of the State address will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The speech will be broadcast live in the video player above at that time.
  During Wednesday evening's speech, officials from Braun's office said he is expected to focus on several topics, some of which he campaigned o
  
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• Braun: State of Indiana is ‘strong’ in first address to Indiana General Assembly

  29-01-2025 19:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Just weeks into his tenure as Indiana’s new Republican governor, Mike Braun highlighted the strength of Indiana and its residents as part of his first State of the State address Wednesday evening. “The state of the state is strong because Hoosiers are strong,” Braun said in remarks provided to FOX59/CBS4. As Indiana’s former U.S. Senator, Braun highlighted his travels to each of Indiana’s 92 counties, stating that in that time, he saw many
  
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• Parkview Health announces health grant recipients as not-for-profit hospitals face scrutiny at the Indiana statehouse

  29-01-2025 17:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Parkview Health announced Wednesday which Allen County programs and organizations will receive funding as part of its Community Health Improvement (CHI) grants. The announcement comes as not-for-profit hospitals in Indiana, including Parkview, are under scrutiny by state legislators as they try to bring down health costs.More than $1.6 million has been tabbed for programs and organizations involved in four key areas:
  Obesity and food insecurityMaternal and child healthMen
  
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• 'When in doubt, throw it out': City of Fort Wayne aims to increase recycling with new campaign

  29-01-2025 17:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The City of Fort Wayne has launched a new recycling campaign called "Keep the Recycling Machine Running Clean". The initiative aims to encourage more residents to recycle and raise awareness about contaminated recycled materials.Contaminated materials could be anything in a recycling bin that still has food or water on it. Something as simple as an inch of water in the bottom of a water bottle could be contaminated. Items like this could contaminate an entire truc
  
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• Coroner blasts Illinois hospital after patient gets locked out on roof, dies: 'Must be held accountable'

  29-01-2025 16:52 via wane.com
  
  WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WGN) — A patient at the Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, Illinois, died last Thursday after getting locked out on the facility's roof.Chelsea Adolphus, 28, of Waukegan, was admitted to the hospital for alcohol rehab on Wednesday, but left her room early the morning of January 23 around 2 a.m., according to her family and local coroner Jennifer Banek.Around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, she was discovered unresponsive on a second-floor roof, wearing only her hospital gown and sufferi
  
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• Water main break prompts lane closures in downtown Fort Wayne

  29-01-2025 15:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A stretch of East Washington Boulevard is down to one lane as crews work to repair a water main break.The stretch is located between Lafayette and Barr Streets. Fort Wayne City Utilities expects the work to last late into the afternoon which could mean traffic tie-ups around rush hour.
  
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• Gusty winds and warmer temps continue today

  29-01-2025 09:28 via wane.com
  
  Winds this week have helped bring in warmer air, and it will continue to get warmer, with high temperatures topping out near 50 on Thursday.
  Temperatures will be in the lower 40s again this afternoonTemperatures will continue to be warmer than average by almost ten degrees today, with an afternoon high in the lower 40s. But, it won't feel as warm with gusty winds adding a chill.It will be colder tonight under clear skies, low temperatures will fall into the middle 20s.
  The warmest temperatures o
  
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• Testimony begins on Indiana bill to lower non-profit hospital prices

  29-01-2025 04:29 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- Indiana House Bill 1004, which has been called a 2025 lawmaker priority, began its legislative journey Tuesday with testimony before the House Public Health Committee.It wasn't hard to tell who was for it and who was not.Gloria Sachdev, Indiana's new Secretary of Health and Family Services, applauded the bill, which would require Indiana’s non-profit hospital systems to charge no more than 200 percent of Medicare reimbursement rates or lose their Indiana non-profit s
  
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• City Council approves nearly $100M in bonds for Allen County Public Library

  29-01-2025 03:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne City Council pushed through a massive budget change for the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) on Tuesday.With the public hearing, introduction, discussion and final passage all being conducted in one meeting, the ACPL will receive bonding worth $98,500,000 by a 6-0-3 vote.That money will go toward massive renovations across the ACPL network of libraries."This touches seven facilities in the ACPL, some are going to new builds and some are going to be re
  
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• City Council approves a portion of $100M needed in bonds for Allen County Public Library

  29-01-2025 03:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne City Council pushed through a massive budget change for the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) on Tuesday.With the public hearing, introduction, discussion and final passage all being conducted in one meeting, the ACPL will receive bonding worth $37,000,000 by a 6-0-3 vote. This will combined with more than $20,000,000 from the library's reserve funds.That money will go toward massive renovations across the ACPL network of libraries."This touches seven
  
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• Third time's the charm for Marriott Hotel, gets approval from Fort Wayne City Council for rezoning

  29-01-2025 03:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After being shot down in 2024 and held once already in 2025, a new hotel can finally move forward in southwest Fort Wayne.Fort Wayne City Council rezoned several lots at 7610 W. Jefferson Blvd. near Engle and Aboite Center roads for the aforementioned Marriott hotel, some for commercial use and some with residential zoning.The original proposal was called a "sore thumb," by residents, but the new location has drawn much less ire, leading to an 8-1 passage on Tuesd
  
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• Authorities identify gunman, victims in fatal shootings inside Elkhart supermarket

  29-01-2025 03:26 via wane.com
  
  ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday have identified the gunman and two people killed during a shooting at a northern Indiana grocery store.Juan M. Sanchez, 54, was the suspect in the late Monday afternoon shooting at Martin's Supermarket in Elkhart, according to the Elkhart County prosecutor's office.Sanchez was shot to death after police confronted him outside the store.“The gunman fired multiple times at the officers who responded by shooting and killing him,” th
  
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• Casino or casiNO: Residents gear up for first committee hearing in Indianapolis

  29-01-2025 03:09 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A large group of residents for and against the proposed casino in New Haven will be traveling to Indianapolis on Wednesday for the first casino committee hearing."About over 100 residents, and what we are really proud of is New Haven residents are coming to voice their support for the casino," said Zack Sand with the All In On New Haven campaign. "They are all in on the property tax rebate, the jobs that it brings, the restaurants, and live music entertainment it all
  
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• Feds, LaGrange County animal park owner reach agreement over alleged animal welfare violations

  29-01-2025 00:23 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured an agreement with a Shipshewana animal park owner related to a 2024 complaint arguing the owner had violated the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).As part of the consent decree, Vernon D. Miller, owner of Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park, will not "apply for or engage in any activity" that needs a license from the USDA for two years. He also agreed to provide USDA inspectors with limited access to his facility -- if it i
  
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