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• Judge dismisses injunction, allowing potential sale of Antwerp train depot

  14-02-2025 23:50 via wane.com
  
  ANTWERP, Ohio (WANE) -- The potential sale of a historic train depot in Antwerp will be allowed after a Paulding County judge dismissed a permanent injunction in January that would have prevented the sale.Antwerp officials started working to sell the train depot in June 2024 after a slim Antwerp Village Council vote allowed the property to be up for sale.Bryce Steiner, a member of Antwerp Village Council who opposed the decision, claimed the manner in which the legislative body approved the deci
  
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• 'It took one date': Couples come together to celebrate Valentines Day with vow renewals

  14-02-2025 23:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Couples from all over Fort Wayne headed to the chapel Friday and celebrated their marriages by renewing their vows on Valentine's Day.Heritage Park, a senior living community hosted 26 couples and their families who celebrated anywhere from 20 to 65 years of marriage.
  "You can see a lot of happiness and it shows how much they really love each other, no matter how young or old," said Sherrie Murphy, the Social Enrichment Director at Heritage Park.One couple, Betty and W
  
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• Wintry February days ahead across the area

  14-02-2025 23:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - We have a busy stretch of weather coming up across the area. If you're a fan of wintry weather, this is the forecast for you... We are tracking wintry precipitation all throughout the weekend, plus bitterly cold arctic air next week. 15 Fury Alert Day: Dangerously cold air coming MondayBeginning with the weekend, let's break down the weather timeline so you can know what to expect...Light snow will move in and last through around 7 AM Saturday. We then will look for a m
  
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• 2 people shot in Philadelphia as city celebrates Eagles victory

  14-02-2025 22:31 via wane.com
  
  (WHTM) -- Two people were shot in Philadelphia Friday afternoon as the city held its Eagles Super Bowl Parade, Philadelphia Police said. The shooting happened outside of the parade footprint, on the highway at Ben Franklin Parkway, police said.Police identified the victims as a 27 year-old Hispanic woman who was shot in her left leg and a 20 year-old Asian woman who was shot in the upper left thigh. Both victims are in stable condition.Philadelphia police said Friday that no crime scene has thus
  
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• Ashley-Hudson Fire Department to host second 'Coffee & Camaraderie' event

  14-02-2025 22:02 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Saturday, emergency personnel in northeast Indiana will have to opportunity to connect with others in the industry through an event called "Coffee & Camaraderie."The Ashley-Hudson Fire Department will host of the event, which will be the second of what Jess Inman, a volunteer firefighter with the Kendallville Fire Department and the person behind the event, hopes will become a monthly meetup where dispatchers, police, firefighters and EMS can meet and chat off
  
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• Wintry weather this weekend, very cold next week

  14-02-2025 21:44 via wane.com
  
  Our evening weather is starting off quiet, but becomes more active late tonight. Snow, ice, and rain are all in the forecast at different points this weekend.Winter Weather Advisory in effect tonight through early Saturday afternoon. Travel on area roads will be slick and slippery.Snow will get going a little before midnight tonight. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 11 pm tonight through 1 pm tomorrow. During this window of time, we'll see snow accumulations ranging from just a coatin
  
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• Wabash man thrown from car, flown to hospital after crash

  14-02-2025 21:35 via wane.com
  
  MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Wabash man was thrown from his car Thursday after it rear-ended a pickup truck, according to Indiana State Police.Police said in a release the Wabash man was driving an Audi on US 31 near Sease Drive in Miami County. Investigators determined the Audi rear-ended a Ram, causing the car to veer off the road and flip multiple times before stopping.The driver of the car was flown to a hospital with serious injuries.The driver of the pickup truck only had minor injuries,
  
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• 2 people shot during Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX parade celebration, police say

  14-02-2025 21:32 via wane.com
  
  PHILIDELPHIA, Pa. (CBS) -- Two people were shot in Philadelphia's Spring Garden neighborhood on Friday as crowds gathered throughout the city to celebrate the Super Bowl LIX victory parade.Police said the shooting happened at 23rd and Spring Garden Streets on Friday. It's unclear at this time what led up to the shooting, or what the status of the victims are at this time. Philadelphia is brimming with crowds of Eagles fans who have come far and wide to celebrate the team's Super Bowl LIX vi
  
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• Richard Allen's attorneys float suggestion that the court holds Delphi prosecutor in criminal contempt

  14-02-2025 20:14 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — In a fiery rebuttal, the attorneys representing convicted murderer Richard Allen floated the idea that Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland should be held in criminal contempt for releasing crime scene photographs from the Delphi murders.Last week, McLeland released photographs of Libby German's iPhone 6s which had previously never been seen outside the courtroom. These images were included as part of the state's rebuke to claims made by Allen's defense team, who cont
  
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• Michigan couple who reconnected after 73 years now engaged

  14-02-2025 18:21 via wane.com
  
  NORTH MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — The older you get, the more you tend to cherish each moment and the people you spend them with."Just enjoy each other so much that it just seems bred into us," said 91-year-old Bill Hassinger as he sat next to 93-year-old Joanne Blakkan.It was one year ago that Nexstar's WOOD-TV first sat down with the Michigan couple and 2 1/2 years since the high school sweethearts reconnected after 73 years apart. The two still sit hand in hand and their hobbies haven
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Day: Snow & rain followed by an arctic blast

  14-02-2025 17:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An artic blast will take temperatures down into the single digits for most of Monday with dangerously low wind chill values and, as a result, Monday is a 15 Fury Alert Day.This cold air will follow another wintry weather system bringing snow, ice, and rain to our area Friday night through Saturday. For more on this system, check the latest forecast updates 24-7 here.Wind chill values early Monday morning will be as low as -10° to -20° and wind chill values
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Day: Dangerously cold air coming Monday

  14-02-2025 17:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An artic blast will take temperatures down into the single digits for most of Monday with dangerously low wind chill values and, as a result, Monday is a 15 Fury Alert Day.This cold air will follow another wintry weather system bringing snow, ice, and rain to our area Friday night through Saturday. For more on this system, check the latest forecast updates 24-7 here.Wind chill values early Monday morning will be as low as -10° to -20° and wind chill values
  
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• WATCH: Mayor announces 'major' redevelopment project

  14-02-2025 16:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Friday, Mayor Sharon Tucker is announcing plans for a "major" redevelopment project.A livestream of the press conference can be viewed in the video above.The project "will have a significant impact on Fort Wayne’s future," according to the press release.This story will be updated once details are released.
  
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• Sports complex planned to boost Fort Wayne's economy

  14-02-2025 16:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A redevelopment project upwards of $50 million will bring a sports complex to life near downtown Fort Wayne.At a press conference Friday, Mayor Sharon Tucker announced plans for the project, which "will have a significant impact on Fort Wayne’s future," according to the press release.The long-abandoned North River property - 29 acres bound by Clinton, Harrison and 4th streets - is being transformed into the North River Fieldhouse, a sports complex that could gener
  
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• Sports complex on historic North River site planned to boost Fort Wayne's economy

  14-02-2025 16:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A redevelopment project upwards of $50 million will bring a sports complex to life near downtown Fort Wayne.The long-abandoned North River property - 29 acres bound by Clinton, Harrison and 4th streets - is being transformed into the North River Fieldhouse, a sports complex that could generate $36 million annually to be invested in the community.At a press conference Friday, Mayor Sharon Tucker announced plans for the project, which "will have a significant impact on Fo
  
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• Walk-in shooting victim at hospital leads to arrest, raid on home off Lima Road

  14-02-2025 15:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person has been arrested in connection to a shooting following a police investigation at a home Friday morning on the city's north side.According to a press release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, FWPD officers responded to an area hospital after a victim of a shooting walked into the hospital just after midnight Friday.Detectives arrived at the hospital and were able to determine that the shooting had occurred in the 1400 block of Ashley Ave, off Lima Road.
  
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• Valentine's Day deals: Restaurant discounts and dinner specials

  14-02-2025 14:07 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Valentine's Day doesn't have to break the bank this year.Some 60% of people celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday plan to spend $50 to $100 a person on dining out, according to restaurant tech firm Snappy, which surveyed 1,084 U.S. adults on Jan. 23, USA Today reported, ‘Dogs’ Date Out’: Take a shelter dog on a date this Valentine’s DayIf you haven’t made plans yet, we’ve rounded up some last-minute options with the best deals so
  
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• Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling

  14-02-2025 13:45 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs such as Social Security.The polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggest that as President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk push for extensive cuts throughout the federal government, slashing funding for humanitaria
  
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• Quiet and cold today wintry mix coming this weekend

  14-02-2025 09:51 via wane.com
  
  It will be quiet and cold on Friday before we see more snow, freezing rain, and rain this weekend.Expect cold temperatures with highs only in the teens to around 20 by lunchtime.
  A cold end to the workweekSunshine will be replaced by clouds and continued cold temperatures this afternoon with a high in the middle 20s.
  Snow overnight through early Saturday morning
  Snow will mix with rain/sleet and freezing rain early SaturdayTemperatures won't fall much overnight with periods of snow with 1 or 2 i
  
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• Firefighters respond to house fire in neighborhood off Coldwater Road

  14-02-2025 04:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Firefighter crews responded to a house fire late Thursday on the city's north side.
  Firefighters responded to 614 Warwick Ave just before 10:30 p.m. after receiving calls of a fire.WANE 15 crew at the scene saw multiple fire trucks and saw visible smoke coming from the home.
  It's unknown if anyone was in the home or whether there were injuries.
  
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• 4 pets killed in house fire off Coldwater Road

  14-02-2025 04:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne firefighters responded to a house fire on the city's north side.It started around 10:30 Thursday night in the 600 block of Warwick Ave. That's off Coldwater Rd. north of Coliseum Blvd. When fire crews arrived, flames were coming from a front window. They located the fire in a bedroom. It took about 12 minutes to get under control.One person was inside the home when the fire started and was able to get out safely on their own. Four pets - two dogs and two cat
  
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• Concordia Lutheran High School hosts presentation with tips to keep kids safe online

  14-02-2025 04:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – With ever-changing technology, it's important for parents to keep up to ensure their kids are using technology responsibly.
  On Thursday, Concordia Lutheran High School hosted a presentation with keynote speaker, Chris McKenna, the founder of Protect Young Eyes. It's an organization that aims to create safer digital spaces for children.The presentation highlighted the dangers of modern technology in the hands of children. This can include dopamine depende
  
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• TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores amid Trump ban delay

  14-02-2025 04:21 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — TikTok returned to the Apple and Google app stores Thursday evening after President Trump delayed the ban on the video sharing app last month. The Chinese-owned app was removed from the stores after it briefly shut down in the U.S. to abide by a law that required TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to divest from the platform or face a Jan. 19 ban. TikTok restored service hours later, but it did not return to the app stores for users to download. The law in quest
  
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• Man found guilty for murdering a man over a batch of ‘poison’ crack cocaine

  14-02-2025 01:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man had been found guilty of murder after shooting and killing another man over receiving a batch of ‘poison’ crack cocaine in a drug deal at a north side motel.50-year-old Archie Lee Whitest, Jr. was found guilty of one count of murder Thursday in court. This means that Whitest could face 45 to 65 years for murder. Whitest also faces a gun enhancement charge which could add up to another 20 years. ‘Poison’ crack precursor to motel shootingWhi
  
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• More snow coming as weekend starts

  14-02-2025 01:04 via wane.com
  
  Breezy conditions continue this evening, but ease up overnight and, with clouds decreasing, this is the right recipe for our temps to drop significantly. We're looking at Friday morning temps as low as around 5° with wind chills falling below 0°.Forecasted wind chills for Friday morningAn area of high pressure moves in tomorrow, providing dry daytime weather. However, our next system moves in tomorrow night into Saturday morning. We'll see snow, at first, changing into freezing rain, in
  
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• Illinois man sentenced to 220 months in murder-for-hire scheme

  14-02-2025 00:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- An Illinois man who attempted to hire an Allen County man to murder his ex-wife was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court.John Gierek (Huntington County Sheriff's Office)
  35-year-old, John Gierek of Streamwood, Illinois was sentenced to 220 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release according to a release from the United States Attorney's Office.Illinois man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire schemeGierek attempted to hire an Allen County man turned F
  
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• Fort Wayne wants to check in with southeast residents on strategy plan

  14-02-2025 00:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne officials want to hear from those living in the southeast quadrant about the ongoing Southeast Area Development Strategy.The first strategy for southeast Fort Wayne was adopted in 2007 and focused primarily on housing. In 2019, a new strategy plan was conceived to keep up with the needs of the area and put more emphasis on economic development. In 2025, city leaders are looking to update that 2019 plan.According to 6th district Fort Wayne City Councilwom
  
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