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• Fort Wayne Urban League launches traffic stop safety initiative

  20-02-2025 23:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --The Fort Wayne Urban League (FWUL) has introduced a new initiative aimed at helping young drivers navigate police traffic stops safely. The program, Mothers for the Movement - Every Child Home Alive, focuses on three key steps: Stop, Show, and Stay.The initiative, developed in collaboration with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), is designed to provide clear and simple instructions for young drivers, particularly in Black and Brown communities.FWUL President and C
  
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• 'Senior Boy Bruce': From neglected breeding dog to vying for 'America's Favorite Pet'

  20-02-2025 23:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- When Aubrey Turner saw the adoption listing for Bruce, a 9-year-old golden retreiver, she immediately felt drawn to him."I was looking at golden retriever rescues at first ... as soon as I saw his face, I knew I wanted to go meet him," Turner said.After visiting the shelter and learning of Bruce's near-decade struggle with being confined to a shed and neglected as a breeder for a puppy mill, Turner knew she made the right choice."The way he was looking at me, he was so
  
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• Funeral held for 2 Detroit kids who died in cold while family gets promise of a home

  20-02-2025 22:28 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A group has stepped forward to provide a home for surviving family members of two Detroit children who died in a cold van in a casino parking garage, an official said.A funeral was held Thursday for Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A’millah Currie, 2, who were among five children and two adults in a van that stopped producing heat as the temperature fell far below freezing on Feb. 10. Detroit police say 2 kids died in a cold car after months without a permanent home“It
  
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• Churubusco High School remembers student killed in snowmobile crash

  20-02-2025 22:25 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows previous coverage of the crash.
  CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (WANE) -- Churubusco Junior-Senior High School is mourning following the death of a student in a snowmobile crash Saturday.
  Josefine 'Fine' Heger was traveling on a snowmobile on Blue Lake early Saturday when the snowmobile crashed into brush along the shore, causing both Heger and the driver Robert Baker, 44, to be thrown from it.Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
  Fine was a part of the Cultural Homestay Program and had arr
  
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• Officers respond to crash involving school bus

  20-02-2025 22:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police are investigating a crash involving a school bus on the city's south side.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that officers are responding to the area of 363 W Creighton Avenue.WANE 15 crew at the scene said the crash involved a school bus. Kids were on the bus at the time of the crash.It's unclear at this time how many, if any, have been injured in the crash.WANE 15 crew is at the scene and working to learn more.
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition after crash involving school bus

  20-02-2025 22:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One is in life-threating condition following a crash involving a school bus on the city's south side.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that officers responded to the area of 636 W Creighton Avenue. The crash was called out just before 3:30 p.m.A press release issued from the Fort Wayne Police Department said that the crash involved an SUV and a school bus.
  The driver of the SUV suffered life-threatening injuries according to the release. The driver of the school bus and
  
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• Not as windy tomorrow with temps on the rise

  20-02-2025 21:59 via wane.com
  
  Slightly warmer temperatures this afternoon won't bring much relief with gusty winds making it feel like it's below zero at times. Light snow will continue through this late this afternoon. We'll have to until Sunday for a substantial warm-up.Lake effect snow showers and flurries are still possible today.
  Winds will gust up to 25 mph today.Winds will continue to be gusty this afternoon with a few flurries still possible through the late afternoon. Temperatures will warm into the middle 20s today
  
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• Man shot at inside Glenbrook mall after he pulled out rifle sentenced

  20-02-2025 20:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A man who pulled out a rifle at the Glenbrook Square mall food court last May, triggering a series of events that resulted in a shopper being shot, has been sentenced.Brandon Key accepted a plea deal earlier this week that calls for him to serve two years in prison for felony charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. As part of the plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a misdemeanor charge of resisting law enforcement. A judge
  
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• 2 students arrested for allegedly plotting 'mass casualty attack' at Houston school, FBI says

  20-02-2025 20:29 via wane.com
  
  HOUSTON (KIAH) — Two high school students have been arrested for planning what the FBI is calling a “mass casualty attack" at a Houston school.Officials with the FBI Houston office said they received information Tuesday regarding a possible attack plotted by "two underage teenagers from the Houston area." The "potentially credible" threats were first identified on social media, and targeted the Memorial High School in the Spring Branch Interdependent School District, the distric
  
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• Trader Joe's recalls frozen item that 'may contain' plastic, removes product from shelves

  20-02-2025 20:28 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Trader Joe’s has issued a recall of its Organic Acai Bowls over the potential that the product may contain plastic, the company announced late last week.A representative for Trader Joe’s told Nexstar on Thursday that the frozen product had been removed from sale as of Feb. 14 and is not currently available at stores.“Out of an abundance of caution, please discard any Trader Joe’s Organic Acai Bowls, as the product may contain foreign material (plast
  
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• Amani Family Services launches immigration assistance program

  20-02-2025 19:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Amani Family Services has launched its Naturalization and Legal Assistance program, or NALA. This program provides immigration legal assistance as well as training and guidance for potential employers.There are more than 28,000 foreign-born individuals living in Allen County, said Amani CEO Ewelina Connolly. While the process of naturalization can be complicated and expensive, Amani's new program aims to make that process easier.NALA has been in the works for two y
  
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• Amani Family Resources launches immigration assistance program

  20-02-2025 19:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Amani Family Resources has launched its Naturalization and Legal Assistance program, or NALA. This program provides immigration legal assistance as well as training and guidance for potential employers.There are more than 28,000 foreign-born individuals living in Allen County, said Amani CEO Ewelina Connolly. While the process of naturalization can be complicated and expensive, Amani's new program aims to make that process easier.NALA has been in the works for two
  
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• Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge implications for Democrats: Run for Senate or president?

  20-02-2025 17:00 via wane.com
  
  The video for this story is an excerpt from Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign announcementTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Some believe the Democratic Party's next savior is living here, huddled with family, in the relative obscurity of a small city on the shores of Lake Michigan.Pete Buttigieg has yet to decide if that's a responsibility he wants.For now, Buttigieg, the 43-year-old former U.S. transportation secretary, is discussing his future with party officials, lab
  
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• Morning traffic snarled on I-69 due to multiple crashes

  20-02-2025 12:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Multiple crashes caused traffic on I-69 Thursday morning.
  One crash involved a semi in the southbound lanes south of the U.S. 30 interchange. Traffic is now flowing in that area.
  Traffic was also slowed or stopped from just north of Coldwater Road to the Lima Road exit in the southbound lanes.Another crash slowed traffic in the northbound lanes between Illinois Road and Goshen Road. Southbound lanes were slowed or stopped from the Illinois Road exit to just north of the U
  
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• Crash snarls traffic on I-69 southbound

  20-02-2025 12:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A crash involving at least one semi has caused a major traffic issue on I-69.
  The southbound lanes are slowed or stopped south of the U.S. 30/Coliseum Boulevard exit. Northbound traffic appears to be moving according to Google maps.
  WANE 15 is working to learn more information and this story will be updated.
  
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• Blustery day with light snow & gusty winds

  20-02-2025 10:46 via wane.com
  
  Slightly warmer temperatures this afternoon won't bring much relief with gusty winds making it feel like it's below zero at times. Light snow will continue through this late this afternoon. We'll have to until Sunday for a substantial warm-up.Lake effect snow showers and flurries are still possible today.
  It's a blustery morning with gusty winds cold temperatures and light snow showers. We won't see additional accumulation though and temperatures only warm into the upper teens by noon but it wil
  
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• Light snow continues and it stays cold

  20-02-2025 09:47 via wane.com
  
  Slightly warmer temperatures this afternoon won't bring much relief with gusty winds making it feel like it's below zero at times. Light snow will continue through this late this afternoon. We'll have to until Sunday for a substantial warm-up.Lake effect snow showers and flurries are still possible today.
  It's a blustery morning with gusty winds cold temperatures and light snow showers. We won't see additional accumulation though and temperatures only warm into the upper teens by noon but it wil
  
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• How the Arts United Center is becoming more accessible in 2025

  20-02-2025 04:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Arts United President and CEO Dan Ross said he wants all people to experience the arts, something the Arts United Center has not been able to accomplish over its nearly 50 years of existence.If you needed a mobility device, like a wheelchair, to get from place to place, there were only four places you could sit in the theater. Also - five levels of the building you could not get to - as stairs would have blocked the way."We want to make sure patrons in the audienc
  
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• Thursday snow showers, gradual warm-up continues

  20-02-2025 04:22 via wane.com
  
  Early AM temps drop to near 10° by daybreak with morning wind chills dipping just slightly below zero in some spots.Wind chills will be below zero, at times, during the early morningBehind the system that brought the area some scattered snow showers Wednesday night, some lake effect snow showers will blow into our area next, helped along by windy conditions. Our Thursday winds will gust in at speeds up to 30 mph from the northwest.Snow accumulations won't be very high. For most spots, the ma
  
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• More places to eat around the Summit City

  20-02-2025 02:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Many new restaurants have opened up around the Summit City in the last few weeks, two of them are Riviera Maya Mexican Grill and Spoke + Ivy.
  Rivera Maya Mexican Grill is located at Jefferson Pointe, it offers residents another option for authentic Mexican food.
  "We try to do things as beautiful as we can," said Christin Gallegos, owner of Riviera Maya Mexican Grill. "We have our custom-made tables and booths made in Mexico."This restaurant is not new to the state of In
  
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• Viral video shows Indiana police punch man during arrest. Here's what we know

  20-02-2025 02:33 via wane.com
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ind. (WXIN) — A viral video shows Indiana police officers punch a suspect several times while trying to arrest him in a Walmart parking lot in Lawrence. A police report claims the man instigated the violence by punching officers before bystanders started recording.William Jerome Armstrong was arrested Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of a Walmart after police say they saw his car parked in an emergency fire lane. New, cheaper iPhone 16e has ‘best battery life ever,
  
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• Neighbors of North River Fieldhouse weigh in

  20-02-2025 00:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— In her State of the City address,Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker touched on one project that she is particularly excited about."There is a plan for the North River site that serves an important gateway to downtown," Tucker said. "The North River Fieldhouse will be a new hub for youth and adaptive sports."The North River Fieldhouse is an upcoming 160,000-square-foot sports complex. The facility would be home to several different sports such as basketball and soccer.
  
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