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• Why other Midwest cities have seen more snow

  03-03-2025 23:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - March marks the beginning of Meteorological Spring and we typically see our opportunities for accumulating snow dwindle as the days go by. For us here in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, the snowfall deficit is greater compared to other regional big cities... Fort Wayne sees first colder than average winter in a decadeOur snow year runs from July to June, so that we can capture the entire snowfall numbers from fall through spring. We are running significantly below
  
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• 2030 Strategic Plan eyes growth, sustainability for downtown Warsaw

  03-03-2025 23:09 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) -- On Thursday, Main Street Warsaw launched a 2030 Strategic plan aimed at improving downtown Warsaw through the end of the decade.Originally known as the Warsaw Community Development Corporation, Main Street Warsaw works to revitalize the city's downtown area, something the strategic plan looks to address through economic development and sustainability."Our vision is to become a culturally-focused district that is the community's living room," said Terry Sweeney, downtown im
  
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• Roadway robbery, fake toll texts scam Indiana drivers

  03-03-2025 22:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- If you've been getting texts saying you owe money for an unpaid toll, think twice before clicking. A new scam sweeping the nation is tricking drivers into paying fake toll fees and now it's hitting Indiana.Scammers are impersonating toll collection agencies, like E-ZPass and the Indiana Toll Road, sending text messages claiming you have an outstanding balance. The messages often include a link to a website that looks real but is actually designed to steal your personal
  
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• Warmer air returns this week with rain, too

  03-03-2025 22:03 via wane.com
  
  Warmer air arrives today, with afternoon temperatures in the middle 40s instead of the lower 30s. Clouds will replace sunshine today as a Pacific weather system pushes closer to the area.
  Warmer air continues to move in this afternoon, with highs in the middle 40s today. We could see a few sprinkles as the warm front arrives.
  Light rain throughout the day TuesdayIt will remain cloudy tonight, and it won't be as cold, with low temperatures in the upper 30s.
  Just before sunrise on Tuesday, we'll s
  
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• Do I have to pay taxes on Venmo, Cash App or PayPal transactions?

  03-03-2025 21:09 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — If you use payment apps like Venmo, Cash App or PayPal for more than just splitting a bill, there could be some important filing documents coming your way this tax season.
  A rule established in 2023 requires third-party payment apps to send you a 1099-K tax form if you meet a certain monetary threshold of business payments.
  After multiple delays in implementing the threshold, the magic number for the 2024 tax year is $5,000.
  Starting in the 2025 tax year, anyone earning more
  
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• Driver identified in fatal fiery crash on US 24

  03-03-2025 21:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Allen County Coroner has identified the driver killed in a February crash on US 24 that resulted in the car catching fire.The coroner identified the driver as Scott Eugene Gray, a 54-year-old man from Andrews. According to the release from the coroner, the legal next of kin was notified.The cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries. The coroner ruled the manner of death as an accident.
  Gray crashed on Feb. 18 on US 24 at the West County Line
  
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• Fort Wayne Community Schools urging legislators to revise proposed budget cuts

  03-03-2025 20:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The superintendent of Fort Wayne Community Schools, Mark Daniel, spoke at a press conference Monday morning where he expressed great concern about the current proposed property tax cuts moving through the Statehouse.Daniel said cuts that would stem from the current proposal of Senate Bill 1, the Property Tax Relief Bill, would be detrimental to his district. The current proposed version would mean FWCS would lose $12.5 million over the next three years. That comes
  
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• Man allegedly confesses to shooting ex-girlfriend outside Fort Wayne home, court docs reveal

  03-03-2025 20:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend in a Friday shooting.Jaskaran Singh
  The coroner identified the victim Monday as 25-year-old Katiza Binti Mohamed-Sayad.
  She was killed Friday morning in the 3000 block of Drexel Avenue, near Oxford Street and Wayne Trace/Hessen Cassel Road.Jaskaran Singh, 22, was arrested hours later and charged with murder.According to Allen Superior Court documents filed Monday, Singh admitted
  
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• Coroner identifies 25-year-old killed in shooting outside Fort Wayne home

  03-03-2025 20:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend in a Friday shooting.Jaskaran Singh
  The coroner identified the victim Monday as 25-year-old Katiza Binti Mohamed-Sayad.
  She was killed Friday morning in the 3000 block of Drexel Avenue, near Oxford Street and Wayne Trace/Hessen Cassel Road.Jaskaran Singh, 22, was arrested hours later and charged with murder.According to Allen Superior Court documents filed Monday, Singh admitted
  
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• How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health -- and how to prepare

  03-03-2025 20:19 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health.Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. Studies have even found an uptick in heart attacks and strokes right after the March time change.
  
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• Fort Wayne finds 'a lot to love' with $850 infill lots, launches new program

  03-03-2025 20:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Infill housing has been a point of emphasis for Fort Wayne recently.
  The lots are defined as empty lots in existing developed areas. These could vary from a small grassy field in a neighborhood to a gravel lot in downtown Fort Wayne.The future the Summit City desires involves turning these lots into functional homes with a new housing initiative.
  "Housing is a top priority for me and my administration, and we're continuing proactive efforts to help ensure home own
  
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• More than half of Indiana's counties may have wild birds infected with avian flu

  03-03-2025 18:46 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) The avian (bird) flu isn't just helping fuel an increase in egg prices, it's also killing wild birds across the United States and here in Indiana.
  The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported on Monday that it has detected H5Ni bird flu virus in 30 counties. The virus is also suspected in another 32 counties based on reports involving the deaths of raptors, cranes and waterfowl.
  Counties where avian influenza has been detected in wild birds currently are A
  
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• Legendary comedic duo coming to Embassy Theatre in October

  03-03-2025 18:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Steve Martin and Martin Short are bringing their legendary comedic talent to the stage of the Embassy Theatre later this year.On Oct. 24, the duo is performing "The Dukes of Funnytown!" alongside special guests Jeff Babko and the Steep Canyon Rangers. The show's material takes jabs at Hollywood and celebrity lifestyles -- and, of course, Martin and Short will be roasting each other.General tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., with a presale for members Wednesday. Price
  
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• 2 bicyclists dead after crash with SUV in LaGrange County

  03-03-2025 16:58 via wane.com
  
  LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two people riding bicycles were killed in a crash Wednesday night in rural LaGrange County.According to a release from the LaGrange County Sheriff's Office, a man and woman were riding bikes on a rural road not far from their home. Police determined that shortly after 8 p.m., the 20-year-old driver of an SUV hit them.By the time police got to the scene, the bicyclists were pronounced dead.The release from the sheriff's office identified the victims as 57-year-old L
  
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• Bakery to become part of Union Street Market at Electric Works

  03-03-2025 16:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)A bakery will soon offer another option for people visiting the Union Street Market at Electric Works.
  Carmeli's Dough will offer fresh bread and doughnuts. An opening date has not yet been announced, but more details will be revealed in the coming weeks according to a press release announcing the addition to the food court.
  The bakery is the brain-child of Chef Guy Carmeli, who operates Pasta di Guy,
  which opened at Union Street Market in early 2024.“When we brought
  
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• Highly pathogenic avian flu found in over 30 Indiana counties

  03-03-2025 16:37 via wane.com
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) -- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) say they continue to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and the H5NI virus in at least 30 counties in Indiana.First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana, health officials sayAccording to the DNR, HPAI has been detected in wild birds in the following counties: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Clinton, Decatur, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper,
  
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• 'I have just ruined my f****** career': Adams Central superintendent faces OWI charges

  03-03-2025 16:19 via wane.com
  
  MARKLE, Ind. (WANE) - Court documents released Monday reveal how worried the Adams Central Community Schools superintendent was about putting his career in jeopardy after he was caught allegedly driving while intoxicated this past Thursday.Joel Mahaffey faces three counts of operating while intoxicated, one of which includes causing endangerment.An officer with the Markle Police Department said in court documents he allegedly saw Mahaffey drive past a stop sign without fully stopping. Mahaffey i
  
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• Why it's hard to predict if gas prices will go up or down

  03-03-2025 15:49 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) The nation’s average price of gasoline has fallen for the second straight week, declining 3.8 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.04 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 4.7 cents from a month and is 29.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 1.9 cents in the last week
  
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• Kroger Chairman and CEO resigns following investigation into personal conduct

  03-03-2025 15:10 via wane.com
  
  Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned after an internal investigation into his personal conduct.Kroger, the nation's largest grocery chain, said Monday that the investigation into McMullen's personal conduct was unrelated to the business, but was found to be inconsistent with its business ethics policy.Board member Ronald Sargent will serve as chairman and interim CEO, effective immediately.FILE - Kroger CEO William Rodney McMullen speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on
  
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• Michigan mother asks judge to declare 3 missing sons dead nearly 15 years later

  03-03-2025 13:36 via wane.com
  
  ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman is asking a judge to declare her three missing sons dead, nearly 15 years after their father didn't return them after Thanksgiving. The disappearance has tormented a small town near Ohio and remains unsolved.Authorities believe the brothers are deceased and they clearly suspect John Skelton is responsible, though he has not been charged with killing his sons. By November, he is expected to complete a 15-year prison sentence for his failure to
  
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• The Jesters are preparing for their "Super Bowl"

  03-03-2025 10:32 via wane.com
  
  Director Allison Ballard and her cast and crew of the Jesters Program at the University of Saint Francis are busy preparing for their annual spring performances on March 8 and 9.The performances of "OOPS!" will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday night and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon in the North Campus Auditorium, 2702 Spring Street.The Jesters is an interdisciplinary performing arts group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  The Jesters have been around since 1978."The participants
  
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• One man is dead, lanes closed following I-69 crash

  03-03-2025 10:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash that left one man dead early Monday morning.According to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), police began receiving calls on reports of a single vehicle crash around 2:50 a.m. Early reports were that a vehicle had hit the median near exit 313 on I-69 northbound. That's near the Auburn Road overpass and Coldwater Road exits.Officers arrived on scene to find a man unconscious inside the vehicle. He was taken to a hospital where he wa
  
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• One man is dead, lanes back open following I-69 crash

  03-03-2025 10:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash that left one man dead early Monday morning.According to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), police began receiving calls on reports of a single vehicle crash around 2:50 a.m. Early reports were that a vehicle had hit the median near exit 313 on I-69 northbound. That's near the Auburn Road overpass and Coldwater Road exits.Officers arrived on scene to find a man unconscious inside the vehicle. He was taken to a hospital where he wa
  
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• I-69 crash leaves victim critically hurt

  03-03-2025 10:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are investigating a crash that left one person with life-threatening injuries. It happened early Monday morning.Details are limited at this time.Emergency crews responded to the crash on I-69 around 2:50 a.m. The crash happened in the northbound lanes, near exit 313. That's near the Auburn Road overpass and Coldwater Road interchange.Two lanes of northbound I-69 have been closed, according to INDOT's TrafficWise map.This is a developing story. Check back for det
  
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• Warmer air arrives with spring-like forecast this week

  03-03-2025 10:01 via wane.com
  
  Warmer air arrives today, with afternoon temperatures in the middle 40s instead of the lower 30s. Clouds will replace sunshine today as a Pacific weather system pushes closer to the area.
  Skies will become mostly cloudy this morning, with temperatures in the middle to the upper 30s by noon.
  Warmer air continues to move in this afternoon, with highs in the middle 40s today.
  It will remain cloudy tonight, and it won't be as cold, with low temperatures in the upper 30s.
  Just before sunrise on Tuesd
  
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• Norwell girl's basketball celebrates state title with community

  03-03-2025 04:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — It is a sweet celebration Sunday for Norwell girl's basketball as they bring home the state championship trophy to Ossian, Indiana.
  The community rallied around the Lady Knights to celebrate their 53-44 win over an undefeated Greensburg squad in the 3A state final.Norwell brings home not only their first ever state title, but also their first state title in all of girl's sports in Norwell school history.
  The Knights finish the season at 23-6 overall, and will
  
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• A bit warmer Monday with spotty rain/snow

  03-03-2025 04:00 via wane.com
  
  We started off Meteorological Spring much colder compared to how we ended Meteorological Winter. Despite the warm end to February, it was actually the coldest winter in a decade in Fort Wayne. Click below for a look back at the season. Fort Wayne sees first colder than average winter in a decadeWe concluded the chilly weekend on a positive note though, as we tapped into mainly clear skies! Here's a look at our Sunday sunset from our Bluffton camera.Our Sunday sunset was beautiful!
  Look for mostl
  
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• '29 great years': Dave Hill's Market closes to become Shell gas station, pizza parlor

  03-03-2025 01:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Customers came to Dave Hill's Meat Market for their groceries and to say their goodbyes on Sunday.The store closed its doors for good that evening."It's bittersweet," president of the market Dave Hill said. "I'm going to miss the people, not too much the hard work, but I'm definitely going to miss the customers. They're the reason that I've been here for 29 years."Hill has been leasing his store's property since 1996. He said the property owners have made plans to
  
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• '29 great years': Dave Hill's Market closes

  03-03-2025 01:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Customers came to Dave Hill's Meat Market for their groceries and to say their goodbyes on Sunday.The store closed its doors for good that evening."It's bittersweet," president of the market Dave Hill said. "I'm going to miss the people, not too much the hard work, but I'm definitely going to miss the customers. They're the reason that I've been here for 29 years."Hill has been leasing his store's property since 1996. He said the property owners have made plans to
  
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• Cold night before a warmer Monday

  03-03-2025 01:00 via wane.com
  
  We have started off Meteorological Spring much colder compared to how we ended Meteorological Winter. Despite the warm end to February, it was actually the coldest winter in a decade in Fort Wayne. Click below for a look back at the season. Fort Wayne sees first colder than average winter in a decadeYou certainly have needed the heavier coat yesterday and today. Make sure you bundle up if you have plans to conclude the weekend.Look for mostly clear skies to be in place as we progress into tonigh
  
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