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• Total lunar eclipse occurs early Friday morning

  13-03-2025 23:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Heads up about a great celestial event taking place tonight!A total lunar eclipse is set to be visible across North America after midnight Thursday night. You will want to stay up late or set an alarm to get a view of this eclipse.The forecast also generally looks favorable! Mostly clear skies will become partly cloudy. Click here for the hour-by-hour breakdown of the cloud cover.For us here in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, the peak of the event will take place
  
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• Indiana Gaming Commission: Local Elks' charity casino banned for 10 years

  13-03-2025 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A local Elks lodge will be banned from hosting a charity gaming casino for a decade in the wake of shuttering one on the northeast side of town last year due to multiple violations, according to Indiana Gaming Commission disciplinary documents obtained by WANE 15.By April of last year, the gaming commission had received multiple complaints about the "FW Casino," once located in a strip mall at 3323 Saint Joe Center Road and run by Elks Lodge 155. An investigation by the
  
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• First 70s of 2025 on the way to end the week

  13-03-2025 21:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Get ready for even warmer days as we wrap up this week! The first temperatures in the 70s of the year are on the way! Looking back at the March 2012 heatwaveTuesday was our warmest day so far this year, when we climbed up so close to the 70° mark. Our high Tuesday was 69° and we're set to go past that Friday and Saturday this week.We will surpass to end the week Tuesday's mark for the warmest of the year so far.
  As of Thursday, it has been 128 days since we last
  
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• Federal funding freeze hits close to home for Allen County farmers

  13-03-2025 21:45 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— In early March, the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts announced the pause of programs and furlough of workers due to a lack of funding previously promised by the federal government.All of Indiana's 92 counties have a soil and water conservation district. The federal government is in breach of contract with the Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District (ACSWCD), according to Director and Conservationist Julie Davis Good.When give
  
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• Visit Fort Wayne studies how downtown hospitality has been impacted post-pandemic

  13-03-2025 21:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Visit Fort Wayne is encouraging local businesses in the hospitality industry to participate in a survey as part of their 10-year master plan to promote tourism in Allen County.Visit Fort Wayne's Jessa Campbell said the industry has seen some staff shortages and high turnover rates during the pandemic. Now, they want to see where the industry currently stands and see if they can help. This could include supporting local universities and their programs, hosting job
  
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• Visit Fort Wayne asks how downtown hospitality has been impacted post-pandemic

  13-03-2025 21:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Visit Fort Wayne is encouraging local businesses in the hospitality industry to participate in a survey, as part of their 10-year master plan to promote tourism in Allen County.Visit Fort Wayne's Jessa Campbell said the industry has seen some staff shortages and high turnover rates during the pandemic. Now, they want to see where the industry currently stands and see if they can help. This could include supporting local universities and their programs, hosting job
  
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• Coroner identifies pedestrian killed on Lafayette Street

  13-03-2025 21:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner has identified the man who died after he was hit by a car Monday night on Lafayette Street.The coroner identified him as Donald Okeefe Green, 69, from Fort Wayne.Just after 8 p.m., officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of South Anthony Boulevard where Lafayette becomes Decatur Road. Police determined Green was crossing the road while the traffic light was green for oncoming cars, one of which hit the man.Bo
  
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• Noble County project eyes adding accessibility to community

  13-03-2025 21:01 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new Noble County project aims to work with local partners and investors to "significantly" improve the accessibility of area amenities and tools.Visit Noble County is leading the project -- dubbed Bridging Barriers -- and hopes to help those with disabilities and special needs engage with the county's various amenities and other features.Visit Noble County CEO Grace Caswell said the idea for Bridging Barriers began roughly two years ago after the organization recei
  
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• Teenager pleads guilty to battery in shooting outside Fort Wayne home

  13-03-2025 20:47 via wane.com
  
  This video shows initial coverage of the July 2024 shooting.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An attempted murder charge could be dropped for a teenager accused of shooting a woman outside a Fort Wayne home last year.Elmer Duran, 17, pleaded guilty to battery and criminal recklessness, according to Allen Superior Court documents filed earlier this week.The boy was connected to a July 14, 2024 shooting in the 4600 block of Glenmary Drive. Duran is accused of shooting a woman after a disturbance broke out
  
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• Major road project gets underway Monday at Maplecrest and State Road 930

  13-03-2025 20:04 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) Work is set to begin Monday, March 17 on a major overhaul of a busy and dangerous intersection just east of Fort Wayne in New Haven.Weather permitting, work will begin on what's called a quadrant roadway, at the intersection of State Road 930 and Maplecrest.
  During construction, a majority of the work will take place off the roadway in the southeast portion of the intersection. Drivers should watch for lane shifts and narrow lanes on S.R. 930 during construction. Work on t
  
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• Warmest air of the season on the way

  13-03-2025 19:28 via wane.com
  
  It's getting warmer as promised, with temperatures today in the lower 60s and soaring into the 70s on Friday. High winds will dictate the weekend forecast, with temperatures tumbling on Sunday.Temperatures will be warmer this afternoonThe warmest temperatures arrive Friday, with highs in the middle to upper 70s. Winds will become windy, gusting up to 30 mph during the afternoon.
  Showers and storms will arrive early Saturday morning
  As a powerful western weather system gets closer, winds will inc
  
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• Third MLB hat pulled over accidental vulgarity as others sell for hundreds online

  13-03-2025 19:03 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Yet another newly released MLB hat has been pulled from online stores after fans noted the potentially crass design the cap sported. Meanwhile, two others previously taken down are now selling for hundreds — and even more — online.
  The recently unveiled hats are part of New Era’s Overlap 5950 collection. The designs superimpose each team's logo over the team name. As creative as that may sound, fans were quick to point out the less-than-ideal wording of some o
  
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• Lawsuit accuses man of killing, eating patients at SC mental health facility

  13-03-2025 17:52 via wane.com
  
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  RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - The case against a South Carolina mental health facility where a man is accused of murdering and cannibalizing patients could be heading to trial.A lawsuit filed by the family of 22-year-old Jared Ondrea claims Richland County's New Hope Home Solutions, facility owner Brittany Reynolds-Jackson and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) are responsible for his death.According to documents, O
  
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• Someone is holding a Hoosier Lotto ticket worth $42.5 million

  13-03-2025 17:15 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE)The Hoosier Lotto jackpot recently grew to $42.5 million;the fourth largest in game history. And someone who bought a ticket in Tell City for Wednesday's drawing will soon be considerably richer.The winning ticket, which matched the winning numbers of 10-16-24-33-39-46, was sold at a gas station.
  “Congratulations to our newest Hoosier Lotto jackpot millionaire,” said Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Sarah M. Taylor. “Since its first drawing in 1990, H
  
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• Men with pythons wanted for Tennessee gas station theft

  13-03-2025 16:25 via wane.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - Employees at a truck stop in Denmark, Tennessee, felt threatened when at least four people came into the gas station with two pythons.In surveillance pictures provided by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, you can see the men holding the snakes and placing them on the counter. The workers said the men with the pythons stole about $400 worth of CBD oil.Citgo in Denmark, TN (Madison Co Sheriff's Office)Mayur Raval said he and his brother were working at the store at the t
  
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• Connecticut woman arrested after stepson allegedly held captive for over 20 years

  13-03-2025 15:24 via wane.com
  
  WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut woman accused of kidnapping a man and holding him captive for over 20 years was arrested Wednesday, police said.On Feb. 17, crews responded to a fire at a home in Waterbury, Connecticut. Two people, 56-year-old Kimberly Sullivan and a 32-year-old man, later identified as her stepson, were inside the home at the time. Sullivan was able to evacuate safely, and the man was helped out by firefighters. New Haven police reconnect father and daughter who wa
  
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• Crash causes traffic jam on Clinton Street

  13-03-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A crash Thursday morning caused a traffic jam north of downtown Fort Wayne.On southbound Clinton Street, traffic appeared to be backed up from Edgewood Avenue -- where Clinton becomes Lima Road -- down to State Boulevard.Dispatch confirmed there were minor injuries.
  
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• Pete Buttigieg to announce he won't seek U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, source says

  13-03-2025 14:09 via wane.com
  
  The video posted in this story shows Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential announcementSAUGATUCK, Mich. (AP) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is set to announce that he will not seek an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, a move that leaves the door wide open for him to seek a much bigger role as his party’s next presidential nominee.Since his role in the Biden administration ended in late January, Buttigieg has spent months considering his next move, including
  
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• Two arrested on drug charges following months-long investigation in Steuben County

  13-03-2025 13:07 via wane.com
  
  ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE)What police describe as a months-long investigation into the sales of narcotics in Steuben County has resulted in two arrests.Information gathered during the investigation was used to obtain a search warrant Wednesday morning for a home in Pleasant Township according to a press release from the Steuben County Sheriff's Department.Deputies found two people in the home who had active warrants. They also found what appeared to be methamphetamines, cocaine, and fentanyl along with
  
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• Ex-Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sex abuse charges

  13-03-2025 11:39 via wane.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A former pastor of a Texas megachurch who resigned after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s has been indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges, that state's attorney general’s office said Wednesday.Robert Preston Morris, 63, has been charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Oklahoma Grand Jury indicts Texas megachurch founder on indecent acts with childThe alleged abuse started in 1982 when the victim, refe
  
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• 7 people evacuate SE Fort Wayne house fire

  13-03-2025 09:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- 7 people were able to safely evacuate a burning home early Thursday morning. It started around 2:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of Bowser Ave., near McKinnie Ave.When fire crews arrived, smoke was coming from the second floor windows and roof. They located the fire in an upstairs bedroom and attic area. It took about 25 minutes to get the flames under control.Fire officials say a smoke detector alerted the 7 people inside the home to the fire. 6 adults and a child all evacu
  
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• Warmer air returns today; warmest of the season on the way

  13-03-2025 08:43 via wane.com
  
  It will get warmer as promised, with temperatures today in the lower 60s and soaring into the 70s on Friday. High winds will dictate the weekend forecast, with temperatures tumbling on Sunday.Temperatures will be warmer this afternoonYou'll need your sunglasses this morning, as temperatures rise from the upper 40s to around 50 by noon.
  It will be warmer this afternoon, with highs topping out in the 60s instead of the 50s.
  The warmest temperatures arrive Friday, with highs in the middle to upper
  
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• Reports of active shooter at hospital turn out to be a hoax

  13-03-2025 04:04 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE: Authorities have determined this was a swatting incident, and therefore a hoax. The original story appears below.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department responded to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Wednesday evening following reports of a possible shooter.The Sheriff's Department released a statement via social media around 6:35 p.m. in which it said it was aware of reports of
  
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• Authorities rush to Loma Linda hospital amid reports of possible active shooter

  13-03-2025 04:04 via wane.com
  
  The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department responded to Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Wednesday evening following reports of a possible shooter.The Sheriff's Department released a statement via social media around 6:35 p.m. in which it said it was aware of reports of a "possible armed individual."Loma Linda University Health later confirmed that authorities had responded to the hospital as part of an "active investigation."A massive law enforcement presence surrounds Loma Linda h
  
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• Allen County sees 'healthy' redevelopment in 2024, is 'cautiously optimistic' about 2025

  13-03-2025 03:22 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Redevelopment Commission gave its 2024 Annual Report at Allen County Council Wednesday.One of the biggest wins for the Redevelopment Commission last year was the sale of an economic development area off Airport Expressway and Smith Road. It was sold to Michigan-based company Van Eerden Foodservice and will become a 180,000-square-foot food service facility, providing over 100 jobs.Another win for redevelopment was the groundbreaking on an $845 m
  
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• Temps back on the rise Thu afternoon

  13-03-2025 03:14 via wane.com
  
  A pleasant, above average afternoon developed Wednesday with temps reaching the upper 50s. The conditions in the upper 50s felt good, especially since the day got off to a cold start with lows around 30°. Early morning temps are falling back to that same level to get Thursday started.Becoming cold by morning with temps falling to freezing and just below.Sunny weather is ahead for our Thursday with highs in the low 60s by late afternoon.Conditions become more active on Friday as our next weat
  
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• Huntington Foresters to host NAIA tournament for first time

  13-03-2025 02:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In their first year of submitting a bid to be a host site for the NAIA Men's basketball tournament, Huntington University will host the first and second rounds this weekend.Multiple facility requirements must be met to become a host site for the national tournament. These include locker room availability, practice times, seating occupancy, and details like ticket prices.
  "Just the overall update to the building was centered around being able to do this one day," h
  
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• Huntington Foresters host NAIA tournament for first time

  13-03-2025 02:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In their first year of submitting a bid to be a host site for the NAIA Men's basketball tournament, Huntington University will host the first and second rounds this weekend.Multiple facility requirements must be met to become a host site for the national tournament. These include locker room availability, practice times, seating occupancy, and details like ticket prices.
  "Just the overall update to the building was centered around being able to do this one day," h
  
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• Delphi murders: Full 'Bridge Guy' video releases on website supporting Richard Allen

  13-03-2025 01:20 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV) — A full, 43-second video taken by Libby German just before she and her friend Abby Williams were murdered has surfaced online. The video was a crucial piece of evidence in the Delphi murders trial, which ended in the conviction of suspect Richard Allen.The video, which captures a suspect who has come to be known as "Bridge Guy," was taken on German's cell phone via Snapchat while she and Williams walked Delphi's Monon High Bridge on Feb. 13, 2017. The two young girls were murd
  
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• Delphi murders: Full 'Bridge Guy' video releases on Richard Allen innocence website

  13-03-2025 01:20 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV) — A full, 43-second video taken by Libby German just before she and her friend Abby Williams were murdered has released online. The video can be seen above.The video, which captures the suspect who has come to be known as "Bridge Guy," was taken on German's cell phone while she and Williams walked Delphi's Monon High Bridge in February 2017. The two young girls were murdered after the video was taken.In the video, we see Williams walking along the bridge with a man walking clos
  
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• Delphi murders: Full 'Bridge Guy' video leaks on Richard Allen innocence website

  13-03-2025 01:20 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV) — A full, 43-second video taken by Libby German just before she and her friend Abby Williams were murdered has leaked online. The video can be seen above.The video, which captures the suspect who has come to be known as "Bridge Guy," was taken on German's cell phone while she and Williams walked Delphi's Monon High Bridge in February 2017. The two young girls were murdered after the video was taken.In the video, we see Williams walking along the bridge with a man walking closel
  
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• Southwest Airlines frequent flyers react to end of 'bags fly free'

  13-03-2025 01:19 via wane.com
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK) — Frequent flyers woke up to some turbulence on Tuesday morning after finding out the iconic "Bags fly free" slogan for Southwest Airlines is being retired.The company will be charging most customers for checked luggage starting in May. Its departure from tradition is necessary according to CEO, President, and Board Vice Chairman Bob Jordan."The short answer is that it's about securing our future," Jordan explained in a pre-taped message on Tuesday. At Southwe
  
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• Temps back on the rise tomorrow

  13-03-2025 00:22 via wane.com
  
  A pleasant, above average afternoon developed today with temps reaching the upper 50s. Yesterday, we were about 10° higher. However, today's temps were still significantly above our March 12 average, in the mid-40s.The conditions in the upper 50s felt good, especially since the day got off to a cold start with lows around 30°. Temps tonight fall back to that level during the overnight hours. For the evening, we are dropping through the 50s and into the 40s.Becoming cold by morning with t
  
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