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• Breezy with rain showers this evening

  23-03-2025 23:00 via wane.com
  
  We continue to track chilly March days across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Have the coat still handy as we wrap up the weekend and progress into the new workweek.We are tracking rain showers ahead of and along a cold front this evening. Take the umbrella with you for your Sunday evening plans.
  After midnight, most of the rain should be out of the picture, with total amounts less than a quarter of an inch when all is said and done. We'll then see partly cloudy skies and elevated winds fo
  
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• Rain showers returning to the area

  23-03-2025 21:00 via wane.com
  
  If some of you stayed up late last night, you might have had the chance to view some of the northern lights! Here are some photos submitted to WANE 15 from Garrett, Indiana!Photo courtesy of Justin Thomas from Garrett.Photo courtesy of Justin Thomas from Garrett.Photo courtesy of Justin Thomas from Garrett.Cloudy skies are present for many in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Areas of drizzle and rain are moving in this afternoon, with the bulk of the rain more likely along and south of the
  
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• Police arrest man in connection to fatal Wildwood Avenue shooting

  23-03-2025 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man has been taken into custody in connection to Saturday evening's shooting that left one woman dead.Saturday around 6:30 p.m. officers responded to the 400 block of W. Wildwood Avenue in reference to a shooting. When officers arrived they found a woman lying in the street suffering from gunshot wounds. When medics arrived they announced her dead at the scene.According to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, officers arrested 53-year-old, Michael Miles,
  
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• Police: Third person arrested in New Mexico shooting that killed 3, injured 15

  23-03-2025 16:26 via wane.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A third person has been arrested in connection with a New Mexico shooting that left three people dead and 15 others injured late Friday.Police in Las Cruces confirmed Sunday morning that 20-year-old Tomas Rivas and a 17-year-old boy had been taken into custody over their alleged involvement. Late Sunday afternoon, police reported that a third person, another 17-year-old boy, had also been arrested.Both 17-year-olds are not being identified due to their juvenile stat
  
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• Police: 2 arrested in New Mexico shooting that killed 3, injured 15

  23-03-2025 16:26 via wane.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Police say two people are in custody after three people were killed and 15 others injured in a shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Friday.
  Police and fire crews arrived just after 10 p.m. Friday to a chaotic scene at the desert city's Young Park, where an unauthorized car show had drawn about 200 people, police said in a news conference. Gunshot victims ranging in age from 16 to 36 were treated there or taken to hospitals.The dead were identified as 16-
  
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• Former Pacer Scot Pollard named Grand Marshal of 2025 500 Festival Parade

  23-03-2025 15:30 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana Pacer Scot Pollard will be this year's AES 500 Festival Parade Grand Marshal.Pollard was officially named the Grand Marshal for this year's parade on Saturday. Pollard won the NBA Finals once during his 11-year NBA career.Pollard is also an outspoken advocate of organ donation. He underwent a heart transplant himself at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in February 2024.Per a release, Pollard was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2021. His condition ultimate
  
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• U.S. Postal Service workers host rally to fight dismantling the postal service

  23-03-2025 14:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- U.S. Postal Service workers plan to gather on the courthouse lawn Sunday in hopes of saying "hell no" to dismantling the postal service.
  The rally, backed by the National Association of Letter Carriers, hopes to bring attention to how privatizing or restructuring the U.S. Postal Service could be detrimental to the 640,000 postal employees and the service "every American relies on," according to a flyer received by WANE 15.Just a week ago, U.S. Postal Workers gathered a
  
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• I-69 lane closures to last until September near Auburn

  23-03-2025 14:17 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Starting next week, a portion of Interstate 69 will be closed overnight for several months.Beginning around March 24, both directions of the interstate will be under construction starting near the Auburn rest stop and ending just north of the city, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. Work is expected to last until early September, and INDOT said interstate traffic will not be disrupted during the daytime.Crews will be doing concrete pavement restor
  
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• Pope returns to Vatican after 5-week hospital stay over life-threatening bout of pneumonia

  23-03-2025 14:10 via wane.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — A weak and frail Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican from the hospital on Sunday after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia, making a surprise stop at his favorite basilica on the way home before beginning two months of prescribed rest and recovery.The motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope entered the Perugino gate into Vatican City, and Francis was seen in the front passenger seat wearing nasal tubes to give him suppleme
  
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• 'There's a ripple effect': Proposed Indiana license plate could raise money and awareness for pollinators

  23-03-2025 13:00 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A license plate with origins in DeKalb County could be seen on Indiana cars as soon as 2026. The pollinator license plate is an effort to support Indiana's local pollinators and environment.
  Pollinators can be many things including butterflies and bees. They move pollen around from plants and keep the agricultural economies growing.
  "You think about there's a ripple effect," the woman behind the plate Lisa Conrad said. "So if we don't have the pollinators then
  
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• Rain returns this afternoon

  23-03-2025 12:18 via wane.com
  
  Clouds continue to pour into northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio this Sunday morning. While free of rain for the time being, showers will move in later today.Even with the clouds, it is a cold morning, with many in the lower 30s and upper 20s. Have the coat handy when heading out the door! During the morning, temperatures will rise into the 30s, reaching the 40s by noon, and most stay dry. Rain chances move in this afternoon.Dry for many this morning with temperatures rising through the 30s. No
  
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• Cool with light rain on the way to end the weekend

  23-03-2025 03:30 via wane.com
  
  It was a windy and cool start to the weekend across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. You can expect more of the same in the coming days, with precipitation chances in the mix too...Clouds will be on the increase as we approach daybreak Sunday. Note there is a chance to view the northern lights, but you'll have to dodge more clouds if the chance does materialize. For details on this viewing chance, click the link below. Northern lights viewing chance this weekendTemperatures will be down in
  
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• Some things were mint to be: Couple married at ice cream shop where they had their first date

  23-03-2025 03:14 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) — Imagine having your first date, engagement and wedding at the same place.
  A picture of the wedding.
  Newly married Andy and Amy Goss don't have to. On Saturday they lived it during their wedding at Moo-Over, an ice cream shop in Columbia City.
  "We met here about eight or nine months ago... we talked for five hours," Andy said. "It all came after a tragedy, I lost my wife in January and she lost her husband to cancer. This was a neat place to meet up."Movies, con
  
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• Chilly with clouds increasing again tonight

  23-03-2025 01:30 via wane.com
  
  It has been mostly cloudy and breezy for most of the day, but clouds and winds have now decreased. You'll want a coat for your evening plans, but skies are mainly clear and winds are much lighter!We're mainly clear this evening.
  You can look for a mostly clear start to the night tonight, which is good news for those of you trying to see the northern lights! For details on this viewing chance, click the link below. Northern lights viewing chance this weekendAs the night goes on though, skies will
  
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• 'Angel of the battlefield': Fort Wayne Civil War nurse honored at Lindenwood Cemetery

  23-03-2025 00:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In honor of Women's History Month, local historical society chapters paid tribute to Civil War nurse and Fort Wayne native Helena Wolff at Lindenwood Cemetery on Saturday."There are many women who are trailblazers in the medical field," Benita Steyer, Senior President of Children of the American Revolution, or C.A.R., Willian Berry Society, said. "Today, it would be nothing without [women like Wolff]."According to Steyer, Wolff served as a Union Army nurse in
  
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• Woman dead after shooting in southwest Fort Wayne

  23-03-2025 00:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Police are investigating a shooting in southwest Fort Wayne that left one person dead.The Fort Wayne Police Department responded at 6:27 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting in the 400 block of W Wildwood Avenue, near Hoagland and Fairfield Avenue.According to Allen County Dispatch, a woman was found in life-threatening condition.An officer at the scene told WANE 15 the woman had been pronounced dead.The investigation is ongoing. We will keep you updated as
  
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