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• Big snowstorms can still happen in the spring

  25-03-2025 23:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - While snow lovers continue to wait for a big snowstorm, we're here to remind you it can happen this time of the year, even after spring officially arrives... Lack of three inch or more snowfall sets recordThere has been very little snowfall so far this March though, as only three-tenths of an inch of snow has been recorded in Fort Wayne. This is behind last year's seven-tenths of an inch total and well behind our 4.6 inch monthly average.
  We're well below average for Ma
  
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• Allen County Public Library sees 1.7M visitors in 2024

  25-03-2025 21:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Allen County Public Library released it's 2024 Community Impact Report Tuesday, which showed an increase in usage across many different types of programming.According to the report, across the library's 14 branches, there were more than 1.7 million visitors in 2024. In comparison, that's enough to fill 209 sold out TinCaps games at Parkview Field.
  "We're really pleased that we're seeing growth in some areas," Director Susan Baier said. "We had an increase in th
  
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• Allen County Public Library saw 1.7M visitors in 2024

  25-03-2025 21:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Allen County Public Library released it's 2024 Community Impact Report Tuesday, which showed an increase in usage across many different types of programming.According to the report, across the library's 14 branches, there were more than 1.7 million visitors in 2024. In comparison, that's enough to fill 209 sold out TinCaps games at Parkview Field.
  "We're really pleased that we're seeing growth in some areas," Director Susan Baier said. "We had an increase in th
  
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• Fort Wayne woman faces OWI, neglect charges for crash involving 3 kids

  25-03-2025 21:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman's blood-alcohol content was allegedly over three times the legal limit when she crashed Monday night with three kids in the back seat, according to newly released court documents.Shawnte Griffith, 28, is accused of crashing into a parked car in a south Fort Wayne neighborhood before veering off the road and hitting a tree shortly before 11:30 p.m., according to Allen Superior Court documents filed Tuesday.Shawnte Griffith (Courtesy Allen County Sheriff's Departm
  
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• Exclusive first look inside Fort Wayne Zoo's Glo Wild

  25-03-2025 21:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Zoo is celebrating its 60th birthday with a brand new event that's letting people see the zoo in a whole new light.
  Glo Wild will illuminate the zoo with a special lantern festival starting March 27. Before the gates open for the first time, Wild on WANE got an exclusive first look at the displays and the work that went into making it all happen.
  "It's going to be incredible when we open. They're beautiful. It's a great way to start the season and I'm rea
  
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• SR 1 intersection in DeKalb County to become all-way stop

  25-03-2025 20:51 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to turn a DeKalb County intersection into an all-way stop.A map depicting future changes to the intersection of State Road 1 and County Road 40 in DeKalb County. (Photo provided by INDOT)
  According to INDOT, the changes will take place at the intersection of State Road 1 and County Road 40.The goal of the updates is to reduce the "frequency and severity" of crashes in the area, and INDOT made the decision follow
  
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• Adams Central superintendent pleads guilty to OWI, gets probation

  25-03-2025 20:38 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The superintendent whom Adams Central Community Schools voted to keep as its leader after he was caught driving under the influence was sentenced last week.On March 17, Joel Mahaffey was handed 60 days behind bars with 56 of those days suspended. Of the four days he had left to serve, he'd already been in jail for two. He was also sentenced to 180 days of probation.Less than a month ago, Mahaffey was pulled over by a Markle police officer for not fully stopping at a s
  
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• Fort Wayne releases list of infrastructure improvements, including road repairs

  25-03-2025 19:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker and members of the Public Works Division released an extensive list of infrastructure projects slated for 2025 during a news conference Tuesday.A major project which will impact traffic on West Jefferson was highlighted. The objective of the Leesburg Road Extension Project is intended to improve safety, extend Leesburg Road to West Jefferson Boulevard, and add a stoplight at the intersection with West Jefferson near SweetCars.
  The project wi
  
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• Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens throws fastest pitch in college softball history

  25-03-2025 17:41 via wane.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — University of Tennessee softball standout Karlyn Pickens wrote her name into the history books Monday with a record-breaking pitch.The reigning SEC Pitcher of the Year was facing off against University of Arkansas junior Kailey Wyckoff in the sixth inning of Monday's game in Knoxville when she fired a strike clocked at 78.2 mph, the fastest in the history of recorded college softball.According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the previous record for the fast
  
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• Mega Millions is changing: 7 things to know before April's price change, game overhaul

  25-03-2025 16:28 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Frequently play the Mega Millions? The national lottery jackpot game is about to be overhauled with the promise of bigger prizes, better odds and faster-growing jackpots — if you don't mind paying a higher ticket price.Mega Millions officials confirmed the pending changes in October, saying they would take effect in April. Now, we know what those changes entail.“Beyond big jackpots, players told us they want bigger non-jackpot prizes and that’s exactly what th
  
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• FBI launches Tesla vandalism task force

  25-03-2025 15:57 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The FBI confirmed Monday it has established a task force to investigate the wave of vandalism and arson incidents targeting Tesla in recent weeks. “Director [Kash] Patel has been unequivocally clear: The FBI will be relentless in its mission to protect the American people,” the FBI said in a statement, confirming reporting of the task force.“Acts of violence, vandalism, and domestic terrorism — like the recent Tesla attacks — will be pursued with
  
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• Quiet and clear tonight, warmer air coming

  25-03-2025 15:38 via wane.com
  
  Today's highs hit 50° in Fort Wayne, which is seasonal in late March. For the evening, temps fall back through the 40s and keep falling into late night with our lowest temps in the upper 20s by early morning.High pressure is the main influence on our Wednesday weather and this will result in a mostly sunny day with a light SW, then NW wind with highs in the low 50s in the afternoon.On Thursday, a warm front will be off to our southwest. It'll help send in a few more clouds than what we have
  
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• Michigan couple held in Mexican prison, daughter says

  25-03-2025 15:28 via wane.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Paul and Christy Akeo, a couple from Spring Arbor, Michigan, are currently being held in a maximum-security Mexican prison, their family said.Lindsey Hull, Christy's daughter, said her mother and stepfather were arrested on March 4 at an airport in Cancun and have been held without bond for 21 days. Speaking with Nexstar's WLNS, she alleged that the couple was being held because they had challenged charges made on their American Express credit card by The Palace Com
  
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• 5 lions rescued from the war in Ukraine settle into a new life in England

  25-03-2025 14:09 via wane.com
  
  SMARDEN, England (AP) — One malnourished lioness had spent her life confined to an apartment. Another was so shell-shocked she could barely walk.They are among five traumatized lions rescued from the war zone in Ukraine who are settling into a new home in England after an international effort to bring them to safety.Rori a lion rescued from Ukraine settles into his new forever home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, near Ashford in Kent, England, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty
  
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• Remarkable Women: Cultivating young students through faith and kindness

  25-03-2025 11:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For over 40 years, Lois Winder has been an educator. She has dedicated her life to her students, staff, and family. Her faith has helped shape her into who she is today and she has formed relationships that stretch beyond the classroom.
  "I think it started with my parents," said Winder. "That many years ago, they brought us up. I went to St. Charles and Bishop Dwenger and they instilled that faith in us."Courtesy of Lois Winder: Lois Widner's parents
  In 2003, Lois becam
  
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• Slowly warming up culminating in a very warm end of the week

  25-03-2025 08:32 via wane.com
  
  Winds won't be gusty, and temperatures will gradually increase with highs in the 70s by Friday.
  High temperatures will be around 50, especially from Fort Wayne to the south.
  It will be cloudy, with skies beginning to clear by late this morning, and temperatures in the lower 40s by noon.Winds won't be gusty this afternoon with northwest winds gusting up to 20 mph.
  Sunshine will help increase temperatures this afternoon to around 50 by late afternoon.Winds won't be as gusty either.
  It will be anot
  
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• Storm spotter training returns to Van Wert

  25-03-2025 04:02 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) - In a county that has a reputation for tornadoes, over 100 people signed up Monday evening for National Weather Service storm spotter training in Van Wert. A review of ‘Twisters’ by one of our meteorologistsA big crowd of fire, EMS, law enforcement, amateur radio operators, and the general public were thus in attendance at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center Monday. The approximately two hour program hosted by the National Weather Service serves as a learning
  
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• NACS continues to make strides for decade plan in potential elementary additions and natatorium

  25-03-2025 03:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Northwest Allen County Schools continues to plan for their potential projects in the next decade.Two of those projects could include a proposed new natatorium and possible expansions to their elementary schools.
  Partnering with Fort Wayne Swim and Wellness Alliance and Parkview Regional Medical Center, NACS is working to acquire the U.S. Olympic Trials swimming pool. This proposed natatorium is estimated to cost $54 million in total.Their current natatorium holds
  
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• Winds weaker, higher temps coming

  25-03-2025 03:26 via wane.com
  
  Our wind speeds have decreased significantly and winds stay light through the early morning. During the day Tuesday, conditions become breezy with NW gusts up to 20 mph, though this is much less windy than recent days.
  Our lowest early morning temps are in the upper 20s. Some spots south of Fort Wayne start the day in the low-to-mid-30s.Early morning temperatures decrease to lows in the upper 20s with some areas south only as low as the low-to-mid 30s.Tuesday afternoon temperatures increase to a
  
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• About 20 FWCS staff lose jobs over likely cuts

  25-03-2025 03:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Community Schools announced Monday night that about 20 jobs are being eliminated and not replaced."We are not replacing those people," said Mark Daniel, FWCS Superintendent. "We're moving people into those positions. So we are combining positions or spreading those duties out."The move comes as the Indiana Statehouse ponders budget cuts for education. Rather than wait, Daniel and FWCS decided to do it early to allow those who want to keep working t
  
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