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• Much warmer Friday, windy with some rain, too

  27-03-2025 23:15 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures have risen to around 60° this afternoon. As clouds increase and scattered rain moves in, though, temps have fallen a couple degrees in some areas. Our evening chance of scattered rain will continue through 11 pm before a break develops. Overnight temperatures fall to the upper 40s.Temps drop from the 50s into the 40s tonight.Our highest chance of rain and t-storms happens in the morning before chances decrease in the afternoon. The afternoon will have plenty of dry, warm times w
  
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• Downtown Columbia City sees changing landscape with business shakeups

  27-03-2025 22:03 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) -- Downtown Columbia City has seen plenty of changes in recent months thanks to an influx of businesses leaving and entering the space.In October, Columbia City saw Chapman's Brewing Company leave its space at 118 W. Van Buren St. In March, Moo-Over -- a dessert shop that solely serves items that are gluten free and plant-based, announced it would be moving its location to Fort Wayne.When Moo-Over made the announcement on Facebook March 18, some people took to the comm
  
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• 'Put the phones away or pay': Indiana State Police launch campaign looking for distracted drivers

  27-03-2025 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Put the phones down! The Indiana State Police is launching a campaign to keep drivers alert.The Indiana State Police or ISP is partnering with and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The campaign aims to bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving.
  ISP Sgt. Wes Rowlader said that distractions can be anything from being on your phone to eating to applying makeup. However, technology is one of the main
  
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• 'Put the phones away or pay': Indiana State Police join campaign looking for distracted drivers

  27-03-2025 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Put the phones down! The Indiana State Police is joining a campaign, alongside other enforcement agencies, to keep drivers alert.The Indiana State Police or ISP is partnering with and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The campaign aims to bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving.
  ISP Sgt. Wes Rowlader said that distractions can be anything from being on your phone to eating to applying makeup. Ho
  
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• Fort Wayne International Airport asks travelers to carpool, drop off to avoid parking problems

  27-03-2025 21:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Spring break is in full swing at the Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) and possible parking problems come with increased traffic.
  According to a post from Fort Wayne International Airport, "FWA has seen continued growth in both traffic and capacity so far in 2025, with year-to-date traffic up 16.6% over 2024. While we are thrilled to see continued support of FWA from the community, it has required the airport to pivot to parking solutions that will continue to mak
  
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• New African lion at Fort Wayne Zoo

  27-03-2025 18:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Zoo will open for its 60th season with a new African lion.
  Kiume (pronounced Cue-MAY) is a 13-year-old male from John Ball Zoo. He'll join Ina, the lioness in Fort Wayne.
  Kiume the African lion“We have been working with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan to find the perfect match for Ina and we are overjoyed to have Kiume here,” Michelle Smurl, Vice President of Animal Care and Conservation Education, said in a p
  
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• Three police departments in Defiance County get money for body cameras from Ohio

  27-03-2025 17:04 via wane.com
  
  DEFIANCE COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) Dozens of police departments in Ohio will be getting funds to help them pay for body-worn camera equipment and the associated costs, including three in Defiance County.On Thursday, Governor Mike DeWine announced the fourth round of recipients of money from the Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program, and the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Office of Criminal Justice Services. Nearly $4.6 million will be awarded.“Body-worn cameras have become an essential tool in
  
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• UAW hails Trump's auto tariffs plan, 'The beginning of the end of NAFTA'

  27-03-2025 12:32 via wane.com
  
  (WANE/AP) United Auto Workers leadership strongly approves of President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will impose a 25 percent tariff on all vehicles not made here starting next week.“We applaud the Trump administration for stepping up to end the free trade disaster that has devastated working class communities for decades. Ending the race to the bottom in the auto industry starts with fixing our broken trade deals, and the Trump administration has made history with today&rsquo
  
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• Warmth returns with rain and wind in the forecast

  27-03-2025 09:01 via wane.com
  
  The anticipated warm-up begins today with temperatures warming quickly to around 60 by late afternoon. The warmest air will move in Friday and Saturday, with highs in the 70s.It will be warmer this afternoon with a high near 60Under partly cloudy skies, temperatures will warm up faster than yesterday, moving into the lower 50s by noon.A few more clouds will be in the area this afternoon as temperatures push toward 60. There's a chance for some isolated or scattered showers late this afternoon.Is
  
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• Senator Todd Young wishes WOWO early 100th birthday

  27-03-2025 03:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) took several minutes on the Senate Floor Tuesday to commend WOWO for 100 years of music and talk radio."In Indiana, from such humble beginnings, great things often rise," Young said. "Those distinctive call letters, WOWO, endure today."His monologue touched on several points of history WOWO has reported on since its inception March 31, 1925, including the Great Depression, the moon landing and 9/11. Young also shared some WOWO history
  
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• Senator Todd Young wishes WOWO an early 100th birthday

  27-03-2025 03:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) took several minutes on the Senate Floor Tuesday to commend WOWO for 100 years of music and talk radio."In Indiana, from such humble beginnings, great things often rise," Young said. "Those distinctive call letters, WOWO, endure today."His monologue touched on several points of history WOWO has reported on since its inception March 31, 1925, including the Great Depression, the moon landing and 9/11. Young also shared some WOWO history
  
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• INDOT: Overturned semi slows traffic on I-469 exit ramp

  27-03-2025 03:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- An overturned semitruck has slowed traffic on an I-469 exit ramp Wednesday night, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).Police investigate a crash on an I-469 exit ramp involving an overturned semitruck. (Photo provided by INDOT)
  The crash happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday on an exit ramp at the northern interchange of I-69 and I-469. The ramp takes drivers from westbound I-469 onto southbound I-69.According to INDOT, traffic on the exit ramp is
  
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• Taste of Tradition: Cookin' Fort Wayne returns

  27-03-2025 02:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After the longtime event, "Cookin' Men," ended in 2020, a relaunch of the event, "Cookin' Fort Wayne," is back.The Do It Best Foundation has revamped the event as a new food and fundraising event in the Summit City.
  "We are thrilled to partner with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana on this event, in line with our mission to build brighter futures for kids and families in our communities,” Foundation Executive Director Curtis Smith said. &l
  
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• New Social Security clawback policy starts this week: What to know

  27-03-2025 01:55 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A major change in how the Social Security Administration (SSA) handles benefit overpayments is set to kick in Thursday.Starting March 27, the Social Security Administration will start to withhold 100 percent of a person's monthly benefit to recoup any outstanding overpayment amount. The current clawback rate, which was set by President Biden, is 10%.The Office of the Chief Actuary estimates that the policy will translate to roughly $7 billion in savings over the next decade. Is
  
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