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• Fort Wayne Burmese community reacts to deadly earthquake in Myanmar

  31-03-2025 23:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar Friday, adding to the challenges already facing the country.
  The 7.7-magnitude quake hit near the city of Mandalay, damaging buildings and cutting off access to some areas. Now, members of Fort Wayne’s Burmese community are watching from afar, worried about their loved ones.One local man, Francis Thawn who has family in Myanmar, told WANE 15 he was relieved to learn they were safe but says many others were not as
  
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• Fire stations collaborate, tackle brush fire training

  31-03-2025 23:09 via wane.com
  
  ASHLEY, Ind. (WANE) -- Multiple fire stations in Noble and Steuben counties recently took time to work alongside each other for brush fire training.Crew members with the Ashley-Hudson Fire Department conducted some of the training with the Steuben Township Fire Department and Salem Center Volunteer Fire Department.Ashley-Hudson Fire Chief Dave Barrand said participating in brush fire training is important for firefighters because it poses a different set of challenges for crews compared to a str
  
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• IU faculty protests firing of professor in FBI probe

  31-03-2025 22:44 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV): Its like XiaoFeng Wang never existed during his 21 years at Indiana University.In conjunction with FBI raids at homes Wang shares in Bloomington and Carmel with his wife, IU Library software engineer Nianli Ma, all traces of the noted cybersecurity expert have been scrubbed from the university’s website.His wife’s, too.The FBI and IU won’t comment on the federal investigators’ interest in the professor who is the director of the Center for Security and Privac
  
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• Warmer by Wednesday, more strong storms coming

  31-03-2025 22:31 via wane.com
  
  Skies become partly cloudy and temperatures fall into the upper 20s, so you'll need your coat again early Tuesday morning.Turning the calendar to April will only bring slightly warmer temperatures on Tuesday with a high of around 50.It will be much warmer on Wednesday as another system with potential for more severe weather during the afternoon and evening.
  It cools down a little for the rest of the week, with highs in the lower 60s on Thursday and in the upper 50s on Friday.The weekend will bri
  
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• Truck driver dead as strong winds overturn tractor trailer in Valparaiso

  31-03-2025 17:14 via wane.com
  
  VALPARAISO, Ind. - A truck driver was killed after strong winds from Sunday afternoon's storms caused his trailer and cab to overturn.The Porter County Sheriff's Office said at around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, officers were sent to Pratt Industries, located in the 3000 block of Anthony Pratt Drive in Valparaiso, for reports of a crash that happened on Pratt Industries' property.SEE ALSO: Strong storms knock down trees, damage homes in NW IndianaWhen officers arrived, they found a tractor trailer on its
  
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• Man pleads guilty to attempted murder for firing shots in Georgetown Kroger

  31-03-2025 17:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man could spend more than three decades in prison for allegedly firing shots inside a northeast Fort Wayne Kroger last year.Richard Klaff Jr., 21, pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of attempted murder, a Level 1 felony.On May 23, 2024, Klaff allegedly fired multiple shots in the grocery store while streaming on Facebook Live. He could be heard spewing racial slurs and claiming he wanted to kill 11 people, according to court documents in the case.Nobody was actual
  
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• Congresswoman Victoria Spartz participates in pair of contentious town hall events

  31-03-2025 17:04 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz participated in a pair of contentious town hall events this week.On Friday night, around 500 Hoosiers gathered at IMMI Conference Center in Westfield to hear Spartz speak.The event ran for about two hours, and Spartz's constituents used the time to ask her questions.Some of the questions Spartz fielded in Westfield pertained to the way in which the executive branch and the administration of President Donald Trump exercise power.Spartz said
  
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• Explosion at Detroit apartment building injures residents, including several children

  31-03-2025 16:26 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — About a dozen people have been injured, including six children, following an apparent explosion and fire Monday morning at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit.The explosion was reported about 4 a.m., according to fire officials.When firefighters arrived, some people were in windows of the building “kind of hanging off ready to jump,” Fire Commissioner Chuck Simms told reporters, adding that they were rescued by firefighters. “Without their fast response
  
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• Here's why gas prices are expected to rise in April according to GasBuddy

  31-03-2025 16:22 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) The nation’s average price of gasoline has risen for the second straight week, increasing 2.7 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.11 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 up 2.2 cents from a month ago and is 39.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 0.9 cents in the last we
  
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• Sunday storms wreak havoc in northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio

  31-03-2025 14:44 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — Severe storms moved through the area Sunday afternoon and evening producing heavy rain, small hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes.Extensive damage to trees, homes, and buildings has been observed in communities such as Albion, Kendallville, Angola, and more. Even Trine University lost power.Below is a look at all the storm reports received in our area through 9 p.m. Sunday. You can see how the line of thunderstorms weakened in our southeastern communities, as no stor
  
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• Sunday storms wreak havoc in NE Indiana, NW Ohio

  31-03-2025 14:44 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — Severe storms moved through the area Sunday afternoon and evening producing heavy rain, small hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes.Extensive damage to trees, homes, and buildings has been observed in communities such as Albion, Kendallville, Angola, and more. Even Trine University lost power.Below is a look at all the storm reports received in our area through 9 p.m. Sunday. You can see how the line of thunderstorms weakened in our southeastern communities, as no stor
  
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• Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather

  31-03-2025 13:16 via wane.com
  
  Freezing rain brought down trees and power lines in Michigan and Wisconsin, cutting electricity for thousands of people Sunday in the upper Great Lakes region, while forecasters said severe weather was on its way to Tennessee.Winds topping 70 mph (112 kph) were possible for the middle of Tennessee, with a chance of tornadoes as well as hail as large as 2 inches (5 centimeters) Sunday night, the National Weather Service said.“Have your safe place cleaned out just in case,” forecasters
  
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• Trump's 'Liberation Day' of tariffs is coming. What it could mean for you

  31-03-2025 12:43 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day" — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.The details of Trump's next round of import taxes are still sketchy. Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes. But an undeterred Trump is inviting CEOs t
  
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• The emotional tale of Hyde Brothers Booksellers

  31-03-2025 12:24 via wane.com
  
  Take a tour inside Hyde Brothers Booksellers, home to more than 150,000 used books.The store looks small from outside, but step inside and you'll be amazed by the sheer amount of books that fill this century old building from floor to ceiling.For over 30 years, this hidden gem in the Wells Street Corridor has stood strong in the face of difficult circumstances to provide a valuable resource to the community.WANE 15's Pat Hoffmann shines the Positively Fort Wayne spotlight this week on Hyde Broth
  
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• A chilly end to March and cool start to April

  31-03-2025 09:52 via wane.com
  
  It will feel more like early March today with high temperatures in the 40s instead of the 70s yesterday.Temperatures will only be in the lower 40s late this afternoonIt will be cloudy with temperatures falling into the upper 30s by noon. It will still be breezy at times.It won't feel like the last day of March this afternoon with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures only in the lower 40s.
  Skies become partly cloudy and temperatures fall into the upper 20s, so you'll need your coat again early Tu
  
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• Windy and much colder end to March

  31-03-2025 04:45 via wane.com
  
  Severe thunderstorms moved through northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio to wrap up the weekend. They packed quite a punch, bringing widespread damaging wind gusts and hail. Just look at the view from our Bowen Health Clinic Tower camera as the storms impacted Fort Wayne Sunday evening.Severe storms impacted the area Sunday evening.
  A few Tornado Warnings were issued and damage in these areas will be investigated in the coming days. To send us your photos and videos from before, during, or after
  
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• Look: Storm Damage throughout northeast Indiana

  31-03-2025 02:38 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — Severe storms moved through the area Sunday afternoon and evening producing heavy rains, winds, and possible tornadoes.
  Damage reports came from across northeast Indiana. Below are pictures showing the storm damage shared from viewers.
  
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• Cool and calmer tonight after severe storms

  31-03-2025 02:00 via wane.com
  
  Severe thunderstorms have now departed northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. They packed quite a punch, bringing widespread damaging wind gusts. Just look at the view from our Bowen Health Clinic Tower camera as the storms impacted Fort Wayne.Here's a view of the storms moving into Fort Wayne earlier this evening.
  A few Tornado Warnings were also issued and damage in these areas will be investigated in the coming days. To send us your photos and videos after the storms, email us at [email protected]
  
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• Severe storms exit and we cool down tonight

  31-03-2025 00:00 via wane.com
  
  Severe thunderstorms have now departed northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. They packed quite a punch, bringing widespread damaging wind gusts. A few Tornado Warnings were also issued and damage in these areas will be investigated in the coming days.To send us your photos and videos after the storms, email us at [email protected] for rain showers to linger on this evening before we'll be left with just a slight rain chance overnight as a cold front moves through. Winds will remain elevated,
  
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