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• Allen County officials continue work on new Storm Water Master Plan

  01-04-2025 23:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – With spring rains increasing the risk of flooding, Allen County officials are continuing with a major update to the county’s stormwater master plan—the first in more than 50 years. The plan aims to better manage water runoff, reduce flooding, and prepare the county’s growing infrastructure for the future.Allen County Surveyor Mike Fruchey said the need for an update has been building for years. The county’s last stormwater master plan was c
  
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• Allen County officials continue to work on new Storm Water Master Plan

  01-04-2025 23:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – With spring rains increasing the risk of flooding, Allen County officials are continuing with a major update to the county’s stormwater master plan—the first in more than 50 years. The plan aims to better manage water runoff, reduce flooding, and prepare the county’s growing infrastructure for the future.Allen County Surveyor Mike Fruchey said the need for an update has been building for years. The county’s last stormwater master plan was c
  
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• USPS changes begin Tuesday: How could your mail be affected

  01-04-2025 23:31 via wane.com
  
  CHICOPEE, Mass. (NEXSTAR/WWLP) - New changes at the United States Postal Service (USPS) are set to begin on Tuesday, the first of two rollouts.The cost-saving measures aim to save $36 billion in the next decade, however, the Postal Service says they'll be able to preserve delivery times and give people more information on when they can expect their packages. The measures come after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced in a letter in March that he had reached an agreement with Elon Musk'
  
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• 'Unlimited potential': 89 acres planned for 'Antwerp Square' mixed-use development

  01-04-2025 23:25 via wane.com
  
  ANTWERP, Ohio (WANE) -- An idea more than a decade in the making that would bring a large-scale mixed-used development to Antwerp is on the verge of coming to fruition.On Tuesday, Paulding County Economic Development, Inc. (PCED) announced that an Ohio-based development group named BMJW Investments LLC closed on three properties on the southern edge of Antwerp that total approximately 89 acres.Dubbed Antwerp Square, the land will be turned into a mixed-use development that will contain residenti
  
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• How the National Weather Service surveys damage, confirms tornadoes

  01-04-2025 22:43 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— As homeowners on Long Lake in Steuben Co. continued to clear debris two days after severe storms rolled through Sunday, the National Weather Service (NWS) continued surveying the damage in an effort to determine whether the cause was a tornado or straight line winds.Long Lake was just one of many locations in northeast Indiana where the NWS conducted damage surveys. Surveys were also conducted near Albion and Laotto in Noble Co., and near Scott in LaGrange Co.
  
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• New Fort Wayne Zoo shark might be hard to find

  01-04-2025 22:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Two new sharks joined two long-time sharks the tank inside the Australian aquarium at the Fort Wayne Zoo.
  There are two Black Tip Reef sharks, a Zebra shark and a Tasselled Wobbegong.
  "This is what your ecosystem looks like and what it looks like when these animals interact. That's our whole area is Australia," Emily Boll, the zoo's aquarist, said. "It's really special to have all these species and we're able to talk about them and how they co-habitat and that's really
  
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• Kidney donor detained by ICE before life-saving transplant can take place

  01-04-2025 22:15 via wane.com
  
  BERWYN, Ill. (WGN) — Immigration rights activists, community members and elected officials are calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release a detainee who was preparing to make an organ donation to save his brother's life.A vigil was held Monday evening for José Gregorio, a 43-year-old from Venezuela, who has been held in an immigration detention center for nearly a month.Gregorio was preparing to donate a kidney to his brother, José Alfredo Pacheco, 3
  
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• Cool and sunny today, severe storms expected tomorrow

  01-04-2025 22:13 via wane.com
  
  A big weather change you've, most likely, noticed today is our abundant sunshine and light wind. However, this forecast won't last, as strong and severe storms are expected tomorrow evening. The best chance for severe weather will be between 9 PM Wednesday and 3 AM Thursday.For tonight, our evening temperatures fall through the 40s and end up in the upper 30s during the early morning.As much warmer air pushes in our direction, some rain and t-storms may scatter through during the morning hours.
  
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• Woman hurt in shooting south of downtown Fort Wayne

  01-04-2025 20:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman was injured Tuesday in a shooting south of downtown Fort Wayne.Police responded around 1:20 p.m. to the 2300 block of Bowser Avenue in the parking lot of Phoenix Manor, an apartment complex.Captain Jeremy Webb with the Fort Wayne Police Department confirmed the woman was taken to a hospital in non-life-threatening condition. Webb said police have not named a suspect at this point.Investigators are still questioning people, and there were numerous witnesses to th
  
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• With a TikTok ban looming, Trump signals a deal will come before April 5 deadline

  01-04-2025 20:37 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the social media app's China-based parent company.Speaking with reporters on Air Force One late Sunday, Trump said that “there’s tremendous interest in Tiktok." He added that he would “like to see TikTok remain alive.” The president's comments came less than one week
  
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• At least 6 hurt after truck crashes into building, pedestrians in Boston

  01-04-2025 20:27 via wane.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A box truck crashed into a building Tuesday afternoon in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood and then hit several pedestrians, injuring at least six, the city's police and emergency services said.Boston EMS, in a social media post, said four people were taken to the hospital, including two in critical condition, and two others were treated at the scene.The Boston Fire Department, on social media, said the Penske truck struck multiple poles and was wedged between a pole and
  
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• There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

  01-04-2025 18:11 via wane.com
  
  More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is growing to put it back.Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012. A U.S. Senate committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a bill that has bipartisan support.“Kids need wholesome, nourishing food to grow strong
  
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• Missouri pastor gets deportation notice for sponsored son from Haiti

  01-04-2025 18:06 via wane.com
  
  LAWSON, Mo. (WDAF) — The sponsored son of a Missouri pastor has been informed by the government that he will be deported before the end of the month.
  Last week, the Department of Homeland Security decided to terminate certain parole programs for 'aliens' who are nationals of certain countries, including Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.The specific parole program granting Missouri resident Wendy (Wendsy) Desrivieres two years in the U.S., starting April 2024, is now set to expire in on
  
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• 19-year-old charged with murder for July 2024 killing of Fort Wayne man

  01-04-2025 17:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 19-year-old is now the prime suspect in the homicide of a young man eight months ago.Tuesday, the Fort Wayne Police Department announced Cameron Kizer Jr. faces a murder charge in connection to the killing of a 20-year-old last summer. Kizer is already in Westville Correctional Facility on an unrelated battery conviction, according to the press release from FWPD.Kizer's newest charge traces back to a homicide in the 3900 block of Warsaw Street on July 25, 2024. Someon
  
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• Europe says that it holds a lot of trade cards on the eve of Trump's tariff 'Liberation Day'

  01-04-2025 17:01 via wane.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official warned the U.S. on Tuesday that the world’s biggest trade bloc “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good plan to retaliate if forced to.U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to roll out taxes on imports from other countries on Wednesday. He says they will free the U.S. from reliance on foreign goods.He’s vowed to impose “reciprocal” tar
  
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• ‘No tip for illegal’: Customers leave racist note for LAX server

  01-04-2025 15:29 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) - A restaurant server who works in the Los Angeles International Airport was rattled after two customers left him a racist message at the top of their receipt.“No tip for illegal,” read the handwritten note. “Go back to Mexico.”Guillermo Ortiz, who works at the Planet Hollywood in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, said it was toward the end of his shift on March 21 when he waited on the couple.“Twenty minutes after [they left], I opened the checkbook an
  
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• Aggressive sea lion attacks 15-year-old girl in Southern California waters

  01-04-2025 15:20 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – A 15-year-old in Long Beach, California, is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that attacked her over the weekend.  The incident happened Sunday in front of a lifeguard tower on what was supposed to be a big day for Phoebe Beltran and her family. She was at the beach to complete her swim test for the cadet lifeguard program in Long Beach.  “Out of nowhere, I feel something biting my arm,” the teen told Nexstar's KTLA.
  
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• Hooters restaurant chain, known for skimpy wait-staff outfits, files for bankruptcy protection

  01-04-2025 13:49 via wane.com
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and “Hooters Girls” skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection.HOA Restaurant Group filed the motion for Chapter 11 protection Monday in the North Texas Bankruptcy Court in Dallas.The company ran into financial woes as its debts mounted, but it says it intends to stay open and resolve its troubles within months. A group of the company’s original founders that own almost a t
  
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• Cool and sunny today, severe storms expected by Wednesday evening

  01-04-2025 13:06 via wane.com
  
  The biggest change you'll notice today is sunshine and calm winds. However, this forecast won't last, as strong or severe storms are expected Wednesday evening. The best chance for severe weather will be between 8 PM Wednesday and 2 AM Thursday.
  Another cool day with a high close to 50.It will be a cold, sunny morning with temperatures around 40 by noon.
  Even with the sunshine, temperatures will only increase to about 50 by late afternoon.
  Winds and clouds increase overnight, with skies becoming
  
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• Wild weather blamed for deaths of 3 kids in Michigan and a man in an Amish buggy in Indiana

  01-04-2025 12:53 via wane.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A tree fell on a van in Michigan, killing three children, during a fierce weekend storm that swept the region and contributed to the death of an 84-year-old man in an Amish buggy in Indiana, authorities said Monday.Meanwhile, more potentially dangerous weather rolled across parts of the Southeastern U.S.Trees and power lines were no match for freezing rain and extreme winds over the weekend, and utilities were gradually restoring power in Michigan, althoug
  
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• Remarkable Woman Regenia shapes today's youth for tomorrow's future

  01-04-2025 11:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - WANE 15 is proud honor to women making differences in their communities and we're excited to name Regenia Frison-Jones as the 2025 Remarkable Woman of Northeast Indiana."You don't do things to get acknowledged, but it sure feels good when you do, and to have the support of my circle, it's amazing," Regenia said at the surprise reveal that she was the winner.
  Friends and family gathered at Hands On Haven, a respite home Regenia created, for the surprise.
  "I'm just so pro
  
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• Cool and sunny today, severe storms expected by Wednesday

  01-04-2025 09:47 via wane.com
  
  The biggest change you'll notice today is sunshine and calm winds. However, this forecast won't last, as strong or severe storms are expected Wednesday afternoon and evening.
  Another cool day with a high close to 50.It will be a cold, sunny morning with temperatures around 40 by noon.
  Even with the sunshine, temperatures will only increase to about 50 by late afternoon.
  Winds and clouds increase overnight, with skies becoming mostly cloudy by early Wednesday.Showers and storms develop by late af
  
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• Take a look inside Ducky's at The Pearl

  01-04-2025 04:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Ducky's at The Pearl is almost ready to crowd the lanes with duckpin bowlers and classic cuisine."A lot of the things are going to be recognizable," Co-Owner Esli Barrón Perez said. "We got burgers, we got French fries, we got nachos. We wanted some things you could expect, but also have that quality of a nicer place."Barrón Perez said that although Ducky's had originally planned to open in fall 2024, construction delays ultimately led her and her hu
  
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• Tom Segura coming to the Embassy Theatre

  01-04-2025 03:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A comedian and podcast host known for multiple Netflix specials will head to the Embassy Theatre this year.Monday, the Embassy Theatre announced in a Facebook post that Tom Segura would bring his Come Together Tour to the theatre on October 25.
  Segura is known best for his five Netflix specials, Ball Hog, Disgraceful, Mostly Stories, Completely Normal and Sledgehammer. Segura also hosts two podcasts, Your Mom’s House, which he co-hosts with his wife, Christi
  
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• Three dogs saved in apartment fire

  01-04-2025 02:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Firefighters fought a fire that broke out in an apartment Monday evening.
  The fire broke out at 842 Lake Avenue, a house that had been converted into an apartment with 4 units. Firefighters were called to the scene at 6:37 p.m. and arrived just a minute later.
  A release from the Fort Wayne Fire Department said that when crews first arrived, they found a working fire in an upstairs apartment.Occupants of the home had self-evacuated, but firefighters rescued three dogs,
  
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• Meet the officers who help police Fort Wayne's Burmese community

  01-04-2025 00:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Fort Wayne has long been a settling place for refugees from Burma/Myanmar. The country changed its name to Myanmar in 1989, but the U.S. has refused to stop calling it Burma.
  Populations have shifted over the years, but at one point, the Summit City had more refugees from Myanmar than any other city in the U.S."Our community is home to the largest population of Burmese refugees in the United States," said then-Mayor Tom Henry in a 2010 release.That release was prin
  
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• Meet the officers that help police Fort Wayne's Burmese community

  01-04-2025 00:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Fort Wayne has long been a settling place for refugees from Burma/Myanmar. The country changed its name to Myanmar in 1989, but the U.S. has refused to stop calling it Burma.
  Populations have shifted over the years, but at one point, the Summit City had more refugees from Myanmar than any other city in the U.S."Our community is home to the largest population of Burmese refugees in the United States," said then-Mayor Tom Henry in a 2010 release.That release was prin
  
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• How is Kiume? New Fort Wayne lion attracts crowds, 'crush' from new mate

  01-04-2025 00:11 via wane.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Fort Wayne, Indiana, community is already falling in love with a former John Ball Zoo resident, his new zoo says.Back in November, John Ball Zoo announced Kiume the lion would be leaving for a new facility, after living in Grand Rapids since 2012. His mate, Abena, had died in April.Later that month he was moved to the Fort Wayne Zoo in Indiana to share a habitat with Ina, a lioness who also lost her mate last year. The 13-year-old African lion is adjusting
  
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• Plant, Pick & Plate: Program teaches southeast side kids how to grow and cook their food

  01-04-2025 00:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The City of Fort Wayne and its partners announced that the Plant, Pick and Plate program will launch soon for kids on the southeast side.The program, for kids in grades 5-9, will teach participants how to plant and harvest fresh produce and cook their own meals.The leaders behind the program said they hope to have 40 kids enrolled this summer. The program is set to start June 6. You can apply to register your child at this link.
  
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