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• Trump eyes major cuts to NOAA research 

  11-04-2025 23:44 via wane.com
  
  The Trump administration is eyeing cuts to climate, weather and ocean research in a draft budget blueprint for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).A draft document from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) obtained by The Hill shows the administration wants to eliminate NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and cut 74 percent of its funding.The document, a proposal for the agency’s 2026 budget, says it wants to eliminate “all funding&rd
  
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• Record Store Day hits a high note in Fort Wayne: Wooden Nickel Gears up for the big day

  11-04-2025 23:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Vinyl lovers, get ready. Wooden Nickel Records is gearing up for one of its biggest days of the year: Record Store Day.Owner Chris Roets says the day isn’t just about selling exclusive records — it’s about community, discovery, and keeping the spirit of vinyl alive.“This is our biggest day of the year” Roets told WANE 15. “There’s nothing like flipping through records, finding something unexpected, and really connecting wi
  
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• Ohio man suffers cardiac arrest during dental procedure, later dies: coroner

  11-04-2025 22:37 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An Ohio man died last month after suffering cardiac arrest during a dental procedure.According to the Allen County Coroner's Office, 62-year-old Larry Lewis was sedated during a procedure at a local dentist office on March 13 when he suddenly had a cardiopulmonary arrest event. Staff and EMS worked to resuscitate him, and he was taken to a hospital where his condition declined, according to the coroner.On March 25, he was taken to hospice, and he was pronounced dead t
  
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• Universal announces UK theme park amid 'epic' growth of parks business

  11-04-2025 21:36 via wane.com
  
  Universal Destinations & Experiences is expanding its global theme park footprint, confirming a new theme park will be built in the U.K. -- the latest in a trio of ambitious projects for the company.Earlier this week, the company confirmed plans for a new theme park and resort in the United Kingdom -- the first Universal-branded park to be built in Europe. The announcement comes ahead of the upcoming opening of Epic Universe in Orlando on May 22 and as construction continues on another park
  
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• 'They run like deer': 'Feral' cows seen roaming in northwest Allen County

  11-04-2025 21:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- For more than a year, a pair of peculiar cows have been roaming parts of northwest Allen County near Fort Wayne city limits, and the bizarre bovines have been spotted recently by residents while also getting the attention of the Allen County Sheriff's Department.The cows belonged to the family that runs Werner's Garage -- an auto repair shop off Fritz Road that specializes in servicing European-made vehicles -- until they got loose one day. Since then, the cows have st
  
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• Social Security Administration 'will be using X to communicate' moving forward

  11-04-2025 21:12 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Social Security Administration (SSA) on Thursday unveiled that it would use social platform X to make announcements going forward, instead of traditional press releases or memos typically posted to the website.“The agency will be using X to communicate to the press and the public — formerly known as Twitter,” Linda Kerr-Davis, SSA Midwest-West (MWW) Regional Commissioner told employees in a call Thursday, according to Federal News Network (FNN).“This will
  
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• Armed robbery sentencing final chapter on local fentanyl delivery ring

  11-04-2025 19:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 32-year-old man's sentencing on armed robbery and drug charges Friday brought a close to an investigation into a local fentanyl ring that included some members using a van to deliver pills throughout Fort Wayne.Cody R. Jackson, who according to Allen Superior Court records received seven years in prison, was the last of eight adults to be convicted and sentenced for playing a role in the ring, which Fort Wayne police broke up in 2022 during a raid of three apartments
  
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• Teen sentenced to 30 years for stabbing father to death at Fort Wayne convenience store

  11-04-2025 18:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)A teen who pleaded guilty in March to voluntary manslaughter for stabbing his father to death received a 30-year prison sentence Friday.Ahmed Al-Malahi pleaded guilty in exchange for a murder charge to be dropped.
  According to court documents, in February of 2023, Al-Malahi hid inside the One Stop Store on Creighton Avenue in Fort Wayne, which was owned by his father. When his father came in at around 9 a.m., Al-Malahi stood up, grabbed his father, and stabbed him in the b
  
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• Emergency crews pull man out of pit in west Allen County construction site

  11-04-2025 18:14 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Emergency crews pulled a man out of a pit Friday at a construction site just outside of Fort Wayne.Police, firefighters and EMS workers swarmed Alessandria Drive in the Verona Lakes subdivision starting around 11:30 a.m.A helicopter responded around noon, and a reporter saw officials lowering air tanks and valves into a hole in the ground. About 40 minutes later, someone was pulled out. The extent of his injuries is unclear.
  He was taken by helicopter to a hospital.Fi
  
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• Emergency crews investigate construction site in west Allen County subdivision

  11-04-2025 18:14 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Police, firefighters and EMS workers responded Friday to a construction site just outside of Fort Wayne.Although the nature of the investigation has not been confirmed, a helicopter responded around noon to Alessandria Drive in the Verona Lakes subdivision.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene to learn details. A reporter saw officials lowering air tanks and valves into a hole in the ground.
  Firefighters from Fort Wayne, West Central, Southwest and Aboite departments were t
  
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• FWPD looking for person of interest in credit card fraud case

  11-04-2025 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify a person of interest in a fraud case.A man allegedly picked up $6,000 in merchandise that had been bought with a stolen credit card at a local business on March 19.Although it's unclear where this happened, photos taken from surveillance footage show a man with what appears to be a hot tub on display in the background. He was wearing red sweatpants, a light-colored t-shirt and shoes, a stocking
  
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• Sheriff: Walmart employee kills co-worker in Georgia store

  11-04-2025 17:14 via wane.com
  
  (WJBF) – A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, authorities said.Newton County deputies responded to the shooting at the Walmart, in Covington, Georgia, at around 1:30 a.m., according to the department. The sheriff's office later determined that an employee had left the building to get a gun, then came back inside and fatally shot a co-worker.The gunman the
  
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• MacFood Mart holds first fuel drop of 2025

  11-04-2025 16:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — MacFood Mart at 12635 Coldwater Road will host its first fuel drop of the year Friday. Save 50 cents per gallon, with a limit of 20 gallons per person, from 1-3 p.m.Not only is there 50-cent discounted gas, but also free food and drinks. The food and beverages will only be available while supplies last.
  There will be giveaways, too. Some of the items you could win are koozies, t-shirts, keychains, and more from the vendors supporting the event. Autism Mom Squad of
  
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• Ohio measles cases rise to 20. Here's what to know about outbreaks around the US

  11-04-2025 15:07 via wane.com
  
  A measles outbreak in Knox County, Ohio, grew to 14 cases this week, with the state's overall count in double digits across four counties.The U.S. has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, and Texas is reporting the majority of them with 505.Texas' cases include two young elementary school-aged children who were not vaccinated and died from measles-related illnesses near the epicenter of the outbreak in rural West Texas, which led
  
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• Driver clocked going 132 mph in construction zone on I-469

  11-04-2025 13:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An Indiana State Trooper patrolling I-469 handed out a ticket Thursday for a driver who was doing more than double the 55 mph speed limit in a construction zone on I-469 in Allen County.The Fort Wayne Post of the Indiana State Police (ISP) made a Facebook post regarding the traffic stop that indicated the driver was clocked doing 132 mph. The post didn't indicate what kind of vehicle the person was driving or that person's identity. However, in the comments ISP noted that
  
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• Cool temps and sunshine transition to warmer weekend weather

  11-04-2025 13:08 via wane.com
  
  The workweek will end with cool temperatures, tempered by sunshine. Weekend weather will be much more in line with April, with high temperatures close to 60 on Saturday and in the lower 60s on Sunday.
  High temperatures will reach into the lower 40s this afternoon.Increasing sunshine this morning with chilly temperatures, in the lower 40s by noon.
  More sun than clouds this afternoon as temperatures finally get into the lower 50s.The weekend brings a much warmer pattern as highs will be close to w
  
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• China announces countermeasures by raising tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday

  11-04-2025 12:33 via wane.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China announced countermeasures by raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday.The U.S. and China have escalated a new trade war by raising tariffs even as U.S. President Donald Trump hit a pause on tariffs for other countries. China notably had said it would fight the American tariffs with its own countermeasures, calling Trump's actions “economic bullying," which led Trump to retaliate by continuously hiking up tariffs this week.Trump’s uni
  
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• Cool temps and sunshine transition to warmer spring weather

  11-04-2025 09:46 via wane.com
  
  The workweek will end with cool temperatures, tempered by sunshine. Weekend weather will be much more in line with April, with high temperatures close to 60 on Saturday and in the lower 60s on Sunday.
  High temperatures will reach into the lower 40s this afternoon.Increasing sunshine this morning with chilly temperatures, in the lower 40s by noon.
  More sun than clouds this afternoon as temperatures finally get into the lower 50s.The weekend brings a much warmer pattern as highs will be close to w
  
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• Sculpin Solar holds open house for feedback from community

  11-04-2025 04:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A possible solar project could be heading to DeKalb County as Sculpin Solar held their open house on Thursday for public input.
  Organizers say they are still working on what their final site would look like, and wanted input from the community to make their next steps.
  "For people to come in and provide their feedback, and be able to work off that feedback, and show that we listen and we care, that's what we want," Wes Smith, Director of Development at Sculpi
  
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• Friday sunshine coming our way

  11-04-2025 04:27 via wane.com
  
  A warm front moving across the region Thursday struggled to reach as far north as northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. As a result, high temps in most places were only in the 40s with the few 50s that were experienced relegated to spots farther south of Fort Wayne, like Hartford City. In Indianapolis, however, highs reached the low-to-mid-60s, much higher than here.Early morning temps keep dropping until we reach near the freezing mark for our low temperatures. The early morning is mostly cloud
  
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• Part of Pettit Avenue shutdown for water valve replacement

  11-04-2025 02:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A portion of Pettit Avenue is set to shut down Friday as field operators work to replace a water valve.According to a release from Fort Wayne City Utilities, Pettit Ave will be closed to all traffic in the block between Fairfield and Arlington Avenue, starting at 8 a.m.Construction is expected to last one day.
  
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• Part of Pettit Avenue shut down for water valve replacement

  11-04-2025 02:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A portion of Pettit Avenue is set to shut down Friday as field operators work to replace a water valve.According to a release from Fort Wayne City Utilities, Pettit Avenue will be closed to all traffic in the block between Fairfield and Arlington avenues starting at 8 a.m.Construction is expected to last one day.
  
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• POLICE: Employee stole $8,000 from business through Cash App scheme

  11-04-2025 02:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man was arrested and charged with theft Thursday after allegedly stealing $8,000 through a CashApp scheme at a Fort Wayne Dollar General.
  According to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Dollar General located at 1850 Bluffton Road on reports of internal theft, Thursday around 3:15 p.m.When officers arrived on scene, they spoke with the Regional Asset Protection Manager, who reported that a previous employee, identified as
  
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• Woman found guilty in 2022 fatal stabbing

  11-04-2025 02:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A woman was found guilty in the Allen County Superior Court Thursday, in connection with the 2022 fatal stabbing of a man who arrived at a fire station suffering from stab wounds.Christina Habegger was charged in the fatal stabbing of a Fort Wayne man. (Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  That man,  38-year-old Robert Lee Higginbotham III, was later transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
  Thursday in Allen County Superior Court, now 37-year-old
  
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• Sunshine coming tomorrow

  11-04-2025 00:41 via wane.com
  
  A warm front moving across the region today struggled to reach as far north as northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. As a result, high temps in most places were only in the 40s with the few 50s that have been experienced relegated to spots farther south of Fort Wayne, like Hartford City. In Indianapolis today, highs reached the low-to-mid-60s, much higher than here.Our evening temps are falling through the 40s and keep dropping until we reach near the freezing mark for our overnight low temperat
  
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