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• Copper Spoon recognized with international award

  21-04-2025 22:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Copper Spoon, a restaurant and cocktail bar in downtown Fort Wayne, recently received an international accolade from an organization some have described as a Michelin Guide for bars.The Pinnacle Guide, which launched in 2024 and is the product of three veterans in the bar industry, aims to be an international "recognition system for the world's best cocktail bars."In the latest wave of bars to receive one of The Pinnacle Guide's "pins," Copper Spoon joined the list, be
  
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• Cool and windy Monday continues

  21-04-2025 22:00 via wane.com
  
  It has been a windy day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. A cold front moved through the area this morning and temperatures have been falling throughout the remainder of the day. We have seen gusts at least as high as 40 mph! More windy days after the windiest March everThe good news is winds are expected to diminish into tonight, which will allow the clouds to decrease as well. After midnight, we'll be mainly clear, with low temperatures falling into the lower 40s.Clouds and breezy c
  
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• Vatican releases cause of death for Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 20:49 via wane.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.The Vatican has since revealed that the cause of Francis’ death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure.“At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His
  
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• Gov. Braun directs flags to be at half-staff in honor of Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 19:46 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials with the office of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced that flags will be at half-staff starting on Monday in honor of Pope Francis.According to an announcement from Braun's office, officials announced Monday that flags will be flown at half-staff around the state of Indiana "as a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis."Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday and made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday. Indianapolis Archbishop comments o
  
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• 2 more measles cases confirmed in Allen County and are connected to previous 6

  21-04-2025 19:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The number of confirmed measles cases in Allen County has grown by two. On Monday afternoon, the Allen County Department of Health confirmed the additional cases, bringing the total to eight.
  The additional cases involve one unvaccinated minor and one adult with unknown vaccination status. All are recovering and related to the previously identified outbreak. No other identifying information will be released due to state and federal privacy concerns.“All eight cases
  
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• Fort Wayne police investigate shooting at apartment complex, no suspect in custody

  21-04-2025 18:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person is in life-threatening condition after a shooting Monday at a Fort Wayne apartment complex.The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to reports of a shooting shortly before noon in the 1400 block of Greene Street on the southeast side.
  While details are scarce, dispatch initially confirmed someone had serious injuries due to the shooting, and a public information officer at the scene later updated the person's condition to life-threatening.According to polic
  
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• Fort Wayne police investigate shooting at apartment complex

  21-04-2025 18:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - One person is in serious condition after a shooting Monday at a Fort Wayne apartment complex.The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to reports of a shooting shortly before noon in the 1400 block of Greene Street on the southeast side.
  While details are scarce, dispatch confirmed someone had serious injuries due to the shooting.A WANE 15 crew at the scene saw several FWPD vehicles and crime scene tape covering a section of the parking lot.
  
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• Bishop Rhoades to hold special Mass for Pope Francis, issues statement on his death

  21-04-2025 18:02 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WANE) Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Diocese will hold a special Mass this Wednesday following the death of Pope Francis.
  The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort Wayne.Pope Francis dies at 88Monday morning, Bishop Rhoades issued the following statement regarding the Pope's death:Today, Easter Monday, Pope Francis, reached the end of his earthly pilgrimage. He passed from this life to the one
  
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• Video shows start of police chase where suspect steals cop car

  21-04-2025 17:58 via wane.com
  
  OWENSBORO, Ky (WEHT) - A video obtained by Eyewitness News shows the start of a police chase where a suspect stole a marked police vehicle.According to authorities, this chase started in Chandler and ended in Owensboro. Officials state the suspect is now in custody.Eyewitness News has heard the suspect communicating with authorities across police scanners.Our crew has been told that the suspect has been taken to an area hospital, and the chase start at around 9:30 a.m. and ended in Daviess Count
  
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• 'Safe Zones' enforcement to begin in Indiana after 90,000 notices sent to motorists

  21-04-2025 17:21 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) A program aimed at getting motorists to slow down in highway work zones in Indiana will begin a new phase of enforcement starting in May according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).
  "Safe Zones" is the name given to the program authorized by the Indiana General Assembly in 2023. It uses speed timing devices to check how fast vehicles are traveling in work zones. When a vehicle goes 11 miles an hour or more over the posted speed limit, a camera captures
  
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• Ohio saw biggest jump in gas prices of all 50 states last week according to GasBuddy

  21-04-2025 15:52 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) The nation’s average price of gasoline has declined for the second straight week, falling 3.4 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.10 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 1.8 cents from a month ago and is 54.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 2.7 cents in the last we
  
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• Tributes from around the globe pour in for Pope Francis after his death

  21-04-2025 13:31 via wane.com
  
  LYON, France (AP) — Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death at age 88.President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, focused on the pope's impact on the church, writing on X that “From Buenos Aires to Rome, Pope Francis wanted the Church to bring joy and hope to the poorest. For it to unite humans
  
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• Gusty winds today with summer-like temps returning soon

  21-04-2025 13:12 via wane.com
  
  Gusty winds will increase and will be prevalent through this afternoon. Another big summer-like warm-up will come toward the middle of the week for more than one day this time.
  Temperatures fall into the lower 60s this afternoonGusty winds will keep it feeling cooler this morning, with today's warmest air at noon as highs reach the mid-60s.Skies will begin to clear this afternoonClouds begin to clear during the afternoon with sunshine, but the gusty winds will stick around, slowly diminishing by
  
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• Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults

  21-04-2025 13:10 via wane.com
  
  Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday.Meta has been using AI to determine people's ages for some time, the company said, but photo and video-sharing app will now “proactively” look for teen accounts it suspects belong to teenagers even if they entered an inaccurate birthdate when they signed up.If it is determined that a user is misrepresenting their ag
  
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• What are the rites and rituals after a pope dies?

  21-04-2025 12:36 via wane.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial.Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside
  
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• And the 2025 Remarkable Women winner is...

  21-04-2025 12:31 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) -- Dr. Kim Carter-Tillman, founder of the Time for Change Foundation, has been named Nexstar’s 2025 Remarkable Woman of the Year for her transformative work in San Bernardino, California.Carter-Tillman, a survivor of homelessness, incarceration, and addiction, established the Time for Change Foundation in 2002 to support homeless individuals regain self-sufficiency. The foundation offers emergency shelter and supportive services.Aimee Durante, who nominated Carter-Til
  
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• Outgoing Science Central executive director is Positively Fort Wayne

  21-04-2025 12:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - In late 2024, Science Central announced its long-time executive director, Martin Fisher, would be stepping down. You may be familiar with Martin as he's seen often on Science Sunday on First News Weekends. He also plays a very active role at the museum. It's what makes Martin Fisher Positively Fort Wayne.In the past 17 years, if you have met or seen Science Central's Martin Fisher, he's usually doing something. New Science Central exhibit Awesome Air Tubes will blow you
  
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• Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

  21-04-2025 10:32 via wane.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.“At 7:35 this morning, the Bisho
  
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• Showers storms & gusty winds this morning with afternoon sunshine

  21-04-2025 09:58 via wane.com
  
  The workweek is beginning with showers, storms, and gusty winds, which will persist through this afternoon.Temperatures fall into the lower 60s this afternoonPeriods of showers and thunderstorms through mid-morning with gusty winds up to 35 mph. Temperatures will be warmest at noon with highs in the mid-60s.Skies will begin to clear this afternoonClouds begin to clear during the afternoon with sunshine, but the gusty winds will stick around, slowly diminishing by dusk.
  Winds will stay gusty duri
  
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• Windy Monday with morning rain/storms

  21-04-2025 04:30 via wane.com
  
  The growing season has officially begun, as we've recently experienced some warm days. You can read more below! 2025 growing season officially declaredIt was a beautiful Easter Sunday, with near average temperatures and intervals of clouds and sunshine. The only downside was the gusty winds, which will continue overnight into our Monday...Look for scattered showers and thunderstorms before daybreak Monday in advance of a cold front. Severe weather is not expected, but some heavy downpours and gu
  
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• Pushing for Pearson: Central Noble softball rallies for coach while recovering from stroke

  21-04-2025 03:59 via wane.com
  
  ALBION, Ind. (WANE) - David Pearson remembers sitting at home watching the NCAA Men's Final Four. The head softball coach at Central Noble was enjoying an early-season breather as his kids were off for spring break.Pearson's leg went numb. He thought it fell asleep after sitting in an awkward position. Once he couldn't move his leg the next morning, Pearson knew he needed to go to the hospital.Doctors confirmed that Pearson had suffered a stroke. Pearson called assistant coach Jeremy Swank the n
  
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• Large police presence connected to officer-involved shooting south of Columbia City

  21-04-2025 03:39 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY CO., Ind. (WANE)— A large police along State Rd. 9 in Whitley County Sunday night was the result of an officer-involved shooting after a police chase.Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Wes Rowlader said the police chase began in Allen County before crossing over into Whitley County.A WANE 15 crew on the scene saw officers from several law enforcement agencies, including Fort Wayne Police Special Operations and Indiana State Police, near the intersection of State R
  
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• 2 dead in officer involved shooting, high-speed chase from Fort Wayne to Whitley County

  21-04-2025 03:39 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY CO., Ind. (WANE)— Two men died after a shooting turned into a police chase that spanned two counties- and then ended with an officer-involved shooting Sunday night.The chase ended with the suspect crashing at State Rd. 9 in Whitley County on Sunday night, but police started investigating at the 1600 block of Hinton Dr. northwest of downtown Fort Wayne earlier in the evening.The Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to Hinton at 7:29 p.m. on reports that a person had been shot
  
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• 2 dead after 2 shootings and a high-speed chase from Fort Wayne to Whitley County

  21-04-2025 03:39 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY CO., Ind. (WANE)— Two men died after a shooting turned into a police chase that spanned two counties, and ended with an officer-involved shooting Sunday night.The Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to Hinton Dr., northwest of downtown, at 7:29 p.m. on reports that a person had been shot at a home in the 1600 block. Responding officers found a man who had been shot, and after being transferred to a local hospital he died.Callers tipped police off to more than just the shoot
  
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• Fort Wayne Police respond to shooting northwest of downtown

  21-04-2025 02:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne police responded to a shooting in the 1600 block of Hinton Dr. northwest of downtown Sunday evening.Fort Wayne dispatch confirmed the shooting that was called in around 7:30 pm. Though police couldn't confirm how many victims there were and any conditions.
  WANE 15 crews on the scene saw crime scene tape around a home on Hinton. Hinton Dr. is just off Spring St.This is a developing story. WANE 15 is working to learn more information.
  
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• Windy with scattered storms late tonight

  21-04-2025 01:30 via wane.com
  
  The growing season has officially begun, as we've recently experienced some warm days. You can read more below! 2025 growing season officially declaredIt has been a beautiful Easter Sunday across the area, although it has been windy. Look for winds to stay elevated through the remainder of the day, as our next weather system approaches. For now though, enjoy the nice evening for your plans! Happy Easter!We have been lucky to avoid any rain showers for the holiday, but we will not be so lucky ton
  
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