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• Clouds decrease ahead of a chilly night

  26-04-2025 23:00 via wane.com
  
  After some summer-like days this week, a cold front brought showers and thunderstorms on Friday and we have now cooled down to begin the weekend. You may be getting the long pants and sweatshirts back out!After a cloudy start to the day, clouds will continue to decrease this evening. After sunset, we'll be left with mostly clear conditions. The combination of light winds and mostly clear skies will send the temperatures down into the upper 30s for a good chunk of the area.Perhaps some northern a
  
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• Local family goes from couch to Family Feud stage

  26-04-2025 20:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- After years of watching the show as a family, a local family has made it to the stage, taking part in the 26th season of Family Feud.
  The Lattimore Family, from Fort Wayne, auditioned for the show in 2023, when Peggy, the mother of the family, submitted an old video of the family.
  "One day I asked the family, 'do you wanna do it,' and they all said 'no.' So there was a video that we had recorded before so, I just sent that video in," Peggy said.
  The idea came after yea
  
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• Pope Francis' funeral: Photo gallery

  26-04-2025 19:10 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City drew around 200,000 people who bid farewell to the 88-year-old pontiff Saturday, according to the Vatican.Francis' body laid in state for three days at St. Peter's Basilica since Wednesday. He will be the first pope since 1903 to be buried somewhere other than the Vatican, opting to be interred at St. Mary Major.Crowds gathered outside in St. Peter's Square for the funeral mass where Cardinal Giovanni Battista
  
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• A cool Saturday with afternoon sunshine

  26-04-2025 17:47 via wane.com
  
  After we've spent a few days with highs in the 70s, and even a day in the 80s, we've cooled down to begin the weekend as colder air filters in behind a cold front.Clouds, while persistent, are breaking early this afternoon, and will eventually give way to some sunny moments!The biggest thing you'll feel this weekend are cooler temperatures. Temperatures are rising through the 50s early this afternoon, and look to reach the lower 60s for high temperatures once the sun pops out. Have that light ja
  
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• George's International Market celebrates 40 years of business with a carnival

  26-04-2025 14:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Saturday marks 40 years of business for what was once a small grocery store that became a Fort Wayne staple.From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., George's International Market will host a carnival-style celebration in the parking lot of the grocery store. Last weekend, Roulie Mangos, Chris Rongos, Jerry Rongos, and Eleni Rongos with George’s International Market stopped by WANE 15 to share more about the history of the store and what guests can expect at the celebration event.
  
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• Firefighters find home 'fully engulfed' in flames on Fort Wayne northeast side

  26-04-2025 13:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- No one was injured after Fort Wayne firefighters found a home full engulfed in flames Saturday morning.
  According to a release from the Fort Wayne Fire Department, crews arrived on the scene at 3:13 a.m. after receiving calls of a house fire in the 6200 block of Brandonwood Lane. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a single-story home "fully engulfed" in flames, according to the release.
  Fire crews were able to have the fire under control within 15 minutes a
  
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• Michiana Wine Festival kicks off festival season in Fort Wayne

  26-04-2025 13:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Michiana Wine Festival is returning to Fort Wayne, bringing food trucks, live music, and plenty of wine. Back for the ninth year, the Michiana Wine Festival will be hosted on Saturday, April 26, at Headwaters Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 20 Indiana wineries will have free samples for event goers to taste throughout the festival. Food trucks such as Drop It Like It’s Tot and King Arthur’s Paddywagon will be in attendance with food
  
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• A cool Saturday with sunshine on the way

  26-04-2025 12:14 via wane.com
  
  After we've spent a few days with highs in the 70s, and even a day in the 80s, we've cooled down to begin the weekend as colder air filters in behind a cold front.Skies are cloudy this morning, but the good news is that we see these skies clear by the time we get to the afternoon. So, while it may be a bit gray when you wake up, sunshine does return later! A few areas of light drizzle are moving through, but will move out by 10 AM.The biggest thing you'll feel this weekend are cooler temperature
  
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• Fort Wayne's Alexander drafted by New York Giants

  26-04-2025 04:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne native and Wayne High School graduate Darius Alexander has achieved his lifelong dream of playing in the National Football League, as the former Highlight Zone star was selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft by New York Giants on Friday night.A defensive tackle out of the University of Toledo, Alexander was the first pick in the third round, 65th overall in this year's draft. The six-foot-four, 305-pounder tallied 40 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss,
  
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• Mangione pleads not guilty in insurance executive's slaying

  26-04-2025 04:15 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Mangione, a 26 year-old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime. Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Matthew Podolsky to seek the death penalty for Mangione, which marks the end of a 17 year
  
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• 'It's a terrible bill': The impact of making school board races partisan

  26-04-2025 04:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Senate Bill 287 is now heading to Gov. Mike Braun's desk for signature, allowing school board candidates to register with a political party.
  After receiving the final approval from the state senate on Thursday, the bill will now give those running for school board positions the option to declare a political position or run for the position, remaining non-partisan. Indiana Senate approves bill that would make school board races partisanIndiana would be the tenth st
  
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• Much cooler this weekend

  26-04-2025 04:01 via wane.com
  
  The rain is out of the picture and temperatures drop as low as the mid-40s during the early morning. Colder air flows in this weekend behind the Friday cold front that brought us scattered rain and storms.Saturday's lowest early morning temps are in the mid-40s.It'll feel significantly cooler on Saturday as our northwesterly winds transport the colder air into the region. Highs will only reach the low 60s during the afternoon. While the day starts off mostly cloudy, the clouds will be decreasing
  
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• One year of living next door to Google

  26-04-2025 03:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Saturday will mark the one year anniversary of the VIP ground breaking ceremony for the Fort Wayne Google Data Center.It also marks one year of frustration for Chuck Itt, whose house is surrounded by Google to the north, east and west."I don't mind being a neighbor to Google, except they don't come through with their promises," he told WANE 15 on Friday."They were supposed to build us a 10-foot-tall berm with trees and shrubs, and, as you can see," he noted, "there's n
  
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• Celestial 'smiley face' visible Friday

  26-04-2025 02:00 via wane.com
  
  NEXSTAR - Stargazers had an opportunity on Friday morning to spot a rare "smiley face" in the sky.Brenda Culbertson, a solar system ambassador for NASA, spoke with Nexstar's KSNT about this celestial event, which involves a conjunction of Venus, Saturn, and the Moon."Venus is higher above the eastern horizon with Saturn lower, and a thin, crescent Moon a bit lower and a little farther north," Culbertson said. "The thin, crescent Moon looks like a smile. To some people, the triangle of bright obj
  
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• Scattered rain/storms tapering off

  26-04-2025 01:08 via wane.com
  
  Showers and storms are moving through and temperatures are a little bit lower now, as a result. While highs were in the mid-70s earlier, temps have dropped closer to the 70° mark now.Evening temps fall through the 60s and end up in the mid-40s in the early morning.This rain is the leading edge of the cooler air infiltrating the area for the weekend.Our rain chances taper off and end by midnight and skies will remain mostly cloudy overnight with early morning temperatures falling to the middl
  
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