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• Fort Wayne celebrates 60 Years of historic preservation

  01-05-2025 23:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – This May marks 60 years since Fort Wayne became the first city in Indiana to adopt a local preservation ordinance, paving the way for the protection of neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and iconic architecture.In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, the city’s Community Development Division is shining a spotlight on Mid-Century Modern architecture, a style known for its clean lines and connection with nature.Local examples include the Louis Kahn
  
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• 1 seriously injured in crash on northbound I-69 near Hursh Road

  01-05-2025 22:39 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A person was seriously injured in a crash that shut down the right lane of I-69 northbound near Hursh Road Thursday afternoon.The crash occurred near the 319-mile marker on I-69, between Hursh and Vandolah Road.According to Fort Wayne dispatch, one person is in serious condition as a result of the crash, though the exact details of the crash are unknown.Photo shows the INDOT Trafficwise map as of 4:30 p.m.
  According to the INDOT Trafficwise map, heavy traffic was see
  
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• Business, city officials discuss impact of downtown Fort Wayne DORA

  01-05-2025 22:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne's first Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) has been in effect for nearly one year, and since its launch on Cinco de Mayo in 2024, the DORA has been utilized by several businesses and parks in the downtown area.Andrea Robinson, economic development administrator with the City of Fort Wayne, said city officials have not had to address the DORA much, which she described as a "best-case scenario.""There haven't been many problems. People seem to enjoy it
  
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• Cookin' Men rebranded as Cookin' Fort Wayne

  01-05-2025 22:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- If you attended any of the Parkview Foundation's Cookin' Men events, you already know it was one of the tastiest fundraisers ever baked, broiled or grilled up.Now, the Do It Best Foundation will relaunch it with a new name and new cause: Cookin' Fort Wayne to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana.Nearly 100 volunteer "chefs" will create and serve up appetizers, entrees, drinks and desserts.Guests can sample from the entire menu, all in a new
  
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• Suspect in custody after 2 children, adult struck by vehicle in South Carolina

  01-05-2025 21:21 via wane.com
  
  SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A suspect is in custody after two children and an adult were struck by a vehicle on South Carolina's Sullivan's Island Thursday.
  Sgt. Matt Storen with the Isle of Palms Police Department said law enforcement officials responded to the scene of the incident at around 12:48 p.m. ET to find that the driver had struck "multiple children" near a local church. The driver then allegedly fled the scene, he said.Storen said one adult and one juvenile were taken to an
  
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• Indiana Secretary of State announces reelection campaign

  01-05-2025 20:57 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- One Indiana official is looking ahead to the 2026 election.
  Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announced his reelection campaign for Secretary of State on Thursday. Morales, a Republican, was elected to the position in November 2022, receiving 54% of the vote.According to previous reports, Destiny Wells, Morales' Democratic challenger, received 40% of the vote in that particular election and Jeff Maurer, a Libertarian, received almost 6% of the vote.“This journey star
  
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• Over 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuries

  01-05-2025 20:49 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — SharkNinja is recalling more than 2 million pressure cookers sold in the U.S. and Canada — after consumers reported over 100 burn injuries spanning from a hazard that can cause hot food to spew out.According to a recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday, Ninja-branded “Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers” have a lid that can be opened while the cooker is in use. That can cause hot contents to escape
  
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• Cedar Point opens Saturday with Siren's Curse coaster set to debut later this year

  01-05-2025 18:51 via wane.com
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (WANE) Cedar Point opens for the season on Saturday, May 3. Among the highlights of the upcoming summer is the debut of Siren’s Curse, North America’s tallest, fastest and longest tilt roller coaster. While Siren’s Curse is scheduled to open at a later date, a coaster that debuted in 2024 is set for its second season.Top Thrill 2™Guests can once again “drive the sky” on Top Thrill 2 – the world’s tallest and fastest triple-launch rol
  
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• Fort Wayne man pleads guilty to neglect in 4-year-old's fentanyl death

  01-05-2025 18:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man linked to the 2022 death of a 4-year-old faces 20 years in prison after entering a plea agreement this week.Jonathan Mulvihill, 36, pleaded guilty to three counts of child neglect, according to Allen Superior Court records filed Wednesday. A Level 1 felony count of neglect would be dismissed if the judge accepts the plea deal at Mulvihill's sentencing.The child was pronounced dead at a hospital on July 15, 2022, after police were called to a home on reports o
  
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• Fort Wayne father pleads guilty to neglect in 4-year-old's fentanyl death

  01-05-2025 18:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The father of a 4-year-old killed in 2022 faces 20 years in prison after entering a plea agreement this week.Jonathan Mulvihill, 36, pleaded guilty to three counts of child neglect, according to Allen Superior Court records filed Wednesday. A Level 1 felony count of neglect would be dismissed if the judge accepts the plea deal at Mulvihill's sentencing.The child was pronounced dead at a hospital on July 15, 2022, after police were called to a home on reports of a c
  
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• Are you a Fort Wayne International Airport frequent flyer? If so, this lounge is for you

  01-05-2025 17:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Frequent flyers will soon have another way to kill time at Fort Wayne International Airport.The airport announced it will soon open The Gateway Lounge and annual memberships are now available.The new lounge is located on the second floor of the airport and will operate during standard airport operating hours, with annual memberships available for frequent flyers and day passes on a limited basis. The lounge is owned and operated by the Airport Authority and is not restrict
  
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• Construction zone traffic stop leads to arrest of Michigan man in DeKalb County

  01-05-2025 17:13 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) A Michigan man is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in a construction zone in DeKalb County earlier this week.Photo of confiscated items following traffic stop provided by Indiana State Police.On Tuesday, an Indiana State Trooper patrolling the work area spotted a vehicle without headlights or taillights according to a release from the agency.
  During the stop, the trooper found a substance that turned out to test positive as cocaine. The trooper also found drug
  
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• Crash shuts down a portion of SR 9 in Huntington County

  01-05-2025 16:56 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A portion of State Road 9 is closed just north of Huntington city limits Thursday morning due to a crash.The Huntington County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that S.R. 9 is temporarily closed at the intersection with 600 North. It's unclear when the road will reopen; drivers are advised to avoid the area.Any injuries from the crash have not been confirmed.
  This story will be updated as we learn more.
  
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• 'I truly love you': Florida teacher accused of sending 5th grader inappropriate letter

  01-05-2025 16:02 via wane.com
  
  LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WFLA) -- The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a teacher who is accused of sending an inappropriate letter to one of his 11-year-old students.The school district is also investigating the Gullett Elementary School teacher, who recently resigned. Former Packers linebacker Mike Neal being held in Tampa jail on sexual battery chargesNexstar's WFLA is not identifying the student for her privacy or the teacher because he has not been charged with a crime."This who
  
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• General Motors trims 2025 guidance, anticipating potential $5 billion tariff impact

  01-05-2025 15:20 via wane.com
  
  General Motors is lowering its profit expectations for the year as the carmaker braces for a potential impact from auto tariffs as high as $5 billion in 2025.GM announced early this week that it was reassessing its expectations for 2025 due to tariffs. The company said at the time that its initial full-year financial outlook didn’t contemplate their potential impact.On Thursday the automaker said that it now foresees full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes in a range of $10 b
  
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• McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

  01-05-2025 15:04 via wane.com
  
  McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.The burger giant’s same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 1% globally in the January-March period. Without the impact of the extra leap year day in 2024, same-store sales were flat, the company said. Wall Street had been expecting an increase of nearly 2%, according to analysts polled by FactSet.The trouble was particularly acute in the U.S.,
  
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• Fan falls 21 feet from wall at Pittsburgh Pirates game

  01-05-2025 14:26 via wane.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began waving frantically for medical personnel and pointing to the man, who had fallen onto the warning track.The fan was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs
  
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• From Tokyo to Los Angeles, Trump’s policies loom over May Day marches

  01-05-2025 13:51 via wane.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — From Tokyo to Turin, Taipei to Paris, tens of thousands marched in May Day rallies that spotlighted growing anger over U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff agenda and fears of global economic turmoil.
  In northeast Indiana, rallies are scheduled to take place in Albion, Angola, Decatur, and Fort Wayne. The rally in Fort Wayne is set for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. outside the Allen County Courthouse.In France, union leaders condemned the “Tr
  
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• ISP: 1 injured in shooting at Jackson County Library; 18-year-old arrested

  01-05-2025 13:17 via wane.com
  
  SEYMOUR, Ind. (WXIN/WTTV) — An 18-year-old has been arrested following a shooting that unfolded at a southern Indiana library on Wednesday.
  Photo by Chey Smith of The Seymour TribuneA Facebook post from the Seymour Police Department indicates that officers were called to the Jackson County Library on a report of an active shooter around noon. With assistance from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Indiana State Police and Indiana Excise Police, SPD said the shooter was quickly taken
  
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• A wet end to the workweek with weekend changes

  01-05-2025 13:09 via wane.com
  
  Showers and scattered storms will continue this morning, with a wet and cooler pattern the next several days.Showers and scattered storms through late this morningShowers and storms are likely through late this morning with temperatures around 70 by noon.
  You'll still have to dodge a few raindrops this afternoon, but it will be warmer than yesterday with a high in the lower to mid-70s.
  A few showers or storms are possible through early this eveningShowers continue through early this evening, ski
  
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• Visa wants to give AI 'agents' your credit card

  01-05-2025 12:35 via wane.com
  
  Artificial intelligence “agents” are supposed to be more than chatbots. The tech industry has spent months pitching AI personal assistants that know what you want and can do real work on your behalf.So far, they're not doing much.Visa hopes to change that by giving them your credit card. Set a budget and some preferences and these AI agents — successors to ChatGPT and its chatbot peers — could find and buy you a sweater, weekly groceries or an airplane ticket.&l
  
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• Changes coming to Community Harvest Food Bank Farm Wagon

  01-05-2025 11:15 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Community Harvest of Northeast Indiana mobile food pantry, the Farm Wagon, will change its distribution schedule. Starting Thursday, May 1, the schedule changes will go into effect. The Farm Wagon is a mobile food pantry that provides free food to people in the community. Weekly, the Farm Wagon makes stops in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley counties. The changes to the Farm Wagon schedule will include
  
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• How volunteer firefighters impact their communities during times of need

  01-05-2025 04:42 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) — As Wednesday rounds out National Volunteer Month, the need for volunteer firefighters is still on the rise.The Kendallville Fire Department is one of more than 800 volunteer-involved fire departments in Indiana. That also includes nearly 80% of Indiana's first responders as volunteers.One of those volunteers, Nate Sibert, has been with the Kendallville Fire Department since 2008."I've always wanted to help people when I was a kid, all through school and stuff,"
  
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• Warmer Thursday with increasing rain/storm chances

  01-05-2025 04:25 via wane.com
  
  Early morning low temperatures will fall to the low 50s before rising a few degrees by daybreak. A slight chance of some scattered showers is out there with a warm front approaching from the south.This warm front moving north moves through our area Thursday morning and this puts us in prime position to get in the warm sector of air for the afternoon, which will allow our high temps to climb to the mid-70s. As this next system makes its move through, our winds will pick up, again, and you can exp
  
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• 'You and I are equal': Sensory-friendly school photos help students with autism, other disabilities

  01-05-2025 01:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The idea started with some subpar school photos."[Jonas] came home with his school pictures, and they were awful," said Rebekah Hubley, Jonas' mother. "That's not a slam on the people taking pictures: no one is trained to take pictures of special needs kids. So, if I'm going to complain about it -- I put a big post online -- if I'm going to complain about it, I've got to be part of the solution.The subsequent search for that solution led to Hubley founding The Pure Bli
  
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• Firefighters tackle scrap fire at OmniSource

  01-05-2025 01:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A scrap fire at OmniSource has cast a large smoke cloud and closed down a portion of a nearby road Wednesday evening, Fort Wayne dispatchers confirmed.Fort Wayne firefighters battle a scrap fire at OmniSource Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
  OmniSource has multiple properties on Fort Wayne's east end: one at the corner of State Road 930 and Meyer Road, while the other is located on Maumee Avenue behind a slew of businesses along East Washington Boulevard. According to dispat
  
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• Crews remain at OmniSource after fire breaks out Wednesday evening

  01-05-2025 01:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A scrap fire at OmniSource has burned for several hours and closed down a portion of a nearby road Wednesday, Fort Wayne dispatchers confirmed.The Fort Wayne Fire Department issued a Public Safety Alert just before 9 p.m. Wednesday warning people about the smoke coming from the fire and urging nearby residents to remain indoors and keep windows closed. The fire has been burning since approximately 6:20 p.m.Fort Wayne firefighters battle a scrap fire at OmniSource Wedne
  
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