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• Mostly cloudy and cool evening before rain returns

  03-05-2025 23:15 via wane.com
  
  A stalled out area of low pressure will continue to bring us cool and gloomy May weather across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. You'll want to have a jacket and the umbrella close by.Unfortunately, it will be a few days until this system scoots out of here, so clouds and shower chances will be in play until the middle of the upcoming week...This weekend's weather system parks itself nearby, giving us some cloudy, chilly May days.
  Rain is expected to hold off this evening though, so the for
  
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• Silver Alert declared for 23-year-old NW Indiana man

  03-05-2025 22:29 via wane.com
  
  TIPPECANOE CO., Ind. (WANE)— The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old man from Battle Ground Indiana.A Statewide Silver Alert has been issued for Ethan Flynn. He is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 160 pounds, brown hair with blue eyes, last seen wearing a gray ball cap, glasses, black t-shirt, blue pants, and gray shoes.He was last seen on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9p.m. and is believed to be in extreme danger and may requ
  
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• Silver Alert canceled for 23-year-old northwest Indiana man

  03-05-2025 22:29 via wane.com
  
  TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)—  A Statewide Silver Alert has been canceled for a 23-year-old man from Battle Ground, Indiana.The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the disappearance of Ethan Flynn, who was last seen on Friday night. The Alert was issued Saturday but canceled Monday morning.
  
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• Suicide attempt disrupts downtown traffic police say

  03-05-2025 17:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Downtown streets were disrupted Saturday morning after an apparent suicide attempt, according to Fort Wayne Police.
  Officers and emergency personnel responded to the area of E Washington Blvd and Clinton Street around 11 a.m. Saturday. WANE 15 confirmed with dispatch that parts of Clinton Street and E Washington Boulevard were shut down as the police investigated.
  WANE 15 crew saw a person taken by ambulance from E Washington Blvd near a parking garage in front of the
  
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• Person dies after apparent jump from downtown building

  03-05-2025 17:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A person died Saturday morning after an apparent jump from a downtown building, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department.
  Officers and emergency personnel responded to the area of E Washington Blvd and Clinton Street around 11 a.m. Saturday. WANE 15 confirmed with dispatch that parts of Clinton Street and E Washington Boulevard were shut down as the police investigated.
  WANE 15 crew saw a person taken by ambulance from E Washington Blvd near a parking garage in fr
  
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• Heavy police presence shuts down downtown Fort Wayne intersection

  03-05-2025 17:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating an active situation in downtown Fort Wayne.
  Officers and emergency personnel responded to the area of E Washington Blvd and Clinton Street around 11 a.m. Saturday. It's unclear exactly what they are investigating.WANE 15 confirmed with dispatch that parts of Clinton Street and E Washington Boulevard are shut down.A WANE 15 crew member at the scene saw multiple police vehicles and emergency services in front of a parking
  
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• Public Safety Alert issued for missing 13 year old girl

  03-05-2025 16:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department issued a public safety alert looking for a missing 13-year-old girl.According to the Public Safety Alert, officers are looking for a missing 13-year-old, Isabella Funk.
  She was last seen in the area of 2300 Wawonaissa Trail in the Indian Village neighborhood around 9:30 a.m. Isabella is a white female, who is 4'1" tall and 55 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, dark colored capris and no shoes.
  She may be in need of medical
  
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• 13 year old girl found after Public Safety Alert

  03-05-2025 16:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department has found a missing 13-year-old girl after issuing a public safety alert Saturday.According to the Public Safety Alert, officers were looking for a missing 13-year-old, Isabella Funk. She was found shortly after the alert was issued.
  She was last seen in the area of 2300 Wawonaissa Trail in the Indian Village neighborhood around 9:30 a.m.No photo of Isabella was given.
  
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• Thousands of residents participate in nationwide Great American Cleanup

  03-05-2025 14:18 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows the 2021 Great American Cleanup efforts.
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Over 4,200 residents are expected to participate in the community improvement program.The Great American Cleanup has happened annually in cities across the nation for nearly 30 years, with the goal of lending a hand to clean up littered roadsides, parks, trails and riverways.From 9 to 11 a.m. in various areas across the city, students, residents and people looking to give back to their community will gather at
  
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• What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs

  03-05-2025 14:01 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider leaning forward above the saddle. Other horse-and-rider pairs followed.Dr. Will Farmer looked down from a viewing point, admiring the speed and agility of the 1,000-pound animals.The whole world will have the chance to see horses in action here Saturday, when the Kentucky Derby shines a global spotlight on equine a
  
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• Police ask for help in fatal hit and run of bicyclist

  03-05-2025 13:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Police are asking the public for information after a bicyclist was fatally struck by a vehicle early Saturday.According to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, just after 4:30 a.m. Saturda,y officers received calls of a man who was lying on the ground with a bicycle near S Lafayette Street and Williams Street.
  When officers arrived on scene, they found an unconscious man in the roadway. Officers began to deliver medical aid until medics arrived on the scene
  
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• Rain or shine the YLNI Summer Market reopens for the 2025 season

  03-05-2025 13:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The YLNI Farmers Market is heading outdoors. The Summer Market kicks off for the 2025 season on Saturday, May 3.
  The YLNI Market is producer-only. The vendors of the market provide local, personally grown, and made products.
  The YLNI Summer Market will take place every Saturday from May through September. It is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, and is at the corner of Barr and Wayne Streets.
  
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• A rainy, gloomy, and cool weekend

  03-05-2025 12:14 via wane.com
  
  A few pre-dawn showers are moving through the region, mainly to the south of Fort Wayne. Temperatures are in the light jacket territory to start Saturday, in the low-to-mid 50s. Some of these will last through sunrise before quickly moving out.We are continuing to track an incoming system this weekend. This low pressure gets cut off from the jet stream later today, which means it will stall until the jet can take the low pressure once more. Unfortunately, it's still a few days out for when it mo
  
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• Tracking cool early May days

  03-05-2025 04:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A cut off area of low pressure is set to bring us cool and unsettled weather this weekend across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Breezy but pretty typical April in the booksIt has been two years since we last were stuck in the 50s in May. Our last May high temperature below 60 degrees in Fort Wayne was on May 3rd, 2023, when we only saw the mercury climb to 54°. You definitely needed a jacket that day and you'll need it again this May 3rd...May 3rd, 2023, was
  
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• WANE 15 wins big at the Indiana SPJ Awards

  03-05-2025 03:48 via wane.com
  
  CARMEL, Ind. (WANE) — WANE 15 took home the hardware Friday night, winning eight first-place awards at the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.WANE 15’s Marcus Truscio took home two first-place awards in the categories of Continuing Coverage for his coverage of the Delphi Trial and Criminal Justice Reporting. He also received a second-place award for the category of Daily Assignment Reporting on his story about Huntington County residents facing legal action fo
  
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• Weekend chill ahead with rain, too

  03-05-2025 01:11 via wane.com
  
  Our evening temperatures started off around 70° and are falling through the 60s. The lowest temps early tomorrow morning will be in the low 50s.With a weather system moving across the region, some scattered showers are possible.Over the weekend, more rain is coming, although there will be plenty of times when it won't be raining.
  Our incoming system, an area of low pressure, cut off from the main Jetstream flow, sets up shop over the area and does not really budge until the Tue/Wed timeframe
  
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