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• Fort Wayne woman sentenced for using PPP loan on vacation, other personal expenses

  22-05-2025 21:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne woman was sentenced Thursday for claiming she was the proprietor of a business that didn't exist and committing wire fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.A U.S. District Court judge sentenced 26-year-old Dashanae Hamlet-Davis to 18 months of probation. She was also ordered to pay $23,431.53 in restitution to the Small Business Administration.Hamlet-Davis had pleaded guilty to a federal felony for wire fraud. Court document
  
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• 'Shaping our path forward': Purdue Fort Wayne to eliminate 45 positions

  22-05-2025 20:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Purdue University Fort Wayne announced Thursday its decision to cut millions of dollars from its budget this summer, leading to the elimination of 45 jobs.Chancellor Ron Elsenbaumer shared a letter stating $6 million is being shaved from the operating budget by July 1, the start of the next fiscal year. Elsenbaumer made it clear the cuts don't involve academic degree programs."Purdue Fort Wayne has no choice but to right-size its budget and live within its means... We u
  
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• Paper straw maker to close in Fort Wayne; 53 workers to lose their jobs

  22-05-2025 19:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A company that makes paper straws in Fort Wayne will be shutting for good later this year, costing 53 employees their jobs.
  Hoffmaster Group issued a WARN notice to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development on May 13, 2025 indicating it would close its plant located at 7310 Innovation Boulevard inNovember. Hoffmaster makes disposable paper items for the food service industry and is headquartered in Wisconsin.The plant set to close was formerly owned by Aardvark and
  
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• NOAA predicts above average 2025 hurricane season: How many storms US could see

  22-05-2025 19:06 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – NOAA is predicting another very active hurricane season.“Everything’s in place for an above-average season,” Ken Graham, director of the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), told reporters in Louisiana.This season has a 60% chance of being above average, according to NOAA's 2025 forecast.Hurricane season is just days away. Are you prepared?In an average season, there are 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major storms (Category 3 and higher)
  
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• 'We are packed to the gills': Capital Improvement Board approves millions moving along Fort Wayne Aquatic Center

  22-05-2025 18:32 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— A world-class natatorium could be coming to Fort Wayne in a few years. The Capital Improvement Board, CIB, approved funding at its May 22 meeting.
  Fort Wayne Swim and Wellness, FWSW, asked the CIB for $7 million for the new aquatic center. FWSW claims that the community lacks space. It has been approximately 25 years since Greater Fort Wayne invested in pool architecture. Board member of the FWSW Brian Hench said that hundreds of families are on a waitlist for swim
  
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• US is ending penny production: How will you be impacted?

  22-05-2025 18:24 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Grab your coin purse: The U.S. may be on the verge of ditching its penny. The U.S. Treasury is reportedly gearing up to stop putting new one-cent coins into circulation by early next year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, which could change the way you pay.The Treasury made its final order of penny blanks this month, the WSJ reported, citing a spokesperson, meaning the Mint will only produce pennies until it runs out of blanks. The end of the penny will mean busine
  
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• Panthers get a home; groundbreaking held for Snider High School multi-use stadium

  22-05-2025 18:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) It's been a long time coming, and on Thursday morning a groundbreaking ceremony took place for Snider High School's own football stadium.
  The Snider football team will call the 4,400 seat stadium home after playing at Northrop's Spuller stadium for decades. The stadium will also be used for track, soccer, and marching band events. It will feature a vented rubber running track and synthetic turf along with a new concession and restroom building. Additional parking will als
  
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• Valbruna Slater Stainless announces plans for plant expansion and additional jobs in Fort Wayne

  22-05-2025 17:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A company with roots going back more than 100 years in Fort Wayne announced Thursday plans to expand and hire more workers.Valbruna Slater Stainless will invest $28 million at its stainless steel and nickel alloys bars plant located on Taylor Street southwest of downtown. The plant helps supply the defense and aerospace sector according to a news release. The investment will mean the addition of 15 to 20 new full-time jobs.“This expansion plan is a clear demonstrati
  
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• California police officer was partying at festival, going skiing while on disability for head injury, DA's office says

  22-05-2025 16:54 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – A former Southern California police officer who was receiving disability payments for a head injury is facing multiple charges after prosecutors say she had been going to concerts and amusement parks, playing golf and even running in races.The former Westminster Police Department officer, identified as 39-year-old Nicole Brown of Riverside, suffered a "minor abrasion to her forehead while attempting to arrest and handcuff an uncooperative suspect," on March 30, 2022, the Orange Co
  
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• Here's where summer meal programs are offered in northeast Indiana

  22-05-2025 15:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - As the school year comes to a close, several organizations are keeping their doors open to provide food for children throughout the summer.Organized by various school districts in the region in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the free meals are available to kids up to 18 years old through mid-July, excluding holidays.While the list below is not comprehensive, the USDA has an interactive map with locations and times for free meals available to Hoosie
  
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• Cooler Temps and Late-Day Clearing; Holiday Weekend Looks Warmer

  22-05-2025 14:32 via wane.com
  
  It’s going to be another chilly day across the region today. Highs this afternoon? Only in the lower 60s—well below where we should be for this time of year, which is the lower 70s.This morning, you’ll want to grab that umbrella. Temperatures are starting off in the 40s with the lower 50s by noon, so a sweatshirt or light jacket will come in handy.Winds will be a bit gusty at times this afternoon, and while we’ll top out around 61°, we will get a bit of clearing as we
  
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• House Republicans pass Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

  22-05-2025 13:58 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump's priority bill to approval Thursday.With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that's central to the GOP agenda. The House launched debate before midnigh
  
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• Peyton Manning: Jim Irsay was a great owner to play for

  22-05-2025 06:06 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A casual lunch in early April 1998 was the start of a long, productive and close relationship.Jim Irsay dispatched his private jet to Knoxville, Tenn. to bring an All-America quarterback at the University of Tennessee to the Surf Club in Miami.Irsay’s Indianapolis Colts held the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft and Peyton Manning was being given serious consideration.“First time I met him,’’ Manning told FOX59/CBS4 in a cell phone call Wed
  
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• Former Colts, Indiana officials react to Jim Irsay's passing

  22-05-2025 04:22 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay has died at age 65.In a press release, the Colts confirmed that Irsay died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon. Irsay had fought several health issues in the months and years preceding his death.FOX59/CBS4 Colts reporter Mike Chappell reflected on Irsay's life, legacy and history here. The Colts released a statement on Irsay's death on X Wednesday night.Soon after the Colts' announced Irsay had passed, reactions began pouring in from former Colts players,
  
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• NEW DETAILS: How Fort Wayne police made an arrest in a rape case nearly 28 years later

  22-05-2025 03:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Nearly 28 years after a rape investigation at a park on Fort Wayne’s northeast side, the Fort Wayne Police Department arrested a suspect Tuesday.David Kerner, 56, was arrested at his home in Indianapolis by Fort Wayne police with assistance from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Fort Wayne family killed in Ohio train incident buried togetherDavid Mark Kerner mugshot (Photo provided by the Allen County Sheriff's Department)
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• Colts owner Jim Irsay passes away

  22-05-2025 01:43 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — The City and the NFL are mourning the passing of Jim Irsay.The long-time owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts died Wednesday. He had been on the West Coast for an extended time for extensive physical rehabilitation following surgery on his right leg.Irsay was 65.
  “We are devastated to announce our beloved Owner & CEO, Jim Irsay, passed away peacefully in his sleep this afternoon,’’ chief operating officer Pete Ward said in a statement. “Jim&rsq
  
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• Fort Wayne family killed in Ohio train incident buried together

  22-05-2025 00:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne family struck by a train and killed Sunday in Fremont, Ohio, has now been buried.Intisar Mi, 5; O Ny Zar, 34; and Ram Masan, 50, were all killed while walking on a bridge only used by trains. A 1-year-old victim, Arti Kar, is still in the hospital fighting for her life.The three who died were buried Wednesday afternoon at the Muslim Community Help Center Cemetery Association. WANE 15 was told that in line with Islamic tradition, the deceased had the
  
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• Braun Administration 'exploring all potential options' for tolling

  22-05-2025 00:39 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — As gas tax revenue for Indiana’s interstate highway system continues to go down, the Braun Administration said it’s considering new tolling options to make up the difference.
  A statement from Chief of Staff Josh Kelley reads:“No decisions have been made, but tolling has to be considered to maintain our current and future infrastructure, and we are exploring all potential options.”“The gas tax is not going to be sufficient over the long term; we
  
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