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• Seasonable start to November continues

  02-11-2025 23:15 via wane.com
  
  A weather system passing by to our south has kept clouds around for Fort Wayne and areas to the south and east today. Temperatures have been seasonable to end the weekend. Less than an inch of October rain worsens droughtLook for more areas to break free of the clouds this evening before clouds return again later tonight as a front passes through. Along this front, there may be a few spotty showers, mainly in northern areas. Most of us stay dry though, with temperatures dropping down into the up
  
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• Police officer seriously injured in Henry County crash

  02-11-2025 22:08 via wane.com
  
  HENRY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana State Police are investigating after a police officer was airlifted to the hospital in an early morning crash near Cadiz, Indiana.
  Just before 7 a.m., a police officer with the Cadiz Police Department pulled over to the side of the road at the intersection of State Road 38 and Mechanicsburg Road. He was standing outside his police vehicle when someone driving a Toyota RAV 4 collided with the back of the car.
  The officer was airlifted to a hospital for serious
  
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• Police officer seriously injured in crash in Henry County

  02-11-2025 22:08 via wane.com
  
  HENRY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana State Police are investigating after a police officer was airlifted to the hospital in an early morning crash near Cadiz, Indiana.
  Just before 7 a.m., a police officer with the Cadiz Police Department pulled over to the side of the road at the intersection of State Road 38 and Mechanicsburg Road. He was standing outside his police vehicle when someone driving a Toyota RAV 4 collided with the back of the car.
  The officer was airlifted to a hospital for serious
  
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• SNAP benefits could restart Wednesday, Bessent suggests

  02-11-2025 19:57 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signaled that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could restart as soon as this week.“There's a process that has to be followed, so we’ve got to figure out what the process is,” Bessent told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “President Trump wants to make sure that people get their food benefits.”“So, it could be done by Wednesday?” Tapper asked.&ldq
  
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• Car flips into creek, killing driver in Fulton County

  02-11-2025 18:44 via wane.com
  
  FULTON COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) -- Police are investigating a fatal crash that caused the car to flip into a creek.At around 6:13 a.m. on Sunday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a car that was submerged in Brush Creek on County Road 25 near the intersection of County Road West.After investigation, police determined that the car was heading south on County Road 25 when it travelled off the left side of the road and crashed into a guard rail and bridge abutment, flipping over and into Brush
  
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• Trump’s MRI scan raises specter of secrecy in presidential health

  02-11-2025 16:37 via wane.com
  
  President Trump's off-the-cuff disclosure that he underwent an MRI scan is raising fresh questions about the secrecy surrounding Trump's health and the need for presidents to be more transparent.  Trump is the oldest person to be elected president, and his aides and allies have long projected him as the picture of strength and vitality.  Outside physicians initially raised questions after Trump visited Walter Reed Military Medical Center earlier this month for
  
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• 'Long and difficult journey': Over 300 Americans evacuated from Jamaica arrive in Tampa

  02-11-2025 16:33 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second plane full of American evacuees from Jamaica is finally home after landing at the Tampa International Airport Saturday night, Grey Bull Rescue said.Hundreds of Americans found themselves grounded in Jamaica last week as Hurricane Melissa battered the country, making landfall as a Category 5 storm. The storm, among the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic, then left a path of destruction across much of the northern Caribbean.Nearly 50 deaths have been report
  
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• Clayton Kershaw ends career unaware at first that Dodgers won the World Series again

  02-11-2025 15:50 via wane.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw ended his illustrious 18-year career unaware that he'd just won the World Series again.At least at first.The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7 on Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive championships.But that was news to Kershaw initially.Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw lifts the trophy after the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of baseball's
  
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• A cool and calm Sunday

  02-11-2025 15:41 via wane.com
  
  A few clouds are present, mainly in the mid-to-upper levels of the atmosphere. Some of these clouds move out later this morning, setting up mostly sunny skies this afternoon.It's pretty chilly this morning, with many in the upper 30s to lower 40s. High temperatures, thanks to the sunshine, reach into the mid-50s, right near the average mark of 56° for November 2. The sweater weather continues!A cold morning followed by 50s and sunshine this afternoon.Tonight, Skies remain mostly clear, as lo
  
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• Train stabbing attack leaves 11 injured in Britain: What to know

  02-11-2025 15:19 via wane.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — A routine railway journey was plunged into chaos when multiple people were stabbed aboard a train speeding through eastern England.Two men have been arrested over the Saturday evening attack, which left almost a dozen people injured.Police are still working to uncover a motive, but say it doesn’t appear to be an act of terrorism.Here’s what to know:The train was heading for LondonThe train left Doncaster in northern England at 6:25 p.m., bound for L
  
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• Michigan lawyer: Halloween terror plot described by FBI Director never existed

  02-11-2025 15:13 via wane.com
  
  Video above: On Friday, FBI director said multiple people had been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot(AP) — A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI Director Kash Patel's allegations that his 20-year-old client and four other young suspects were planning to carry out a terror attack on Halloween weekend.Announcing their arrests on Friday, Patel said more information would be coming soon, however the FBI and Michigan authorities have offered few details about the
  
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• A cold start to Sunday

  02-11-2025 12:52 via wane.com
  
  While we gained an extra hour of sleep, Mother Nature has decided not to sleep in. It is cold out there! Temperatures have fallen as low as the upper 20s at times! Be sure to have that coat handy if you're heading out and about this morning.This morning saw lows drop down into the 20s for many. Brrrr!A few clouds are present, mainly in the mid-to-upper levels of the atmosphere. Some of these clouds move out later this morning, setting up mostly sunny skies this afternoon.High temperatures, thank
  
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• Special Olympics Polar Plunge: 2026 sign up begins

  02-11-2025 10:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — It is not only a unique tradition, but it supports a unique cause.
  For 27 years Special Olympics Indiana has been having people sign up to jump in ice cold water at the end of January.
  "We'll see how the weather is, sometimes we have to cut a hold in the ice and jump in," said Jake Pickett, Co-Chair of the Polar Plunge. "Other years it's a run in plunge."The catch, the entire effort is about raising money to help provide competition opportunities for those wi
  
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• Do you want to build a snowman? FW Civic puts on Frozen

  02-11-2025 10:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — 2013 Disney instant classic "Frozen" isn't just for Disney+ and DVDs. In short order it is coming to in Fort Wayne.
  "Set in the beautiful mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Frozen tells the story of royal sisters Elsa and Anna, who are torn apart by Elsa’s icy powers," reads the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre's website.
  WANE 15 sat down with the two leads of the play, Tegan Dostal playing Elsa and Meaghan Schwartz playing Anna, to learn more about ab
  
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• Smith's homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to become first repeat champion in 25 years

  02-11-2025 09:37 via wane.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — In a World Series for the ages that went back and forth again and again, Will Smith delivered the biggest swing of all for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  Smith connected in the 11th for the first extra-inning homer in a winner-take-all title game, and Miguel Rojas became the first player to hit a tying home run in the ninth inning of a Game 7. On a roller-coaster night of see-sawing emotions, the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Saturday to become the first repeat champ
  
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• Man faces 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder and attempted murder

  02-11-2025 03:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man has pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in connection with a June 2024 shooting.Tyshawn Devon Morris (Courtesy Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  30-year-old Tyshawn Morris pleaded guilty to his role in a June 2024 shooting that injured one and killed another. By taking this deal, Morris will have his additional charges of two counts of Criminal Recklessness and a firearm enhancement dismissed.
  If the judge accepts his plea deal, he will serve 45 years
  
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• Sunnier Sunday with seasonable temperatures

  02-11-2025 03:30 via wane.com
  
  November is here and it was a gloomy start to the month across the area. We saw plenty of clouds, but unfortunately no rain after the very dry October... Less than an inch of October rain worsens droughtLook for partly cloudy skies to be in place into our Sunday morning. Temperatures will be around the freezing mark to get the day started.We're tracking clouds and temperatures around freezing early Sunday morning.
  Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time ends! Make sure you turn your clocks back a
  
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• Less than an inch of October rain worsens drought

  02-11-2025 03:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - October 2025 is in the books and once again, a lack of rainfall is the biggest headline. No improvement in the drought was observed; in fact, it is even worse now as the winter months approach... Study shows value of local meteorologistsLooking first at the precipitation numbers, measurable rainfall was only observed on six days in October in Fort Wayne. Incredibly, this is an improvement from last October, when only three days of measurable rainfall occurred. However,
  
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• A freezing night ahead as the time changes

  02-11-2025 01:00 via wane.com
  
  November is here and so are gloomy skies across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. We have seen plenty of clouds to begin the new month.Look for more breaks in the clouds though as we progress into tonight. Temperatures will drop down to around the freezing mark by daybreak Sunday, so grab an extra blanket.Skies are partly cloudy as we progress into tonight.Temperatures drop down into the 30s.Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time ends tonight! Make sure you turn your clocks back an hour befo
  
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