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• Field fire breaks out northeast of Fort Wayne

  05-11-2025 23:40 via wane.com
  
  MILAN TOWNSHIP, Ind. (WANE) -- A field fire broke out just northeast of Fort Wayne.The fire was located near the intersection of Bruick Road and Ehle Road. The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to the fire.No injuries were reported in relation to the fire. Currently, it is unknown what caused the fire.WANE 15 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• Study: Indiana among top 20 most obese states in the US

  05-11-2025 23:26 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Are Hoosiers fatter than Americans in other states? According to a new WalletHub study, the answer to that question might be yes.Indiana clocked in at No. 19 in WalletHub's ranking of the 50 U.S. states from fattest to healthiest. The Hoosier State ranks just in front of some of its Midwest peers like Nebraska (21), Missouri (23), Wisconsin (24), Iowa (26) and Illinois (27).The top 15 fattest states in the U.S., according to WalletHub, are West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansa
  
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• What the DNR wants hunters to know for deer season

  05-11-2025 22:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana's deer season begins next week, starting on November 15.Deer hunting season runs September 15 through January 31, while firearm season is set for November 15 through 30. With new guidelines this season, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants hunters to prepare early and consider giving back this season.The Indiana Conservation Benevolence Fund's Hunt for Hunger Program has been around for almost 20 years. With record ne
  
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• City council approves southeast corridors planning study for southeast Fort Wayne

  05-11-2025 22:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne City Council has approved a major planning effort to evaluate and improve several key roadway corridors in Southeast Fort Wayne.The Southeast Corridors Planning Study will examine about 8.9 miles of roadway, including:
  S. Anthony BoulevardW. and E. Paulding RoadFairfield Avenue / Tillman RoadE. Tillman Road
  The study will look at traffic safety, sidewalks and pedestrian access, transit use, bike connectivity, and opportunities for commercial redevelopme
  
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• 1st and 15, Episode 14: fantasy football chaos, big bets, and crazy reactions on WANE15+

  05-11-2025 22:12 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Need help setting your fantasy football lineup or just want to laugh along with your local fantasy experts? WANE 15’s 1st and 15 is an hour-long fantasy football show created right here in Fort Wayne, packed with insight, friendly wagers, and plenty of chaos.The show features three WANE 15 personalities, each bringing their own flavor of fantasy football knowledge:
  Ethan Dahlen, WANE 15 Reporter/Anchor
  Clayton McMahan, Digital Reporter
  Mike Zanetti, Digital
  
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• 'Dirty soda' shop opening storefront in Decatur

  05-11-2025 21:36 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) -- A store that specializes in selling "dirty soda" is just a few weeks away from opening a storefront in Decatur.SodaHouse, which started as a pop-up shop in May, plans to open a brick-and-mortar store in the strip mall next to Rural King. SodaHouse offers dozens of flavors of dirty soda, which is a soda-based drink where various kinds of syrups, creamers and fruit can be added.The shop is operated by the Morehouse family, which includes Andrew, his wife, Kristie, and their
  
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• Rural Adams County crash involving deer kills 1

  05-11-2025 21:24 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A man has died after a woman hit a deer with her SUV on a rural Adams County road in the early hours of the morning.Around 6:41 a.m. Wednesday, the Adams County Sheriff's Department, along with EMS and the Monroe Fire Department, responded to reports of a crash involving two vehicles and a deer.When they arrived, they found a man dead in his pickup truck. He was identified as James Genth from Decatur.After a preliminary investigation, officers believe a woman was hea
  
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• SNAP benefits in Indiana delayed due to FNS guidance

  05-11-2025 20:49 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) -- The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) has announced that November SNAP benefits will be delayed for Indiana households.The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has given updated directions to the Indiana FSSA on allotment of benefits for each Indiana household's needs. By using a "revised formula," this will determine the maximum amount of benefits each household will get.
  Before, SNAP benefits were calculated by assuming households spent around 30% of their i
  
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• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to headline Northeast Indiana Defense Summit in Fort Wayne with Sen. Banks

  05-11-2025 20:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Fort Wayne next week to attend the fourth annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit according to a press release issued Wednesday by Senator Jim Banks.
  The two-day summit is set to take place on November 11 and 12. The first day of the summit will be held at The Pearl Event Center on Main Street in downtown Fort Wayne, and the summit's second day will be held at the Purdue University Fort Wayne, Internat
  
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• Size of November SNAP payments revealed: Here's the minimum, maximum benefits

  05-11-2025 19:38 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The 42 million Americans who rely on food assistance to afford groceries are getting a better idea of how big (or how small) their benefits will be in November when they are eventually issued.
  The Trump administration announced Monday that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would be partially funded in November following two judges’ orders to use an emergency fund to keep aid flowing. (Benefits could still take weeks or even months to reach
  
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• November SNAP payments updated: Here are the new minimum, maximum benefits

  05-11-2025 19:38 via wane.com
  
  Editor's note: This story was updated on Nov. 6, 2025, after the USDA revised the maximum allotments for SNAP benefits.
  (NEXSTAR) – The plan for November SNAP benefits has changed again. The 42 million Americans who rely on food assistance to afford groceries are being told to expect slightly larger payments than the amounts announced earlier this week.The Trump administration announced this week that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would be partially funded in
  
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• Rain on the way before the week is done

  05-11-2025 17:47 via wane.com
  
  As today's cold front gradually moves east this evening, we'll see our highest wind gusts die down and colder air will keep our temperatures falling into the night. Evening temps drop out of the 60s and into the 50s. By early morning, we'll be down to freezing and just below.For tomorrow, highs will end up around 60° late in the afternoon and it won't be as windy with today's system out of the picture.On Friday, a weather system brings in periods of rain starting in the morning and continuin
  
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• Christian artists to bring annual Winter Jam tour to Fort Wayne

  05-11-2025 17:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An annual tour that brings contemporary Christian music to the Summit City returns next spring.Winter Jam is being held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on March 26, 2026. Check the website for updates on the exact time.
  The featured performers are Chris Tomlin, Matthew West, Katy Nichole, Hulvey, Disciple, Emerson Day, and Newsong, along with speaker Zane Black.
  As in previous years, no tickets are required for entry. A $15 donation at the door is encouraged.A
  
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• Man sentenced for 1997 rape in Fort Wayne

  05-11-2025 16:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man who pleaded guilty in connection to a rape case that went cold for decades has finally been sentenced.
  Wednesday, a judge in Allen Superior Court handed 56-year-old David Kerner 30 years in prison, which is nearly the same amount of time he eluded authorities all those years prior.Kerner was accused of attacking a woman on a trail near the boat ramp in Shoaff Park back in 1997. Investigators determined she was raped and beaten at knifepoint.The Fort Wayne Police D
  
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• Braun: Indiana flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Dick Cheney

  05-11-2025 16:26 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has ordered that Indiana flags should be lowered to half-staff in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
  According to a news release from Braun's office, flags at state facilities should remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of Cheney's funeral.
  Cheney died at the age of 84 late Monday due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to previous reports. Cheney served as vice president under President George W. Bush
  
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• Indiana Attorney General: President Trump should absolutely add Indianapolis to his list of cities to send the National Guard to

  05-11-2025 14:16 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — State Attorney General Todd Rokita wants President Donald Trump to add Indiana to the list of states he plans to send the National Guard to.Rokita made his desires clear in a post on X, where he wrote "President Trump should absolutely add Indianapolis to his list of cities to send the National Guard to."
  Another violent weekend in our state's capital. It’s shameful that this is a regular occurrence and even more shameful that the leadership here refuses to do anything
  
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• 2nd escaped monkey fatally shot, leaving 1 monkey still on the loose after Mississippi crash

  05-11-2025 13:20 via wane.com
  
  HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — A second monkey has been shot and killed and authorities said Tuesday that they were still searching for a third missing monkey a week after their escape from a truck that overturned on a Mississippi highway.Someone shot the monkey after seeing it cross the highway on Monday evening about a mile from the scene of the Oct. 28 crash, Jasper County Sheriff Sheriff Randy Johnson said. Johnson said he was contacted by a person with the transport company who recovered th
  
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• UPS plane crashes and explodes at a Kentucky airport, leaving at least 9 dead and others missing

  05-11-2025 12:50 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — First responders searched for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people and creating an inferno that consumed the enormous aircraft, authorities said.“With the intense fire that was there, most of the things are gone," Mark Little, chief of the Okolona Fire District in Louisville, said of the fuselage.The plane with thre
  
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• Massive fireball erupts as UPS plane crashes at Kentucky airport, leaving 7 dead

  05-11-2025 12:50 via wane.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The airport in Louisville, Kentucky began resuming operations early Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball while taking off from the company's global aviation hub there, killing at least seven people and injuring 11, authorities said.The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.Video showed flames on the plane&rsq
  
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• Final Honor Flight of 2025 takes more than 80 veterans to Washington DC

  05-11-2025 10:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Honor Flight Northeast Indiana will send more than 80 veterans to Washington DC on Wednesday, November 5 for the last flight of the year.
  Honor Flight 54 will take veterans from the Korean War, Cold War, and Vietnam War. Over the years, Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has transported more than 4,000 local veterans to the nations capital to visit the monuments and memorials dedicated to their service.
  The public is invited to welcome the veterans of Honor Flight 54
  
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• Springlike today turns to winter weather by the weekend

  05-11-2025 09:55 via wane.com
  
  Today will be the warmest, and windiest day of the week, but it’s also a clear sign of change ahead. Strong southwest winds will usher in springlike warmth this afternoon before a cold front swings through, setting the stage for December-like chill by the end of the weekend.Temperatures will begin to fall late this afternoon back into the 50sIt’s a mild start this morning, with temperatures quickly climbing into the lower 60s by midday under mostly sunny skies. Clouds will increase t
  
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• Springlike weather today will turn to winter weather by the weekend

  05-11-2025 09:54 via wane.com
  
  Today will be the warmest, and windiest day of the week, but it’s also a clear sign of change ahead. Strong southwest winds will usher in springlike warmth this afternoon before a cold front swings through, setting the stage for December-like chill by the end of the weekend.Temperatures will begin to fall late this afternoon back into the 50sIt’s a mild start this morning, with temperatures quickly climbing into the lower 60s by midday under mostly sunny skies. Clouds will increase t
  
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• Train crash under investigation by police

  05-11-2025 05:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A train crash on the east side is under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department.It was confirmed on Tuesday evening that a train crash occurred near the intersection of Coliseum Boulevard and Reynolds Street.WANE 15 is on scene gathering information that will be updated in this story.
  
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• Council withdraws $800k sign, waits for reallocation

  05-11-2025 03:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After community backlash, Fort Wayne is straying away from plans to build an $800k sign, but what will the money be used on instead?Mayor Sharon Tucker announced at a press conference on Tuesday that, after hearing out the public, she no longer thought a welcome sign on the interstate was the best use of $815,205."We heard a lot of people who were concerned about that gateway sign," Tucker said.
  Last week, on Friday, she asked for funding for the "Gateway Sig
  
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• Council withdrawls $800k sign, waits for reallocaton

  05-11-2025 03:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After community backlash, Fort Wayne is straying away from plans to build an $800k sign, but what will the money be used on instead?Mayor Sharon Tucker announced at a press conference on Tuesday that, after hearing out the public, she no longer thought a welcome sign on the interstate was the best use of $815,205."We heard a lot of people who were concerned about that gateway sign," Tucker said.
  Last week, on Friday, she asked for funding for the "Gateway Sig
  
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• Fort Wayne launches “A Lot to Love” program to transform vacant lots into affordable homes

  05-11-2025 00:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Hundreds of vacant lots across Fort Wayne could soon be filled with new homes, thanks to the city’s A Lot to Love initiative.
  The program pairs city-owned lots with small-scale developers to create affordable housing and revitalize neighborhoods.“These lots that are currently vacant will hopefully have new homeowners on them, new residents living in them,” said Jonathan Leist Director of Community Development.The pilot phase laun
  
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• Fort Wayne launches 'A Lot to Love' program to transform vacant lots into affordable homes

  05-11-2025 00:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Hundreds of vacant lots across Fort Wayne could soon be filled with new homes, thanks to the city’s A Lot to Love initiative.
  The program pairs city-owned lots with small-scale developers to create affordable housing and revitalize neighborhoods.“These lots that are currently vacant will hopefully have new homeowners on them, new residents living in them,” said Jonathan Leist, Director of Community Development.The pilot phase lau
  
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• UPS plane crashes at Louisville airport, igniting massive blaze

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport closed its airfield after a fiery plane crash involving a UPS aircraft Tuesday evening, officials confirmed.The crash happened around 5:15 p.m., shortly after UPS Flight 2976 took off from the Louisville, Kentucky airport, an FAA spokesperson told Nexstar. The aircraft was bound for Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.The Louisville Metro Police Dept. announced that a shelter-in-place had been issued for "all locations
  
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• UPS plane crashes at Louisville airport, igniting blaze

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport closed its airfield after a fiery plane crash involving a UPS aircraft Tuesday evening, officials confirmed."UPS has been notified of an incident/accident involving one of our aircraft in Louisville, KY," the delivery company said in a statement on X.The Louisville Metro Police Dept. announced that a shelter-in-place had been issued for "all locations within 5 miles of the airport" after reports of a plane crash, adding that there w
  
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• UPS plane crashes after takeoff from Louisville airport, igniting massive blaze

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A UPS plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening, causing an extensive fire, officials confirmed.The crash happened around 5:15 p.m., shortly after UPS Flight 2976 took off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, an FAA spokesperson told Nexstar. Photos from the scene showed towering flames and a cloud of black smoke extending skyward.The aircraft was bound for Honolulu with three crewmembers on board, UPS confirmed.The Louisville Me
  
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• UPS plane crash kills 7 in Kentucky as death toll rises

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A UPS plane with three crew members aboard crashed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening, taking the lives of at least seven people and causing an extensive fire, officials confirmed."We know so far there are 7 fatalities and 11 injured. But we are still actively searching the scene," Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement just before 10:20 p.m. ET. Greenberg added that more than 100 firefighters were working at the scene, where there were
  
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• UPS plane crash kills 3 in Louisville, fatality and injury numbers expected to grow

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A UPS plane with three crew members aboard crashed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening, causing an extensive fire and taking the lives of at least three people, officials confirmed.Gov. Andy Beshear said at least 11 people were injured and some had "very significant injuries." He said he believed the number of fatalities and injuries would "get larger" as the investigation continued.The crash happened around 5:15 p.m., shortly after UPS Flight 2976 too
  
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• UPS plane crash kills 3 in Kentucky, fatality and injury numbers expected to grow

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A UPS plane with three crew members aboard crashed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening, causing an extensive fire and taking the lives of at least three people, officials confirmed.Gov. Andy Beshear said at least 11 people were injured and some had "very significant injuries." He said he believed the number of fatalities and injuries would "get larger" as the investigation continued.The crash happened around 5:15 p.m., shortly after UPS Flight 2976 too
  
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• Plane reportedly crashes at Louisville airport, igniting blaze

  05-11-2025 00:06 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Louisville International Airport closed its airfield Tuesday evening after an "aircraft incident," officials said in a news release.The Louisville Metro Police Dept. announced that a shelter-in-place had been issued for "all locations within 5 miles of the airport" after reports of a plane crash, adding that there were "injuries reported.""This is an active scene with fire and debris," the department said on X. "Stay away."Aerial video shot by local news station WLKY showed an
  
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