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• A brief break from the rain today

  16-05-2024 09:40 via wane.com
  
  Sunshine will be the prominent feature in the forecast this afternoon with temperatures topping out in the upper 70s. Some scattered showers will interrupt the dry forecast tonight and early tomorrow.High temperatures will be in the upper 70s todaySkies will be sunny this morning with quickly rising temperatures in the lower 70s by lunchtime.
  More sunshine this afternoon with a high in the upper 70s by late this afternoon.
  Late this evening and overnight scattered showers will develop but the go
  
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• Cooling down with a few more clouds

  12-06-2024 00:49 via wane.com
  
  Overnight, a few more clouds will roll into the area creating a partly cloudy evening for us. Winds will be nice a calm.We'll see temperatures in the mid-50s in the morning, and you may want to grab a light jacket before you leave for work.Jacket may be needed in the morning.Tomorrow is shaping up to bring more sunshine into the region with a few clouds in the mix. A stray shower is possible in the late afternoon and evening, but it's most likely that we will remain dry for the day. Things are s
  
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• FWPD: Avoid intersection of Auburn, Dupont roads due to crash

  11-06-2024 23:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Drivers heading home from work should avoid the intersection of Dupont and Auburn roads Tuesday evening as crews investigate a crash, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD).Police issued a mobile push notification advising drivers to avoid the intersection, although it is not known if anyone suffered injuries in the crash.It is not known when traffic in the area will be cleared.WANE 15 will update this story as we learn more.
  
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• Community Harvest gets new trailer through donation from Novae after previous one stolen

  11-06-2024 23:08 via wane.com
  
  MARKLE, Ind. (WANE) -- In May, Community Harvest Food Bank announced that its trailer was stolen from its property. They were offering a $200 reward for information on its whereabouts.Through reports on WANE 15, the manufacturer of the stolen trailer, Novae, learned of the theft and reached out to Community Harvest to help.They knew a Sure-Trac trailer was the one taken. They offered to cover whatever insurance wouldn't, and they also happened to have a trailer available that they could donate.&
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Tuesday, June 11

  11-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Tuesday, June 11.
  
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• Bridge of Grace celebrates new facility in southeast Fort Wayne

  11-06-2024 21:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Bridge of Grace held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of its new facility that took more than two years and nearly $18 million to complete.The new facility is the culmination of Bridge of Grace's HOPE Unleashed funding campaign that has worked to secure public and private funding for the facility and other efforts since February 2022."The generosity from our partners and donors has empowered Bridge of Grace to close gaps in opportunity i
  
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• Passenger dies after driver tries to cross US 30 in Kosciusko County

  11-06-2024 21:32 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An SUV and semi crash at the intersection of US 30 and CR 900 East left one woman dead and two injured.The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at the scene Tuesday at 10:48 a.m. at the intersection of US 30 and CR 900 East. The crash was in Kosciusko County between Larwill and Warsaw.Aleigh Hill, 21, was driving a 2020 Nissan Murano. The other vehicle involved was a 2021 Freightliner Semi pulling a trailer.
  Deputies determined Hill was heading southbound f
  
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• Driver dies after trying to cross US 30 in Kosciusko County

  11-06-2024 21:32 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO, Co., Ind. (WANE) - An SUV and semi crash at the intersection of US 30 and CR 900 East left one woman dead and two injured.The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at the scene Tuesday at 10:48 a.m. at the intersection of US 30 and CR 900 East. The crash was in Kosciusko County between Larwill and Warsaw.Aleigh Hill, 21, was driving a 2020 Nissan Murano. The other vehicle involved was a 2021 Freightliner Semi pulling a trailer.
  Deputies determined Hill was heading southbound fro
  
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• Rock band 'The Used' announces tour with stop in Fort Wayne

  11-06-2024 21:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Rock band The Used announced the fall dates for their U.S. headlining tour Tuesday, with a stop in Fort Wayne at The Clyde Theatre on Sept. 25.The Used will stop at 11 cities from Sept. 21 to Oct. 7 in the Midwest and the Southeast with supporting acts Plain White T's and Raue.
  The band released its most recent album, Toxic Positivity, last year, and will release MEDZ, an album containing B-sides from Toxic Positivity, on June 21.
  Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a
  
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• Sunny end to the day

  11-06-2024 21:24 via wane.com
  
  Temperatures were much warmer today as compared to a very chilly Monday. We'll end our Tuesday on a sunny note with temperatures falling out of the 70s.Overnight, a few more clouds will roll into the area creating a partly cloudy evening for us. Winds will be nice a calm for us. We'll see temperatures in the mid-50s in the morning, and you may want to grab a light jacket before you leave for work.The heat and humidity will crank up on Thursday. We'll climb up to around 90 degrees on Thursday and
  
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• Man, 82, escapes car engulfed in flames after crash in DeKalb County

  11-06-2024 21:05 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A two-car sideswipe left one car engulfed in flames Tuesday in DeKalb County.Around 9:45 a.m., a 2001 Grand Marquis was headed eastbound on U.S. 6 in the 2300 block. The 82-year-old driver swerved into oncoming traffic traveling northbound.
  The eastbound driver then sideswiped a 2018 Freightliner with a trailer attached to the back. Argument over $20 and crack cocaine leads to stabbing at Fort Wayne apartmentAn overcorrection from the swipe caused the driver to lose co
  
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• Joey Chestnut won't compete in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

  11-06-2024 21:02 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — Reigning hot dog champion Joey Chestnut will not compete in this year's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest due in part to a plant-based competitor, officials have confirmed.Major League Eating "bent over backward to accommodate" Chestnut and keep him in the 2024 competition, including allowing him to compete in another hot dog eating contest on Labor Day, George Shea of Major League Eating told Nexstar's WPIX on Tuesday. But when Chestnut took on a new brand deal with
  
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• Argument over $20 and crack cocaine leads to stabbing at Fort Wayne apartment

  11-06-2024 20:41 via wane.com
  
  *WARNING:* This story has graphic details not suitable for all readers.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing a man early Monday morning was upset over money she'd given him to buy crack cocaine, according to newly released Allen Superior Court documents.A man was fatally stabbed just after 2 a.m. in the 1400 block of Fletcher Avenue, Fort Wayne police said. Yvonne Broadnax, 47, was arrested shortly afterward and charged with murder.Yvonne Broadnax
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• Michigan couple, attorney announced as winners of $842.4 million Powerball jackpot

  11-06-2024 20:18 via wane.com
  
  GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year's Day.The Breakfast Club lottery club opted for a cash lump sum of $305 million after taxes, Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli told reporters outside the Food Castle convenience store in Grand Blanc Township near Flint where the winning ticket was sold.Michigan L
  
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• INDOT to gather feedback for 'Charging the Crossroads' EV program

  11-06-2024 19:20 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will solicit feedback and give updates on their 'Charging the Crossroads' program through a series of public information meetings, INDOT announced Tuesday.The meetings, to be held in various locations around the state in June and July, will allow Indiana residents to hear program updates and provide input on charging station locations and equity metrics.'Charging the Crossroads' hopes to expand Indiana's electric vehicle (EV
  
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• 22-foot airplane-inspired 'Oculus' sculpture dedicated at FWA

  11-06-2024 19:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne International Airport's (FWA) new public art installation was dedicated Tuesday.The sculpture, named "Oculus", was created by artist Gordon Huether and sits directly in front of the airport terminal, between short-term parking and the rental car lot.
  "Oculus" art installation at Fort Wayne International Airport"Oculus" art installation at Fort Wayne International Airport
  The public art piece is constructed with four pillars shaped like airplane wings, with a
  
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• Watch: Porch pirate steals package seconds after drop-off

  11-06-2024 19:14 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A security camera at an Ohio home captured the moment a bold suspect grabbed an expensive package and took off, right in front of a FedEx driver who had dropped it off seconds before.The theft took place around on June 3, when 33-year-old Kyle Dorsch of Columbus was expecting his new Apple smartwatch to be delivered, he said. Shipping was being handled through FedEx."The website kind of gave me an estimated delivery time of when it would be here and right as the tru
  
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• 2 separate crashes tie up northbound I-69 traffic in west Fort Wayne

  11-06-2024 18:43 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two crashes caused a traffic jam Tuesday on Interstate 69 on Fort Wayne's west side.One of the crashes happened between IN 14 and Bass Road sometime around noon. That's near mile-marker 306.2. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) estimated the lanes would be blocked for about an hour.The other crash happened on I-69 near Illinois Road. INDOT said the highway's northbound entrance ramps from SR 14 are temporarily closed.Dispatch confirmed there were only minor
  
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• 2 separate crashes tie up afternoon traffic on I-69 in west Fort Wayne

  11-06-2024 18:43 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two crashes caused a traffic jam Tuesday on Interstate 69 on Fort Wayne's west side.
  One of the crashes happened between IN 14 and Bass Road sometime around noon. That's near mile-marker 306.2. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) estimated the lanes would be blocked for about an hour.The other crash happened on I-69 near Illinois Road. INDOT said the highway's northbound entrance ramps from SR 14 were temporarily closed.Dispatch confirmed there were only mino
  
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• Afternoon headlines Tuesday, June 11

  11-06-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Tuesday, June 11.
  
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• ODOT employee killed in work zone crash

  11-06-2024 17:30 via wane.com
  
  JACKSONTOWN, Ohio (WANE) -- An Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) employee was killed in an active work site crash on State Route 60 in Muskingum County, Ohio on Friday, according to an ODOT press release.Marvin "Marty" Crane had worked for ODOT since 2009 as a highway technician in Perry County, before being promoted to project inspector in ODOT's construction office last August.While details on the crash are scarce, Jack Marchbanks, director of ODOT, said Crane's death leaves a void amon
  
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• Man gets probation for possession of child porn found in storage unit

  11-06-2024 17:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man was sentenced Tuesday following an investigation that led police to find child pornography inside a storage unit in February.A judge in Allen Superior Court sentenced Alex William Hockenberry, 31, to 2.5 years of probation.Fort Wayne Police previously said in a press release the investigation began Feb. 28, when a buyer of storage units brought evidence to the police department after discovering property left inside a unit that included child pornography.Police de
  
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• US opts for experience and versatility on Olympic women's basketball roster, passes on Caitlin Clark

  11-06-2024 16:59 via wane.com
  
  USA Basketball said experience was a major reason Caitlin Clark was not on the U.S. women's Olympic roster that was officially revealed Tuesday.
  The selection committee didn't believe the talented Clark had enough of high-level reps to be a member of the group headed to the Paris Games. The team includes seven players from the group that won gold in Tokyo — the seventh straight for the Americans.Selection committee chair Jen Rizzotti said the committee was aware of the outside noise and pr
  
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• LOOK: Hail damages plane mid-flight

  11-06-2024 16:29 via wane.com
  
  VIENNA, Austria (WANE via STORYFUL) - A hailstorm caused severe damage to an Austrian Airlines plane traveling from Mallorca to Vienna on Sunday, June 9, images show.Austrian Airlines said the plane was badly damaged mid-flight by hailstones after being caught in a storm the cockpit crew said was not visible on the weather radar. LOOK: Storm damage across northeast Indiana, viewer photos and videosA mayday emergency call was made during the flight, but the plane managed to complete its journey t
  
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• FBI releases Gabby Petito documents

  11-06-2024 16:18 via wane.com
  
  Editor's note: This story contains references to domestic violence and suicide, which may be difficult for some readers.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) The FBI has released nearly 400 pages of evidence in the Gabby Petito case, including a letter Petito wrote to Brian Laundrie."You know how much I love you, so (and I'm writing this with love,) just please stop crying and stop calling me names, because we're a team and I'm here with you. I'm always going to have your back. Sorry I got upset over a dumb piece
  
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• President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

  11-06-2024 15:45 via wane.com
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.He faces up to 25 y
  
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• Jurors in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial have reached a verdict

  11-06-2024 15:45 via wane.com
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial reached a verdict on Tuesday after three hours of deliberations over two years.President Joe Biden’s son is accused of lying when he swore he wasn’t a drug user in order to buy a gun in 2018.Hunter Biden is facing three felony charges over the gun he had for 11 days before his brother’s widow found it in his truck and threw it in the trash.The case has put on full display some of the darkest moments
  
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• WATCH: Indiana reporter attacked by exotic bird

  11-06-2024 15:33 via wane.com
  
  FRANKFORT, Ind. (WLFI) - An Indiana reporter, Vinny Martorano, was attacked by an exotic bird while reporting on birds being stolen from an aviary. The incident was captured on camera.Over the weekend 9 birds were stolen from the Frankfort Aviary. Someone cut a square hole into a net and stole the birds, according to Frankfort Parks Superintendent Joel Tatum. "These are like our animals. It's so awful. This aviary has been here for 32 years, and this is the first time something like this has hap
  
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• Dog runs 4 miles to save owner after crash

  11-06-2024 15:06 via wane.com
  
  BAKER CO., Ore. (WANE) - A dog ran four miles to help save its owner after he crashed over an embankment in Baker County, Oregon. The crash happened in early June as the driver was on his way to a camp to meet up with family.The man failed to negotiate a curve, causing him and his four dogs to plummet off an embankment, according to the Baker County Sheriff's Department. One of the dogs traveled four miles to the camp after the crash, which alerted the family something was wrong.The man was able
  
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• US gas prices are falling. Experts point to mild demand at the pump ahead of summer travel

  11-06-2024 13:31 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks.The national average for gas prices on Monday stood around $3.44, according to AAA. That's down about 9 cents from a week ago — marking the largest one-week drop recorded by the motor club so far in 2024. Monday's average was also more than 19 cents less than it was a month ago and over 14 cents below the level seen this time last y
  
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