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• Beer and Brews: Get both at 'Pints en Pointe'

  04-05-2024 16:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— You can enjoy a sampling of beer along with a variety of ballet performances at "Pints en Pointe."Jim Sparrow, executive director of the Fort Wayne Ballet, stopped by WANE 15 to share more about what you can expect at the show. You can see that in the interview above.You have two chances to experience "Pints en Pointe." They will be on Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m at the Auer Center. Tickets are $20 for general admission and you can purchase them
  
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• Car catches fire following crash in Ohio; 2 left in serious condition

  18-06-2024 05:09 via wane.com
  
  DEFIANCE, Ohio (WANE) -- Two are in serious condition after a flatbed trailer ran a stop sign, hitting another car in Defiance Monday evening.
  According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 5:15 p.m. Monday, officers were called to the intersection of Mansfield Road and Schubert Road on calls of an injury crash.
  When officers arrived they found a flatbed trailer, driven by 45-year-old, Eugene Anderson of Gary, Ind., traveling westbound had run a stop sign and hit another car. Foll
  
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• High levels of heat and humidity continue

  18-06-2024 04:00 via wane.com
  
  15 Fury Alert Days have been declared through Friday this week, as a result of a dangerous combination of high heat and humidity. 15 Fury Alert Days this week for excessive heatWe climbed up to 97 degrees in Fort Wayne Monday, plus peak heat index values exceeded 100 degrees at times. This was close to a record high temperature in Fort Wayne for June 17th!We came close to our June 17th record high temperature in Fort Wayne on Monday.
  High temperatures will stay in the 90s for the next several da
  
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• Moving closer to a new fire station for the West Central Fire District

  18-06-2024 03:33 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - The West Central Fire District (WCFD) board held a public hearing Monday night to discuss the next steps towards a new fire station.
  On the agenda, a build-operate-transfer (BOT) resolution for scoping and pricing to build the new fire station. The new station would be built at 10629 Bass Road, between Eme and Scott roads.WCFD board approved the resolution Monday night, BW Construction would be the developers/contractors for the new fire station. The estimated 15,000
  
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• Plan to move downtown Fort Wayne Taco Bell pushed to city council

  18-06-2024 02:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A proposal to relocate the downtown Taco Bell is now in the hands of Fort Wayne City Council.At Monday night's business meeting, the Fort Wayne Plan Commission sent forward the rezoning and primary development plan to city council, for the downtown Taco Bell location to be moved to a vacant lot caddy corner to the current location. Downtown Fort Wayne Taco Bell will make diagonal move to free up space for developmentThe proposed move to 1116 Ewing Street comes after th
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Days this week for excessive heat

  18-06-2024 01:50 via wane.com
  
  The Live Doppler 15 Fury Storm Team has issued multiple 15 Fury Alert Days this week. As of Monday evening, they will be in place through Friday across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Remember, these days are saved for the most impactful weather days. 15 Fury Alert Days: When do we issue them?We have these alert days because of a dangerous combination of heat and humidity in place for a long duration. An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for part of the area until 8 PM Friday. For our
  
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• Not much relief from the heat Monday night

  18-06-2024 01:00 via wane.com
  
  Today through Friday have been declared 15 Fury Alert Days, as a result of a dangerous combination of high heat and humidity.We climbed up to 97 degrees in Fort Wayne today, plus peak heat index values exceeded 100 degrees at times. This was close to a record high temperature in Fort Wayne!We came close to our June 17th record high temperature in Fort Wayne on Monday.
  High temperatures will stay in the 90s for the next several days and the humidity will be at tropical levels each day. An EXCESSI
  
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• FWCS School Board appoints Antonette Payne for the 4th district seat

  18-06-2024 00:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Community School has appointed Antonette Payne to fill the 4th district school board seat, which has been empty since mid-May.
  Payne was appointed during a special meeting Monday.
  The FWCS School Board describes Payne as a servant leader, thoughtful and unwavering.
  The seat was left vacant after Rohli Booker was elected to Fort Wayne City Council's 6th District seat, which was left vacant when Mayor Sharon Tucker was elected following Tom Henry's passing.
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• Oklahoma man dead after crashing into Wabash River

  18-06-2024 00:04 via wane.com
  
  WABASH COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- An Oklahoma man is dead after leaving the roadway and crashing into the Wabash River early Monday afternoon.
  According to the Wabash County Sheriff's Office, Monday around 11:30 p.m. dispatch was told of a vehicle on its side in the Wabash River off of Old 24 East or Lagro Road.
  When officers arrived on scene, they found that a vehicle had been driving westbound when he crossed both lanes and ran off the riverbank. The vehicle came to a rest in the Wabash River on t
  
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• 3 employees injured in explosion in Huntington

  17-06-2024 23:15 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) -- Three employees are in non-life-threatening condition after an explosion in a warehouse in Huntington Monday afternoon.According to a release from the Huntington Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to 1819 West Park Drive just after 1 p.m. when receiving calls of an explosion at a commercial building.
  When firefighters arrived on the scene they found light smoke coming from the building. In entering the building, firefighters found several areas of the buildi
  
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• Heat waves, tan lines ... and polio? When Fort Wayne had a city beach

  17-06-2024 22:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- With temperatures climbing into the mid-90s along with elevated humidity levels, pools, ponds and other watering holes will likely be in high demand throughout the week as people look to stay cool.While Indiana may not be known for beaches outside of a small stretch in the state's northwest quadrant, Fort Wayne used to have a beach along the St. Joseph River that was a popular summertime destination for years.The area of the former Fort Wayne Municipal Beach in the 193
  
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• Indiana State Police warns hot cars, kids and pets don't mix

  17-06-2024 22:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana State Police is warning Hoosiers as temperatures get high remember hot cars are not a safe place for kids or pets.
  According to a release from Indiana State Police at moderate temperatures, around 70°,a car parked with windows up can reach temperatures of 120° or hotter.The National Highway Transportation or the NHTSA, has reported 970 children have died over the last 25 years because of being left unattended in a car.
  According to the NHTSA, heatstroke
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Monday, June 17

  17-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Monday, June 17.
  
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• Doctor gives tips on staying safe in the heat

  17-06-2024 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— As temperatures reached the 90s for the second day in a row in Fort Wayne on Monday, an expert from Parkview Health offered some tips on how to stay cool and healthy.This heat wave is accompanied by tropical humidity, making it feel even hotter than it is. The human body sweats to cool itself off, but when there is so much moisture in the air, that sweat can't evaporate.
  According to Dr. Thomas Gutwein, the medical director of the Parkview Emergency Department, whe
  
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• Coroner ID's victim of shooting at northeast Fort Wayne house party

  17-06-2024 21:07 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 32-year-old Fort Wayne man shot and killed on the city's northeast side Sunday is Allen County's latest homicide victim.
  Ryan Patrick Harding died from a gunshot wound to his torso after a fight broke out in a home in the 6000 block of Melan Cove shortly before 5 a.m., according to Allen Superior Court documents and the Allen County Coroner.Court docs: ‘Disrespect’ at house party leads to shooting in northeast Fort WayneHarding's death is the 18th homicide
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Days for excessive heat this week

  17-06-2024 21:00 via wane.com
  
  Today through Friday have been declared 15 Fury Alert Days, as a result of a dangerous combination of high heat and humidity.
  15 Fury Alert Days are in place through Friday.
  High temperatures will be in the 90s for the next several days and the humidity will be at tropical levels each day. An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect until Friday evening this week for a portion of our area. It will feel as hot as around 100 degrees at times.An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until 8 PM Friday for
  
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• 88-year-old dies 2 weeks after crash in Leo

  17-06-2024 19:55 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two weeks after a crash in Leo, an 88-year-old man died, according to the Allen County Coroner.The coroner said Franklin Dwyer died Friday due to multiple blunt impact injuries from a crash that happened May 31.
  The man from Spencerville was hurt around 5:30 p.m. that day at State Road 1 and North Leo Drive.He was pronounced dead at a hospital Friday. The coroner ruled the manner of death an accident.
  
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• Traffic flowing on Lima Road after motorcycle and car crash

  17-06-2024 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A crash between a car and a motorcycle caused a traffic jam Monday afternoon at a busy Fort Wayne intersection.Dispatch confirmed the crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. at West Coliseum Boulevard and Lima Road.At least one person was injured in the crash, dispatch confirmed.Traffic was backed up on Lima Road between Coliseum and the ramp to northbound I-69. Within about an hour, traffic appeared to be flowing again.
  
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• Traffic backed up on Lima Road after motorcycle and car crash

  17-06-2024 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A crash between a car and a motorcycle caused a traffic jam Monday at a busy Fort Wayne intersection.Dispatch confirmed the crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. at West Coliseum Boulevard and Lima Road.Any injuries have not been confirmed.Traffic was backed up on Lima Road between Coliseum and the ramp to northbound I-69.
  
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• You can support Black Pine Animal Sanctuary at their 4th annual "Tee Off for Tigers" golf outing

  17-06-2024 19:16 via wane.com
  
  ALBION, Ind. (WANE) -- If you're willing to brave the extreme heat and humidity this Friday, you can head out to Eel River Golf Club in Churubusco to support Black Pine Animal Sanctuary.This will be the fourth annual Tee Off for Tigers event where registered participants can enjoy a day on the course to help raise money for the offset cost of food for the animals."We go through a lot of food each week. We go through about 750 pounds of meat and about 500 pounds of produce. That's not including f
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Days: When do we issue them?

  17-06-2024 18:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Today marks the historic beginning of five 15 Fury Alert Days issued from your Live Doppler 15 Fury Weather Center. If you're a frequent watcher of ours, you're probably no stranger to our Alert Days, but why do we have this? Why did we issue it today?Our 15 Fury Alert Day was created out of the growing need to reach more and more viewers on the days we're tracking severe weather. More specifically, we'd like to reach viewers earlier in the morning to allow for time to
  
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• Afternoon headlines Monday, June 17

  17-06-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Monday, June 17.
  
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• Court docs: 'Disrespect' at house party leads to shooting in northeast Fort Wayne

  17-06-2024 17:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An argument at a party in a northeast Fort Wayne home preceded a fatal shooting early Sunday morning, newly released Allen Superior Court documents reveal.Now, 28-year-old Tyshawn Morris faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly injuring a man he'd been arguing with -- and a murder charge in connection to the shooting of a man who was allegedly the unintended target.Tyshawn Devon Morris (Courtesy Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  Shortly before 5 a.m., Fort Wayne
  
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• Tick-borne illnesses increasing

  17-06-2024 17:08 via wane.com
  
  (CBS NEWS) - Cases of tick-borne illnesses are increasing. It's very important to take precautions against the threat, according to experts.Hunters are part of a collaboration with Baylor University and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to check animals they hunt for ticks. They then send them in to be tested for infections."We work with the hunter population because we thought they could be at high risk. Um, and in doing that, we realized they were exposed to all kinds of bugs," said Dr.
  
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• Gas prices jump in the Midwest, demand remains weak

  17-06-2024 16:24 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the first time in a few weeks, the nation’s average price of gasoline has increased, rising 1.0 cents from a week ago to $3.41 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 18.0 cents from a month ago and is 13.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.6 cents in the last week an
  
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• IMPD: 9 injured in stabbing incident on northwest side

  17-06-2024 16:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – At least nine people were injured in a stabbing incident at a strip mall on the northwest side of Indianapolis early Monday morning.According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Northwest District officers responded around 3:40 a.m. to 7102 Woodland Ave. The address traces back to a strip mall and a restaurant/bar called Miami's Garden.The initial call involved a disturbance at the address, although it was soon upgraded.“Those officers, while they were
  
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• Ohio firefighter jumps through window to stop ambulance theft at hospital

  17-06-2024 15:52 via wane.com
  
  WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio (WJW) — An Ohio firefighter was injured Sunday morning while trying to stop an attempted ambulance theft at a hospital, the Willoughby Hills Fire Department reported.
  An ambulance crew had stopped at the University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center around 10:30 a.m. to make a drug box exchange. As they were leaving the hospital, they saw a man getting into the parked ambulance and starting to drive off.Motown singer claims hospital racially profiled him, rejected cl
  
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• Trash collection to begin an hour early as heat wave approaches in Fort Wayne

  17-06-2024 15:27 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - City officials are giving Fort Wayne residents a heads-up that garbage and recycling collection will start earlier than usual due to the rising temperatures.There's an excessive heat warning that lasts until Friday, WANE 15 meteorologists warn, making this week the longest streak of 90-degree days since the drought of 2012.15 Fury Alert Day with extended heat wave this weekTo stay ahead of the heat wave, GFL workers are starting around 5 a.m. Tuesday, an hour earlier th
  
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• Indiana State Police report serious defect with new Dodge Durango patrol vehicles

  17-06-2024 15:07 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Indiana State Police (ISP) are in the process of transitioning patrol vehicles from the Dodge Charger to the Dodge Durango SUV. However the switchover isn't going very well according to ISP Superintendent Doug Carter.On Monday, the department issued a news release detailing a serious mechanical failure plaguing some of the 219 Durangos currently in service. A defective oil cooler has forced 39 of the vehicles, or 18 percent of the fleet, off the road for repairs or engi
  
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• Morning headlines Monday, June 17

  17-06-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Monday, June 17.
  
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