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• Busch only candidate to file for Buskirk’s 4-year term

  06-12-2016 16:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Justin Busch, who was elected in a caucus last week to serve out the late Roy Buskirk’s term on Allen County Council, will remain on the council for the next four years.
  Justin BuschBusch was only candidate to file to occupy Buskirk’s four-year term that begins Jan. 1. The choice will become official in a now-ceremonial caucus Thursday at Republican Party headquarters.
  Buskirk died Nov. 4 – four days before he won re-election. While Republicans caucused
  
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• Soggy weather causing a delay in spring planting

  15-05-2024 04:49 via wane.com
  
  MONTPELIER, Ind. (WANE) - It has been tough going for the farmers so far this spring, as Mother Nature continues to have the faucet turned on. The rainiest April on record and more showers into May has delayed the beginning of spring planting for many. New April rainfall record setMike Miller's day job is a factory worker, but he farms on the side. He makes hay, raises beef cattle, and grows crops. He says he has not been able to plant anything yet. His fields remain untouched and he is concerne
  
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• More rain possible Wednesday

  15-05-2024 04:40 via wane.com
  
  We are dodging scattered rain and we need to keep our umbrellas on standby through morning, at least.
  Our morning low temperatures end up in the mid-50s.Morning temps are in the 50s, close to 60° south of Fort Wayne.Rain is still possible during the day Wednesday. The best chance comes in the morning with the rain tapering off and ending in the afternoon. Our current storm system will be moving east at that time.Wednesday's best rain chances are in the morning, though a sprinkle or two may s
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council approves funding for Historic Northeast 2035 project

  15-05-2024 04:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne City Council approved funding Tuesday for the latest neighborhood improvement project to come before the government body.In a unanimous 8-0 vote, councilmembers voted in favor of providing funding for the Historic Northeast 2035 project, which aims to invest in the Forest Park, Northside and North Anthony neighborhoods.The neighborhoods each have a storied history that each area a place in the National Register of Historic Places as historic districts.Accord
  
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• Huntington County officials listen to feedback on proposed solar project

  15-05-2024 04:32 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- “We need to protect our agriculture.”It was one of many emotional declarations that fell upon the ears of hundreds of Huntington County residents during a special meeting Tuesday night.The Huntington County Plan Commission and the Huntington County Commissioners held a 2-hour meeting Tuesday to hear feedback from the public on proposed solar fields.“I'm fighting against it because of my family and my grandchildren that would be exposed to these
  
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• Man charged with dealing resulting in death in Grant County overdose 1 year ago

  15-05-2024 04:24 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. -- A Grant County man was arrested and charged for his alleged role in an overdose death a year ago.
  The Grant County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 30-year-old Lorenzo E. Cruz following an investigation conducted by the JEAN Team Drug Task Force and the Marion Police Department.
  Booking photo of Lorenzo Cruz provided by Grant County Sheriff's Office.
  Cruz was arrested for allegedly supplying drugs that led to the overdose death of a man in July 2023, according to GC
  
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• More rain coming through tonight into morning

  15-05-2024 01:07 via wane.com
  
  We are dodging scattered rain this evening and we need to have those umbrellas on standby through tomorrow morning, at least.
  Our evening temperatures started close to the 70° mark and gradually fall into the 50s through the night. Our morning lows will be in the mid-50s.Morning temps are in the 50s.Rain is still possible during the day tomorrow. The best chance comes in the morning with the rain tapering off and ending in the afternoon. Our current storm system will be moving east at that t
  
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• Historic Fort Wayne bridge gets funding; repairs coming soon

  15-05-2024 00:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — As Fort Wayne continues to develop, it's easy for history to be lost, but one landmark that shares its birth year with the start of the Spanish-American War won't share the same fate.In 1898, the city finished the Mechanic Street bridge. Until recently, it still carried pedestrians from Mechanic Street across the St. Marys River to Swinney Park, but the bridge has seen better days.
  "Currently, the bridge is unpassable and closed for use," reads a message to F
  
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• More rain coming through tonight

  15-05-2024 00:53 via wane.com
  
  We are dodging scattered rain this evening and we need to have those umbrellas on standby through tomorrow morning, at least.
  Our evening temperatures started close to the 70° mark and gradually fall into the 50s through the night. Our morning lows will be in the mid-50s.Rain is still possible during the day tomorrow. The best chance comes in the morning with the rain tapering off and ending in the afternoon. Our current storms system will be moving east at that time.Most spots will pick up
  
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• Boil water advisory lifted for hundreds of Leo-Cedarville residents

  15-05-2024 00:19 via wane.com
  
  LEO-CEDARVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- A boil water advisory in Leo-Cedarville has been lifted after hundreds of residents were briefly without water Monday.Pioneer Water issued a press release Tuesday saying the outage was caused by a "mechanical failure" within the company's water plant.According to the company, water was quickly restored for customers, and the boil water advisory lasted for nearly 36 hours.Pioneer Water advised the brief outage was not due to a water shortage.The business serves abou
  
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• Truck driver linked to Dekalb County charged in striking, killing Utah officer with semi

  14-05-2024 23:06 via wane.com
  
  UTAH COUNTY, Utah (WANE)— A man linked to Garrett, Indiana has been charged with multiple felonies in the killing of a Utah police officer.While the man has a past in Garrett, Indiana, he seems to have lived a transient lifestyle an has been convicted of several more violent crimes throughout the U.S. This wasn't his first instance of violence against law enforcement either.According to court documents, Michael A. Jayne, 42, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated
  
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• FWPD searching for 3 suspects in phone store robbery

  14-05-2024 22:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is asking for the public's help in finding three suspects accusing of robbing a store Sunday afternoon.According to the FWPD, the robbery happened at a Cricket Wireless phone store at 3130 E. State Blvd around 3:15 p.m. Sunday.The Fort Wayne Police Department provided photos of the suspects in a robbery of a Cricket Wireless phone store in Fort Wayne on Sunday, May 12, 2024.The Fort Wayne Police Department provided photos of the
  
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• New Haven gas station to offer gas discount on Friday

  14-05-2024 21:59 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) -- A gas station in New Haven will be offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for two hours on Friday, May 17.MacFood Mart at the Sunoco off State Road 930 will offer the discount from noon to 2:00 p.m.The discount will be limited to one purchase per person and regular gasoline up to 20 gallons.In addition to the gas discount, the gas station will also be offering a free Broaster Chicken meal and Pepsi products while supplies last.A contest to win four tickets to th
  
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• Police continue search for Fort Wayne man charged with double murder in January shooting

  14-05-2024 21:00 via wane.com
  
  *The video above is file footage from when the two shooting victims were identified.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- After the Fort Wayne Police Department asked for the public's help in April in finding a Fort Wayne man accused of fatally shooting two people, the Allen County Sheriff's Department followed suit Tuesday.Dionee K. White (Fort Wayne Police Department)
  Police are still searching for 21-year-old Dionee K. White, who is the suspect in a January shooting that left Adaija Okey, a 17-year-old
  
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• Executive director of Fort Wayne nonprofit hopes Presidential award spurs more meals

  14-05-2024 20:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Ty Simmons, Human Agriculture Cooperative executive director, recently received both a medal and money; they both make him happy.
  Simmons was given the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award medal last month for more than 4,000 hours of volunteerism."I do way more than [4,000 hours], because I mean, we started this organization with $40," he told WANE 15.Which brings us to the money.Simmons and his team first landed an $800,000 grant in 2022, which the state of Indian
  
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• Freshening it up: The Deck opens for its 20th season

  14-05-2024 20:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A Downtown Fort Wayne favorite known for outdoor summer dining, cold drinks and good food is finally open for the 2024 season.WANE 15 spoke Kendyll Gebert, one of the general managers of The Deck on what's new this deck season.The bar is stocked with some new seltzers and beers. Including four different Rhinegeist beers, Mom Water and a new Good Boy Vodka Seltzer. While enjoying beverages or delicious eats, guests can see a vibrance of colors in the seating a
  
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• Lutheran Health shutting down childbirth services in Bluffton, Peru

  14-05-2024 18:29 via wane.com
  
  WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two hospitals within Lutheran Health Network are shutting down childbirth services over the next month due to a decline in deliveries in Bluffton and Peru.Planned inpatient labor and delivery services will soon no longer be provided at Bluffton Regional Medical Center and Dukes Memorial Hospital in Miami County's Peru, according to a press release from Lutheran Health Network (LHN). The change starts after May 23 for Bluffton and June 13 for Dukes.LHN explained the nu
  
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• Aurora is back: Northern lights may be visible in these states Tuesday

  14-05-2024 18:07 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you missed the spectacular northern lights displays over the weekend, you may have another chance to see the aurora Tuesday night — at least if you live up north.
  The solar activity predicted to hit Earth Tuesday night is much weaker than what we saw Friday and Saturday, so the line of visibility isn't expected to reach as far south this time.
  The weekend's geomagnetic storm had the highest, "extreme" G5 rating. With G5 storms, the northern lights can be visible a
  
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• COLD CASE: Charges filed in 2006 Fort Wayne homicide

  14-05-2024 17:52 via wane.com
  
  The above video is file video WANE 15 captured of this homicide investigation in March 2006.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- “I was at the point I didn’t ever think this was going to get solved," Dan Parrish said.Dan Parrish's brother, Robert "Scott" Parrish, was killed at his home in the 1000 block of Vermont Avenue in Fort Wayne in late March of 2006.Dan and his wife, Patty Parrish, went to Scott's home after he didn't show up for work and wasn't answering calls. They found Scott in the
  
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• More rain coming through late afternoon and evening

  14-05-2024 17:16 via wane.com
  
  You'll be dodging showers, especially during the late afternoon and the early evening and you'll need the umbrella at least the morning of WednesdayHigh temperatures today will only be in the lower 70sYou won't see much sunshine this afternoon with showers lingering through the evening. High temperatures will only top out in the lower 70s instead of the lower 80s as we saw yesterday. There will be some pockets of heavier rainfall around Fort Wayne and south of Fort Wayne through late tonight.
  Sh
  
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• Extra security at Snider High School after suspicious phone call

  14-05-2024 16:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Snider High School has more security than usual Tuesday after a suspicious phone call.According to Scott Murray, Communications Manager for Fort Wayne Community Schools, someone called the high school claiming to be inside. No threats were made during the phone call, Murray said.
  Although police searched the building and did not find anyone suspicious, the school was temporarily put on lockout, meaning all the doors were locked and no one else could get inside. The lock
  
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• Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — adding to tensions with Beijing

  14-05-2024 13:49 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year move that's likely to increase friction between the world's two largest economies.The tariffs come in the middle of a heated campaign between President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, in which both candidates are vying to show who's tougher on China.The tariffs are
  
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• A wet and cooler day with rain through the afternoon

  14-05-2024 13:10 via wane.com
  
  Keep the umbrella with you today because you'll need it this afternoon and this evening. Take a sweatshirt or light jacket as temperatures won't be nearly as warm as yesterday.
  Skies will be mostly cloudy this morning with temperatures in the upper 60s by noon.High temperatures today will only be in the lower 70sYou won't see much sunshine this afternoon with showers moving in by late in the afternoon and during the early evening. High temperatures will only top out in the lower 70s instead of t
  
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• A wet and cooler day with some heavy rain possible

  14-05-2024 10:45 via wane.com
  
  Keep the umbrella with you today because you'll need it this afternoon and this evening. Take a sweatshirt or light jacket as temperatures won't be nearly as warm as yesterday.
  Skies will be mostly cloudy this morning with temperatures in the upper 60s by noon.High temperatures today will only be in the lower 70sYou won't see much sunshine this afternoon with showers moving in by late in the afternoon and during the early evening. High temperatures will only top out in the lower 70s instead of t
  
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• Cooler with showers moving in

  14-05-2024 09:42 via wane.com
  
  Keep the umbrella with you today because you'll need it this afternoon and this evening. Take a sweatshirt or light jacket as temperatures won't be nearly as warm as yesterday.
  Skies will be mostly cloudy this morning with temperatures in the upper 60s by noon.High temperatures today will only be in the lower 70sYou won't see much sunshine this afternoon with showers moving in by late in the afternoon and during the early evening. High temperatures will only top out in the lower 70s instead of t
  
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• Tracking scattered Tuesday rain

  14-05-2024 05:10 via wane.com
  
  A slight chance of scattered rain/storms remains throughout the day Tuesday. Even then, when the rain chance is higher, the rain will remain scattered and there will be a number of times when it's not raining during the day. For most locations, rainfall amounts will be light, less than a quarter of an inch. Some isolated areas may pick up heavier amounts, if pockets of heavy rain develop or multiple rounds of heavier rain track over the same location.The scattered rainfall totals will not be ve
  
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• Red Lobster is closing dozens of restaurants and auctioning off furniture, equipment

  14-05-2024 04:12 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Red Lobster is reportedly shuttering at least 48 of its locations, and a restaurant liquidation company is auctioning off kitchen equipment from the impacted eateries this week.
  TAGeX Brands announced on Monday that it's conducting the online auction through Thursday, May 16, for select Red Lobster restaurants closing in multiple states. Most notably, California and Florida are losing five locations each, while Maryland and Colorado are losing four.
  Nexstar's KETK also reported
  
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• Canadian wildfire smoke returns to the United States - should we be concerned?

  14-05-2024 03:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - It is back again... Canadian wildfire smoke has returned to some northern states this week. Air quality alerts have been posted for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa on Monday, as the smoke causes unhealthy air quality in these areas. Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight yearPoor air quality was a big story locally last summer, with very unhealthy conditions being observed at times, as a result of many big wildfires in Canada. For a ref
  
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• Neighbors in uproar over proposed amendment in written agreement for St. Joe development

  14-05-2024 03:44 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows the initial proposal for the development by Triple J Properties.
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Neighbors arrived in uproar at the City Planning Commission public hearing Monday night, with hopes to put an end to development off St. Joe Road.
  Monday night, many residents of the neighborhood next to the proposed development, located in the 7400 block of St. Joe Road, gathered to speak on the issues they had with the proposed development.
  Many spoke that they feared traffic increases
  
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• Indiana Truck driver accused of intentionally killing Utah officer had been holding a woman against her will

  14-05-2024 02:13 via wane.com
  
  A truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway had been holding a woman against her will inside the cab of his truck, new court documents reveal.Michael Aaron Jayne, 42, is accused of driving his rig into Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, who died at the scene on May 5, while the officer was helping a woman who had escaped from the sleeper section of Jayne's semitrailer. Friends, family, fellow officers and state officials hono
  
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