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• Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth

  16-05-2024 14:38 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — America’s Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops — especially Detroit, which grew for the first time in decades — though the South still dominates the nation's growth, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, had seen an exodus of people since the 1950s. Yet the estimates released Thursday show the population of Michigan’s largest city rose by just
  
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• City of Fort Wayne to host car show Friday in support of YMCA youth program

  12-06-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The City of Fort Wayne will host a renaissance car show on Friday for Flag Day, with proceeds supporting the Renaissance Pointe YMCA youth services program.The event will be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA, with show car registration opening at 3:30 p.m. There will be a $10 registration fee, and the first 100 entries will receive dash plaques. Trucks, motorcycles, and hot rods can register as well.Additionally, attendees and show cars are invited to d
  
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• Tall grass, weed complaints in Fort Wayne down 20% after record high last year

  12-06-2024 22:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— In the month since Fort Wayne Neighborhood Code Compliance has started enforcing its tall grass and weeds policy, it has sent out more than 1,800 notices.Though that number seems high, that is actually down from 2023's record high numbers by about 20%.‘It felt unsafe:’ Witness and victim’s best friend describes tubing tragedy on Lake WawaseeThe policy requires weeds or grass to be no taller than nine inches. According to Christopher Blauvelt,
  
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• Pilot program aims to eliminate food deserts in southeast Fort Wayne

  12-06-2024 22:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new initiative started by multiple Fort Wayne organizations aims to eliminate areas in Fort Wayne that have been labeled a food desert.The initiative, dubbed the Triple Impact Program, is a pilot program started by Blessings in a Backpack, Parkview Heath, Pontiac Street Market and The Chapel that will feed nearly 1,200 at-risk children every weekend and encourage community engagement.Jama Ross, executive director for Blessings in a Backpack, described the launch of t
  
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• What's causing rent increases and what will it take to slow down the rising costs?

  12-06-2024 22:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The latest Consumer Price Index data shows that year over year rent prices have increased by 6/1 % in the Midwest and by 5.3% across the country.Rachel Blakeman, the Director of Purdue Fort Wayne's Community Research Institute spoke about the data with WANE 15.Blakeman said the biggest issue with rent prices right now is there isn't a suitable substitute that can help curb the increase like there can be with other consumer goods.The example she gave is milk. If someone
  
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• Cool and quiet evening ahead after a very warm day

  12-06-2024 22:17 via wane.com
  
  There was plenty of sunshine to go around today! Temperatures landed in the mid-80s across northeast Indiana and northwestern Ohio. It definitely felt like a hot summer day with warm and breezy conditions in the mix as well.Overnight tonight, expect skies to remain mostly clear as temperatures will fall into the mid-to-low 60s by the time you're waking up tomorrow morning.Mild start to your ThursdayThe heat is on for your Thursday as we will see temperatures climbing up to 90°. Plenty of war
  
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• LOOK: Kite surfer rescued from remote California beach after making 'HELP' sign with rocks

  12-06-2024 22:11 via wane.com
  
  DAVENPORT, Calif. (AP) — A kite surfer was rescued after using rocks to spell out the word “HELP” when he became stranded on a Northern California beach last weekend. Cal Fire says the kite surfer got stuck Sunday on a narrow beach at the base of towering bluffs with the tide coming in. His “HELP” sign was spotted by a private helicopter and authorities were alerted. A rescue helicopter hoisted the kite surfer to the top of the cliff and he did not need medical atte
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Wednesday, June 12

  12-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 12.
  
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• Police respond to 'mass casualty incident' in rural Illinois community

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Police are responding to an incident in a rural area in Northern Illinois Wednesday that authorities are calling a "mass casualty incident."Reports of a shooting prompted law enforcement to respond around 12 p.m. CT to the Lost Lake gated community near Dixon.Three victims were transported to KSB Hospital, according to Nancy Varga, Chief of Staff.
  Multiple agencies, including the Ogle County Sheriff and first responders from Dixon, Oregon, Mount Morris, and Polo were c
  
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• Multiple people shot in rural Illinois community: authorities

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Multiple people were shot in a "mass casualty incident" at a gated community in northern Illinois Wednesday, authorities said.Law enforcement responded to Lost Lake community near Dixon around 12 p.m. CT.Three victims were transported to Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon, according to Nancy Varga, Chief of Staff.
  Multiple agencies, including the Ogle County Sheriff and first responders from Dixon, Oregon, Mount Morris, and Polo were called to the scene.Ogle Count
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigating 83-year-old's homicide involving in-home nurse

  12-06-2024 21:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating the homicide of an 83-year-old man who died four days after being hospitalized for injuries allegedly caused by a nurse.According to the Allen County Coroner, Rex D. Michel died May 26. The coroner said in the release Michel was injured by an in-home healthcare nurse, causing him to have to be hospitalized May 22.The coroner determined Michel died from complications of blunt impact injuries to his head, neck and leg. The coroner ruled
  
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• Just a click away: new Fort Wayne Parks app

  12-06-2024 20:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation released a new app to help residents better access park facilities at home or on the go.The Fort Wayne Parks app is designed to help residents and visitors find new recreation activities and opportunities to explore city parks, according to a release. This new digital app is free and available on mobile devices.Within the app, users can register for a program, book a tee time, reserve a pavilion, buy tickets to a concert or a Sw
  
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• Girl Scouts "Care to Share" program gives back to community heroes

  12-06-2024 20:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Area Girl Scouts are making a difference in supporting community organizations through the "Care to Share" program, where customers can purchase Girl Scout Cookies that are then donated to local charitable organizations.This year, three Girl Scouts participating in the "Care to Share" program stood out, making a positive impact in their community. Girl Scout Brownie Sammy K. gave her cookies to ACRES Land Trust, Girl Scout Cadette Gracie T. donated her cookies to the P
  
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• LOOK: Two camels trot around Cedar Point

  12-06-2024 20:07 via wane.com
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (WANE via STORYFUL) - Two camels were spotted trotting around Cedar Point, an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 11, after breaking out of the park’s petting zoo.Justin Garcia captured this footage and told Storyful he was visiting the amusement park with his family and had just gotten off a ride when they spotted the large animals.“We were almost trampled by two massive mammals,” Garcia said. “We put some space in between us and watched the
  
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• 'Skateboard guy' arrested 4 years after downtown Fort Wayne protests

  12-06-2024 19:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - In May of 2020, racial injustice protests took over downtown Fort Wayne streets. A man shown on video with a skateboard remained at large. Nearly four years after charges were filed against him, he's been arrested.Austin Xavier Chaney-Kulp ,28, was booked into the Allen County Jail Wednesday. He faces misdemeanor charges of rioting, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Chaney-Kulp already has been bailed out of jail.Video surfaced of Chaney-Kulp after police said h
  
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• Two-time cancer survivor hosts forum on men's health

  12-06-2024 19:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Ayers Community Outreach INC.partnered with other community organizations to hold "Men Fighting for Health," a forum created to bring awareness to a physical aspect of men's mental health.This discussion joins volunteers from the Impact Center, New Covenant Worship Center and Indiana Black Expo, Inc. Joe Ayers, CEO of Ayers Community Outreach, INC. and organizer of the event for the past ten years, aims to turn tie mental health to an all too familiar disease for
  
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• WATCH: Person gets tased during Cincinnati Reds game after storming the field

  12-06-2024 18:11 via wane.com
  
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (WANE via STORYFUL) - A baseball fan ran onto the field and was taken down by Taser during a Cincinnati Reds home game on Tuesday, June 11.Video filmed by Ben Kennedy shows the fan falling to the ground after being Tasered by a security official in the outfield.Just before he was apprehended, the young man landed a spectacular backflip, other video showed.The stunt artist was identified by local media as 19-year-old William Hendon, who was arrested and charged wit
  
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• Coroner identifies victim of stabbing at Fort Wayne apartment

  12-06-2024 18:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Allen County Coroner on Wednesday identified the victim of a stabbing and ruled it a homicide.The coroner identified the victim as Troy Jay Madison, 62, from Fort Wayne.Madison was killed Monday morning at an apartment in the 1400 block of Fletcher Avenue. Yvonne Broadnax, 47, was arrested shortly after the stabbing and charged with murder. Argument over $20 and crack cocaine leads to stabbing at Fort Wayne apartmentThe coroner ruled Madison's death a homicide
  
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• Afternoon headlines Wednesday, June 12

  12-06-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 12.
  
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• Senators blast health regulators and law enforcement over illegal e-cigarettes

  12-06-2024 17:47 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators on Wednesday blasted top health and law enforcement officials for not doing more to combat the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished amid haphazard enforcement.Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed exasperation and frustration while questioning officials from the Food and Drug Administration and Justice Department about attempts to stay on top of the vaping i
  
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• Indianapolis transforms for US Olympic Swim Trials

  12-06-2024 17:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTTV) - The transformation of Indianapolis for the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials isn’t just inside of Lucas Oil Stadium, with downtown Indy is seeing some major changes too.Georgia Street looks like a miniature Paris as a 66-foot tall Eiffel Tower replica towers above the crowds moving in and out of the Indiana Convention Center.It’s been a huge project for the Latinas Welding Guild for the past few months.”Women-led, Latina led, Latino led,” said Consuelo
  
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• Car, SUV crash after driver fails to yield at DeKalb County intersection

  12-06-2024 16:25 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Two vehicles were totaled after the driver of an SUV allegedly failed to yield to a car trying to cross a DeKalb County road Wednesday morning.According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the car and SUV crashed shortly before 7 a.m. at the intersection of CR 327 and CR 60.The 23-year-old driver of the car said he didn't even see the SUV when he stopped at the stop sign, according to the release, but when he drove through the intersection, the SUV
  
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• NBA legend Jerry West dead at 86 

  12-06-2024 16:11 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) - Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.He was 86.West was “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him,” the Clippers said in announcing his death. West’s wife, Karen, was by his side when he died, the Clippers said.He was a 14-time
  
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• World's largest Buc-ee's opens: Here's where

  12-06-2024 15:18 via wane.com
  
  LULING, Texas (KXAN) — Travelers and residents can now visit the largest Buc-ee's travel center in the world.
  The new convenience store is located in Luling, Texas, and opened its doors to the public Monday morning, according to a news release from the company.
  Largest Buc-ee’s in the country opens in Luling, Texas on June 10, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Largest Buc-ee’s in the country opens in Luling, Texas on June 10, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Patrons get Buc-ee's mer
  
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• Morning headlines Wednesday, June 12

  12-06-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, June 12.
  
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• FDA: Indiana residents fall ill after eating drug-infused 'microdose chocolate'

  12-06-2024 14:21 via wane.com
  
  (WXIN/WTTV) — The FDA is warning about "microdose chocolate" bars and candy that cause people, including two Hoosiers, to fall ill after eating them.In a Tuesday news release, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers about Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones and gummies. The FDA is encouraging people to "not eat, sell or serve" any of the brand's products as they investigate."Diamond Shruumz-brand products can be purchased online and in person at a variety of retail locati
  
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• NIPSCO to upgrade your gas meter. Here's why

  12-06-2024 14:17 via wane.com
  
  MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) NIPSCO plans to upgrade about 870,000 residential and commercial gas meters in a project expected to start in July of this year with completion expected by the end of 2026.The installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) will allow for remote reading of meters, meaning a NIPSCO employee will no longer have to physically view the meter to get a reading to determine gas usage.
  NIPSCO says there are many benefits to utilizing AMI technology. By having a Gas AMI c
  
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• Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

  12-06-2024 12:43 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot.Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera recorded them pulling out bolt cutters. One man snipped several charging cables; the other loaded them into the truck. In under 2½ minutes, they were gone.The scene that night has become part of a troubling pattern acros
  
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• Heat turning up with humidity building

  12-06-2024 10:05 via wane.com
  
  Today will start to heat up with temperatures in the 90s by Thursday with a preview of the heat wave that is coming.
  Highs in the middle 80s this afternoonThis morning there will be comfortable conditions with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Temperatures will reach the middle 80s with sunny skies into the afternoon hours. This evening there will be partly cloudy skies and temperatures will dip into the upper 60s.
  Tomorrow heat and humidity will be arriving with occasional wind gusts.
  
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• Truck driver faces intoxicated driving charges in crash that left moped rider with critical injuries

  12-06-2024 08:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Investigators believe a driver was intoxicated and speeding when his truck crashed into a moped late Tuesday night in Fort Wayne.Conner Mullins, 20, faces preliminary charges of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and driving while intoxicated.According to police, the crash happened around 11:15 p.m. near the intersection of Coliseum Boulevard and Lake Avenue. Both the truck and moped were traveling south when the truck rear-ended the moped.Conner Mullins (Court
  
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