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• Changes made to Back on Track plan as key COVID-19 numbers increase

  01-07-2020 20:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –A change has been made in Indiana’s Back on Track plan as COVID-19 positivity rate and hospitalization numbers have risen slightly. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that capacity limits for indoor businesses will not move forward as planned in Stage 5.
  “We are managing our way through this,” Governor Eric Holcomb said while addressing an uptick in numbers and sharing concerns about numbers in surrounding states. “Indiana is largely
  
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• Bourbon, wine and cigar lounge opening in Auburn

  24-04-2024 21:14 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) - A new establishment opening soon in downtown Auburn brings residents a way to unwind any day of the week.Barrel & Blaze, located at 109 S. Main Street, will offer a variety of bourbon, wine and cigars.The grand opening is set for April 29. The lounge will be open seven days a week from 3-11 p.m.According to the website, the lounge will offer specialty drinks and cigars along with food.Get a sneak peek of Barrel & Blaze in the photos below.Inside Barrel & BlazeBa
  
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• Frost and freeze alerts Thursday morning

  24-04-2024 21:03 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Temperatures Thursday morning are dropping to dangerous levels for some plants that have already started growing. Temperatures will range from the upper 20s to the mid-30s. The coldest air will be present from Fort Wayne to the north and to the east.As a result, the National Weather Service has issued Frost and Freeze Alerts across all of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio through 9 AM.Protect any plants you don’t want damaged by the cold with a light cloth cove
  
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• Freezing night tonight, getting warmer soon

  24-04-2024 20:55 via wane.com
  
  This evening's temperatures are in the 40s before falling way down into the 30s, to freezing and a little below in some areas. This will be damaging cold to some plants. Freeze and frost alerts have been issued. Protect any plants you don't want damaged by the cold with a light cloth covering or bring them inside.For some plants that have started growing, tonight's level of cold could cause damage.Warmer temperatures will return Thursday with sunshine and highs near 60 during the afternoon.
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• Unloaded firearm found in Bluffton High School student's bag

  24-04-2024 20:54 via wane.com
  
  BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) - Staff at Bluffton High School discovered a student had a firearm and ammunition with them at school Wednesday.Sometime around noon, administrators were told a student may have a firearm, according to a statement from the superintendent of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District.Staff worked with the school resource officer (SRO) to find the student and conduct what was described in the statement as an appropriate search in a secure location.An unloaded firearm
  
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• Nonprofit donates protective vest to K-9 at Lutheran Hospital

  24-04-2024 19:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A local K-9 is getting a vest to protect against bullets and stab wounds thanks to a nonprofit's donation.Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is donating the protective vest to Public Safety K-9 Pisti, who works with Lutheran Health Network.K-9 Pisti (Lutheran Health Network)
  Pisti’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment "In memory of Apollo Creed". The vest is sponsored by Robert Willens, LLC of New York City.Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. said the phrase was chosen
  
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• Slew of charges to be dropped for ex Columbia City parks director pleading guilty to theft

  24-04-2024 18:43 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Several charges could be dropped for the former Columbia City parks director who pleaded guilty to a felony count of theft following an investigation into "suspicious financial activity" over baseball cards, according to documents filed Monday in Whitley Circuit Court.The plea deal comes a year after 52-year-old Mark Green was charged with four Level 5 felony counts of corrupt business influence, three Level 5 felony counts of theft of property where the value is ov
  
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• Afternoon headlines Wednesday, April 24

  24-04-2024 17:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE ) - Afternoon headlines Wednesday, April 24
  
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• What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

  24-04-2024 16:42 via wane.com
  
  No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature. The measure gives Beijing-based parent company ByteDance nine months to sell the company, with a possible additional three months if a sale i
  
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• Korean War veteran from Minnesota will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late

  24-04-2024 16:19 via wane.com
  
  Video: Honor Flight Northeast Indiana takes 80 local veterans on a trip to Washington, D.C.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late.The U.S. Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, on Monday that it has reversed itself and granted him a Purple Heart, which honors service members wounded or killed in combat.The decision came after a campaign by hi
  
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• Morning headlines Wednesday, April 24

  24-04-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, April 24.
  
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• Honor Flight Northeast Indiana embarks on 46th flight to Washington D.C.

  24-04-2024 14:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A plane carrying more than 80 local veterans left Fort Wayne Wednesday morning headed for Washington, D.C. This is Honor Flight Northeast Indiana's first flight of the 2024 season and its 46th flight. The American Airlines plane on which the veterans flew featured a special Medal of Honor wrapping.The veterans and their guardians enjoyed breakfast at the 122nd Air National Guard Base before they loaded onto the plane bound for the nation's capital.
  The group includes ve
  
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• Ex-police officer wanted in 2 killings shoots, kills self in Oregon: authorities

  24-04-2024 14:14 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. The man's 1-year-old baby, who was with him, was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Police troopers.
  The multi-state manhunt started Monday afternoon when police say Elias Huizar, a former Yakima police officer, fled the scene of a shooting at William Wiley El
  
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• Are you still earning enough to be middle class? Check these new tables

  24-04-2024 14:11 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It can be hard to tell if you rank as middle class, especially when it feels like your paycheck doesn’t go as far as it once did (one government analysis suggests you need at least $10,000 more just to live like you did three years ago).A new report from personal finance site SmartAsset reviewed data from the U.S. Census Bureau as well as the Pew Research Center to determine what it does take — at least on paper — to be considered middle class in all 50 states
  
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• Chilly temperatures today with a warm-up on the way

  24-04-2024 09:48 via wane.com
  
  You won't need your sunglasses but you will need a coat. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s to the lower 50s today and we won't see a lot of sunshine.
  Cloudy skies through the morning with noontime temperatures only in the middle to the upper 40s.A cool afternoonThis afternoon won't be much warmer with temperatures only topping out in the lower 50s under cloudy skies.Skies will clear overnight and by sunrise Thursday temperatures will be close to freezing.Warmer temperatures will return Thurs
  
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• Power restored to nearly 1,400 I&M customers in Waynedale

  24-04-2024 04:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Power has been restored to nearly 1,400 residents in Waynedale Wednesday morning, according the Indiana Michigan Power (I&M).Tuesday night, the company's outage map showed the outages on the north end of Waynedale near Waynedale Cafe and the Waynedale BMV branch.On its website, I&M stated that the outage was "equipment related," and expected power to be restored sometime overnight.
  
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• Nearly 1,400 I&M customers in Waynedale without power

  24-04-2024 04:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Nearly 1,400 residents in Waynedale are without power Tuesday night, according to Indiana Michigan Power (I&M).The company's outage map shows the outages are on the north end of Waynedale near Waynedale Cafe and the Waynedale BMV branch.It is unclear what caused the power outage, but I&M expects power to be restored sometime overnight.WANE 15 will continue to update this story as we learn more.
  
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• Rain ends, chilly Wednesday follows

  24-04-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Tuesday's widespread rain is done, but some scattered rain is still possible through the early morning, clearing by sunrise. Overall rainfall totals from our latest weather system are likely to be 0.75" and less, in most locations.Temps fall to the upper 30s as we approach dawn. Temps stay high enough to prevent frost from becoming a big worry. It'll be a different story Thursday morning.Wednesday morning temps fall as low as the mid-upper 30s.A chill remains in the air for Wednesday with anothe
  
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• City Council changes way some Fort Wayne police officers are promoted

  24-04-2024 04:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The structure for how some officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) are promoted has been changed following Tuesday's Fort Wayne City Council meeting.In a unanimous 8-0 vote, City Council voted in favor of making promotions based on how long an officer has worked at their current position instead of their entire stint with the FWPD.The FWPD has three police ranks based on merit: officer, sergeant, and lieutenant.“This now looks at anyone who is a ser
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council votes to give Wells Street building historic designation

  24-04-2024 03:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne City Council voted Tuesday to add a building on Wells Street to the city's expansive list of "Local Historic Districts."City Council unanimously voted 8-0 in favor of making the "Hake Block-Fort Wayne Bottling Works" building the 89th Local Historic District in Fort Wayne.Built in the late 1880s, the Hake Block served many purposes in its early days from being the site of a bottling company to the location of political discourse. Fort Wayne could recognize h
  
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• LOOK: Fort Wayne residents capture photos of rainbow

  24-04-2024 03:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A rainbow stretched across the Fort Wayne sky Tuesday evening, and residents all across the city took notice.Several people sent WANE 15 photos of the rainbow, which can be viewed in the gallery below:(Photo provided by Stacy Bowman)(Photo provided by Stacy Bowman)(Photo provided by Brian Vincent)(Photo provided by Jennifer Minear)(Photo provided by Shannon Fenker)
  
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• South Whitley officials elaborate on firing of officer involved in controversial traffic stop

  24-04-2024 00:20 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind. (WANE) -- South Whitley officials issued a statement Tuesday giving more insight into the firing of a police officer involved in a controversial traffic stop back in January.Ahead of a scheduled Tuesday meeting, South Whitley Town Council provided a statement that also explained the hiring process for Brain Schimmel, who was fired due to "public safety."In videos posted to YouTube roughly a week and a half ago that went viral in the days afterward, Schimmel can be seen p
  
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• Indiana Debate Commission to host final GOP gubernatorial debate

  23-04-2024 22:37 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- The majority of the Republican candidates running for Indiana Governor are expected in a Tuesday evening debate hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission, the last one before next month's primary.
  The debate will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday and be streamed out of this story. The debate will be moderated by Jon Schwantes, the host of PBS's "Indiana Lawmakers," and will feature:
  Brad Chambers, Indiana's former secretary of commerceSuzanne Crouch, Indiana's current lieutenant governorEric
  
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• WATCH: Security footage shows stolen car hit house in south Fort Wayne

  23-04-2024 22:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Security footage shows the moment a south side home was damaged in a hit-and-run involving a car that Fort Wayne Police discovered had been stolen earlier this month.Just after 12:30 a.m. on April 13, FWPD began investigating the reported hit-and-run at a home on Wildwood Avenue. The homeowner told police he was inside when he heard the crash; once he made sure his kids were not hurt, he went outside, but there was no one to be found.A witness told FWPD she also heard t
  
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• Rain scatters out tonight, chilly tomorrow

  23-04-2024 22:08 via wane.com
  
  The day's widespread rain is done by 7 pm, but some scattered rain will still be possible into late night. Overall rainfall totals for today are likely to be 0.75" and less, in most locations.Our overcast sky becomes partly cloudy tonight and temps fall to the upper 30s by daybreak. Temps stay high enough to prevent frost from becoming a big worry.A chill remains in the air tomorrow with another cold front dropping in. As a result, high temps will only reach 50°, even lower than today. While
  
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• Indiana DMHA, Praxis Landmark Recovery reach settlement

  23-04-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  *The video above is from 2023 when three Praxis Landmark Recovery facilities lost their licenses.MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WANE/AP) -- An embattled chain of addiction recovery centers has reached a settlement with the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA).The DMHA, a division of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, also revoked the licenses of three Praxis Landmark Recovery locations in Bluffton, Mishawaka and Carmel in 2023 following three deaths at the Mishawaka cente
  
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• US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

  23-04-2024 20:11 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.When combined with other settlements, $1 billion now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds of women who said Nassar assaulted them under t
  
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• Woman who crashed into building, killing birthday boy and his sister, arraigned on murder charges

  23-04-2024 19:43 via wane.com
  
  A Michigan woman was arraigned Tuesday on second-degree murder and other charges after prosecutors say she drunkenly crashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a child's birthday party, killing the 4-year-old birthday boy and his 8-year-old sister and injuring several other people.Marshella Chidester, 66, did not enter a plea to the eight counts she faces in Saturday's tragic crash at the Swan Boat Club in Monroe County, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Detroit.During a court heari
  
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• 2 truckers killed, 1 severely burned after fiery crash near construction zone in southern Indiana

  23-04-2024 18:31 via wane.com
  
  AUSTIN, Ind. (WANE) Two commercial truck drivers were killed and another hurt after a crash lateMonday in southern Indiana.
  The crash took place near a construction zone on I-65 about 30 miles north of Louisville according to a press release from Indiana State Police.
  Photo of crash scene provided by Indiana State Police
  Investigators determined that a semi was stopped for the construction in the southbound lanes at around 11:50 p.m. when a second semi slowed down and stopped behind the first se
  
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• Watch: Michael Jordan celebrates huge win at Talladega

  23-04-2024 17:56 via wane.com
  
  TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Suddenly, Michael Jordan's new life seems just as satisfying as his old one. This felt a whole lot like M.J. knocking down a buzzer beater, winning the big game, celebrating like a champion.Of course, his title-hoarding days in the NBA are long behind him.But Jordan's current passion is filling that competitive void.For the first time since he became a NASCAR Cup team owner, Jordan was at the track to savor in person a victory by one of his drivers.And what
  
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