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• Colorado neighbor tells dad of triplets: 'Hey, your kids are being born here on my porch'

  29-04-2024 15:26 via wane.com
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) — A mother of triplets was recently found in labor outside in the cold on a porch in Greeley, Colorado.Father Eric Mayeda told Nexstar's KDVR that police found his 24-year-old girlfriend in pain as it snowed and rained in the early morning hours of April 18.
  Four officers arrived to help deliver two of the babies before she was rushed to the hospital to deliver the third.“Being gifted three - going from none to three - I'm just over the moon about that," said Ma
  
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• USPS workers in Rhode Island charged in mail theft ring; authorities estimate losses to be 'massive'

  16-05-2024 20:42 via wane.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Federal investigators have broken up a "well-organized and wide-ranging conspiracy" to steal valuables from the mail in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, they announced Wednesday.The alleged conspiracy involved a supervisor and six other workers at the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Providence, Rhode Island, which handles all incoming and outgoing mail for Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.The facility handles roughly 3.5 million
  
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• Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

  16-05-2024 20:25 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. The plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.The Drug Enforcement
  
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• Fort Wayne police ask triple shooting witnesses to come forward

  16-05-2024 19:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Early on the morning of Sunday May 5, three people were shot in Fort Wayne, one of them seriously. Fort Wayne police have determined there were dozens of witnesses to the shootings, and the department is urging those people to come forward so they can locate suspects.According to a press release issued shortly after the shootings, police were first sent to two Fort Wayne hospitals just after 3:00 a.m. where the three shooting victims were being treated.
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• Are those trendy 'health pops' actually good for you?

  16-05-2024 19:26 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - You may have seen them in stores, the trendy "health pops" that are meant to support digestive health. They're called "functional sodas."  A functional soda is any kind of carbonated beverage that has something added to it in order to improve health, according to Stephen Lindemann.Lindemann is an associate professor of food science and nutrition science in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. He's also a board member of the soda brand Olipop. Stop using non-sugar sweete
  
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• Michigan felon arrested for having alleged explosive device in Steuben County

  16-05-2024 18:41 via wane.com
  
  FREMONT, Ind. (WANE) - A man wanted in Michigan was arrested Tuesday at a convenience store in Fremont during an investigation that led authorities to charge him with possession of an explosive device.Arvil Wesley Bryant Jr., 32, faces charges including possession of an explosive device, stolen handgun, hypodermic needles, marijuana and controlled substances.According to a press release, Fremont Police were told the Michigan State Police Fugitive Apprehension Team found Bryant - wanted on outsta
  
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• We're number 83! Fort Wayne maintains census city ranking

  16-05-2024 18:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne remained the 83rd most populous city in the United States in 2023 according to U.S. Census data released Thursday. It held that same ranking in 2022.Indianapolis is far and away the state's biggest city and holds the 16th spot nationally with 879,293 residents. Fort Wayne registered 269,994 people as Indiana's second biggest city. Evansville is the third biggest with a population of 115,332. Fishers, located north of Indianapolis, is now in the fourth spot with
  
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• Afternoon headlines Thursday, May 16

  16-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Thursday, May 16.
  
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• Allen County Equestrian Course dedicated to activist who died in plane crash

  16-05-2024 17:41 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An equestrian course that officially opened Thursday in Allen County is dedicated to a local woman who advocated for animals until her death in 2023.A ceremony celebrated the official opening of the Allen County Equestrian Course, 5/16/24.
  A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the launch of the Allen County Equestrian Course at 5417 E. Paulding Road, right on the border with Fort Wayne and near the Allen County Sheriff's training facility.Members of the Three Rivers Ho
  
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• Investigation underway after Indiana 10-year-old dies by suicide

  16-05-2024 17:35 via wane.com
  
  GREENFIELD, Ind. (WTTV) - A Greenfield family is grieving after their 10-year-old son died by suicide earlier this week. 10-year-old Sammy Teusch was known for his kindness, energetic personality, and a love of the outdoors.“I just want him to never be forgotten,” said Sam Teusch, Sammy’s father.“To put that little boy into words is just impossible,” Sam Teusch said. “The people that got to know him are definitely blessed to have known him.” More women a
  
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• WATCH: K9 captures suspect in Kentucky

  16-05-2024 17:31 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- After the Green River Road standoff, a suspect was taken into custody. Green River Road has reopened.
  You can view the moment the suspect was captured in the player above.ORIGINALUPDATE: Scanner Traffic says the subject is now in custody.
  Evansville police have shut down a portion of Green River Road between Oak Grove Road and Vogel roadinvestigating a stolen vehicle.
  According to scanner traffic a negotiator is on scene of the incident andofficials seem to be attempting t
  
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• Platinum Perspective: Change in cameras and technology

  16-05-2024 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The people behind the cameras have always been just as important as those on camera at WANE 15.Thanks to technological advancements, the job of a news photographer has become much more efficient over WANE 15's seven decades of service to the community.Although WANE 15 photographers still use bigger, better cameras, the overall size of cameras and the equipment needed to operate them has decreased.The simple switch from tapes to digital with SD cards gave photographers
  
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• Design meets Dining: These are the most beautiful restaurants in the US, according to OpenTable

  16-05-2024 16:33 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - While many people would agree that the quality of the food makes a restaurant good, it's the ambiance, looks, and views that make a restaurant great.For those who are looking for breathtaking decor, sights of lakes and rivers, or somewhere to take that special someone on a romantic night on the town, OpenTable has compiled just the list for you.In collaboration with People's magazine, OpenTable announced the 50 most beautiful restaurants in America where diners can find unforgettable
  
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• Former childcare worker arrested over 2023 'altercation' with 12-year-old

  16-05-2024 16:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A former childcare worker accused of injuring a 12-year-old with autism in a 2023 altercation was arrested Monday.According to a release from Fort Wayne Police, 26-year-old Sheldon Donald Shearer faces a preliminary charge of battery resulting in bodily injury to a person under the age of 14.On Aug. 16, 2023, Shearer was accused of getting into a "verbal and physical altercation" with a 12-year-old child with autism. According to FWPD, people witnessed the incident and
  
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• Trends show Indiana graduation rates going up

  16-05-2024 15:58 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) - High school seniors are wrapping up their final classes and preparing to get their 2024 diplomas. Graduation is almost here. As far as what we can expect from this year's graduating class, it can be based on what we know from last year.Seniors still have a few more weeks left to make sure they have all their credits and requirements for graduation. That is why schools won't know their 2024 graduation rate until later in the year. What we do know is that many schools in
  
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• Major changes coming to Visa: How will it affect you?

  16-05-2024 14:51 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Your wallet may soon be getting thinner.Visa on Wednesday announced major changes to how credit and debit cards will operate in the U.S. in the coming months and years.The new features could mean Americans will be carrying fewer physical cards in their wallets, and will make the 16-digit credit or debit card number printed on every card increasingly irrelevant.They will be some of the biggest changes to how payments operate in the U.S. since the U.S. rolled out chip-embedde
  
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• Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network

  16-05-2024 14:46 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN’s broadcast of the Connecticut Sun’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had the highest viewership for a WNBA game on the network.The Sun’s 92-71 win over the Fever in Clark’s WNBA debut on the league’s opening night on Tuesday drew an average of 2.1 million viewers on ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+, including a high of 2.3 million viewers between 7:45 p.m. and 7:59 p.m. That topped ESPN’s previous mark of nearly 1.5 million
  
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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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• Morning headlines Thursday, May 16

  16-05-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, May 16.
  
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• Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

  16-05-2024 13:55 via wane.com
  
  OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday.Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence-manslaughter and remained jailed without bond for Tuesday’s crash. The Florida Highway Patrol says he drove his 2001 Ford pickup into
  
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• US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

  16-05-2024 13:33 via wane.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that end up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his right leg got pulled into a chute with a large spiraling augur.“I could hear ‘crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch,’” Sanchez said.
  
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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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• 2 Amp Lab seniors hold sustainable fashion showcase

  16-05-2024 04:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One person's trash is two students' fashion.On Wednesday, two Amp Lab seniors, Maisley Sharpe and Olivia Hopkins, put together a sustainable fashion show."There's so much pollution, so many bad things going on in the world, so why not make something beautiful when it's so simple to do?" said Sharpe, creative director for the showcase.There were garments on display made from repurposed clothes originally from Goodwill.Guests also had the opportunity to shop from a
  
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• More rain chances to talk about

  16-05-2024 04:41 via wane.com
  
  Our lowest temps in the early morning will be as low as the low 50s. The sky is partly cloudy for the early AM and we don't have any significant rain just yet, but more is on the way.Morning temps start in the 50s.Tomorrow's forecast calls for a partly cloudy day with a dry morning before rain chances return in the afternoon. By 4 pm and after, you can expect some scattered rain and storms to be possible. High temps climb a little higher tomorrow, into the mid-to-upper 70s.Thursday afternoon is
  
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• Mosquito populations could be on the rise soon in Allen County

  16-05-2024 03:49 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- With the amount of rain Allen County has received since April, county officials are anticipating a rise in the amount of mosquitos in the area.Josh Blauvelt, environmental services director for the Allen County Department of Health, said crews have already spotted mosquito larvae in stagnant water."I would expect that we're going to see a larger presence of floodwater mosquitos here earlier on in the season," Blauvelt said. New April rainfall record setWhile Blauvelt
  
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• Fox Island: Still no reopening date, cleanup ongoing

  16-05-2024 02:18 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — One of Allen County's most popular parks has been absent from picnics, hikes and fun since 2022.Trees down at Fox Island County Park following the 2022 derecho.
  "It looks like a battlefield quite frankly or a moonscape," said Jeff Baxter with Allen County Parks and Recreation. "It's devastating and demoralizing."In 2022, a derecho wreaked havoc around the park, blowing over upwards of 1,000 trees, and the department still isn't ready to give an official reo
  
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• Parkview Health adds new helicopter to Samaritan fleet

  16-05-2024 00:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Parkview Health is adding another helicopter to its Samaritan fleet to further help the hospital's critical care needs.The newest addition is Parkview Health's third helicopter in the Samaritan Flight Program, and one of the original two helicopters will be used as a backup moving forward.“This year will mark 35 years the Samaritan Flight Program has been serving our region, and in
  that time, we’ve seen incredible growth in aircraft safety and operational e
  
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• I-69 northbound near Auburn Road seeing slowdowns and standstills

  15-05-2024 23:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Indiana Department of Transportation, INDOT, is showing three-lane slowdowns on I-69 northbound near the 469 exit.It is unsure what is causing the traffic delay, but traffic is backed up from the 469 exit to the Lima Road exit. It is advised to seek an alternate route if traveling northbound. The Coldwater area is seeing slowdowns as a result of those seeking an alternate route.INDOT cameras show traffic at a three-lane slowdown, 05/15/2024INDOT cameras sh
  
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• I-69 northbound near Auburn Road cleared after slowdowns and standstills

  15-05-2024 23:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Indiana Department of Transportation, INDOT, showed three-lane slowdowns on I-69 northbound near the 469 exit.UPDATE: INDOT traffic cameras are showing vehicles moving at typical speed, a viewer told WANE 15 that two vehicles were turned around in a ditch. No information on injuries has been released.Google Maps is reporting a crash, however no information on it has been released. Traffic is backed up from the 469 exit to the Lima Road exit. Waze is showin
  
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• I-69 northbound from Lima to Auburn Road seeing slowdowns and standstills

  15-05-2024 23:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Indiana Department of Transportation, INDOT, is showing three-lane slowdowns on I-69 northbound near the 469 exit.Google Maps is reporting a crash, however no information on it has been released. Traffic is backed up from the 469 exit to the Lima Road exit.
  It is advised to seek an alternate route if traveling northbound. The Coldwater and Lima roads area is seeing slowdowns as a result of those seeking an alternate route.INDOT cameras show traffic at a th
  
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