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• Few clouds with a slight rain chance

  04-05-2024 17:12 via wane.com
  
  Today's forecast features the slight chance for a pop-up shower or storm.
  Highs today will climb up into the mid-70s bringing us yet another above average day! Enjoy the warmth!Slight rain/storm chance this afternoonThere's a slight chance for an additional shower or storm early on Sunday morning, but our odds are looking much better on Sunday to stay dry for the majority of the day. Overall, our rain chances shouldn't hinder your weekend plans, just take the umbrella should you need it!Due to t
  
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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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• Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels, like those on cigarettes

  17-06-2024 13:53 via wane.com
  
  The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)“It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social
  
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• Police identify Michigan splash pad shooter but there's still no word on a motive

  17-06-2024 13:01 via wane.com
  
  ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified the man who opened fire at a splash pad in suburban Detroit before taking his own life, but his motives remained unknown as investigators worked to determine if he left behind any hint of his plans.Oakland County Sheriff’s spokesperson Stephen Huber said the shooter was 42-year-old Michael William Nash of Shelby Township. Sheriff Mike Bouchard said Saturday evening that the gunman had no prior criminal history but apparen
  
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• Long heat wave begins today with late storms

  17-06-2024 10:04 via wane.com
  
  A long and dangerous heat wave begins today with temperatures in the 90s and with the combination of heat and humidity it will feel as hot as 105. This will be the longest streak of 90-day days since the drought of 2012. Scattered storms are possible late this afternoon.Humidity levels will be very high beginning this afternoonTemperatures today will reach the high 90s as the heat wave begins. Combined with the heat and humidity, it will feel like it's over 100.It will be muggy tonight under par
  
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• 15 Fury Alert Day with extended heat wave this week.

  17-06-2024 10:04 via wane.com
  
  Today is a 15-Fury Alert Day as a long and dangerous heat wave begins today with temperatures in the 90s and with the combination of heat and humidity it will feel as hot as 105. An excessive heat warning begins at 11 am this morning and lasts through Friday. This will be the longest streak of 90-degree days since the drought of 2012. Scattered storms are possible late this afternoon.Humidity levels will be very high beginning this afternoonTemperatures today will reach the high 90s as the heat
  
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• Becoming humid with pop up storms Monday

  17-06-2024 04:15 via wane.com
  
  After a weekend featuring sunshine and comfortable humidity levels, we're set to see the humidity reach uncomfortable levels on Monday. This will be the case for the next several days, along with high temperatures in the 90s. We're shaping up to see quite the June heatwave...Look for partly cloudy skies to become mostly clear as you head out the door early Monday morning. Temperatures will be warm in the lower 70s to get the day started.We crank up the humidity to tropical levels Monday, kicking
  
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• Warm Sunday night with a stray thunderstorm

  17-06-2024 01:15 via wane.com
  
  Happy Father's Day! It has been a toasty holiday for the dads, but the good news is that the humidity has remained at comfortable levels.Enjoy the sunshine and low humidity still this evening...great for plans with your dad!Late this evening though, we expect an increase in clouds as a decaying line of thunderstorms passes over Lake Michigan and tracks toward our area. There is the slight chance the storms hold together and impact our northern communities. It is also possible we stay completely
  
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• DeKalb County motorcyclist goes airborne in crash

  16-06-2024 23:53 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday afternoon motorcyclist crash.DeKalb Deputies and Butler Police Officers responded to the 4200 block of County Road 61 Sunday afternoon on reports of a motorcycle crash.
  Dowden was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, photo courtesy of DeKalb County Sheriff
  Officer stated that is where they found 60-year-old Douglas Dowden ejected from the roadway.
  Preliminary investigation and witness accounts f
  
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• Georgia inmate shoots, kills 24-year-old prison kitchen worker: officials

  16-06-2024 23:10 via wane.com
  
  GLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An inmate used a gun to kill a kitchen worker at a Georgia prison early Sunday before fatally shooting himself, state officials said.The Georgia Department of Corrections in a statement said it's investigating the deaths at Smith State Prison in rural southeast Georgia. The agency provided few immediate details, including how the inmate obtained a firearm.The agency's statement said inmate Jaydrekus Hart fatally shot a food service worker in the prison's kitchen at a
  
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• Hot but not humid yet to end the weekend

  16-06-2024 22:30 via wane.com
  
  Happy Father's Day! It is a toasty holiday for the dads, but the good news is that the humidity has remained at comfortable levels.Enjoy the sunshine and low humidity this evening! It will be great for plans with your dad!Late this evening though, we expect an increase in clouds as a decaying line of thunderstorms passes over Lake Michigan and tracks toward our area. There is the slight chance the storms hold together and impact our northern communities. It is also possible we stay completely dr
  
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