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• Fort Wayne's newest falcon gets a name: Beegee

  18-05-2021 17:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The newest peregrine falcon chick hatched atop the Indiana Michigan Power Center in downtown Fort Wayne has a name.I&M announced Tuesday the chick is Beegee. The chick was named by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne and I&M customers.Also Tuesday, the falcon chick was banded.Peregrine falcons have nested on the top of Fort Wayne's tallest building for more than two decades. They have been banded since 1996.
  
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• WATCH: Ducklings hatch at Fort Wayne senior home

  25-04-2024 19:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A new batch of ducklings is freshly hatched at a Fort Wayne senior living home. The ducklings hatched at Cedarhurst Senior Living.This year 21 ducklings hatched in the facility's courtyard. Last year 12 hatched. Two proud mama ducks welcomed the ducklings.The residents and staff have been patiently waiting for the ducklings' arrival. And now that they're here, they're ready to celebrate. A quack addiction: How ducks contribute to Indiana’s agricultural economyOn T
  
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• 14 arrested after Gaza protest blocks street near governor's residence

  25-04-2024 19:03 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – More than a dozen people were arrested after protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza blocked streets near the governor’s residence Thursday morning.The rally began around 7:30 a.m. near Tarkington Park.  Jewish Voice for Peace--Indiana, Middle Eastern Student Association of IUPUI, Students for Justice in Palestine--Butler, Palestinian Youth Movement, and ANSWER Indiana organized the gathering.The protesters blocked Meridian Street near the governor’s mans
  
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• Increased testing for bird flu ordered in cows

  25-04-2024 18:39 via wane.com
  
  (CBS NEWS) - The agriculture department is ordering the dairy industry to test milk-producing cows moved between states for bird flu to keep the virus from spreading. The new rules come after the FDA said it found fragments of the bird flu in some samples of grocery store milk.More research is needed to determine if the positive tests were caused by lingering dead particles killed during the pasteurization process. CBS News Medical Contributor Doctor Celine Gounder says not all farms are open to
  
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• WANE 15's Jada Jones welcomes a baby girl!

  25-04-2024 18:21 via wane.com
  
  The WANE 15 team has grown by nearly 20 inches!Weekend morning anchor Jada Jones and her husband Jermarquis welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world Wednesday.Jermani Jones was born April 24, 2024 at 12:44 p.m. and weighs 6 lbs 11 oz. She's 19.75 inches long.Jada will be off the air for a few months as she takes some well-deserved time off to be with her family.
  
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• Afternoon headlines Thursday, April 25

  25-04-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Thursday, April 25.
  
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• Warmer today with summer-like temps on the way

  25-04-2024 16:54 via wane.com
  
  Warmer temperatures are on the way with highs topping out near 60 today and near 70 Friday. But the biggest will happen this weekend.Sunshine will be abundant this afternoon with temperatures topping out around 60.It will be another frosty night with low temperatures down to the middle 30s by sunrise Friday.
  The cold temperatures will exit quickly and by Friday afternoon highs will be around 70. Scattered showers are possible by late afternoon and early evening and will linger into Saturday.The
  
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• Semi crash on I-69 shuts down lanes in Grant County

  25-04-2024 16:27 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A crash involving a semitrailer on Interstate 69 caused traffic to come to a standstill Thursday morning in Grant County.According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the crash happened at mile-marker 269 between E 450 N and IN 5, near Landess. The INDOT alert was posted at 10:16 a.m.; the crash happened sometime around 10 a.m.INDOT estimated the northbound lanes of I-69 would be shut down for about four hours.
  
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• I-69 back open after fatal crash in Grant County

  25-04-2024 16:27 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A fatal crash involving a semitrailer and two other vehicles on Interstate 69 caused traffic to come to a standstill Thursday morning in Grant County.Indiana State Police confirmed one person died in the crash and two others had minor injuries.According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the crash happened at mile-marker 269 between E 450 N and IN 5, near Landess. The INDOT alert was posted at 10:16 a.m.; the crash happened sometime around 10 a.m.As of 1:20
  
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• Fatal crash on I-69 shuts down lanes in Grant County

  25-04-2024 16:27 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A fatal crash involving a semitrailer and two other vehicles on Interstate 69 caused traffic to come to a standstill Thursday morning in Grant County.Indiana State Police confirmed one person died in the crash and two others had minor injuries.According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, the crash happened at mile-marker 269 between E 450 N and IN 5, near Landess. The INDOT alert was posted at 10:16 a.m.; the crash happened sometime around 10 a.m.INDOT estim
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction is overturned in New York

  25-04-2024 15:40 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of
  
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• Indiana DNR to start aerial treatment for spongy moths

  25-04-2024 15:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, IND. (WANE) - In the coming weeks, you will see a yellow plane flying in Adams and Wabash counties. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will be treating the areas for Spongy moths.The treatment could begin the week of May 5, if the weather allows, according to the DNR. Spongy moths have caused thousands of acres of defoliation across the eastern United States. The DNR explains that the moths are one of North America's most devastating invasive forest pests.The treatment shoul
  
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• North Carolina man sentenced in decades old rape case in Spencer County

  25-04-2024 14:54 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - A 60-year-old man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Spencer County Circuit Court on Tuesday following his conviction for a 1994 rape case.According to court documents, in December of 1994, an unknown perpetrator approached a teenage girl while she was walking to her vehicle and threatened her with a knife. Police say the man ordered the victim to drive from Owensboro to rural Spencer County, where he then raped her and then forced her to drive back to the downtown Ow
  
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• Tick Time: How you can protect yourself and your family

  25-04-2024 14:34 via wane.com
  
  ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) Tick season is here. From now through the summer, the tiny bloodsucking arachnids can be found in great numbers anywhere there is tall grass or brush. Ticks are second only to mosquitoes in the spread of disease to humans.If you spend time outdoors, there are precautions you can take to protect yourself from ticks and tick bites.
  Wear long pants tucked into socks or boots, and wear long sleevesStay to the center of trails to avoid contact with vegetationWear light-colored clo
  
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• Morning headlines Thursday, April 25

  25-04-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, April 25.
  
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• Columbia City Police offering $1,000 reward for badge stolen from gravestone

  25-04-2024 14:24 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) - The Columbia City Police Department is asking for the public's help to find the stolen badge of a retired chief who passed away - and a $1,000 reward is being offered in exchange.According to a post on the department's Facebook page, the badge of retired Chief Gordon Anspach was taken from a headstone in Greenhill Cemetery. It's unclear when exactly the badge was stolen."The theft and desecration of the headstone has caused significant disappointment and sadness amon
  
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• Amazon Web Services to build $11B data center in northern Indiana, creating up to 1,000 jobs

  25-04-2024 14:07 via wane.com
  
  NEW CARLISLE, Ind. – Amazon will spend $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana.The Amazon Web Services (AWS) facility is expected to create at least 1,000 jobs. Gov. Eric Holcomb billed it as the largest capital investment announcement in Indiana’s history.AWS operates cloud servers across multiple industries, including automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, public sector and more. Clients range from small businesses to startups, large corporations
  
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• Warmer air is on the way to our area

  25-04-2024 13:07 via wane.com
  
  Warmer temperatures are on the way with highs topping out near 60 today and near 70 Friday. But the biggest will happen this weekend.Sunshine and chilly temperatures this morning will warm to around 50 by noon.A few more clouds this afternoon as temperatures will be warm with temperatures topping out around 60.It will be another frosty night with low temperatures down to the middle 30s by sunrise Friday.
  The cold temperatures will exit quickly and by Friday afternoon highs will be around 70. Sca
  
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• How changes to 'noncompete' agreements and overtime could affect workers

  25-04-2024 12:27 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits.In one move, the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompete agreements, which bar millions of workers from leaving their employers to join a competitor or start a rival business for a specific period of time. The FTC's move, which is already being challenged in court, would mean that such employees could apply for jobs they weren
  
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• Warmer arrive soon with summer-like highs coming

  25-04-2024 09:49 via wane.com
  
  Warmer temperatures are on the way with highs topping out near 60 today and near 70 Friday. But the biggest will happen this weekend.Sunshine and chilly temperatures this morning will warm to around 50 by noon.A few more clouds this afternoon as temperatures will be warm with temperatures topping out around 60.It will be another frosty night with low temperatures down to the middle 30s by sunrise Friday.
  The cold temperatures will exit quickly and by Friday afternoon highs will be around 70. Sca
  
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• After freezing temperatures it gets warmer this afternoon

  25-04-2024 09:49 via wane.com
  
  Warmer temperatures are on the way with highs topping out near 60 today and near 70 Friday. But the biggest will happen this weekend.Sunshine and chilly temperatures this morning will warm to around 50 by noon.A few more clouds this afternoon as temperatures will be warm with temperatures topping out around 60.It will be another frosty night with low temperatures down to the middle 30s by sunrise Friday.
  The cold temperatures will exit quickly and by Friday afternoon highs will be around 70. Sca
  
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• YWCA of Northeast Indiana shows support for sexual assault awareness month with Denim Day

  25-04-2024 04:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – April is known as sexual assault awareness month, and different businesses and organizations across the city of Fort Wayne have been showing their support for the cause.The YWCA of Northeast Indiana has been releasing initiatives all month to get the community involved with the cause.Wednesday, April 24, marked Denim Day, a subtle, yet effective way for those battling with the remnants of assault to know that they aren't alone.Women of the YWCA wearing denim to sh
  
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• Freezing morning, getting much warmer soon

  25-04-2024 04:22 via wane.com
  
  Early morning temperatures fall way down into the 30s, down 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, the early morning cold air could cause damage.The sky becomes mostly clear in the early morning and it stays that way during the day. This means we'll have a nice
  
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• Judge won't allow cameras in Delphi murders trial

  25-04-2024 04:04 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — Special Judge Fran Gull has ruled that no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the high-profile Delphi double murder trial set to begin May 13.
  Multiple news agencies filed a request to allow cameras to stream video and/or audio of the trial to help provide transparency in the case that has drawn national scrutiny. Gull struck down the request on Tuesday, denying any audio, video, or electronics in the courtroom.
  Richard Allen is accused of killing 13-year
  
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• 15 Finds Out: Are you required to produce identification during traffic stops?

  25-04-2024 00:59 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WANE) — In the aftermath of a South Whitley traffic stop from January going viral, 15 Finds Out asked what you are required to do when stopped by police.According to Indiana state law, you must provide either your full name, address and date of birth; or your driver's license to the officer if you are stopped. The full statute is below:
  "A person who knowingly or intentionally refuses to provide either the person's: (1) name, address, and date of birth; or (2) dri
  
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• Stretch of Hadley Road shut down due to fire

  25-04-2024 00:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Residents should avoid a stretch of Hadley Road between Illinois and Bass roads Wednesday evening as emergency personnel respond to a fire in the area.The Allen County Sheriff's Department issued a mobile push notification warning residents to avoid the area, and several firefighters were spotted at a house on Hadley Road.WANE 15 arrived at the scene and saw the house had significant fire damage to the garage, and light trails of smoke could still be seen coming from t
  
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• Police: Avoid stretch of Hadley Road between Illinois, Bass roads

  25-04-2024 00:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Residents should avoid a stretch of Hadley Road between Illinois and Bass roads Wednesday evening as emergency personnel respond to the area, according to police.The Allen County Sheriff's Department issued a mobile push notification warning residents to avoid the area, but authorities have not provided details on the incident.A WANE 15 viewer captured photos of a large cloud of smoke in the sky.
  A photo from a WANE 15 viewer shows a large cloud of smoke in the area ne
  
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• Large smoke cloud seen from house fire on Hadley Road

  25-04-2024 00:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Residents should avoid a stretch of Hadley Road between Illinois and Bass roads Wednesday evening as emergency personnel respond to a fire in the area.The Allen County Sheriff's Department issued a mobile push notification warning residents to avoid the area, and several firefighters were spotted at a house on Hadley Road.WANE 15 arrived at the scene and saw the house had significant fire damage to the garage, and light trails of smoke could still be seen coming from t
  
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• Firefighters from multiple agencies investigate house fire on Hadley Road

  25-04-2024 00:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Residents should avoid a stretch of Hadley Road between Illinois and Bass roads Wednesday evening as emergency personnel respond to a fire in the area.The Allen County Sheriff's Department issued a mobile push notification warning residents to avoid the area, and several firefighters were spotted at a house on Hadley Road.WANE 15 arrived at the scene and saw the house had significant fire damage to the garage, and light trails of smoke could still be seen coming from t
  
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• Fire spreads from garage to home, 3 cats killed

  25-04-2024 00:42 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Part of a southwest side house was left charred and smoldering after a fire Wednesday. Fire crews responded to the home on Hadley Road between Illinois and Bass roads Wednesday shortly after 6 P.M.The Allen County Sheriff's Department issued a mobile push notification warning residents to avoid the area, and several firefighters were spotted at the house on Hadley Road.WANE 15 arrived at the scene and saw the house had significant fire damage to the garage, and light t
  
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