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• How high school football fans are supporting their team from a distance this season

  19-09-2020 17:00 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE) —With face masks and a limited number of fans allowed in, we’ve seen that high school football stadiums across Indiana look a lot different this season.Supporting their teams during the COVID-19 era has also been an adjustment for fans who aren’t lucky enough to get a ticket into the stadiums each week— which is why many have resorted to at-home watch parties. “Every away game that we can’t go to we have a little watch party at differe
  
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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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• Marion officer loses control of SUV, hits tree while responding to rollover crash

  23-04-2024 17:16 via wane.com
  
  MARION, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating a crash in which an officer hit a tree in Marion on the way to investigate a crash Monday.Shortly before 11:30 a.m., an officer with the Marion Police Department was responding to a crash in which a car had reportedly flipped several times on the Marion Health campus, according to a release from the police department.For an unknown reason, the officer lost control of the Tahoe they were driving, went off the side of River Drive and cra
  
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• Passenger thrown from minivan in crash with box truck on Indiana Toll Road

  23-04-2024 15:24 via wane.com
  
  ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Five people ended up in the hospital Monday night after their minivan was rear-ended by a box truck in St. Joseph County, according to Indiana State Police.Shortly after 8 p.m., state troopers responded to a crash with serious injuries on the Indiana Toll Road. The initial investigation revealed a 53-year-old from the United Kingdom was driving a minivan westbound near mile-marker 76.8 when he began to slow down at the Notre Dame exit.That's when an International
  
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• WATCH: Vigo County man shoots at naked attacker

  23-04-2024 14:55 via wane.com
  
  VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) -- WTWO has obtained stunning video of a Vigo County man getting hit by a car late Saturday night in what investigators describe as an attempted murder. The incident happened around 10 p.m. in Candlewood Circle. Ring camera footage from the victim shows the man arriving in his driveway when he notices a red truck following him out in the street. That truck was driven by Dustin L. Roecker, a 35-year-old man from Bloomington, Vigo County Sheriff's officials said.
  
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• General Motors reports strong first-quarter profits as prices help offset small US sales dip

  23-04-2024 13:31 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Despite a small dip in U.S. vehicle sales, General Motors' first-quarter net income rose more than 25% on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher-profit vehicles.The Detroit automaker said that while its average sales price per vehicle was down slightly from last year at just under $50,000, pickup sales remained strong, and it's not seeing the price erosion across its lineup that other companies have experienced.GM on Tuesday said it made $2.97 billion from Janua
  
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• No charges yet in weekend crash that killed 2 siblings at Michigan birthday party

  23-04-2024 12:59 via wane.com
  
  BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Investigators need more time to collect information before charges can be filed in the deaths of two young siblings who were killed by a suspected drunken driver at a child's weekend birthday party, a Michigan prosecutor said Monday.“We expect to make a charging decision” on Tuesday, Monroe County prosecutor Jeff Yorkey said in a brief statement.“We appreciate the public’s patience and know that you understand how important it is to hav
  
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• Showers and cooler temperatures today

  23-04-2024 09:38 via wane.com
  
  Keep the umbrella and the jacket handy today with periods of showers and cooler temperatures along with gusty winds making it feel even cooler.It will be cloudy this morning with winds continuing to pick up and the chance of late morning showers.Showers will be likely through the late afternoonShowers will be likely through this afternoon with most places getting about a half-inch to around three-quarters of an inch.
  Rainfall totals will be up to three-quarters of an inch or slightly higher amou
  
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• Fort Wayne's median home prices have doubled, so how does this affect homeowners?

  23-04-2024 05:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne's median home prices have doubled following a larger national trend of price increases, but how does this affect homeowners and homebuyers?
  Multiple factors have contributed to the price increases. Growing investment in Fort Wayne's social and economic infrastructure from the local government has led to increased housing demand in the last decade, according to the Director of Purdue Fort Wayne's Community Research Institute, Rachel Blakeman."So, we
  
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• Fort Wayne's median home prices have doubled, but how does this affect homeowners?

  23-04-2024 05:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne's median home prices have doubled following a larger national trend of price increases, but how does this affect homeowners and homebuyers?
  Multiple factors have contributed to these price increases. Growing investment in Fort Wayne's social and economic infrastructure from the local government has led to increased housing demand in the last decade according to the Director of Purdue Fort Wayne's Community Research Institute, Rachel Blakeman."So, w
  
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• New forecasting tool aims to identify the risk from extreme heat

  23-04-2024 04:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), have launch a new tool to protect Americans from heat exposure. Heat inequities to be studied in Fort Wayne this summer“Heat can impact our health, but heat-related illness and death are preventable,” said CDC Director Mandy Cohen, M.D., M.P.H. “We are releasing new heat and health tools
  
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• 3 cats rescued after house fire caused by smoking materials

  23-04-2024 02:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Three cats were rescued after a house caught fire due to 'improperly disposed of smoking materials' on Monday night.According to a press release from the Fort Wayne Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire at 2221 St. Louis Avenue just after 5 p.m. Monday. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke coming from the one-story home.When officers arrived at the scene they were told a woman and three cats were inside the home. Firefighters worked to extinguish the
  
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• Earth Day sustainable ideas and weather history

  23-04-2024 01:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Happy Earth Day! We hope you have enjoyed the beautiful day! Your Latest Live Doppler 15 Fury ForecastThe day was first established in 1970 and occurs annually on April 22nd. It is a day to celebrate our planet and take part in sustainable practices.Earth Day was first established in 1970 and occurs every April 22nd.
  There are plenty of sustainable solutions you can do to mark the occasion and employ throughout the year. You can recycle things often, especially cans, pa
  
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• How the Fort Wayne Police Department fights online child exploitation

  22-04-2024 23:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — You can find and connect with just about anyone on the internet.
  While the stories of reunited classmates and friends staying in touch across the globe are heartwarming, the ultra-connected environment also enables some more sinister things."There are monsters out there," said Detective Sgt. Todd Battershell with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD). "You never know when you're talking to the next Charles Manson on the other end of that cell phone or
  
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• Woodburn music store offers unique instrument, sense of community

  22-04-2024 23:23 via wane.com
  
  WOODBURN, Ind. (WANE) -- In Woodburn, a music store tucked away between the local post office and a salon houses a unique instrument that cannot be found just anywhere: a dulcimer.Although the business has been around since 1968, Folkcraft Instruments has called Woodburn home since 2007."When Folkcraft came up for sale back in 2007, I was looking for something to expand my business -- I had a company that sold sheet music -- and Folkcraft had been around since 1968. It was an old company. It was
  
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• I-69 northbound lanes slowed after 2 vehicle crash involving motorcycle

  22-04-2024 23:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- I-69 northbound lanes are slowed, following a crash involving two vehicles just north of the Illinois Road exit on Monday evening.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that two vehicles, a motorcycle and another vehicle, were involved in the crash, just north of the Illinois exit on I-69. Fort Wayne Police Department was initially called to the crash at 4:48 p.m.
  Photos, courtesy of INDOT's Trafficwise, show traffic is stopped as of 4:50 p.m.According to INDOT's Trafficwise
  
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• I-69 northbound lanes at a halt after 2 vehicle crash involving motorcycle

  22-04-2024 23:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- I-69 northbound lanes are at a halt, following a crash involving two vehicles just north of the Illinois Road exit on Monday evening.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that two vehicles, a motorcycle and another vehicle, were involved in the crash, just north of the Illinois exit on I-69. Fort Wayne Police Department was initially called to the crash at 4:48 p.m.
  Photos, courtesy of INDOT's Trafficwise, show traffic is stopped as of 4:50 p.m.According to INDOT's Trafficw
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition after motorcycle crashes into camper on I-69

  22-04-2024 23:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- I-69 northbound lanes are slowed, following a crash involving two vehicles just north of the Illinois Road exit on Monday evening.
  Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that two vehicles, a motorcycle and another vehicle, were involved in the crash, just north of the Illinois exit on I-69.
  In a press release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, they responded to the crash at 4:48 p.m. where they found a motorcycle had crashed into a 5th-wheel camper.
  Medics provided the el
  
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• Next round of rain and cooler air headed in

  22-04-2024 22:38 via wane.com
  
  Evening temperatures start in the low 60s and fall from there. Most of the night is spent in the 50s, but temps will drop as low as the mid-40s in the early morning.It will be cool tomorrow with scattered rain beginning before dawn and becoming widespread during the daytime. The rain won't taper off and end until nighttime into Wednesday.Showers will become likely, especially on Tuesday afternoonRainfall will be under three-quarters of an inch on TuesdayIt will still be cool Wednesday with, high
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Monday, April 22

  22-04-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Monday, April 22.
  
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• Court docs: Man charged with murder in connection to 2017 homicide at boat ramp near PFW

  22-04-2024 21:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man was arrested Monday and charged with murder in connection to a 2017 case in which a man was shot 11 times at a boat ramp near Purdue Fort Wayne, newly released Allen Superior Court documents revealed.Fargo Bennett, 28, was taken into custody following a traffic stop Monday afternoon on Winchester Road. He faces a preliminary charge of murder in connection to the homicide case from nearly seven years ago.On Aug. 13, 2017, Fort Wayne Police responded around 8 a.m. t
  
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• 3 injured after SUV crashes into back of buggy

  22-04-2024 21:46 via wane.com
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Three were injured after an SUV ran into the back of a buggy carrying six in Adams County, Monday morning.Monday morning just before 10:30 a.m. the Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash that occurred between two vehicles on County Road 400 West, a quarter mile south of State Road 218.
  According to a release from the Adams County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that a horse-drawn buggy was traveling south on CR 400 when it was struc
  
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