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• IHSAA approves boys volleyball, girls wrestling

  29-04-2024 22:39 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - The IHSAA has approved boys volleyball and girls wrestling for full recognition it announced Monday starting with the 2024-25 school year.Details are still forthcoming, but the move elevates those two sports from "emerging sports" status to full-fledged sponsored sports. They were both designated as emerging sports in 2022, but have seen significant growth since then according to the IHSAA.The IHSAA will now hold a sanctioned state tournament for both sports, with gir
  
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• July heat continues with severe storms possible

  21-05-2024 09:50 via wane.com
  
  You won't notice a big change in the weather pattern today with the atmospheric furnace turned on high. We're watching for the development of strong storms tonight especially northwest of Fort Wayne.We'll see a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures warming up quickly during the morning with temperatures in the lower 80s by noon.
  The heat this afternoon won't feel any different than yesterday with afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s again.
  Showers and storms will develop by early evening wit
  
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• Rock climbing gym forced to shut doors after inspection violation

  21-05-2024 04:05 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows previous construction on the gym from March of 2024.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne first has been forced to shut its doors, after postponing their grand opening, due to an inspection violation Monday.
  Summit City Climbing Co., set to be Fort Wayne’s first gym solely dedicated to rock climbing, has been forced to shut its doors to all members of the public after a city inspection said it failed to give basic utilities to guests.
  In a Facebook post on Summit City C
  
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• Tracking humidity and severe storm chances

  21-05-2024 04:00 via wane.com
  
  It was a toasty beginning to the workweek across the area! We're going to stay summer-like on Tuesday, including the addition of more humidity...Any lingering spotty showers will dissipate before daybreak Tuesday and we'll be left with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures early in the morning will only be as low as the mid-60s.Temperatures dip down into the mid-60s by daybreak Tuesday.
  Tuesday will be another hot day, with high temperatures rising back into the upper 80s. You'll definitely feel som
  
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• Fort Wayne Planning Commission approves St. Joe road development despite neighbors' uproar

  21-05-2024 02:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Planning Commission has approved the development of new townhomes off St. Joe road, despite public outcry.
  After causing an uproar with the neighboring homeowners, the Fort Wayne Planning Commission approved the development of 70 townhomes in the 7400 block of St Joe Road. This approval will allow for 70 market rate, one to two-bedroom units to be built on 8.36 acres of wooded area.
  Rita Self, a direct neighbor of the townhomes who has lived in her home
  
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• Fort Wayne Plan Commission approves St. Joe road development despite neighbors' uproar

  21-05-2024 02:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Plan Commission has approved the development of new townhomes off St. Joe road, despite public outcry.
  After causing an uproar with the neighboring homeowners, the Fort Wayne Plan Commission approved the development of 70 townhomes in the 7400 block of St Joe Road. This approval will allow for 70 market rate, one to two-bedroom units to be built on 8.36 acres of wooded area.
  Rita Self, a direct neighbor of the townhomes who has lived in her home for 11 y
  
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• Public Safety Alert issued for missing 12-year-old boy

  21-05-2024 02:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Police Department has issued a public safety alert for a missing 12-year-old boy.The FWPD is looking for Jackson Cole Semones, a 12-year-old boy, who was last seen in the area of the Northcrest Housing addition.Jackson is described as white, weighing 90 pounds, with brown ear-length hair with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie and grey sweatpants with white Nike shoes.If anyone has any information they are asked to call FWPD at 260 427 12
  
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• Missing 12-year-old boy found after Public Safety Alert

  21-05-2024 02:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A missing 12-year-old boy has been found after the Fort Wayne Police Department issued a public safety alert.The FWPD was looking for Jackson Cole Semones, a 12-year-old boy, who was last seen in the area of the Northcrest Housing addition.Jackson was described as white, weighing 90 pounds, with brown ear-length hair with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie and grey sweatpants with white Nike shoes.The public safety alert was disregarded 20 minutes after
  
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• Caitlin Clark leaves Fever-Sun game in 1st half with apparent left leg injury

  21-05-2024 02:14 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark left the Indiana Fever's game against the Connecticut Sun midway through the second quarter Monday night with what appeared to be an injured lower left leg.She was hurt after running into a pick with 5:37 left in the first half and stayed down, grabbing toward her lower leg.When play stopped, the No. 1 pick from Iowa grimaced as she got up and limped toward the team’s bench before going directly into the locker room. Clark returned to the bench a few
  
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• Roundabout access shutdown between Auburn and Wallen Road Tuesday

  21-05-2024 01:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new water main installation will shut down the roundabout between Auburn and Wallen Road on Tuesday.
  Fort Wayne City Utilities announced that Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. crews will work to install a new water main near the roundabout intersection of Auburn and Wallen Road.
  The road work will shut down part of the intersection, with western access to Wallen Road and drivers heading south on Auburn Road being asked to utilize a detour.
  City Utilities recommends using th
  
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• Man trapped after semi overturned in Marion Township

  21-05-2024 00:06 via wane.com
  
  *Video: Footage shows gunman shoot at Ohio Amazon security guardMARION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WANE) — Ohio State Police are investigating a serious injury crash. After an Ohio man was trapped in an overturned vehicle.
  According to a press release, the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a crash around 10 a.m. Monday morning. They found a Freightliner semi on Redd Rd north of U.S. 30 in Marion Township within Allen County Ohio.Officials report that the semi when it drove off the right side
  
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• LOOK: DNR relocates largemouth bass out of Tri-Lakes

  20-05-2024 22:48 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Under the unabating rays of the sun, officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continued carrying out the task of relocating largemouth bass from Tri-Lakes in Whitley County Monday.Monday marked the start of a second week of the DNR catching undersized largemouth bass from Tri-Lakes that will be relocated to J.E. Roush Lake in Huntington County.Largemouth bass caught by the Indiana DNR sit in a fishing net Monday, May 20, 2024. The fish will
  
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• Northeast Indiana Little Leagues now keeping NARCAN at parks

  20-05-2024 22:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A recent health scare in her own family prompted Little League's Indiana District 10 information officer, Nicole Gable, to take action.Gable shared with WANE 15 that her own father was eating candy a grandchild brought home last Halloween. His throat started to swell up and he was taken to the hospital.The candy tested positive for fentanyl. Thankfully, her dad was treated in time, but they thought 'what if someone at a ballpark isn't?'Gable said she got involved with
  
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• The Peach Truck is making a tour stop in Fort Wayne

  20-05-2024 22:16 via wane.com
  
  This video shows a recipe for Bourbon peach pie from 2020.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Peach Truck tour returns to Fort Wayne this summer.The company started in Nashville, Tenn. but now serves over 25 states in the U.S. Founders Stephen and Jessica Rose, aim to provide fresh-tasting, hand-picked peaches to their customers. The Peach Truck partners with multiple experienced growers in prime peach-growing regions.Where they will beThey will be at various hardware stores on multiple days between Jun
  
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• Fort Wayne resident making her mark in F1 Academy

  20-05-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — New York native and now Fort Wayne resident Chloe Chambers is fueling up to make her legacy within motorsports. The 19-year-old is a part of the F1 Academy, an all-female racing series that races on the Formula One calendar.
  The F1 Academy strives to foster female drivers embarking on their motorsports journey. The F1 Academy is in its second season. Chambers drives for Campos Racing, backed by MoneyGram Haas F1 Team.
  Chambers is one of three Americans compet
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Monday, May 20

  20-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Monday, May 20.
  
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• Construction causes changes for Three Rivers Festival; Junk Food Alley and the Midway moving!

  20-05-2024 21:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As construction continues around Headwaters Park, more festivals are being impacted and the Three Rivers Festival is no exception.After being downsized for the 2023 festival, Junk Food Alley will be moved to where the Midway usually sits within the Meadows in Headwaters Park.
  "We found we were able to run the electricity and water the best probably in that location," said Keri Roby, Director of Operations with the Three Rivers Festival. Roby said this was the best deci
  
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• Car fire leads to traffic jam on I-69 north

  20-05-2024 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic in the northbound lanes of Interstate 69 was brought to a standstill Monday afternoon after a car caught on fire, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.It happened sometime around 3 p.m., and traffic was flowing again about half an hour later.INDOT said the traffic jam was between Bass Road and US 30. The department's traffic cameras showed the two lanes were backed up from the 304 mile-marker to the 307 mile-marker.No injuries were reported, dis
  
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• Toasty with severe storm chances to track

  20-05-2024 21:15 via wane.com
  
  It is another toasty day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Stay cool and hydrated if you have plans that take you outside today.We'll see high temperatures climb up into the upper 80s this evening under partly cloudy skies.High temperatures rise close to 90 degrees again today.
  We do expect thunderstorms to develop off to our west today and they will track east toward our area by late this evening. Some of these storms could hold together and enter our area, but they will be weakening
  
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• Teenager's speedy pursuit in stolen SUV ends with crash into pole: FWPD

  20-05-2024 20:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 19-year-old was arrested Sunday after allegedly leading Fort Wayne Police on a chase through the city in a stolen SUV, at times reaching speeds of 80 mph, and then putting the blame on a passenger.Keashaun Lavert faces a felony charge of fleeing from law enforcement in a vehicle and a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle.Keashaun Lavert (Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  Around 8 p.m., someone reported they were following a stolen SUV near Sout
  
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• Judge cancels Delphi pretrial hearings; Defense team files motion to dismiss charges

  20-05-2024 19:46 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. — Special Judge Fran Gull has canceled the pretrial evidence hearings that were scheduled to begin this week in the high-profile Delphi murders case.
  The hearings were meant to address several pivotal motions including the possibility of barring certain evidence from being presented during the trial — which is currently scheduled to begin in October.
  Last week, Richard Allen's defense team asked Gull to postpone the hearings as they pushed for more time to depose a
  
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• Judge cancels Delphi pretrial hearings

  20-05-2024 19:46 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. — Special Judge Fran Gull has canceled the pretrial evidence hearings that were scheduled to begin this week in the high-profile Delphi murders case.
  The hearings were meant to address several pivotal motions including the possibility of barring certain evidence from being presented during the trial — which is currently scheduled to begin in October.
  Last week, Richard Allen's defense team asked Gull to postpone the hearings as they pushed for more time to depose a
  
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• Find out how you can celebrate 'National Pick Strawberries Day'

  20-05-2024 19:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Discover where you can pick strawberries for National Pick Strawberries Day on May 20.Several locations are open and offer this activity that is inclusive for everyone.Hilger Family Farms is located at 5534 Butt Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46818. They are open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Monday. The business is holding a U-pick patch on Tuesday, the 21st. The U-pick price is $2.75/lb, and the pre-picked is $6/quart.
  Cedar Creek Produce is located at 11709 Clay St, Leo, IN 46765. They ar
  
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• App aims to help teenage depression

  20-05-2024 19:02 via wane.com
  
  BELMONT, Mass. (CBS) - Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before. But a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom.2020 was an especially tough year for 16-year-old Avary Whitehead. With pandemic stress plus his parents separating, he was losing interest in activities he used to love, including sports."I just kind of wanted to like just sit and do nothing," said Whitehead.20% of teens have experienced clinical depression in the past year. Twice as many g
  
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• Abnormally hot summer even more likely in latest NOAA forecast: Here's where

  20-05-2024 18:58 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – New predictions for the summer season, released by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center this week, show weather is likely to heat up in almost every corner of the United States.
  The forecast, which covers June, July and August, indicates nearly every U.S. state with leaning toward a hotter-than-normal summer season. The highest chances are found out West, where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Colorado have a 60% to 70% chance of above-average temperatures over the next three
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigate shooting near Weisser Park

  20-05-2024 18:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting Monday near Weisser Park.Police began investigating shortly before 12:45 p.m. near the corner of Drexel Avenue and Hanna Street, bordering the park.A spokesperson for Fort Wayne Community Schools confirmed Weisser Park Elementary School is on lockout, meaning all the doors are locked so that no one can get in from outside the school.WANE 15 has a crew on the way to the scene to learn more.
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition after shooting near Weisser Park

  20-05-2024 18:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting Monday near Weisser Park that left a victim in life-threatening condition.Police began investigating shortly before 12:45 p.m. near the corner of Drexel Avenue and Hanna Street, bordering the park.The victim's condition was downgraded to life-threatening at the hospital, Sgt. Jeremy Webb confirmed.A spokesperson for Fort Wayne Community Schools confirmed Weisser Park Elementary School was on lockout, and that was lifted clo
  
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• Afternoon headlines Monday, May 20

  20-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Monday, May 20.
  
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• Here's how gas prices are trending as Memorial Day approaches

  20-05-2024 16:58 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the fourth consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has decreased by 3.5 cents from a week ago to $3.55 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 12.0 cents from a month ago but is 2.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.3 cents in the last week and stand
  
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• Ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port

  20-05-2024 15:54 via wane.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated at high tide Monday and began slowly moving back to port, guided by several tugboats.Removing the Dali from the wreckage marked a significant step in ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts. Nearly two months have passed since the ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, killing six construction workers and ha
  
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