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• Sunny, warm Wednesday; rain chance at night

  08-05-2024 06:22 via wane.com
  
  Our severe weather threat for northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio has ended.Along with the rain exiting eastward, clouds clear out, too, and we are on our way to seeing a lot of sunshine on Wednesday. Morning temps start off in the mid-50s and highs will rise to 80° in the late afternoon.Morning temps start in the mid-upper 50sWednesday's high temps reach around 80° by late afternoon.A storm system moving across the Midwest tracks by Wednesday night and this will mean another rain/storm
  
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• Divers search for occupants after vehicle found in St. Joseph River near Johnny Appleseed Park

  29-05-2024 13:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A search is underway in the St Joseph River after a motorist spotted a vehicle in the water near Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne Wednesday morning.Emergency crews were called to the scene near St. Joe River Drive and Anthony Boulevard before 7 a.m. and a WANE 15 videographer at the scene says the license plate was sticking up out of the water and the vehicle has been reported stolen.
  So far it doesn't appear that the vehicle was occupied. This story will be updated wh
  
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• More rain and cooler temps today

  29-05-2024 09:19 via wane.com
  
  If you like the cooler days we've been having then you'll love today. Showers and even some storms are possible through late this afternoon. Sunshine will return full force by tomorrow and Friday.
  More clouds than sun with showers and storms through the late morning with temperatures staying in the 60s.
  Scattered afternoon showers are possibleWe'll see a few breaks in the clouds this afternoon but we could still see scattered storms.Skies will begin to clear this evening and it will be much cool
  
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• More scattered rain/storm chances Wednesday

  29-05-2024 05:58 via wane.com
  
  A cool and unstable pattern remains, so we are seeing rain and thunderstorms continuing to scatter through our forecast.Our lowest temperatures will be in the low-to-mid-50s as we approach dawn.Morning temps are as low as the low-mid-50s.When Wednesday's rain isn't falling, we'll have a partly cloudy sky. High temperatures will end up in the upper 60s in Fort Wayne. Some outlying spots may hit 70°.High temperatures on Wednesday will be slightly lower than our Tuesday highs in the low 70s.By
  
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• This online tool shows where your child can get food over the summer

  29-05-2024 04:07 via wane.com
  
  (KTXL) -- Even when schools are out for summer vacation, many families may still be in need of free meals for their children. For those looking for assistance, there’s an online search tool that can help you find a summer meal site in your community.
  Families can use the Summer Meal Site Finder to see where free meals are available. The site currently has data for 30 states. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service.How to use the toolThe onli
  
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• 'A good experience:' Rohli Booker reflects on first Fort Wayne City Council meeting

  29-05-2024 04:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- On Tuesday, Fort Wayne City Council conducted its Tuesday meeting with its newest member in tow: Rohli Booker.The former vice president for the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of Trustees told WANE 15 the first of many meetings went well."It was a good experience for a first meeting," Booker said.The latest representative of Fort Wayne's 6th District attributed her preparedness to the support and advice she received from her new colleagues."Other councilmembers real
  
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• New stretch of trail along Stellhorn Road receives nearly $600K in funding

  29-05-2024 03:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The latest addition to Fort Wayne's expansive selection of trails will be in northeast Fort Wayne after Fort Wayne City Council approved funding for the project Tuesday.City Council voted unanimously to provide $595,350 for the new trail, which will run along the north side of Stellhorn Road between Maplecrest and Wheelock roads.Nick Jarrell, the Right-of-Way manager for the City of Fort Wayne, said the trail will be 1.8 miles long and provide access to many other trai
  
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• Fort Wayne City Council approves funding for bridge replacement at Lawton Park

  29-05-2024 01:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Lawton Park will receive a new pedestrian bridge thanks to Fort Wayne City Council approving funding Tuesday to replace the park's current bridge.The Lawton Park Trestle Bridge Construction project aims to replace the current bridge that runs over Spy Run Creek and is part of the St. Marys Pathway of the Rivergreenway."This is the last step it takes in order for us to move forward and actually get the new bridge built, so we're really looking forward to the demolition
  
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• Scattered rain/storms tonight, cool before next warmup

  29-05-2024 01:34 via wane.com
  
  A cool and unstable pattern continues, so we are seeing rain and thunderstorms scatter through tonight and, again, tomorrow.This evening, temperatures fall through the 60s and into the 50s. Our lowest temperatures will be in the low 50s during the early morning.Temps drop into the 50s later tonight.When Wednesday's rain isn't falling, we'll have a partly cloudy sky. High temperatures will end up in the upper 60s.High temperatures on Wednesday will be slightly lower than our Tuesday highs in the
  
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• Scattered rain chances linger, cool before next warmup

  29-05-2024 01:34 via wane.com
  
  A cool and unstable pattern continues, so we will still see periods of showers and even some thunderstorms scatter through tonight and, again, tomorrow.This evening, temperatures fall through the 60s and into the 50s. Our lowest temperatures will be in the low 50s during the early morning.Temps drop into the 50s later tonight.When Wednesday's rain isn't falling, we'll have a partly cloudy sky. High temperatures will end up in the upper 60s.High temperatures on Wednesday will be slightly lower th
  
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• Automotive plant in Huntington draws more than 100 jobs

  28-05-2024 23:40 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - A new 164,000 square foot facility in Huntington is not only manufacturing and assembling parts for vehicles, it's drawing in more jobs.
  WANE 15 got an inside look at the new Riverfork West Industrial Center, the Teijin Automotive Technologies facility off Highway 9 in Huntington.
  Earlier this month, Teijin Automotive Technologies unveiled the new facility as an expansion to the Riverfork East Industrial Center. Riverfork East has been in operation since the late 1980s.
  
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• Fort Wayne International Airport provides update on construction and future routes

  28-05-2024 22:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Fort Wayne International Airport's (FWA) terminal construction began in 2021 and is expected to be completed by August 2025.The project was needed because as aircrafts became larger, FWA wasn't able to use all eight gates at once because all the planes previously wouldn't fit in the same area. Now, even though construction isn't completely done yet, that problem is solved and all eight gates can be used simultaneously.In addition, both American Airlines and United
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Tuesday, May 28

  28-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Tuesday, May 28.
  
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• Suspect in fatal stabbing takes plea deal that dismisses murder charge

  28-05-2024 21:41 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A plea deal for the suspect in a fatal stabbing from 2022 will dismiss a murder charge but keep two other felony counts if a judge accepts the terms of the deal.The suspect, 60-year-old Floyd Bates Jr., signed the plea deal Friday and will plead guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony, and battery by means of a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony, after initially being charged with murder in the death of 34-year-old Margaret Surry.Police arrived at th
  
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• Impractical Joker Sal Vulcano to tour at Embassy Theatre next year

  28-05-2024 21:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — After touring with the Impractical Jokers on "The Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive Tour," Sal Vulcano is touring solo and stopping in the Fort.
  The "Everything's Fine Tour" will stop at the Embassy Theatre on March 28, 2025. The Embassy announced the show on their Facebook page and Vulcano did as well on social media. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 31 at 10 a.m.
  On Vulcano's website, individuals can sign up for the artist presale which starts Wednesday, May 29 a
  
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• Fort Wayne man faces additional rape charge while out on bond

  28-05-2024 19:19 via wane.com
  
  WARNING: This story contains graphic content not suitable for all readersFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne Police arrested a man Friday after a sexual assault investigation found connections to a 2023 case.
  Marcus Walker, 31, was arrested in March 2024 on preliminary Level 3 felony rape charges along with sexual battery and intimidation charges, both Level 6 felonies. A judge granted conditional release when his bond was posted. The bond was set for $15,000.In early March, a woman repor
  
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• Study: Nearly half of Americans don't know hands-only CPR

  28-05-2024 18:51 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - A new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center indicates nearly half of all Americans don't know hands-only CPR. Of the 1,005 people surveyed, only 49% said they would be able to perform hands-only CPR in an emergency.60-80% of people who go into cardiac arrest outside of the hospital die before reaching it, according to the American Heart Association. Bystander CPR can double or triple survival rates."During cardiac arrest, there's not much that we can do as people to
  
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• Highly poisonous plant spreading throughout US: How to recognize and get rid of it

  28-05-2024 18:42 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The plant that is said to have been used to execute Socrates could also be in your backyard, as the highly poisonous plant continues to spread throughout the United States. Poison Hemlock is a flowering plant that is part of the carrot family, but it can be fatal if ingested by humans or animals. The non-native plant was relatively rare until about 30 years ago, said Ohio Department of Natural Resources' chief botanist Richard Gardner, but now it's becoming mor
  
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• FWPD: Mom catches man trying to video chat with her child

  28-05-2024 18:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police arrested a 41-year-old man Friday accused of soliciting a child and trying to video chat with them.According to a release from FWPD, Jermaine Harrison faces preliminary charges of child solicitation and dissemination of matter harmful to a minor. Fort Wayne Police arrest 25-year-old in child abuse investigationThe investigation began when a mother reported to FWPD that her child had been communicating with a man, and some of the content included nude i
  
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• Afternoon headlines Tuesday, May 28

  28-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Tuesday, May 28.
  
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• Norfolk Southern investigating fatal train crash in southwest Fort Wayne

  28-05-2024 17:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A train crashed into a pedestrian Monday night on Fort Wayne's southwest side, sparking an investigation.While details are scarce, Indiana State Police confirmed they assisted the Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department in the initial investigation.The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. on the tracks that cross West Hamilton Road south of Palmira Boulevard.The investigation is ongoing, led by Norfolk Southern officers and the Allen County Coroner.
  
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• Allen County Sheriff's Department investigating fatal train crash in southwest Fort Wayne

  28-05-2024 17:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A train crashed into a pedestrian Monday night on Fort Wayne's southwest side, sparking an investigation.While details are scarce, Indiana State Police confirmed they assisted the Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department in the initial investigation.The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. on the tracks that cross West Hamilton Road south of Palmira Boulevard.The investigation is ongoing, led by the Allen County Sheriff's Department and county coroner.
  
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• Fort Wayne Police arrest 25-year-old in child abuse investigation

  28-05-2024 17:31 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police arrested a man Friday for alleged child abuse.Nickolas Lee Uitts, 25, faces one count of battery to a child younger than 14 years old.The Indiana Department of Child Services alerted FWPD to the reported abuse. A detective with FWPD then investigated and determined Uitts was responsible for causing the child's injuries.FWPD announced Tuesday that Uitts had been taken into custody on the preliminary battery charge. No other details were released on the
  
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• Artificial intelligence could be the answer to the bus driver shortage

  28-05-2024 17:19 via wane.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS) - Millions of us put our children on those bright yellow buses every morning. Now some of those kids are getting a big assist from artificial intelligence because the technology is being used to help tackle major bus driver shortages.The nationwide school bus driver shortage has persisted in many areas, including Colorado Springs School District 11. The school has offered training and higher salaries, but can't find a candidate pool. Can you be too short to drive a
  
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• The need to know: fresh produce and markets in Northeast Indiana

  28-05-2024 17:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANA (WANE) — With summer right around the corner, farmers markets, farm stands and "U-Pick" shops are in full swing. Below is a list of places to get the freshest produce in Northeast Indiana.*NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list | *Video is Pontiac Street Market is Positively Fort WayneALLEN COUNTYAllen County Marketplace: 1010 Carroll Road, parking lot of Pathway Community Church. Outdoor market open the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (June 8, July 13, Aug
  
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• High-paying remote work jobs fading fast: Study

  28-05-2024 17:01 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Loving that remote job? Employees hoping for a raise might want to reconsider working from home.
  A new study by job-seeking website Ladders found that high-paying remote jobs fell nearly 60% over the past year, while hybrid job availability fell 95%.
  Higher-paying jobs require more commitment from their employees, including showing up to the office daily. Companies have found it is better for their bottom line to have workers in the office versus working from home. 78%
  
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• June could be 'smooth sailing' for gas prices according to GasBuddy

  28-05-2024 16:38 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the first time since April, the national average price of gasoline has inched higher, rising 1.2 cents per gallon to $3.56 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 6.5 cents from a month ago but is 1.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at
  
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• Indiana State Police investigate death of 23-year-old inmate

  28-05-2024 15:46 via wane.com
  
  MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a man at a prison in north central Indiana early Tuesday morning.David Eggert, 23, died at the Miami Correctional Facility, according to a release from ISP.Detectives began investigating shortly before 2 a.m.An autopsy is pending to determine what led to Eggert's death.
  ISP is being assisted by the Miami County Coroner’s Office and Miami Correctional Facility investigators. No other details were shared in the r
  
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• Veterans claim secret mission is why they're sick, unable to receive benefits

  28-05-2024 15:34 via wane.com
  
  CHICAGO, Ill. (CBS) - A group of veterans say they cannot get their desperately-needed medical benefits. They were exposed to radiation during a top-secret, Cold War mission, according to the veterans. It was so secret, the military still won't acknowledge it.It was the mid-1980s. Mark Ely was in his 20s, a physically fit Air Force technician inspecting secretly obtained Soviet fighter jets. Their engines roared inside hidden hangers called Hush Houses."When you're at that moment everything's sh
  
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• More people make 'no-buy year' pledges as overspending or climate worries catch up with them

  28-05-2024 15:29 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year-old in San Diego swore off retail therapy at Target. A 26-year-old in England banned carbonated drinks from her shopping list.These three women, who don’t know each other, all started the year resolving to spend money only on necessary purchases, or what is popularly known as engaging in a no-buy challenge. The self-imposed rules of the challenge are simple: participants pledge to sto
  
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