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• Traffic flowing again after crash on I-69 near Bass Road overpass

  17-05-2024 00:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Traffic is flowing again after a crash caused a standstill following on I-69 north of Bass Road overpass Thursday evening.Dispatch confirmed that the Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash that happened at the 307-mile marker on I-69 northbound, just north of the Bass Road overpass on I-69 just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
  INDOT's Trafficwise map shows traffic at a standstill from the Covington Road exit to just north of the Bass Road overpass.
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• Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring pornographic sites to verify users' ages

  13-06-2024 13:10 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana law that requires pornographic websites to verify users’ ages — one of numerous such statutes in effect across the country — is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry.In April, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by the same group, the Free Speech Coalition, to block a similar law in Texas.According to the Indiana law signed by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb in March, the state's attorney general and indiv
  
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• Hottest day of the week strong/severe storms possible late

  13-06-2024 09:31 via wane.com
  
  It will be the hottest day of the week with strong storms possible northwest of Fort Wayne late tonight.
  Plenty of sunshine this morning with temperatures heating up into the lower 80s by lunchtime.
  Hottest afternoon of the weekSultry afternoon temperatures with increasing humidity and a high in the lower 90s. Skies will remain partly cloudy. Late afternoon winds could gust up to 25 mph.Slight chance of severe storms NW of Fort WayneShowers and some storms develop late in the evening and overnig
  
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• Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds

  13-06-2024 05:03 via wane.com
  
  (AP) -- If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.A new study suggests previous COVID-19 infections lower the risk of getting colds caused by milder coronavirus cousins, which could provide a key to broader COVID-19 vaccines.“We think there’s going to be a future outbreak of a coronavirus,” said Dr. Manish Sagar, senior author of the study published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. &
  
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• Early sun with strong to severe storms possible Thursday night

  13-06-2024 04:17 via wane.com
  
  Expect a mixture of a few clouds and patches of clear sky in the morning. Temperatures will fall into the mid-to-low 60s by the time you're waking up and getting ready for work.Mild start to your ThursdayThe heat is on for your Thursday as we will see temperatures climbing up to 90°. Plenty of warm sunshine and a flow of warm air out of the southwest will boost temperatures up to that point. In the evening, we will see more clouds advancing into the area as our next notable weather system ap
  
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• Huntington Heritage Days kicks off festivities with rides, youth pageant

  13-06-2024 04:16 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) -- For the 60th time, amusement park rides and other carnival festivities transformed downtown Huntington for the city's annual Huntington Heritage Days festival.The festival, which runs from Wednesday to Sunday, kicked off the festivities with the Little Miss and Junior Miss Heritage Days Pageant at Crestview Middle School.The pageant featured Huntington County girls ages 5 to 12 who were judged based on personality, modeling and being photogenic.Dawne Pearson, a co-dire
  
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• US 30 propel study aware of ongoing traffic and crash issues

  13-06-2024 03:24 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Leaders with the U.S. 30 east propel study provided WANE 15 with an update on where they are at with the study and acknowledge the concerns people have about increased traffic and crashes.
  Currently, they are in the universe of alternatives phase. The level 2 screening report provides different alternatives at certain spots along U.S. 30 east, U.S. 30 west, and along U.S. 31. As the study progresses, the screening and evaluation of alternatives will be conducted in grea
  
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• 'On their guard:' Responding officer describes lake house mood after Lake Wawasee tubing fatality

  13-06-2024 01:33 via wane.com
  
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  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) ---After a 20-year-old tuber was run over by a luxury pontoon boat on Lake Wawasee nearly four years ago, law enforcement and emergency services descended on the lake house of Kevin Kelley to start an investigation.Kosciusko County sheriff’s deputy Kreg Kuhn arrived at the North Ogden Drive home 32 minutes after the 6 p.m. 9-1-1- call and interviewed Kevin Kelley, now 66, the lake house owner
  
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• Allen County Council approves funding to provide sheriff's department with new radios, body cameras

  13-06-2024 01:24 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Thanks to a vote from Allen County Council Wednesday evening, the Allen County Sheriff's Department will soon have new equipment that will help officers and the public.During Wednesday's meeting, the Allen County Sheriff's Department petitioned county councilmembers for more than $2.6 million that will provide new handheld radios and body cameras along with the necessary software and equipment needed to operate and maintain the communications system."This is one of t
  
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• Quiet tonight, strong storms possible Thursday

  13-06-2024 00:44 via wane.com
  
  Overnight tonight, expect skies to remain mostly clear as temperatures will fall into the mid-to-low 60s by the time you're waking up tomorrow morning.Mild start to your ThursdayThe heat is on for your Thursday as we will see temperatures climbing up to 90°. Plenty of warm sunshine and a flow of warm air out of the southwest will boost temperatures up to that point. In the evening, we will see more clouds advancing into the area as our next notable weather system approaches. This system has
  
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• Tranquil Touch Spa clients file complaints with Indiana AG Todd Rokita

  13-06-2024 00:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - At least seven complaints have been filed with the Indiana attorney general's office against a spa that abruptly closed in Fort Wayne.According to a list shared by the office of Attorney General Todd Rokita, at least seven complaints against Tranquil Touch Spa had been filed between Monday and Tuesday. The reason was listed as "fail to refund".Tranquil Touch announced earlier this month that both locations off Hillegas and Dupont roads had permanently closed, leaving employ
  
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• Police find 'partial' skeletal remains on property in Kendallville

  12-06-2024 23:47 via wane.com
  
  KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Kendallville Police Department is in the "early stages" of an investigation after finding partial skeletal remains on a property in Kendallville Tuesday night.At approximately 8:20 p.m., officers responded to a house in the 400 block of Garden Street after someone located the remains.Authorities removed the remains from the property, and they will be taken to the University of Indianapolis' Human Identification Center for testing.Police have not disclosed any add
  
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• City of Fort Wayne to host car show Friday in support of YMCA youth program

  12-06-2024 22:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The City of Fort Wayne will host a renaissance car show on Friday for Flag Day, with proceeds supporting the Renaissance Pointe YMCA youth services program.The event will be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA, with show car registration opening at 3:30 p.m. There will be a $10 registration fee, and the first 100 entries will receive dash plaques. Trucks, motorcycles, and hot rods can register as well.Additionally, attendees and show cars are invited to d
  
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• Tall grass, weed complaints in Fort Wayne down 20% after record high last year

  12-06-2024 22:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— In the month since Fort Wayne Neighborhood Code Compliance has started enforcing its tall grass and weeds policy, it has sent out more than 1,800 notices.Though that number seems high, that is actually down from 2023's record high numbers by about 20%.‘It felt unsafe:’ Witness and victim’s best friend describes tubing tragedy on Lake WawaseeThe policy requires weeds or grass to be no taller than nine inches. According to Christopher Blauvelt,
  
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• Pilot program aims to eliminate food deserts in southeast Fort Wayne

  12-06-2024 22:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new initiative started by multiple Fort Wayne organizations aims to eliminate areas in Fort Wayne that have been labeled a food desert.The initiative, dubbed the Triple Impact Program, is a pilot program started by Blessings in a Backpack, Parkview Heath, Pontiac Street Market and The Chapel that will feed nearly 1,200 at-risk children every weekend and encourage community engagement.Jama Ross, executive director for Blessings in a Backpack, described the launch of t
  
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• What's causing rent increases and what will it take to slow down the rising costs?

  12-06-2024 22:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The latest Consumer Price Index data shows that year over year rent prices have increased by 6/1 % in the Midwest and by 5.3% across the country.Rachel Blakeman, the Director of Purdue Fort Wayne's Community Research Institute spoke about the data with WANE 15.Blakeman said the biggest issue with rent prices right now is there isn't a suitable substitute that can help curb the increase like there can be with other consumer goods.The example she gave is milk. If someone
  
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• Cool and quiet evening ahead after a very warm day

  12-06-2024 22:17 via wane.com
  
  There was plenty of sunshine to go around today! Temperatures landed in the mid-80s across northeast Indiana and northwestern Ohio. It definitely felt like a hot summer day with warm and breezy conditions in the mix as well.Overnight tonight, expect skies to remain mostly clear as temperatures will fall into the mid-to-low 60s by the time you're waking up tomorrow morning.Mild start to your ThursdayThe heat is on for your Thursday as we will see temperatures climbing up to 90°. Plenty of war
  
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• LOOK: Kite surfer rescued from remote California beach after making 'HELP' sign with rocks

  12-06-2024 22:11 via wane.com
  
  DAVENPORT, Calif. (AP) — A kite surfer was rescued after using rocks to spell out the word “HELP” when he became stranded on a Northern California beach last weekend. Cal Fire says the kite surfer got stuck Sunday on a narrow beach at the base of towering bluffs with the tide coming in. His “HELP” sign was spotted by a private helicopter and authorities were alerted. A rescue helicopter hoisted the kite surfer to the top of the cliff and he did not need medical atte
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Wednesday, June 12

  12-06-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 12.
  
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• Three deputies, suspect wounded in shooting at gated Illinois community: sheriff

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Three deputies and the suspected gunman were shot and injured after officers responded to a home inside a gated community in northern Illinois Wednesday, authorities said.Law enforcement went to the Lost Lake gated community near Dixon after being told just before 8:40 a.m. CT that someone was threatening to kill themself or others, according to Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle.He said the SWAT team responded and hostage negotiators tried repeatedly to make contact
  
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• Three deputies shot while responding to Illinois home; suspect also wounded: sheriff

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Three deputies and the suspected gunman were shot and injured after officers responded to a home inside a gated community in northern Illinois Wednesday, authorities said.The mass casualty incident occurred when law enforcement went to the Lost Lake community near Dixon around 12 p.m. CT. after being told that someone was threatening to kill themself or others, according to Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle.Three victims were transported to Katherine Shaw Bethea Hosp
  
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• Three deputies shot while responding to home in northern Illinois community

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Three deputies were shot and injured after responding to a home inside a gated community in northern Illinois Wednesday, authorities said.The "mass casualty incident" occurred after law enforcement responded to Lost Lake community near Dixon around 12 p.m. CT. after receiving information from the family member of someone threatening both suicide and homicide, according to Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle.Three victims were transported to Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospit
  
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• Police respond to 'mass casualty incident' in rural Illinois community

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Police are responding to an incident in a rural area in Northern Illinois Wednesday that authorities are calling a "mass casualty incident."Reports of a shooting prompted law enforcement to respond around 12 p.m. CT to the Lost Lake gated community near Dixon.Three victims were transported to KSB Hospital, according to Nancy Varga, Chief of Staff.
  Multiple agencies, including the Ogle County Sheriff and first responders from Dixon, Oregon, Mount Morris, and Polo were c
  
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• Multiple people shot in rural Illinois community: authorities

  12-06-2024 21:54 via wane.com
  
  DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — Multiple people were shot in a "mass casualty incident" at a gated community in northern Illinois Wednesday, authorities said.Law enforcement responded to Lost Lake community near Dixon around 12 p.m. CT.Three victims were transported to Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon, according to Nancy Varga, Chief of Staff.
  Multiple agencies, including the Ogle County Sheriff and first responders from Dixon, Oregon, Mount Morris, and Polo were called to the scene.Ogle Count
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigating 83-year-old's homicide involving in-home nurse

  12-06-2024 21:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating the homicide of an 83-year-old man who died four days after being hospitalized for injuries allegedly caused by a nurse.According to the Allen County Coroner, Rex D. Michel died May 26. The coroner said in the release Michel was injured by an in-home healthcare nurse, causing him to have to be hospitalized May 22.The coroner determined Michel died from complications of blunt impact injuries to his head, neck and leg. The coroner ruled
  
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• Just a click away: new Fort Wayne Parks app

  12-06-2024 20:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation released a new app to help residents better access park facilities at home or on the go.The Fort Wayne Parks app is designed to help residents and visitors find new recreation activities and opportunities to explore city parks, according to a release. This new digital app is free and available on mobile devices.Within the app, users can register for a program, book a tee time, reserve a pavilion, buy tickets to a concert or a Sw
  
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• Girl Scouts "Care to Share" program gives back to community heroes

  12-06-2024 20:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Area Girl Scouts are making a difference in supporting community organizations through the "Care to Share" program, where customers can purchase Girl Scout Cookies that are then donated to local charitable organizations.This year, three Girl Scouts participating in the "Care to Share" program stood out, making a positive impact in their community. Girl Scout Brownie Sammy K. gave her cookies to ACRES Land Trust, Girl Scout Cadette Gracie T. donated her cookies to the P
  
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• LOOK: Two camels trot around Cedar Point

  12-06-2024 20:07 via wane.com
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (WANE via STORYFUL) - Two camels were spotted trotting around Cedar Point, an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 11, after breaking out of the park’s petting zoo.Justin Garcia captured this footage and told Storyful he was visiting the amusement park with his family and had just gotten off a ride when they spotted the large animals.“We were almost trampled by two massive mammals,” Garcia said. “We put some space in between us and watched the
  
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• 'Skateboard guy' arrested 4 years after downtown Fort Wayne protests

  12-06-2024 19:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - In May of 2020, racial injustice protests took over downtown Fort Wayne streets. A man shown on video with a skateboard remained at large. Nearly four years after charges were filed against him, he's been arrested.Austin Xavier Chaney-Kulp ,28, was booked into the Allen County Jail Wednesday. He faces misdemeanor charges of rioting, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Chaney-Kulp already has been bailed out of jail.Video surfaced of Chaney-Kulp after police said h
  
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• Two-time cancer survivor hosts forum on men's health

  12-06-2024 19:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Ayers Community Outreach INC.partnered with other community organizations to hold "Men Fighting for Health," a forum created to bring awareness to a physical aspect of men's mental health.This discussion joins volunteers from the Impact Center, New Covenant Worship Center and Indiana Black Expo, Inc. Joe Ayers, CEO of Ayers Community Outreach, INC. and organizer of the event for the past ten years, aims to turn tie mental health to an all too familiar disease for
  
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