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First Alert Forecast: Scattered storms remain in the forecast, lower severe threat overall

Around or after midnight, some scattered thunderstorms could return. The severe threat looks marginal with this cluster given lower instability and less than ideal timing, but we’ll still be ...
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Traffic slowed after I-69 crash near Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A crash on I-69 near the Illinois Road exit is slowing traffic. A dispatcher confirmed there is an overturned truck on the roadway. The northbound right lane is currently ...
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FSSA to seek federal waiver to reinstate HIP cost-sharing for able-bodied adults on Medicaid

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration intends to seek a five-year waiver through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to revive a modified version of the agency’s cost-sharing model ...
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Cyclosporiasis numbers in Northeast Indiana raise questions about source

Cyclosporiasis cases continue to rise across Indiana, with Northeast Indiana counties accounting for roughly half of the ...
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Huntington man sentenced in newborn son’s death

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WPTA) - A 25-year-old Huntington man was sentenced Monday in connection with his infant son’s death. Back ...
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‘AN AMAZING GUY’: Fundraiser started for family of man killed outside of Fort Wayne club

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Friends of a man killed outside of a Fort Wayne club over the weekend have started a fundraiser to support his family. According to court documents, Austin Rinker’s ex- ...
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Fort Wayne City Council members decide to continue holding vote on homeless resource center until September

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After voting in June to push back their vote on funding for a new homeless resource center downtown until September, the council doubled down on postponing the vote.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana receives box truck donation

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Staff at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana received a surprise truck donation from Stoops Freightliner during a staff meeting on Tuesday. The Stoops Freightliner ...
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Severe storms move through NE Indiana, NW Ohio

(WPTA) - Join our First Alert Meteorologists above for the latest on a line of severe storms moving through northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio on Tuesday.
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Semi truck overturns, shutting down eastbound lanes of U.S. 30 in Allen County

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is asking drivers to avoid eastbound U.S. 30 as crews respond to a crash involving an overturned semi truck.
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First Alert Weather Day for another round of strong to severe storms this afternoon

We have a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 5pm across the area. Severe thunderstorms have been ongoing since just before 7am with only a small break between 10 and Noon. After this round of ...
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First Alert Weather Day: Severe storms possible Tuesday

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Rounds of storms will move through NE Indiana and NW Ohio on Tuesday, with the most significant threat coming during the late afternoon and evening hours. A powerful line of ...