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Mongo Canoe Race Returning After Three-Decade Hiatus
MONGO, Ind. (WLKI)- The Mongo River Run Canoe Race will return to the Pigeon River next weekend after about a 30-year hiatus.The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. The race course begins near County Road 900 East and travels west about four miles to the Mill Pond in downtown Mongo.Or...
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Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Affects Some Pre-2011 Sex Offender Registry Cases
LANSING, Mich. (WLKI)- The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot enforce its current sex offender registry requirements against people whose registrable offenses occurred before July 1, 2011.The unanimous decision in People v. Eddie Lee Smith found that applying newer registratio...
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Two Fort Wayne Men Identified in Buchanan Street Homicides
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WLKI)- The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified two men who were found shot to death Wednesday night in the 800 block of Buchanan Street.Juron Sharell Stapleton, 21, and Tavion Lashawn Hamlet, 25, both of Fort Wayne, were pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 9:0...
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Seaplane Splash-In Returning to Pokagon State Park
ANGOLA, Ind. (WLKI)- Seaplanes from across the Midwest are expected to return to Lake James later this month for the 24th annual Seaplane Splash-In at Pokagon State Park.The event is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is free and open to the public.Visitors will be able to ...
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Garrett Trash Collector Injured After Being Struck by Vehicle in Spencerville
SPENCERVILLE, Ind. (WLKI)- A Garrett man working as a trash collector was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday in the 7800 block of County Road 68.The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office identified the pedestrian as 44-year-old Troy Hanna of Garrett. Hanna suffered a broken ...
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Indiana Natural Resources Commission to Meet Sept. 15 in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (WLKI)- The Indiana Natural Resources Commission will hold its next bimonthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Fort Harrison State Park.The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time in the Garrison Ballroom at the park, located at 6002 North Post Road in Indianapolis.The Nat...
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Nation Marks 25 Years Since the Sept. 11 Attacks
NEW YORK (WLKI)- Americans are marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people and changed the nation.On that Tuesday morning, 19 al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners. Two planes struck the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New Yo...
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Indiana’s First Advanced Nuclear Microreactor Planned for Naval Weapons Station Crane
MARTIN COUNTY, Ind. (WLKI)- The Department of War has announced plans to install Indiana's first advanced nuclear Micro Modular Reactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane by September 2028.The department said the commercially owned and operated reactor would provide continuous power to the military i...
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Early Morning Fire Damages Auburn Homes and Vehicles
AUBURN, Ind. (WLKI)- No injuries were reported after an early-morning fire damaged two homes and three vehicles in Auburn Wednesday.Auburn firefighters were dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to the 1000 block of Donald Street. Fire Chief Doug Cox said crews arrived about three minutes later and found heav...
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Trine Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program Receives Preaccreditation
ANGOLA, Ind. (WLKI)- Trine University's Doctor of Occupational Therapy program has received Preaccreditation Status from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.The accrediting council reviewed the program during its August meeting and identified no areas of concern, accordin...
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