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Cops Cycling For Survivors Ride To Stop In Auburn, Angola And LaGrange
(ANGOLA) - Cops Cycling for Survivors will bring its 25th annual Ride to Remember through northeast Indiana next week, with confirmed local stops in Auburn, Angola and LaGrange.The statewide ride begins July 6 and honors Indiana law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, while also su...
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Flag Design Greets Drivers Entering Fremont
(FREMONT) - The American spirit is flying high in Fremont, where a flag design now greets drivers on State Road 827 at the outskirts of town.The design, located on the east side of the road, was the idea of Fremont Street Superintendent Jeff Grimm.Town employees Brent Henderson, Travis Smoker and...
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Coldwater Says It Was Not Given Advance Notice Of ICE Operation
(COLDWATER) - The City of Coldwater says it was not notified in advance of a federal immigration operation in the community July 2.In a statement released July 2, the City said Branch County Central Dispatch was notified at approximately 4:48 a.m. of the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs E...
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BMV Debunks Blackout License Plate Myth
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is pushing back on a rumor about the state's popular Blackout license plate.The BMV says more than 240,000 Hoosier vehicles now have a version of the Blackout plate.The agency says each time it posts about the plate on social media, it often r...
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Trine University Hosts Visiting Lecturer From Japan
(ANGOLA) - Trine University's Allen School of Engineering and Computing hosted a seminar this week by Hideki Arahari, Ph.D., of Basic Research Laboratories at NTT, Inc. in Japan.NTT is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies.Arahari's seminar was held Monday, June 29. It was follo...
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Republic Transmission Plans Steuben County Meeting On Power Line Project
(ORLAND) - Steuben County residents will have a chance next week to review possible routes for a new high-voltage power line planned in northern Indiana.The project is called Hiple to Helix.What Is Being ProposedRepublic Transmission says the Indiana portion of the project would run from the Hipl...
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Fort Wayne Zoo Opens New Bald Eagle Exhibit
(FORT WAYNE) - The Fort Wayne Zoo opened its new bald eagle exhibit Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.The exhibit's first resident is a bald eagle named Liberty. He can be found in the former walkthrough aviary area in Australian Adventure.Liberty arrived at the zoo June 11 and spe...
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New Indiana Animal Welfare Law Takes Effect During Heat Wave
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A new Indiana animal welfare law is now in effect, changing what Hoosiers can legally do if they see an animal trapped in a hot vehicle.House Bill 1165 removes civil and criminal liability for people who forcibly enter a vehicle to rescue a domestic animal believed to be in immin...
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Coldwater Stabbing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Open Murder Charge
(COLDWATER) - A Coldwater man has pleaded not guilty to an open murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Brandon Eduardo Vasquez-Chavez.20-year-old Valmir Djempsley is charged in connection with the June 29 stabbing at Clemens Meat Processing Plant on Newton Road in Coldwater.Coldwater police respo...
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Visit Shipshewana Named Midwest Travel Network Destination Of The Year
(SHIPSHEWANA) - Visit Shipshewana has been named the 2026 Midwest Travel Network Destination of the Year.The award recognizes destinations that go above and beyond in working with Midwest Travel Network content creators. Visit Shipshewana was recognized for hosting eight content creators from the...
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