Allie McKibben

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NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – Central Noble Community Schools (CNCS) parents and staff packed a room in the administrative building to hear the list of immediate and impending district budget cuts Tuesday. The 10-minute meeting comes weeks after Central Noble failed to garner enough special election votes to maintain its function as Senate Bill 1 takes effect. Superintendent Robby Morgan said it was the first of more cuts to come. “It’s never easy,” Morgan said.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne residents had some fun in the sun at Memorial Park on Sunday with the Summer Kickoff Family Fest 2025. The event was run by 4.eight.1, a Fort Wayne community group started this year. They brought people to the park with several attractions, including food trucks, face painting and a kickball tournament. “There’s been a lot of separation in the community, there’s been a lot of violence starting to grow,” Public Relations Director Phill Gibson said.

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ANGOLA, Ind. (WANE) – Many locals and vacationers have been expected to launch their boats into Angola lakes this Memorial Day weekend, kicking off a summer of jet skiing, fishing and swimming. But with a high of seventy, some boaters may wait for warmer weather. Many Angola businesses were optimistic about their holiday sales despite the sixty-degree weather. One bait and tackle shop is not. “I’ve been doing it for 18 years,” Kirk Bowers, owner of The Corner Landing, said.

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BLUFFTON, Ind. (WANE) — All the world is a stage — or at least, part of Bluffton is — where a Shakespeare theater group is fundraising this week with a twist. ‘Beers with the Bard Strikes Thrice’ takes nearly 10 hours of Shakespeare into three 10-minute plays. This year, the performances are expanding beyond the Parlor City Brewing Company, where Tuesday’s performance took place. “There’s nothing serious about this, it’s all fun,” founder Meagan Vandelaar said.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Wall Street rejoiced on Monday as the Dow jumped 2.8% after President Donald Trump paused high tariffs on Chinese goods. The U.S. lowered tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30% and China lowered tariffs on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%. According to the Associated Press, both sanctions will last for 30 days as talks between the nation’s leaders continue. But with this pause on tariffs, will prices stay down? One local expert doubts that.