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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - With the quiet start to 2026, I want to take some time to recap some of Fort Wayne’s weather stats from 2025. A Fort Wayne Weather Wrapped, if you will. In terms of temperature the average high was 64.1 degrees, lower than the warmest...

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Two local hospitals have announced the first two newborns of the new year in Allen County. At Dupont Hospital, at 1:42 a.m., Bennett was born to brand-new parents Ashley and Gerad, weighing 6 lbs., 7 oz., and measuring at 18 3/4 long. The second baby, Sergio, was welcomed into the […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Hundreds of brave Hoosiers kicked off the New Year by taking an icy plunge into the Saint Joe River on Thursday. The 54th Annual Polar Bear Club Swim brought the community together once again, challenging participants to bundle up, take a deep breath, and dive straight into freezing water to...

Purdue Fort Wayne has lost two straight games since winning at Notre Dame before Christmas.

“It’s pretty amazing; we’re in the world of AI now,” Decatur’s operations manager, Matt Schultz, told city council at a recent meeting. Schultz was referring to Vialytics software, a tool which provides huge amounts of information on infrastructure. The software, which is already being used in...

The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation recently awarded a grant to New Mercies Ministries to support one of the nonprofit's most essential programs.

Paulding Putnam brought members, employees, and community partners together in 2025 to support families, veterans, and local organizations through a series of donation efforts. Each initiative focused on meeting practical needs and strengthening the communities served by the cooperative. From September through early...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced that it has launched a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. The launch was officially announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday. The initiative to form the team began a year ago, and eight deputies were chosen and began a structured...

INDIANA — A powerful snow squall sweeping south-southeast out of Michigan moved into Northern Indiana this evening, producing whiteout conditions, rapid snowfall rates up to 2 inches per hour, and wind gusts strong enough to severely reduce visibility with little to no warning. The burst of intense winter weather has...

Proposals for allowing the Hoosier Lottery to sell tickets online and the opening of a Fort Wayne-area casino are in the cards for what could be Indiana’s biggest gambling expansion since sports wagering was legalized in 2019.