Fort Wayne IN

A Fort Wayne woman was evaluated by paramedics after striking a deer on U.S. 33 in Benton Township. Elkhart County Sheriff’s deputies say the crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, near the intersection of U.S. 33 and County Road 137. Investigators say the vehicle, a...

**Press release from the Decatur Police Department…. On January 12, 2026 in the early morning hours Decatur Police Officers were summoned to a residence in the 800 block of Walnut Street to give aid to a subject experiencing a mental health crisis. Out of an abundance of caution due to statements that had been made,...

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting virtual meetings at the end of January to discuss spongy moth treatments in Huntington. The department says the spongy moth is an invasive insect that can strip leaves and kill trees. The DNR is proposing treatment in two areas in...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 38-year-old Fort Wayne woman charged in a deadly double shooting last year has taken a plea deal. Quenecia L. Gaylor was charged with murder, felony murder and attempted burglary of 39-year-old Anisha Denise Jackson and 28-year-old Tornor Dejuan Doby. Shan Ford Jr., who went to trial in...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - An 18-year-old who has been wanted in a deadly 2024 double shooting for more than a year was booked into the Allen County Jail on Tuesday. BACKGROUND: Adult, juvenile dead after shooting on Romy Avenue | Coroner identifies victims in Monday shooting as 17-, 18-year-old.

A witness told police Young said, “Somebody’s gonna die today."

WBCL first signed on the air in 1976 under the ownership of Fort Wayne Bible College. At the time, the station operated 18 hours a day with just two full-time employees.

More than 35,000 people who owe Parkview Health money for medical services will have that debt forgiven as the result of an agreement between the health care provider and a non-profit organization.

After nearly a decade in the Indiana State Senate, Andy Zay of Huntington will lead the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).

NACS says its rebalancing plan is due to the opening of Willow Creek Middle School this fall, as well as to accommodate growth as Carroll Middle and Maple Creek are both at capacity.