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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Drivers are asked to avoid I469 between Maplecrest and State Road 37 Thursday night due to a hole in the road. A public safety alert sent out shows that traffic is slowed and stopped in some parts of the area. Dispatchers say it could take...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The second half of Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day because a round of thunderstorms will move through, some of which could be severe. Threats: Damaging wind gusts, large hail. Tornado and flooding risk is lower, but not zero. Impacts: Isolated downed tree branches,...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Nearly 80% of Allen County’s budget – over $100 million annually – goes to public safety, according to Commissioner Ron Turpin, so imagine the savings if fewer and fewer people were caught up in the Allen County justice system. “My north star has always been that the jail is so […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A Fort Wayne man is facing a potential sentence of more than 400 years after a jury found him guilty this week of plotting to kill a confidential informant. BACKGROUND: Fort Wayne man, women accused of conspiring to kill confidential informant | Story continues below...

FORT WAYNE, Ind — Dropping off a homeless person in Fort Wayne without a clear plan for shelter or services could now lead to a $2,500 fine under a newly approved city ordinance, a measure officials say is aimed at easing pressure on limited local resources. City leaders discussed the policy during a council meeting...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - An 18-year-old Fort Wayne man is taking a plea deal in an October shooting. Maung Soe Noe was initially charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, criminal recklessness, and misdemeanor dangerous possession of a firearm by a child in the shooting. Thursday, he pleaded guilty to...

Jillian Lee, owner and founder of UniqueLee Creations, was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After a career-ending injury steered her away from college, Lee found herself on the path of entrepreneurship in 2018 after she realized there was a market for custom bedazzled items — including phone cases and shoes....

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - One month after Fort Wayne’s largest apartment complex was sold for over $200 million, the new owners have announced they are closing two major amenities. In an email to Canterbury Green residents on Thursday, apartment managers say they have decided to close the golf...

When police and medics arrived at the scene, they found two passengers injured and Vebert dead at the scene.

The man who was shot also told police that he began following a "female friend" who had a diamond bracelet that belonged to him, trying to get it back.