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Derek Loshe is Decatur’s new deputy police chief, replacing veteran officer Chris Brite. The announcement was made at Tuesday night’s meeting of the city’s board of works and safety. Loshe joined the Decatur department in October of 2012. Brite has moved up the city PD’s ranks through...

As Fort Wayne City Council decides whether to renew its contract with Flock Safety for its license plate-reading cameras, they heard a presentation from the company and law enforcement Tuesday night. Allen County Deputy Prosecutor Tesse Helge spoke in favor of the contract, citing the use of the cameras to...

(Whitewater Valley)--For the most part, the Whitewater Valley escaped the severe storms and tornados that roared through parts of the Midwest Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The strongest storms went through the southern parts of area at around midnight. Tornado warnings were issued between midnight and one

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A months-long lane restriction is coming to S Coliseum Boulevard starting on Monday. According to city officials, the northbound lane of S Coliseum Boulevard between Schele Avenue and Reynolds Street will be closed beginning Monday, June 22. They say crews will be installing a water...

(Inside INdiana Business) - The founder and chairman of Fort Wayne-based Sweetwater Sound is continuing his ambition of creating a racing venue in northeast Indiana after plans for a similar project in Allen County fizzled out last year. However, Chuck Surack said that ambition is temporarily on hold as issues...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A potentially very busy day is ahead in terms of the weather forecast, with a lot of moving parts and things to monitor throughout the day. Severe thunderstorms with all hazards, including damaging winds and a few tornadoes, are possible later today. As we’ve been...

Decatur’s second Pride Festival has sparked another large turnout at a city council meeting, but this time the opposition expressed wasn’t nearly as large as before and, in fact, was outnumbered by the festival’s supporters. This year’s festival is coming up in less than two weeks, on...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 20-year-old Fort Wayne woman won’t spend time in prison after admitting to aiding in a plot to kill a confidential informant. BACKGROUND: Fort Wayne man, women accused of conspiring to kill confidential informant | Story continues below previous coverage. Alexis Drake was initially...

Old Settlers’ Days are celebrated through Saturday, June 20, in its usual home of downtown Columbia City. With a theme of Celebrating Our Past While Building Our Future, Old Settlers’ Days aim to remind us of where we have been while keeping an eye on where we are going.

The Paulding Pool was busy last week as the high temperatures brought in a record attendance. Water aerobics and swimming lessons also are being offered. Verl Dasher, who has spent most of his life working with the Boy Scouts, has published a book, The Adventure Patrol. In it, the longtime scoutmaster details many of h