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COLUMBIA CITY — A Columbia City man was arrested after a person allegedly saw him punch a dog. Lucas C. Barton, 24, 315 E. Jackson St., Columbia City, is charged with cruelty to an animal, a class A misdemeanor. On Feb. 19, a Columbia City Police officer responded to...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Longtime WLFI-TV meteorologist Chad Evans is to sign off the local TV airwaves Friday night. "Yes, this is my last night," Evans said Friday afternoon in a text to the Journal & Courier. "I have a couple opportunities with teaching and forecasting that I’ll be announcing on my FB page this...

A traveling veterinary clinic that provides low-cost spay and neuter services reports that they believe H5N1, also known as the Avian Flu, may be to blame for the recent deaths of three Indiana cats. Public Vet Serves Indiana, Ohio & California Pet Owners. Public Vet provides mobile veterinary care, serving...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A Fort Wayne father will spend two years in prison for running over and killing his 1-year-old son in 2023. Wayne G. Merritt died on May 9, 2023, after his father, 43-year-old Matthew Merritt ran over the toddler with an SUV. This past May, the father was charged with neglect of a dependent...

It’s hard to believe that someone with a staggering collection of over 500 whiskeys had never sipped a fine dram until a decade ago, but that’s the surprising truth behind Dave Silbey’s story. Since first learning to savor and enjoy whiskey, Silbey, a 65-year-old hotel management worker, has filled ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After a months-long investigation and a warrant execution Friday, the Fort Wayne Police Department recovered more than 1,200 grams of fentanyl. Police have arrested 33-year-old Jamarcus Waller as a result of the investigation. He has been charged with three counts of dealing in cocaine or a...

A disturbing video from an Indiana school bus appears to show a woman and teenage girl beating up an eighth grader in an apparent fit of vigilante justice. A 36-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter allegedly boarded a Metropolitan School District of Warren Township bus to confront a boy who reportedly had beef...

Texas – In a deeply disturbing case in Texas that has captured nationwide attention, a 39-year-old Indiana woman, identified as N. Martin, has been charged after drowning a 4-year-old girl during a purported baptism attempt in a bathtub. Martin, who according to reports, was a cousin of the 4-year-old girl’s mother,...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Hoosiers can expect a mix of winter and spring weather this weekend as rain, snow, and rising temperatures hit Indiana. A chilly Friday night will bring rain and snow to parts of the state before clearing for a sunnier weekend. According to the National Weather Service,...

Consumers and auto repair professionals alike are feeling the effects of State Farm’s new calibration pilot program, which began in October 2023. While the program promises to streamline advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibrations and reimburse repair facilities accurately, many Colorado-based shops are...