Buyamba Sandwich Company donates $122k in three years to charity
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A Fort Wayne sandwich shop hit a major business milestone, but it has less to do with their food. In just three years since it opened, Buyamba Sandwich Company has donated $122,963 to charity. The funds were split between two non-profits: Ray of Hope Medical Missions, Inc., which runs a birthi
Warsaw Pedestrian Airlifted After Monday Morning Crash on Center Street
WARSAW, IND. (WOWO) A pedestrian was seriously injured and airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital after being struck by a pickup truck Monday morning in Warsaw, according to local authorities. The crash occurred at approximately 9:08 a.m. on June 15, 2026, on Center Street west of Little League Drive. Responding...
Fort Wayne International Airport seeks artists for baggage claim art installation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne International Airport leaders are asking artists to help transform a new area at the east terminal into a large-scale work of art. After five years of construction, the new baggage claim area is nearly complete. Officials say one element is still missing. The...
Allen County Fair is back with 6 days of family fun
Amusement rides, monster trucks, 4-H animals, fair food, and classic cars will soon meet at Allen County Fairgrounds. Running Tuesday-Sunday, June 23-28, the Allen County Fair will have the daily sights you’ve come to expect — rides, animals, food, and vendors — as well as nightly activities such as a rodeo, demolition
Smoked meat, live music return to BBQ RibFest
It happened on a business trip to Toledo decades ago, long before Fort Wayne had anything like it. Mark Chappuis walked into a wall of smoke, crowds, and pitmasters. The smell and noise hit him first, then he noticed the way people gathered around the food. BBQ RibFest. 11:30 a.m.-11...
Flock presents to Fort Wayne City Council, 2027 contract decision looms
The presentation comes as council faces a decision on whether to renew its Flock contract for 2027.
Fort Wayne City Councilman Scott Myers charged with OWI, now in rehab
Fort Wayne City Councilman Scott Myers is now in rehab after an OWI arrest in Jasper County.
Young Indiana Athlete Febie Booher, Class of 2027, Passes Away, Shocking Softball Community
The softball fields of northern Indiana fell quiet this week as news spread of the passing of Febie Booher, a teenage athlete from LaGrange County whose presence on and off the diamond left a mark that teammates and families say will never fade. The Fort Wayne Wolfpack travel softball organization...
Champs Nashville Hot Chicken brings heat … and flavor
Ready to play a numbers game? But full disclosure: This is a numbers game on steroids. Place your bets: Are you that 1 in 100? “One hundred what?” you may ask. That is, are you the one person in a hundred who can handle the heat of the Reapers Rush level of heat at Champs Nashville Hot Chicken in Georgetown Square?
Parkview, Cincinnati Children’s finalize pediatric care agreement
Parkview Health and Cincinnati Children's have teamed up to create better access to pediatric health care in northeast Indiana.
