Fort Wayne IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Mayor Sharon Tucker, residents, and business owners celebrated the completion of the Fairfax Avenue Reconstruction Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Mount Vernon Park Neighborhood. The project upgraded Fairfax Avenue between Hanna Street and Gaywood Drive, replacing the chip and...

Anyone who travels the stretch of Illinois Road from I-69 to West Jefferson knows it's in need of repairs and improvements.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne is making a budget in an unprecedented year. Senate Bill One (SB1) has restrained income tax revenue, and the city is putting together plans for what it has previously called “the best redevelopment site in the Midwest.“ Those clashing factors of trying to trim an already lean...

Early Monday morning in Fort Wayne, police responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a vehicle on the 2600 block of N. Clinton St. around 8:40 a.m. When approached, the man claimed to be armed and fled, leading officers on a pursuit. According to the City of Fort...

Unlike foster homes, this shelter would offer immediate relief to children who have been removed from their homes by the Department of Child Services.

An argument ensued, and Broadnax was accused of stabbing the man in the neck with a folding knife.

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A man charged with the murder of a homeless woman in Auburn has been found guilty. 38-year-old Jonathon Mattix was found guilty on Thursday for shooting and killing 54-year-old Dawn Vera Kovach of New Haven. Mattix faces up to 65 years in prison for the murder, and an additional 20 […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus is the largest city in the Midwest without a major rail system, but a new investment change that. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission announced a $650,000 investment, partnering with the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. The funds are...

LAOTTO, Ind. (WPTA) - A LaOtto man has grown the biggest pumpkin in Indiana this year, continuing a tradition he started with his father years ago. Jim Beal’s massive pumpkin weighs 1,311 pounds, earning him the title of growing 2025’s biggest pumpkin in the state of Indiana. That’s...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT)— Thousands are expected to gather at the Allen County Courthouse on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings 2” protest, a day of action calling for the preservation of democracy and limits on presidential power. The event, organized by Indivisible Northeast Indiana,...