Fort Wayne IN

Since the early days of his mayoral campaign, Mayor Eddie Melton has made the point that he’s out to change the algorithm related to the city of Gary. Last week, though, the new reputation Melton is attempting to build for Gary took a hit during a segment on the popular Joe Budden Podcast when the famed rapper, along...

In the wake of damaging tornadoes that tore through parts of Michigan and Indiana last week, a story of resilience has quietly unfolded. After deadly tornadoes tornadoes ripped through rural parts of Michigan and Indiana last week, recovery began almost immediately—especially in Amish communities where rebuilding...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After rain showers yesterday, conditions will dry out and warm up for the weekend. Today might end up being a bit cooler thanks to some leftover fog from this morning and a warm front struggling to make its way north. This will be the difference between a cloudy and cool day, to a warmer day...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne celebrated the opening of the 3Rivers FCU Family YMCA in New Haven with a ribbon cutting on Thursday. The YMCA is at the site of the former New Haven Fitness Center, 7500 State Road 930 East. The organization plans...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - While the cool, gloomy weather is lingering around, weather looks more spring-like heading into the weekend. First Alert Meteorologist Caleb Saylor has a updated look at the First Alert Forecast.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A portion of westbound I-469 is closed following a crash on Fort Wayne’s south side early Thursday morning. Westbound lanes of the interstate are closed between Muldoon and Winchester Roads. Allen County Dispatch confirmed the crash happened around 6:15 a.m. Thursday, near the Winchester...

On a week-to-week basis, fifth to ninth grade students will get to get their hands dirty by planting things like tomatoes, peppers and kale and learning basic cooking skills while also putting a recipe book together to take home.

In honor of the Bicentennial of Allen County, officials felt the need to update the flag, so they opened a portal for design ideas and had over 300 designs submitted.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Police Department posted to Facebook on Tuesday about a returning high school tradition involving students shooting at each other with water guns. It’s known nationwide as the ‘Senior Assassin’ game. Students at Homestead High School call it the ‘Water Wars. ’...

The recent rains have left much of Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky underwater. One local emergency agency has shared aerial photos of the floodwaters around Evansville. Recent severe weather has ravaged much of the region. We are now learning of a number of confirmed tornadoes, and now the Ohio River is out of...