Searching For Miss Allen County Queen
Young women across Allen County are invited to apply for the 2026 Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Program, which will take place April 26 at 5:00 PM in the Exhibit Building at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Open to young women ages 17–21 who live or attend school in Allen County,...
City of Fort Wayne seeking volunteers for annual Great American Cleanup
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The City of Fort Wayne is encouraging residents to volunteer to be a part of the annual Great American Cleanup this year. This year’s cleanup will begin on Saturday, May 2, between 8 and 9 a.m. Organizers say volunteers will be provided garbage bags,...
Bluffton bridge closes next week; work to last through May
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Bluffton bridge will close for three days next week for repaving work. The closure will run Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Construction crews will repave the bridge during those hours, according to City Engineer Patrick Zaharako. "The bridge will be...
Fort Wayne food truck owner impacted by higher gas prices
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Amber Quinn-Elliott has run her ice cream truck “Sweets on the Street” for nine years. “We’ve gotten through Covid and that’s happened and we were okay we were hanging in there, and then the gas prices hit this year,” she said.
FWFD: No injuries in house fire southwest of downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department says there were no injuries in a house fire southwest of downtown Fort Wayne on Tuesday. Crews responded to the 800 block of West Creighton Avenue about 20 minutes before 1 p.m. The street was closed down one block east...
Powerball ticket worth $100,000 sold at Fort Wayne gas station
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket for Monday's drawing is $100,000 richer and they may not even know it.
Thousands without power in northwest Ohio
Thousands are without power amid Tuesday's severe weather blowing through the region.
Patriotic Pops Concert on April 12 in Kendallville
The Patriotic Pops concert will take place on Sunday, April 12, from 2:00–4:00 PM at the Strauss Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Community Learning Center. Admission is $20. Musicians from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, including the Wayne Street Strings quartet, will perform chamber music in support of the...
Unlocking Nature’s Secret Code
COLUMBIA CITY — It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but what do a pine cone, a sunflower head and a pineapple have in common? Your first thought may be an emphatic, “nothing.” However, they all have a secret code in common – the Fibonacci sequence.
Portion of Airport Expressway to close for a month
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A portion of Airport Expressway is set to close Wednesday for a month. The road will be closed between Smith Road and Ardmore Avenue. Crews will be working in the area on road improvements and signal installation. Until April 30, the westbound lane will be...
