Fort Wayne IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - On Thursday, Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) Superintendent Mark Daniel announced the district is expanding its pre-k before and after-school programs. The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne CEO, Andrew Gritzmaker, says they are happy to continue their partnership with FWCS and even bring in...

SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM. DONATE TO DOWNTOWN NEWSMAGAZINE. A suspect was arrested at a Birmingham bus stop on the southeast corner of Maple and Woodward on Sunday, April 27, after admitting to stealing numerous items, including alcohol, from the nearby Kroger grocery store. The store manager reported the theft to...

Indiana Run for the Fallen begins its 140 mile journey in Fort Wayne.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A beautiful, sunny trend is in store as we lead into Mother’s Day weekend! Expect highs to reach the 60s today, and the 70s return for the weekend. We’re in a clear and dry pattern through the weekend, but that will slowly break down as we go into midweek next week. Scattered rain, and even...

Carmeli's Dough, operated by Chef Guy Carmeli, is the sister company of Pasta di Guy

FORT WAYNE, Ind. The CARES Act, which included the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to assist businesses during the pandemic, led to a man in Fort Wayne, Ivory Hill, misusing $20,832 in PPP funds by falsely claiming to own a non-existent auto sales business. Hill used the money for personal expenses...

"That was one cry that I hope I can hear for the rest of my life."

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WTHI) – A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to wire fraud related to a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Ivory Hill, 44, was sentenced to 24 months’ probation, including 10 months of location monitoring, and ordered to pay $23,332...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is presenting their annual Mother's Day Plant Sale this weekend at the McMillen Park Community Center. The sale opens to the public Friday from 1 PM - 7 PM, and will continue Saturday from 10 AM - 4 PM and then...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Jenna Warford is a mother of three young boys and a former instructional assistant at Huntertown Elementary School. Currently, she is battling a rare, aggressive cancer called angiosarcoma - a disease that forms and spreads rapidly in the lining of blood vessels. After enduring...