First Alert Weather Days: Winter storm to bring several inches of snow
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A significant winter storm will bring heavy snow to Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio tonight through Sunday, creating dangerous travel conditions and prompting several area churches to close or move services online. Snow will begin gradually late today and become widespread around...
WOWO’s Don Chevillet, Fort Wayne broadcast icon, dies at 98
Chevilett, who was born in Detroit and remained in Northeast Indiana after he left the airwaves, died Wednesday at the age of 98, leaving behind a daughter, son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Fort Wayne’s 85-Year-Old Slider Joint Gets Called Slider Capital of the World by Indiana
Powers Hamburgers serves original recipe sliders since 1940 where Leo Powers created the thin patty cooked with onions on steamed buns throughout Fort Wayne legacy. The restaurant operates as officially proclaimed Slider Capital of the World by State of Indiana where 85 years of tradition meets daily fresh...
Blackhawk Christian girls roll past Prairie Heights
Blackhawk Christian dominated from the opening tip in Thursday's win over Prairie Heights.
Indiana Michigan Power to suspend disconnects during winter weather
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Amidst the incoming extremely cold weather across the Midwest, Indiana Michigan Power has announced that it will temporarily suspend disconnecting customers' power. The suspension will last through Jan. 30, on Jan. 31, the company will reevaluate weather forecasts and conditions.
First Alert Forecast: Biting cold continues this weekend with snow likely by Sunday morning
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Wind chills stayed around the double digits below zero for most of the day, and that is expected to remain the case tonight as actual air temperatures sink a few degrees below zero!. Our First Alert Weather Day remains in effect Saturday due to the...
Fort Wayne man takes plea deal in deadly 2024 shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 20-year-old Fort Wayne man took a deal Friday in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting. BACKGROUND: FWPD investigates fatal shooting on Fort Wayne’s southeast side | 18-year-old Fort Wayne man second to be charged in fatal August shooting on Winter Street. Donavon Gonzalez...
Donation allows PepperBall launcher purchase by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department
John Paulding VFW Post#587 donated $4,000 to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department that will be used for the purchase of four PepperBall launchers. This new equipment provides officers with an additional, versatile less-lethal option designed to safely de-escalate volatile situations and ensure compliance while...
One person arrested following large drug bust in Indiana
INDIANA — A Fort Wayne man is facing a felony drug charge after authorities say he was found transporting more than 18 pounds of marijuana while traveling home from Michigan earlier this week. According to court documents filed in Allen Superior Court, Iran Cooper, 33, was pulled over Wednesday...
Northeastern REMC Announces Apprenticeship Program Graduates
COLUMBIA CITY – Northeastern REMC has announced that two employees, Aaron Wilcoxson and Trevor Fries, have graduated from Indiana Electric Cooperatives’ Rural Electric Apprenticeship Program and are now journeyman line workers. REAP is a comprehensive, four-year program that provides professional training for...

















