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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Check your lottery tickets! Hoosier Lottery officials say a winning Powerball ticket purchased in Fort Wayne last August will soon expire. The $50,000 Powerball ticket was bought at the Lassus Handy Dandy located on Coldwater Road for the Sept. 6 drawing. The winning Powerball Double...

BLUFFTON, Ind. (WPTA) - At the Wells County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, commissioners voted on an amendment to the proposals for solar farms being built in Wells County. Megan Dunham is a fifth-generation farmer who said she’s worried solar farms might contaminate her soil and produce enough heat to ruin her...

I remember the first time someone told me about a bakery in New Haven where people drive from all corners of Indiana just for cinnamon rolls. I thought they were exaggerating. Then I made the trip to The Taste of Tradition Bakery myself, and suddenly it all made sense. The moment you walk through the door, the scent...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – NIPSCO worked to resolve a hazmat situation Wednesday in north Fort Wayne. A Fort Wayne Fire Department truck was also at the scene that morning near the intersection of Dupont Road and Interstate 69. Passersby could smell a strong odor of gas. Bernie Beier, the director of Allen County’s...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Nearly 30 dogs were rescued from ‘heartbreaking conditions’ in Wabash County in early January. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Wabash County Animal Shelter temporarily closed following rescue involving nearly 30 dogs. Now, one of the organizations involved in the rescue is asking for assistance in their...

Fire crews are responding to a building on fire in rural Allen County.

LaGRANGE, Ind. (WFFT) – February 14-21 marks National Entrepreneurship Week, and FOX 55 meets with a local entrepreneur turning her lifelong “Wizard of Oz” fanaticism into a unique community attraction. Since age 2, Kendallville native Katie Bailey has been collecting memorabilia for anything and everything...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After sunset tonight, rain will start creeping into the area, with scattered showers becoming more widespread overnight. There’s a stalled front sitting near the Michigan line, but a deepening storm system moving through the Midwest will push that boundary north and help the rain spread...

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said that Umbreit's body was found in Indiana, about 270 miles from Harbor Beach.

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) – Huntington North High School senior Hunter Meyer is heading to Bowling Green State University to continue his academic and cheer careers, as the lifter signed with the Falcons on Monday afternoon. Meyer is a two-year varsity letter winner in fall/winter cheer/lifting at Huntington North.