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(WPTA) - 21Alive News crews are in Wells and Jay counties on Wednesday, documenting damage after severe thunderstorms moved through the area. Wells County EMA Director John Petro told 21Alive News a pole barn in the area of S 600 East and E 350 South, near Vera Cruz, was heavily damaged in the storm.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Update 1:00am - Thunderstorms continue to weaken overnight as they move into 21Country. Expect heavy downpours through the night into the morning. Occasional periods of gusty wind (up to 60 mph) and small hail are possible. Storms will likely be noisy as they move through...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says traffic is slowed along a portion of I-69 in Fort Wayne on Wednesday morning as scattered storms continue to move through the area. INDOT’s website says flooding has been reported along northbound I-69, from Goshen to Lima roads....

LARWILL – Aiden Baldridge, a senior at Whitko Junior/Senior High School, has completed his business pathway at Whitko Career Academy and is gaining hands-on experience as a bank teller at Crossroads Bank through the Work-Based Learning program. In his role, he assists customers with deposits, payments, withdrawals,...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The City of Fort Wayne will start picking up leaves on March 23rd. The service runs through April 3rd. Residents need to put leaves in brown biodegradable bags, place them on the street curb and call 311. Street Commissioner Brian Shimkus said the service...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 11-year-old girl in Fort Wayne. According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, Astrid Hernandez, 11, was last seen Tuesday in the 2000 block of Nelson Street. Hernandez is described as 4 feet...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Following the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, there’s been increased attention on the subject of child exploitation, especially online. BACKGROUND: Fort Wayne police support proposed ‘Pink Alert’ system for missing persons. For Miss Fort Wayne, Grace Schoegler, this is a topic she’s...

WARSAW, Ind. -- The Warsaw Police Department reports a Warsaw man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on March 7 around 10:01 p.m. on Fort Wayne Street. The report states emergency personnel responded to a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian on Fort Wayne Street just east of Detroit Street.

Before its acquisition, the property, located at 1661 S Phoenix Parkway, had sat vacant for over two decades.

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Allen County emergency officials are urging residents to review their severe weather plans as storms capable of producing damaging winds and hail move toward northeast Indiana Tuesday night. Director Bernie Beier with the Allen County Office of Emergency Management says storms that arrive...