COURT DOCS: East Noble High School teacher arrested, charged with child seduction
NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - An East Noble High School teacher is facing child seduction charges for inappropriate conduct involving two separate students, court documents show. Court documents say 45-year-old Jesse Paul Kimmel is facing one Level 5 and one Level 6 charge of child seduction as a child care...
Fort Wayne Tim Hortons closes after fight, death
On Tuesday, WANE 15 visited the location and spoke with a Tim Horton's assistant manager who did not work at the Fort Wayne location.
Local districts preparing for new statewide cellphone ban
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana schools will soon be required to enforce stricter cellphone restrictions under a new statewide law aimed at reducing classroom distractions and improving student focus. The new law, Senate Enrolled Act 78, takes effect July 1 and requires schools to enforce “bell-to-bell” restrictions
Pizza Hut bringing back the ’90s at 11 ‘Classic’ Indiana locations
INDIANAPOLIS — Pizza Hut is leaning into nostalgia and offering customers a taste of the '90s at some of its restaurants. Yum!, Pizza Hut's parent company, recently published a list of the 155 Pizza Hut Classic locations where guests can currently find a retro dine-in experience. That includes the iconic red plastic cu
Taylor outslugs Lewis-Clark State to stay alive in NAIA World Series
Northeast Indiana natives Jordan Malott and Sam Gladd each drove in at least one RBI in Monday's elimination game win over Lewis-Clark State.
WE THE PEOPLE: Serving up popcorn for 86 years
AUBURN, Ind. (WPTA) - Martha’s Popcorn stand is officially open for the summer, after 86 years of business. It’s located at 112 W. 9th Street in Auburn, serving up buttered popcorn and caramel corn all summer long. The business started in 1940 with the original owner, Martha Falka....
New community pool opens in Bluffton
A brand new community pool opened today in Bluffton.
Woman in life-threatening condition following Memorial Day crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - One person is in life-threatening condition following a single-vehicle crash in Fort Wayne Monday afternoon. According to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), officers were called to the intersection of Broadway and Illsley Drive just after 2 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they..
Three New HPAI Cases Confirmed in Northern Indiana Commercial Egg Flocks
Indiana animal health officials are responding to three new detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, in northern Indiana commercial egg layer operations. According to the latest update released May 25, the affected flocks include two operations in Elkhart County and one in LaGrange County. All three si
WATCH: Crowd talks traditions, favorites at the Fort Wayne Memorial Day Parade
Organized by the Allen County Council of Veteran Organizations (ACCVO), crowds of people pulled up to Parnell Avenue on Monday to watch.

















