Fort Wayne IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – While many families spend the Fourth of July lighting up the sky, fireworks stores across the area are working around the clock to keep up with the demand. At Pyromaniac Fireworks, a year round shop in Fort Wayne, the Independence Day rush is the biggest of the year. Staff say […]

Four teens were shot downtown Fort Wayne on July, 5 just after midnight.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Dupont Hospital had a record-breaking ‘baby boom’ last month. According to the hospital, it had 281 deliveries in June, surpassing its previous all-time high of 272 deliveries in August 2024. Hospital leaders say the ‘baby boom’ shows ‘its continued commitment to supporting growing...

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WPTA) - First Fridays return to Columbia City for the 4th of July holiday. Located downtown, the event will bring live music and a BMX Backyard Bash to the community, just in time to celebrate Independence Day. In addition to the live music and a BMX Backyard...

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Swimming and Wellness Alliance is approaching its $54 million fundraising goal for construction of the new Fort Wayne Aquatic Center, announcing that contributions have surpassed $47 million. The planned facility will permanently house the competition pool used during the 2024 U.S. Olympic...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Zoo’s annual summer concert series, “Rock & Roar,” is happening tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. On Thursday night, the band “Under the Covers” will perform for the zoo’s 21+ after-hours crowd. During the event,...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The City of Fort Wayne is having its 4th of July Firework Show at the Indiana Michigan Power Center Friday night. The fireworks show is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. The show itself will last 22 minutes. Matt Loraine, the event sponsor, said it...

Fourth of July morning, a self-defense class practiced their skills celebrating independence "the responsibly violent way."

The board members of the Three Rivers Festival have started to auction their assets after filing for bankruptcy earlier this year.

FORT WAYNE, IND. – JUNE 26, 2025 – Parkview Health recently celebrated a significant milestone in its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, hosting the graduation ceremony for its first class of internal medicine resident physicians and latest class of transitional year residents. The event took place Friday,...