Fort Wayne IN

LARWILL - The Whitko School Board gave their condolences during their meeting Monday after the tragic passing of a student. “One of our first-grade Pierceton students lost her life due to injuries she sustained in an automobile accident on Sunday (April 19),” stated Dr. Amy Korus, superintendent for Whitko Community Schools. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family suffering this devastating loss...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 25-year-old Fort Wayne man was sentenced Monday for a police chase and crash that killed a 93-year-old woman. BACKGROUND: Police chase ends in life-threatening crash on Fort Wayne’s northeast side. Last month, Tyler Alberding pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, failure to remain...

COLUMBIA CITY – A Columbia City man was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly battering a woman. David Howard Ernst, 58, 1285 W. Sheckler Road, Columbia City, is charged with domestic battery with a prior conviction and operating a vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, both level 5 felonies; invasion of privacy with a prior conviction and resisting law enforcement, both level 6 felonies...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Several trails in the Greater Fort Wayne Area Trails Network are under construction due to safety concerns. The Rivergreenway-Maumee pathway is closed because of flooding and riverbank erosion. The city is moving the trail north into the former Lakeside Golf Course area. Construction is...

The shutdown blocks off a stretch of road leading in and out of downtown Decatur.

Residents are invited to a special planning session where they can share their ideas for the future of the city's southeast corridor.

Police concerns are not about students playing the game for money or running around shooting each other; rather for the appearance of the guns.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 40-year-old Fort Wayne man is behind bars after a Friday domestic disturbance investigation uncovered child molesting allegations. Shawn Kessell is charged with two counts of child molesting and one count of dissemination of matter harmful to minors, felony charges that carry a potential prison sentence of more than 80 years.

A Huntington neighborhood was evacuated after a gas leak occurred in the area.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 46-year-old Fort Wayne man learned his punishment Monday for dealing drugs and plotting to kill a confidential informant. BACKGROUND: Fort Wayne man, women accused of conspiring to kill confidential informant. Jason Bridges was sentenced to 70 years in prison. For the thirteen counts of...