Plans for downtown Fort Wayne grocery store announced during State of the City address
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - During Fort Wayne Mayor Tucker’s State of the City speech on Wednesday, Tucker announced long-awaited plans for a downtown grocery store. Tucker says Surack Enterprises, led by entrepreneur and founder of Sweetwater Sound Chuck Surack, plans to open the grocery store on Pearl Street.
Indiana: Rare Yellow Cardinal Could Appear This Spring
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Indianapolis, Indiana – A rare genetic mutation could cause a bright yellow northern cardinal to appear in Indiana backyards this spring, an occurrence ornithologists estimate may happen in roughly one in a...
Fast-Growing Trees for the Landscape
COLUMBIA CITY – As winter begins to ebb in a few weeks, people will be thinking about landscape issues again. An unfortunate question I am sometimes asked is similar to this: “I lost my prized shade tree. What can I plant that will grow fast and give me shade?”
FWPD responding to crash involving FWCS bus, overturned car
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says no students were injured following a crash involving a school bus on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported around 8:20 a.m. along West Washington Boulevard, near the split with West Jefferson Boulevard. A Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS)...
Fentanyl dealer in Fort Wayne sentenced to 15 years in prison
Michael O. Beers, 39, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced to over 15 years in prison on February 4 for drug and firearm charges, United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred announced. Beers pleaded guilty to possessing over 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, and...
Indiana State Police Called to Investigate Death at Noble County Jail
ALBION, Ind. – The Indiana State Police have been called in to investigate a death at the Noble County Jail over the weekend. According to ISP, an inmate was brought into the jail early Saturday morning and then appeared to have a medical emergency. Jail staff began lifesaving measures on the inmate, but were...
TobyMac & friends uplift fans in Fort Wayne, Indiana
What better way to start off the year than with a concert with artists you grew up with? I talk to friends all the time about their bands that bring them nostalgic memories; this time, it’s my turn — and all the artists I would mention were part of the 2026 Hits Deep Tour in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Chain-reaction crashes shut down Interstate 469
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Interstate 469 remains closed for several hours Wednesday morning after a series of chain-reaction crashes involving multiple vehicles, including two semi-trucks. Allen County Sheriff’s Department officers were called to southbound I-469 just south of the Stellhorn Road overpass early...
First Alert Forecast: A milder, quieter week ahead
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A split pattern in the jet stream this week will force coldest air to the north of us and stormiest conditions to the south. That will leave us in a bit of a “Goldilocks” zone of weather through at least Friday: not too cold, not too warm, not too stormy...as benign as the weather gets this...
WOWO EXCLUSIVE – Bob Morris talks Data Centers and Farm Land Use with KB
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) A controversial provision in House Bill 1333 that would have allowed large developments, such as data centers, to be built on agricultural land with minimal local oversight has been shelved following strong pushback from residents and local officials. State Representative Bob Morris joined...
