Fort Wayne IN

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Two people were taken to a hospital after a crash on I-69 in Auburn early Tuesday morning. The crash took place just after 7 a.m. near mile marker 226 south of the State Road 8 interchange according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Police determined that a […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) is inviting public comments on Fort Wayne's proposed water rate increase through January 23, 2026. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2025, in Fort Wayne to gather public input.

Indiana State Police is investigating the deaths of two inmates who have died at the Miami Correctional Facility in the past two weeks. On Nov. 26, detectives with the Indiana State Police Investigations Division at the Peru Post were called to investigate the death of 36-year-old J. Trinidad Ramirez. He was...

Around 6 a.m. Monday, Wurster's car veered off Irving Road near Thimlar Road.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne man accused in a deadly double stabbing at Piere’s Entertainment Center over Thanksgiving weekend was caught on camera, according to newly filed court records. BACKGROUND: One dead, one hurt in stabbing at Piere’s Entertainment Center | Story continues below previous coverage...

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - A 25-year-old Berne woman has been identified as the person killed in a crash in Milan Township on Monday. Madelyn Brianne Wurster died at the scene. Her cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries and her manner of death was accidental, according to the...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne Police Department officers came together Monday night for the 14th annual Kops 4 Kids event. Officers took children from the Parkview Cancer Institute and the YWCA Women’s Shelter shopping at Meijer. They say the event helps build trust and connection, as well...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Public Library is inviting its young patrons to help make toys for animals at Humane Fort Wayne. “Toys for Tails” events throughout Allen County will be a hands-on crafting event where children, especially those in fourth through sixth grades, can create enrichment toys for...

Several warming locations are available across the city.

The proposed change to Fort Wayne's zoning ordinance is intended to align the city with federal and state mandates. However, it may impact lives, homelessness and the criminal justice system in the process.