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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Indiana — A gray sky hangs low over northeastern Indiana this morning, with light flakes beginning to mix into the cold air. Roads look manageable for now, but winter weather is already lining up to disrupt...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old boy. Police say Jayden Stallings was last seen on Monday, Jan. 26. He is described as approximately 6 feet tall and weighing about 115 pounds. According to...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Fort Wayne City Clerk’s Office will be offering free marriage officiation services on February 13. The office says the ceremonies will be available from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. as well as 2 to 4 p.m. “Life...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- Local officials say they remain optimistic about the future of the Midwest Connect rail project. The project would connect Fort Wayne to Chicago, Columbus, and Pittsburgh via passenger rail. It would mark the return of passenger rail to Fort Wayne after the last passenger train left Baker...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A warrant was issued Wednesday for a 40-year-old man accused in a more-than-decade-old child molesting case. Daniel R. Fisher is accused of sexually abusing two girls in 2014 in Allen County. The victims, who were both under 14 at the time of the alleged assault,...

STATEWIDE–More snow is supposed to arrive across Indiana both Thursday and Friday. “The best chance for an inch of snow or more is going to be further to the northeast. So if you’re in the Muncie or Fort Wayne region, you’re more likely to see impactful snow,” said Aaron Updike, meteorologist with the National...

In November 2025, he pleaded guilty to charges including possession of fentanyl.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 63-year-old Fort Wayne man is accused of grabbing a woman off the street at McCormick Park, pulling her into a home, and raping her in March last year. Steven B. Manus was charged Thursday with rape and sexual battery, and a warrant has been...

The widow of Delaware County Deputy Blake Reynolds has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging two trucking companies and their drivers were negligent.

The Decatur Police Department has hired a Berne resident as the newest addition to the PD. Trevor J. Newman, a Fort Wayne native, is being brought aboard to fill a vacancy which will occur with the June 19 retirement of Deputy Chief Chris Brite. Newman, 22, will join the department...