Fort Wayne IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The City of Fort Wayne will start picking up leaves on March 23rd. The service runs through April 3rd. Residents need to put leaves in brown biodegradable bags, place them on the street curb and call 311. Street Commissioner Brian Shimkus said the service...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 11-year-old girl in Fort Wayne. According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, Astrid Hernandez, 11, was last seen Tuesday in the 2000 block of Nelson Street. Hernandez is described as 4 feet...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Following the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, there’s been increased attention on the subject of child exploitation, especially online. BACKGROUND: Fort Wayne police support proposed ‘Pink Alert’ system for missing persons. For Miss Fort Wayne, Grace Schoegler, this is a topic she’s...

WARSAW, Ind. -- The Warsaw Police Department reports a Warsaw man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on March 7 around 10:01 p.m. on Fort Wayne Street. The report states emergency personnel responded to a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian on Fort Wayne Street just east of Detroit Street.

Before its acquisition, the property, located at 1661 S Phoenix Parkway, had sat vacant for over two decades.

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Allen County emergency officials are urging residents to review their severe weather plans as storms capable of producing damaging winds and hail move toward northeast Indiana Tuesday night. Director Bernie Beier with the Allen County Office of Emergency Management says storms that arrive...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is investigating after one person was hurt in a stabbing early Wednesday morning at a home off of Aboite Center Road. FWPD says the stabbing was reported around 3:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of Whaler’s Cove. Police...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A Bluffton man who previously worked for several law enforcement agencies across northeast Indiana was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Fort Wayne. Conner Esmond, 29, was charged in connection with a 2023 assault involving a woman he met through...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - In January, we introduced you to a Fort Wayne daycare owner worried she may have to close her business because of funding cuts and staffing shortages. Inside I Care Child Care, it’s a busy morning. A routine owner Jazzmen Blanks once worried might disappear.

Fort Wayne is an underrated yet dynamic city known for its low living costs, but for musicians it holds a different attraction. The northeastern Indiana town is home to one of America's largest music stores, Sweetwater, sitting at nearly 44,000 square feet. It has the world's largest pedal display as of 2021, and the...