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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Update 10:25pm: This Watch has now expired: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, and Whitley Counties until 11pm. Fort Wayne shattered a 40-year-old temperature record Friday afternoon as unseasonably warm air surged across the region,...

Today, we are joined by Alfred "Chip" Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's Merrillville District Office for the special two part series Inside the Fentanyl Crisis in Northwest Indiana. A 21-year veteran of the DEA with a distinguished career in dismantling...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Clocks spring forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday morning as Daylight Saving Time begins March 8. Aaron Roberts, a sleep medicine physician at Parkview, says the time change can take a toll on the body. "It's really that lack of sleep and...

These charges stem from the September 2023 fatal shooting of Ayvion Parker, who was found at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds, with his younger brother next to him, who had been shot in the leg.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. — Officials in northeast Indiana are alerting residents to a data breach that may have compromised personal information. The DeKalb County Board of County Commissioners announced Friday that they were made aware of unusual activity on their network last September. Further investigation determined...

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - After years as a K-9 deputy, Cato is retiring — leaving behind a career that took him from the streets of New Haven to the hallways of Leo Junior Senior High School. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department currently has nine K-9 officers trained in...

Lutheran Health Network is working to fight hunger in the community by collecting peanut butter to donate to six area food banks. The fourth annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive starts March 2nd, 2026 and continues through March 30th, 2026. Lutheran Health Network collects peanut butter because it is one of the...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Ivy Tech Community College will soon be offering a free robotic welding course. According to the college, the course prepares participants for ‘high-demand careers in advanced manufacturing’. It is available to current students, as well as community members, and will be offered at...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified the person who died in a crash Friday afternoon as 21-year-old Matthew David Jones of Fort Wayne. The crash happened around 4 p.m. Friday at the intersection of West Washington Center Road and O'Day Road. Jones was...

Fort Wayne Dispatch confirmed that fire crews were responding to the property, but could not say if anyone was injured.