Fort Wayne IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says an 18-year-old woman is facing charges in the armed robbery of a Fort Wayne restaurant owner earlier this month. Police say they were called around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, about an armed robbery at Khai’s Fusion,...

Want to see what thirty dollars can buy at massive thrift stores in Indiana?. These 8 massive shops stretch your money further than you’d ever imagine!. 1. Uptown Cheapskate Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne) This isn’t your typical old-fashioned thrift store at all. Uptown Cheapskate in Fort Wayne feels...

Nobody’s writing songs about Bluffton, Indiana, and that’s exactly why you should pay attention to it. This Wells County gem flies under the radar while offering everything people claim they want: affordability, charm, and quality of life that doesn’t require winning the lottery. We live in an...

Cara Gerber has been named superintendent of Decatur’s parks system, the announcement being made by Mayor Dan Rickord at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Gerber was chosen from an original field of 20 applicants for the new position within city government. “I am very excited to have someone...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A warrant was issued on Wednesday for a 65-year-old Fort Wayne man charged with six counts of child molesting. Along with the six charges, Maurice Lyons is facing an additional charge of dissemination of matter harmful to minors. Combined, the charges carry a potential sentence of up to more...

You follow the thread of a case that sat cold for nearly three decades and feel the moment the silence breaks. Investigators used updated DNA methods and persistent detective work to connect evidence from 1994 to a living suspect, bringing clarity to a family that had waited years for answers. This breakthrough...

INDIANAPOLIS – An influx of money should be getting bridge and other projects off the ground around the state and in the region – including in Kosciusko, Elkhart, Marshall, Fulton and Noble counties and in Plymouth. The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Feb. 18 that $179.8 million in...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Check your lottery tickets! Hoosier Lottery officials say a winning Powerball ticket purchased in Fort Wayne last August will soon expire. The $50,000 Powerball ticket was bought at the Lassus Handy Dandy located on Coldwater Road for the Sept. 6 drawing. The winning Powerball Double...

BLUFFTON, Ind. (WPTA) - At the Wells County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, commissioners voted on an amendment to the proposals for solar farms being built in Wells County. Megan Dunham is a fifth-generation farmer who said she’s worried solar farms might contaminate her soil and produce enough heat to ruin her...

I remember the first time someone told me about a bakery in New Haven where people drive from all corners of Indiana just for cinnamon rolls. I thought they were exaggerating. Then I made the trip to The Taste of Tradition Bakery myself, and suddenly it all made sense. The moment you walk through the door, the scent...