21Alive+ : Tracking weekend snowstorm
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Roads are gradually becoming slick and snow-covered as our winter storm takes hold for the rest of the weekend. First Alert Meteorologist Liz Braden tracks this latest on the snow in a livestream Saturday night.
Honoring Dr. John Crawford with $1 skating
The discount days are open to skaters of all skill levels, with admission and skate rentals being $1 each.
Fort Wayne Standoff Ends Peacefully, Suspect Detained for Mental Health Evaluation
Fort Wayne Police Department officers responded to a tense situation on San Pedro Drive around midday on January 22nd. A man, armed and in the throes of a mental health crisis, along with an adult woman, were holed up inside a residence. Officers arrived to the scene with the intent to defuse the scenario and...
FIRST ALERT – Winter Storm Conditions Today
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A major winter storm will move through the area today. This is a highly unusual weather situation for our area because heavy snow rarely falls when temperatures are so cold here. Steady snow is expected through the afternoon and ending this evening. The heaviest snow will fall midday. Up to...
Fatal crash in Churubusco claims one life
Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, a crash in Churubusco left one driver dead and another injured.
Fort Wayne woman sentenced for aiding alleged shooter in 2025 double homicide
Court records show her sentence could be modified on the condition that she completes a substance abuse treatment program.
Wells County braces for 7+ inches of snow, plow truck teams confident to clear...
The storm is expected to leave Wells County anywhere from seven to over nine inches of snow before it stops around 7 p.m.
Winter Storm Warning for Whitley, Wabash; Winter Weather Advisory Kosciusko and Surrounding Area
WARSAW — The National Weather Service of Northern Indiana has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Whitley and Wabash Counties and a Winter Weather Advisory for Kosciusko, Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, and Noble Counties. Both will be in affect from 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, to 1 a.m. Monday, Jan....
Travel Advisory issued for several northeast Indiana counties
NORTHEAST INDIANA (WPTA) - A Travel Advisory is in effect for several counties in 21Country as a winter storm moves through the region Sunday. According to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, advisories have been issued for Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and...
Tippecanoe Audobon Society Announces ‘A Bird In The Hand’ Program
Each summer, staff and volunteers at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College arrive before dawn to participate in research about the songbirds living and nesting at Merry Lea. Join them to learn how and why this research is being done. Though they can’t bring any live birds, you...

















