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Skip The Chains And Grab A Coney At These 4 Old Indiana Hot Dog Counters

Indiana has a coney dog habit, and it runs deeper than most people realize. In Fort Wayne and Kokomo, small independent counters have been ladling meat sauce over hot dogs for generations, long before drive-thru menus took over every highway exit. These spots are simple, cheap, and proudly local. Some...

Fort Wayne, IN · 7h

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11/5 Girls Hoops – Eastside, Columbia City win

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Taylor Mack tallied 32 points to lead Eastside to a 68-52 win at Concordia to headline prep girls basketball in the area on Thursday night. Next up, Eastside is set to host 1A no. 1 Fremont on Friday, November 13. However, that game could be moved if either the Eastside […]

Columbia City, IN · 1d

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Jersey Mike’s will set up shop next to Skechers on Coliseum Boulevard

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Sturges Property Group announced on Wednesday that Jersey Mike’s will be setting up shop on 416 W. Coliseum Blvd., next to Skechers. The sandwich shop will move in where Studio 13 Tattoo currently is. Studio 13 announced recently that they’re relocating to 1820 Bluffton Road on Dec. 1, meaning Jersey Mike’s will likely open this winter.

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Mike Hey, longtime Leo girls basketball head coach, dies at 81

LEO, Ind. (WPTA) - The Leo girls basketball program is remembering longtime head coach Mike Hey after his passing Tuesday. Hey coached the Lions for 26 years, leading the program to 360 wins, 15 conference championships and 11 county tournament titles. The former Lion was inducted into the Indiana Basketball...

Leo-Cedarville, IN · 1d

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Parkview nurse reveals how free testing altered family’s health journey

Briana Gross enrolled in Parkview's genetic testing and discovered a breast cancer risk that also affected her family.

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Family calls for accountability after Adams Central School Board scraps Valedictorian honors following unannounced staff meeting

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - For generations, earning the title of Valedictorian or Salutatorian stood as the pinnacle of academic achievement at Adams Central High School. That longstanding tradition came to an abrupt halt last fall when the school board voted unanimously to eliminate class-rank honors in favor of a Latin Cum Laude system.

Fort Wayne, IN · 1d

The Mary Sue

Huntington woman and boyfriend ride horses through city streets for Halloween. Mayor sees their costumes, issues statement: ‘We are not Klan members’

Halloween has become a festivity where both adults and children dress up as characters as they go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. However, some costumes end up being more questionable than others. That was the case for one couple who were spotted roaming the streets of Huntington, Indiana, on their horses while allegedly dressed as Ku […]

Huntington, IN · 2d

Times-Union Newspaper

Warsaw Drops Season Opener 41-31 To FW Snider

A new era of Warsaw girls basketball began on Tuesday night, as the Lady Tigers, boasting almost a completely new roster as well as new head coach in Kyle Harman, opened up the season against Fort Wayne Snider at the Tiger Den. Points were hard to come by all night long, and it was the Lady Panthers that took control of the game in the fourth quarter to hand the home team its first loss of the season 41-31.

Warsaw, IN · 2d

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Severed pig’s head intimidation inspires Fort Wayne interfaith solidarity

A severed pig's head was found steps away from the Universal Education Foundation of Fort Wayne, or UEF's entrance, on Oct. 12.

Fort Wayne, IN · 1d

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Auburn, New Haven Mayors announce reelections for 2027

(WPTA) - Auburn Mayor Dave Clark announced Thursday that he’ll be running again in 2027. “After a lot of thought and conversations with family, friends and members of our community, I’ve decided to seek reelection as your Mayor of Auburn in 2027. Serving this community over the past...

Auburn, IN · 22h

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Komets legends returning for FanFest weekend

For 18 months, the Komets front office has been putting together a weekend worthy of the brand, pulling in more than 75 former Komets with guys flying in from all over the country. The 75th Anniversary FanFest runs Friday-Sunday, Nov. 13-15, marking 75 continuous seasons of hockey in the same...

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Community Harvest’s U Can Crush Hunger competition enters final days

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — Seven northeast Indiana colleges and universities are competing to fight food insecurity as Community Harvest Food Bank’s 12th annual U Can Crush Hunger food drive enters its final days. Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana University Fort Wayne, Ivy Tech, Manchester University, Trine University,...

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Allen County Department of Health awards $835,000 to 13 local organizations

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Department of Health announced Friday that it will be distributing $835,000 to 13 local organizations. The effort is part of Health First Allen County, an initiative launched in 2023 to ensure ‘a strong and stable platform to deliver Core Public Health Services prescribed by state law’.

Allen County, IN · 10h

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Plans filed for new $5.5M fire station in Waynedale

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Plans to build a fire station in Summit City’s Waynedale neighborhood are finally in motion after four years in the making. Fort Wayne Fire Station No. 5 will be located at 2050 Lower Huntington Road, spanning 11,540 square feet, totaling an estimated $5,500,000 in construction costs, according to recently filed planning documents.

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‘Festival of Trees’ adding Black Friday Bookish Pop-Up

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A Black Friday Bookish Pop-Up event will take place from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, during the Embassy Theatre’s annual “Festival of Trees.”. The pop-up features a curated collection of books and book-related finds from select vendors. The Embassy...

Fort Wayne, IN · 1d

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INDOT educates people on emergency vehicles on roadway for Crash Responder Safety Week

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WPTA) - First responders in 21Country are working to make highways safer, starting with telling drivers how to react to crash scenes. In New Haven on Thursday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) teamed up with police, fire, EMS, and tow truck crews to stage a mock crash response scene.

New Haven, IN · 1d

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Indiana voters approve amendment expanding when judges can deny bail

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana voters have approved a constitutional amendment giving judges more authority to deny bail to people accused of crimes while they await trial. Public Question 1 passed in the Nov. 3 election and took effect immediately. In Allen County, more than 58,000 people voted in favor of the amendment, accounting […]

Allen County, IN · 3h

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BLITZ: The key matchup in every sectional title game in the area

Outside of the start of the season, this is Blitz’s favorite part of the year. Every Friday from here on out, we are handing out postseason hardware around the state. Win or go home. Show out or the season is over. It is the pressure more than anything that...

Huntington, IN · 2d

Times-Union Newspaper

Warsaw Hosts Fort Wayne Snider In Sectional Title Game

WARSAW — A trophy will be presented Friday, Nov. 6 at Fisher Field. Warsaw (9-1) can take the third sectional football title in program history by topping visiting Fort Wayne Snider — a team the Tigers rebounded from a 30-18 fourth-quarter deficit against and nipped 33-30 on the same field in Week 1 (Aug. 21).

Warsaw, IN · 1d

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