Fort Wayne, IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Grab your bikes and get ready to hit the streets. Next weekend is the Fort 4 Fitness Spring Cycle. Satin Lemon joined WANE 15 Saturday morning to talk about Spring Cycle. Fort 4 Fitness Spring Cycle is on Saturday, June 3. Rides start at Promenade Park...

Fort 4 Fitness Spring Cycle returns

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Rise’n Roll gobbled up awards like its customers gobble up its signature donuts. The donut chain, which has 16 Indiana locations, including two in Fort Wayne, has plenty to celebrate, thanks to the “Underground Donut Tour,” which bills itself as the “only food tour just for donuts.”

‘America’s greatest donuts’ can be found in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- This upcoming weekend two summertime favorites return to downtown Fort Wayne. Rick Zolman with the Downtown Improvement District stopped by to chat about Downtown Live! and Lunch on the Square. Downtown Live! returns on Friday, June 2 and will be on every Friday from 6 until...

Downtown Live! Plus, Lunch on the Square return next week

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – In fall of 2020, Kathy Winter started to have issues with her left leg. Then in spring 2021, her words started to slur. “It takes about five seconds on Google to realize this is serious,” she said. Kathy went to a family doctor...

Fort Wayne woman’s ALS journey is one of faith, hope and love

Allen County, IN

Covington, IN

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – An elementary school teacher was surprised with an award Friday for her work in Southwest Allen County Schools. Jennifer Peeper, who currently teaches fourth graders at Covington Elementary School, was given the Teacher of the Year award. A release from the district said Peeper...

Teacher of the Year named for Southwest Allen County Schools

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- The Veterans National Shrine and Museum began their annual ‘Watch Fire’ ceremony Friday evening. The ceremony is held each May on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend to honor fallen heroes. ‘Watch Fires’ date back to the 1700s, they were used in the Revolutionary...

‘Watch Fire’ and grand opening for new museum at Shrine

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Police have found a woman who was last seen walking her dog on the city’s south side. A public safety alert was issued Friday morning around 10:30 a.m. for a 32-year-old woman described by police as white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 98 pounds, and who walks with a limp. Police said she was last seen wearing pink glasses with pink tinted lenses, wearing a floral top and beige shorts, and walking a white Shih-Tzu.

Police locate missing Fort Wayne woman

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Perhaps the hardest part about enjoying Vinland Reserve Winery is finding it. “GPS doesn’t quite have us down yet,” said General Manager David McCarthy. A new sign on Diebold Road, just south of Union Chapel Road, should lead the way, but the...

Inside Fort Wayne’s newest winery restaurant

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Police responded to the scene of a crash at the intersection of Broadway and W Jefferson Blvd. in downtown Fort Wayne Saturday evening. The crash happened shortly after 7:00 p.m. Three cars were involved in the crash. One of them could be seen flipped...

Vehicle lands on its top after crash in downtown Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A speed dating event Thursday aims to help adults with disabilities develop relationships. Organizers said the event is open to the special needs community ages 18 and older, to help foster potential friendships and relationships in a safe environment. It’s from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at ACME by Full Circle.

Adults with disabilities can build relationships at this speed dating event

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) will soon have new, state-of-the-art radios to improve communication during a fire. The bulk of the cost was picked up by a grant. The current radios have been in service since 2011 and are no longer supported by...

‘I didn’t know a radio could do that:’ New equipment for Fort Wayne firefighters

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — To celebrate the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Wayne High School pitted students and staff against each other in a friendly game of kickball on Thursday. Each of the five FWCS high schools held their own end-of-school festivities, and Wayne High School’s events...

Teachers, students compete in friendly kickball match at Wayne High School

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police are investigating a crash involving three vehicles north of downtown Fort Wayne Thursday evening. Officers were seen at the intersection of Lima Road and Norfolk Avenue in front of the Prairie Farms Dairy plant, which is located just south of Glenbrook Square. An...

Police: 1 hurt in 3-car crash by Prairie Farms dairy plant

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – You can get a free ticket to a TinCaps game by stepping up to the plate at a local blood drive. The baseball team is partnering with American Red Cross for the “Step Up to the Plate” blood drive on June 6. Donors can come to the Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Donate blood for a free ticket to a TinCaps game

Auburn, IN

AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) – A man who used to coach softball in Auburn appeared in court virtually Thursday from the DeKalb County Jail, where he had been booked on charges of child seduction and stalking. Steve Kaufman, 50, is accused of inappropriately touching multiple girls ages 14 and under...

Ex Auburn softball coach appears in court for child seduction case

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One lucky Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) student not only got to celebrate the start of summer break, but also walked away with a new vehicle. The five high schools within the FWCS district each held senior activities to celebrate the last day of the school year Thursday. The North Side High School student won the vehicle through the Kelley Attendance Incentive Car Giveaway.

North Side High School student wins vehicle in end-of-year giveaway

New Haven, IN

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – Trail users can now navigate New Haven more safely, city officials say, with a new section that connects the city’s downtown area to the library and more. City officials had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the Library Trail, which connects downtown New Haven...

New trail connects downtown New Haven to library

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a structure fire south of downtown Fort Wayne just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Crews were spotted in the 2900 block of Broadway, which is just north of Foster Park and Clyde Theatre. The FWFD said...

FWFD: Fire causes ‘significant damage’ to basement of Fort Wayne duplex

Columbia City, IN

AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) — A driver was headed northbound on I-69 near mile marker 327 when his truck veered into a cable median while he had a seizure on the road. According to release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was identified as 27-year-old Jared Mertz of Columbia City. Mertz was driving his 1993 Ford F-150 pick-up when he began to experience a medical emergency. The truck continued to veer off the road and struck a cable barrier. The truck did not stop for another 150 yards.

Driver suffers from seizure, crashes truck on I-69

Huntington, IN

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) – A federal grant totaling nearly $1 million is moving progress along for the cleanup of a Huntington factory that was deliberately set on fire in 2022. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a Brownfield Cleanup Grant Award of $991,000 to support Huntington’s efforts to...

Grant advances cleanup of abandoned Huntington factory after 2022 arson

Warsaw, IN

WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) — The Warsaw Police Department (WPD) is investigating numerous cases of criminal mischief spanning multiple counties that authorities believe are related. According to the WPD, the department has been investigating incidents throughout Kosciusko County involving car windows being damaged or completely shattered by BB guns. The...

Police look into criminal mischief cases spanning Kosciusko, Wabash counties

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A Fort Wayne Democrat is launching a campaign to become the next 3rd District Congressman. Phil Goss will host two launch events over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Goss will be appearing at Auburn Brewing Company from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, May 27,...

Democrat eyes 3rd district congressional seat

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Fort Wayne police arrested a juvenile Wednesday afternoon in connection with a shooting that left a woman in critical condition back in August of 2022. It’s the second person to be charged. The shooting took place at about 1:30 a.m. on August 20 in the...

Police arrest juvenile in connection with 2022 shooting in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – With a tax funding increase from the state, more improvement projects are being planned for Fort Wayne. According to a release, the city is receiving a local income tax supplemental distribution of $22.588 million from the state, a larger allocation than in the past. With the additional funding, neighborhood infrastructure improvements will total $70 million this year, city officials said.

$22M tax funding to boost Fort Wayne projects

Miami County, IN

Peru, IN

MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A 52-year-old Peru man received a felony OWI charge on Thursday following a crash in Miami County, according to Indiana State Police (ISP). At approximately 11:10 p.m., ISP responded to a crash near the intersection of N. Broadway Street and Shields Avenue in Peru, Indiana.

ISP: Man charged with OWI after Miami County crash

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- If you haven’t left for the Memorial Day weekend yet, we have some last minute tips when it comes to your tire pressure. It is a task easier said than done, but one people often forget. Not being aware of where your tire pressure is can lead to an expensive end to the holiday weekend.

This easy task can save you gas before you head out for Memorial Day

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GiGi’s Playhouse, DSANI celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Tuesday, GiGi’s Playhouse partnered with DSANI (Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana)...

GiGi’s Playhouse, DSANI celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

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