Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana State

Wabash County, IN

Liberty Mills, IN

WABASH COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Wabash County Sheriff’s Department (WCSD) is seeking information on a homicide that happened in late May just outside of Liberty Mills, Indiana. On May 30, police found the body of 38-year-old April D. Greene in the Eel River near Liberty Mills. Authorities...

Authorities seek info on homicide in Wabash County

Angola, IN

Dekalb County, IN

Waterloo, IN

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — An Angola woman is in the hospital following a three-vehicle crash near Waterloo, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department (DCSD). At approximately 4:13 p.m., police responded to a crash at the intersection of County Road 27 and U.S. 6. According to the...

Police: 3-vehicle crash in DeKalb County sends 1 to hospital

Marion, IN

MARION, Ind. (WANE) The Grant County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist Tuesday in Marion. Details are limited, but a news release indicates the crash happened in the 3300 block of Central Avenue just after 10 p.m. Crews arrived to find a man dead who appeared to have been riding a Harley-Davidson and a Dodge minivan.

Motorcyclist killed in crash involving minivan in Marion

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In an effort to make connections with the community, local police officers participated in a “Coffee with a Cop” event on Tuesday. Organizers held the event at the McDonald’s location at 1210 E. Dupont Road on Fort Wayne’s north side.

Allen County police connect with community over cold brew through ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Guten tag! Fort Wayne Germanfest 2023 has arrived and has taken over Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne. Germanfest has been entertaining and feeding local residents for over 40 years. Here are some snapshots of the festivities:

LOOK: Fort Wayne Germanfest 2023

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The owner of the Mercedes Benz dealership in Fort Wayne wants to move to a new location. Currently Mercedes Benz of Fort Wayne is located on West Jefferson just north of Engle Road on Fort Wayne’s southwest side. The Rezoning Petition Application with the Allen County Department of Planning Services indicates the dealership wants to move down the road to a location on West Jefferson just northeast of Time Corners and southwest of Apple Glen on land adjacent to a Peter Franklin Jewelers.

Fort Wayne Mercedes Benz dealership seeks to move down the road

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Germanfest’s been feeding and entertaining people in Fort Wayne since 1981. WANE 15 went into the archives to dig out some videos and stories from years ago. The video at the top is a story done in 2000. The above video has clips...

WATCH: Germanfest through the years

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne city leaders invited the public to give input on possible improvements to the Broadway and Taylor corridors south of downtown Wednesday night. The proposal includes a new single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Broadway and Taylor Street near Electric Works, as well...

Fort Wayne could see new roundabout at intersection of Broadway, Taylor

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Lots of motorists will be happy that a stretch of Hillegas Road that’s been closed is set to reopen to traffic Monday. According to the City of Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department, the road will open back up between noon and 1 p.m. It’s been...

Hillegas Road set to reopen to traffic

Warsaw, IN

WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) LSC Communications, which operates the LSC Printing Solutions plant in Warsaw has announced it will be closing the facility in September, which will put more than 500 people out of work. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN notice) on Tuesday announcing the closure....

525 workers out of a job as part of Warsaw plant closing

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Three Rivers Distilling Company is donating a large portion of their alcohol sales to three local non-profits. Habitat for Humanity, Fort Wayne Trails and, Humane Fort Wayne will all have the next three Wednesday nights dedicated to them to receive 40% of the alcohol sales at TRD.

‘Cocktails for a Cause’ TRD partners with local non-profits

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued Air Quality Action Days (AQAD) on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 and Thursday, June 8, 2023 for all Indiana counties due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Current high particulate readings exist in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Muncie. Also, Detroit,...

Wildfires smoke prompts Air Quality Action Days for entire state

Roanoke, IN

ROANOKE, Ind. (WANE) — Eight days after producing its 10 millionth vehicle, General Motors’ (GM) Fort Wayne Assembly plant delivered the 2023 GMC Denali to its new owner. On Wednesday, GM presented the keys and truck to owner Wilbur Veach, who said the truck will actually be for his son.

General Motors’ Fort Wayne Assembly delivers 10 millionth vehicle to customer

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — With the Fourth of July less than a month away, the City of Fort Wayne is already gearing up for the annual holiday fireworks show in downtown Fort Wayne. On Monday, officials announced that the fireworks show will again take place atop the Indiana...

Schedule set for annual Fourth of July fireworks show in downtown Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) For over a decade, visitors to the Big Red Barn at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo were greeted by the welcoming face of Ellie the Irish Dexter Cow. Ellie turned 16 back on May 26, but because of what the zoo described in a Facebook post as “age related health concerns,” Ellie was recently humanely euthanized.

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo says goodbye to Ellie the Irish Dexter Cow

New Haven, IN

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — On Wednesday, the City of New Haven broke ground on a project to renovate and expand City Hall to accommodate future growth. The project will cost $6.2 million and will meet the needs of the New Haven Police Department and the growing community, according to the City of New Haven.

City of New Haven unveils $6.2M renovation, expansion to City Hall

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Red Panda Ridge is the newest exhibit at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and is home to three red pandas. Four-year-old Anne has been at the zoo for a few years. But, three-year-old Aurora and one-year-old Paula just came over the winter. Anne...

Wild on WANE: Red Pandas

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Since 1989 Camp Red Cedar has been serving the community by encouraging children and adults with disabilities to learn, explore, play and grow. 2023 is Camp Red Cedar’s 34th year of operations, where they have only grown exponentially since they have started. Last year, Camp...

Camp Red Cedar kicks off 2023 camp season

Decatur, IN

DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) Lots of improvements are in store for Decatur’s Kekionga Park if a crowdfunding goal is reached. The crowdfunding campaign launched Tuesday morning with a goal of raising $50,000 by August 5, 2023. If successful, the project led by the City of Decatur will receive a matching grant as part of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s (IHCDA) CreatINg Places program.

Decatur looks to crowdfunding for park improvements

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — “It’s been in the works for as long as I’ve been on council,” said 4th District Councilman Jason Arp about a project that has long been in limbo. The Getz Road Apartments put forward by Walnut Hills Development may receive...

Fort Wayne City Council eyes Getz Road development

Allen County, IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A plan to build a new Allen County Jail could result in higher taxes. The Allen County Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday evening to explain a proposed increase to the local income tax. The proposed jail would be built in the 2900 block of...

Public gets chance to learn more about proposed tax increase to fund new Allen County Jail

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) It’s back and better than ever. Germanfest returns for 2023 on Wednesday at Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne. This year festival goers can enjoy traditional favorites and some new things when things get into high gear on Wednesday, June 7 at 11 a.m. when Germanfest opens its five day run. The ceremonial keg tapping will take place at 6 p.m. WANE 15 will be live during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts.

Wunderbar! Germanfest is back with new activities

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Homestead baseball is headed to 4A semi-state, as the Spartans are set to face Hamilton Southeastern at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Saturday in the semi-state semifinals hosted by LaPorte at Schreiber Field. If Homestead wins, they’d advance to the semi-state title game that night...

Spartans prepare for semi-state on Saturday

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Court docs: Man arrested after armed robbery at Indiana Tech dorm room

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery that reportedly happened in an Indiana Tech dorm room,...

Court docs: Man arrested after armed robbery at Indiana Tech dorm room

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