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10-year-old boy dies by suicide, parents blame the school21 Alive News2 DAYS AGO
Police release photos of suspect in Glenbrook Square mall shootingWANE-TV12 HOURS AGO
Missing Michigan teen believed to be in Fort Wayne, police say21 Alive News3 HOURS AGO
Victim of fatal crash at Lima, Till Roads identified21alivenews.com2 DAYS AGO
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Police release photos of suspect in Glenbrook Square mall shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Fort Wayne Police Department has released photos of the person suspected of firing shots inside Glenbrook Square mall in Fort Wayne earlier this month. Panic ensued after one person, identified as Brandon Darius Key Jr., pulled out a rifle in the food court shortly after...
One of three charged in connection to January Wayne HS fight that caused lockdown sentenced
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 19-year-old charged in connection with a fight that caused a lockdown at Wayne High School in January was sentenced Wednesday per a plea agreement. Jamie Burton Jr. was initially charged with possession of a firearm in a school and possession of marijuana. His plea deal allowed him to plead guilty to the gun charge in exchange for a one-and-a-half-year sentence and the drug charge being dismissed.
Police in northeast Indiana ask for help Identifying 3 suspects in Cricket store robbery
Police in Fort Wayne are asking for your help in identifying three suspects in a robbery of a Cricket store. The robbery happened on May 12, 2024, at the Cricket store at 31 24 E. State Blvd. in Fort Wayne at around 3:16 p.m. Police say three suspects were involved....
10-year-old boy dies by suicide, parents blame the school
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - In the town of Greenfield, just east of Indianapolis, a fourth grader has died by suicide. His parents say he took his own life due to relentless bullying at school. Sammy Teusch lives in Greenfield, but his grandmother Cynthia lives in Huntington. She says he...
Fort Wayne Red Lobster survives nationwide closures
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Cheddar Bay Biscuits are still baking at Fort Wayne's lone Red Lobster. The national restaurant chain abruptly closed at least 48 locations across the country on this week, but it's Coldwater Road location remains open. Restaurants in Elkhart and Indianapolis did not survive the...
Missing Michigan teen believed to be in Fort Wayne, police say
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Leaders of the Shelby Township Police Department in Michigan say they are looking for help finding a missing 16-year-old girl they believe is in the Hoosier state. Police say they are searching for 16-year-old Mariah Smith, who was last seen on May 11 near the...
New Haven gas station to offer gas discount on Friday
NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — A gas station in New Haven will be offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for two hours on Friday, May 17. MacFood Mart at the Sunoco off State Road 930 will offer the discount from noon to 2:00 p.m. The discount...
‘They took our dream’ | USDA funding cut leaves Fort Wayne residents without homes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Hundreds of soon-to-be Fort Wayne homeowners are losing their homes after funding was cut from a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan program. Funding for the USDA’s Rural Development Single Family Housing Section 502 Direct Loan Program was reduced by about a third compared...
Victim of fatal crash at Lima, Till Roads identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 45-year-old Fort Wayne man has been identified as the victim of a crash at Lima and Till roads Saturday night. Fabian Joseph Garlitz died from multiple blunt force injuries and his manner of death has been ruled an accident. He is the 9th fatal...
Traffic Alert: I-469 on-ramp closure begins Wednesday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - On Wednesday, a closure began for the westbound I-469 on-ramp from southbound Maplecrest Road. According to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), starting on or after Wednesday, May 15, the I westbound I-469 on-ramp from southbound Maplecrest Road will be closed for a bridge deck overlay.
Parkview Health adds new helicopter to Samaritan fleet
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Parkview Health is adding another helicopter to its Samaritan fleet to further help the hospital’s critical care needs. The newest addition is Parkview Health’s third helicopter in the Samaritan Flight Program, and one of the original two helicopters will be used as a backup moving forward.
Historic Fort Wayne bridge gets funding; repairs coming soon
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — As Fort Wayne continues to develop, it’s easy for history to be lost, but one landmark that shares its birth year with the start of the Spanish-American War won’t share the same fate. In 1898, the city finished the Mechanic Street bridge....
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