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Harvester Homecoming Museum official location named
NEW HAVEN, Ind (WFFT) --What once supplied nearly 30 percent of the jobs in Fort Wayne, the International Harvester still holds roots within northeast Indiana. Sylvester Englemann and Jerry Betley were among the last employees to work there. Englemann started working there in 1973. “I was laid off in 1981...
ACPL’s 17th annual ‘Rock the Plaza’ concert series to end Saturday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Public Library’s (ACPL) 17th annual ‘Rock the Plaza’ concert series will come to an end on Saturday, July 27. The ACPL’s 17th annual ‘Rock the Plaza’ concert series has invited community members to its Library Plaza to listen to local artists every Saturday from June 15 to July 27 from 6-10 p.m.
Trustees meet to discuss new fire station on Bass Road
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – A new fire station might go up in western Allen county. As the city of Fort Wayne continues to sprawl west, the West Central Fire District Board of Trustees met to discuss a new fire station that would be located on Bass Road. With...
Blessings in a Backpack handing out 700 backpacks of food for children
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Blessings in a Backpack’s Summer Feeding Program is coming to an end on Friday. The program, focused on distributing food to children through age 18, will provide their final food distributions on Friday at 11 a.m. in a backpack. Eight Allen County Public...
Fort Wayne magazine August 2024
Allen County Democratic Party precinct chairs voted to elect Sharon Tucker to fill the mayoral vacancy left in the wake of Mayor Tom Henry’s passing. While many people know of Sharon Tucker, fewer people know about Sharon Tucker. The community deserves to know more about who is serving their needs from the office of Mayor in the second largest city in Indiana. The following is not an endorsement or a critique of what will happen over the next three years in office. It is simply an introduction from those who know her, work with her, compete with her and serve with her so everyone else can effectively do the same moving forward. We’re all in this together. Read about Mayor Tucker and more in our online issue here.
YLNI Farmers Market vendor opens store in Wells County
WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Those who frequent YLNI Farmers Market in downtown Fort Wayne may be familiar with one of the market’s vendors: The River Farm. Now, fans of their products can also buy them at the company’s new store in rural Wells County. The River...
Cinnabon coming to Fort Wayne’s Glenbrook Square Mall
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The ‘Cinnabon Experience’ may be coming to Fort Wayne soon. GoTo Foods, owner of Cinnabon, has confirmed that Glenbrook Square Mall will be the location for 21Country’s newest Cinnabon. Cinnabon is expected to open in late 2024 or early 2025 at Glenbrook...
Pleasant & sunny Saturday; storm chances return next week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- We enjoy a sunny day Saturday, although we may see a hazy sky at times due to wildfire smoke from Canada. High temperatures stay in the lower 80s, with pleasant dew point values near 60 degrees. We start to see increasing heat and humidity by...
ACPL brings inclusive book collection to Fort Wayne Pride Fest
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Pride Fest is happening at Headwaters Park on Friday and Saturday. The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) will be there with an inclusive book collection as part of the event’s nonprofit resource fair. The largest celebration for the LGBTQ+ community in...
Northeast Indiana HS Football Media Day takes center stage
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Over 300 coaches and player made their way to the ASH Centre on Friday for 2024 Northeast Indiana High School Football Media Day, as 39 local teams were represented at the annual event hosted by Optimum Performance Sports. Last season, northeast Indiana had three teams advance to the state finals […]
Crossover pipe replacements causing road closure
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — A section of Hessen Cassel Road will be closed starting Monday. Crossover pipe replacements will result in a full road closure between U.S. 27 and Maples Road. Replacements are expected to take until Aug. 16 at 5 p.m.
Weather pattern will turn hotter and more humid by the end of the weekend
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Tonight will be another pleasant summer night with lows in the mid 50s. Saturday promises to slightly warmer conditions (closer to the mid 80s versus low 80s), but the humidity should remain in check!. Sunday is where the overall weather pattern changes, and in a...
Teen sentenced for June 2023 robbery
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — A teen has received a sentencing today for a June 15, 2023 robbery. Jaylan Donnell, 19, was sentenced to nine years at the Indiana Department of Correction. The teen will also serve five years suspended. During the night of the incident, the victim of...
Electric Works “Powers Up” to help iconic burger business in need
The taste of success! Fort Wayne's iconic Powers Hamburgers are now available at a temporary location in the Union Street Market at Electric Works. Two months after a complete renovation and reopening under new ownership, a fire at the iconic Powers Hamburgers building on Harrison Street in downtown Fort Wayne forced its closure.
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