Fort Wayne, IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- The Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum will temporarily closed starting Tuesday to begin the museums transition into a new building. The W. Paul Wolf War History Museum will be dedicated during a Grand Opening ceremony May 27. just in time for Memorial Day. The 6,000...

Memorial Shrine & Museum temporarily closing

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Science and fun come together at Science Central. Executive director Martin Fisher stopped by WANE 15 to show off an experiment.

Science Sunday: Air

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Tickets are on sale now for the long-awaited Vera Bradley outlet sale at the Memorial Coliseum. After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shoppers can again browse thousands of designs for purses, backpacks, luggage and more from June 14 -18. Tickets went...

Get your tickets for the Vera Bradley outlet sale

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Beginning Thursday, March 30, crews will begin installing a 24-inch water main under the St. Marys River from West Fourth Street to the area south of the river. During construction, Clinton Street will have two lanes closed at Fourth and the Dr. Martin Luther King Bridge. One traffic lane on the bridge’s east side will remain open during the construction. Motorists should allow for extra travel time or plan a different route.

Lane restrictions begin Thursday on Clinton at MLK bridge

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Carroll High School Show Choir is back in Fort Wayne after a triumphant weekend in New York City. The choir competed in a national event and took top honors.

Carroll Show Choir wins 1st place at national competition

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — For the past decade, OLBG has been studying census data to figure out how many households earn more than $200,000 per year in U.S. cities including Fort Wayne. Flourish, a data visualizing tool that launched in 2018, created a study on these households that...

What is the richest area in Indiana?

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Music lovers flocked to the Fort Wayne Record & CD show Sunday. The event was held at Classic Cafe Inc where people could check out more than 60 tables worth of all things music: vinyl, CDs, tape and turntables. “It has the power to...

Vinyl, CDs and more at the FW Record & CD show

South Whitley, IN

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Starting April 3, a stretch of state Route 14 that runs through South Whitley, Indiana, will be closed for construction, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). INDOT said crews will be working on a resurfacing project, as well as repairs to curbs,...

Section of SR 14 in South Whitley to close for construction

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A new program encourages home owners to make improvements to their property in some areas of Fort Wayne. “Curb Appeal” gives eligible property owners the chance to repair or enhance the looks of their property starting April 10. The City listed six goals...

‘Curb appeal’: City program aims for home improvement in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, councilmembers voted to introduce a proposal that would grant Franke Park up to $22.8 million for Phase 1 of the Franke Park Renaissance Project. Additional funding would also come from $2 million worth of ARPA funds...

Fort Wayne City Council looks at proposal to give Franke Park $22M for upgrades

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA) got some much needed help. A plan put forward by Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry to give the organization $3 million through monthly increments passed by an 9 to 0 vote.

TRAA gets city money, still not out of the woods

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A 16-year-old accused of conspiring to commit murder in connection with the shooting death of a Fort Wayne girl last summer pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge. Jalayah Brown is now facing between two to six years in prison after pleading guilty to...

Courts: Fort Wayne teen pleads in girl’s shooting death

Auburn, IN

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A Fort Wayne woman will spend no more than 20 years in prison for her involvement in an Auburn home invasion last year that left two people dead and herself and a man with her facing murder charges. That’s according to a plea agreement...

Plea deal: 20-year cap for Fort Wayne woman in Auburn burglary killings

Garrett, IN

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A stretch of state Route 8 from Avilla to Garrett will be closed for months as crews work on a bridge in the area, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). Starting on or after April 3, INDOT crews will be working on...

INDOT: Stretch of SR 8 to close for bridge work

Tennessee State

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The face of the shooter hardly changed. Aung Oo, the teenager who pleaded guilty to shooting 21-year-old Luke Borror over a few lousy vape cartridges, apologized through his attorney, Gregory Ridenour, who read his short statement in court Monday morning. But the family of...

Courts: Teen gets 65 years in killing during vape deal

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One of the Fort Wayne Police Department’s (FWPD) most versatile tools isn’t a vehicle or a weapon. It’s a fleet of over 30 drones. Their many applications include search and rescue, searching for suspects, and even helping to monitor drivers, but the FWPD also utilizes drones for crash reconstruction.

How the Fort Wayne Police Department uses drones to help with crash investigations

Marion, IN

MARION, Ind. (WANE) — Two days after the Marion Police Department (MPD) responded to a fatal shooting near downtown Marion, police have arrested a 16-year-old suspect in connection to the shooting. The MPD did not identify the teenager, but the MPD said it believes the suspect’s motive was to...

Marion police arrest 16-year-old in connection to weekend shooting

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Was Weston Blakely attacked from behind as he walked to his bedroom and, with his head bleeding, grab a small .38 caliber gun and shoot his friend?. Or did he shoot Jonathon Christopher Jackson in the head and then, in cold blood, shoot him several more times as he lay in the hallway of that small apartment? The final act, a slash to Jackson’s throat?

Murder trial over shooting, knife attack begins

Huntington, IN

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — In a narrow vote, Huntington City Council voted against an ordinance that would have allowed residents to own chickens and ducks within city limits in a 3-4 vote. Multiple residents spoke in favor of owning chickens and ducks during the meeting’s public comment period.

Huntington City Council denies ordinance to allow chickens, ducks within city limits

Grant County, IN

MARION, Ind. (WANE) A deputy with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest Sunday. In a post on the department’s Facebook page, Sheriff Del Garcia says that Jalen Ward faces charges of strangulation and domestic battery following his arrest by the Marion Police Department and that an internal investigation is underway.

Grant County sheriff’s deputy arrested for strangulation, domestic battery

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Barn messages bring smiles to Fort Wayne motorists

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Everyone’s commute could use some fun to brighten up the trip to work. And if you drive past Aboite Center Road...

Barn messages bring smiles to Fort Wayne motorists

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