Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana State

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A day after Three Rivers Festival (TRF) Operations Director Rick Kinney’s departure became public, WANE 15 has learned two longtime sponsors have cut ties with the group. However, a Festival spokesperson remained confident that annual fundraising goals would be met. Ruoff Home Mortgage...

Two sponsors cut ties with Three Rivers Festival

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Four local businesses worked together on Tuesday to give away 400 free meals to the community. Junk Ditch Brewing Company hosted the giveaway and worked with GK Baked Goods, Hoffman Certified Organics and Human Agricultural Co-Operative to make the event possible. Andrew Smith, co-owner...

Allen County businesses team up for free meal giveaway

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A traffic signal on U.S. 30 near the new Amazon distribution center just west of Fort Wayne is scheduled to be activated Thursday. Final work is being done for the signal at the intersection with Flaugh Road. Traffic in the area will see an increase as a result of the Amazon facility.

Traffic signal on busy stretch of U.S. 30 set for activation

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) — The Three Rivers Festival has lost another director. Rick Kinney, who took the Director of Operations job in November 2022, told WANE 15 Tuesday he has left the organization. “I recently decided that I can no longer serve as the Director of Operations for...

Three Rivers Festival board says split with director was ‘amicable’

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)- 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) – 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) – 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) – 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) — In an effort to provide resources to more families in northeast Indiana, Healthier Moms and Babies launched a new “mobile outreach” service to make that goal possible. The service consists of a vehicle, dubbed The Hopper, that will travel around the community...

Healthier Moms & Babies reveals new vehicle to offer mobile services

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Areas of land at the Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve were burned on Tuesday as part of an effort to clear areas of land where dead plant material is present. Maraiah Russell, preserves and programs manager for the non-profit Little River Wetlands Project, said these...

Here’s why Eagle Marsh conducts controlled burns of marshland

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.

County Commissioners resond to TRAA funding request

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Police are warning the public about a scam that has made its way to a few mailboxes in the area. According to a release from FWPD, the Financial Crime Division has received two reports of people getting letters in the mail from someone claiming to be with the Small Business Administration (SBA) about missing payments.

FWPD: Check your mailbox for the latest scam

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

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Students created an art project Monday that aims to bring awareness to Fort Wayne Community Schools students experiencing homelessness. Middle schoolers from Memorial Park installed “The Tunnel of Despair” at the Allen County Public Library. A description of the exhibit said, “Our...

FWCS art project addresses homelessness

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — North Side High School will host the annual “Dancing with the Stars” event to raise money for the Riley Children’s Foundation on Thursday. This year’s event will feature 10 advanced dance students and 19 faculty members from the high school.

North Side High School hosts annual ‘Dancing with the Stars’ event for Riley Children’s Foundation

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Northwest Allen County School Board approved Weigand Construction as the Constructor for their future projects Monday night. This includes building a new middle school similar in design to their current middle schools. The overall goal is to reduce overcrowding in middle schools, high...

Weigand Construction named constructor for new NACS middle school

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

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. The final vote was 3-4. Multiple residents spoke in favor of owning chickens and ducks during the meeting’s public comment period Tuesday.

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

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

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Fort Wayne man to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to documents in the case, 37-year-old Marcel Toussaint distributed...

Feds: Fort Wayne man sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing meth

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

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S&V Liquors set to be built behind Oley’s Pizza in Aboite

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An S&V Liquors store is slated to be built on the property of a former motel behind the Oley’s Pizza at...

S&V Liquors set to be built behind Oley’s Pizza in Aboite

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