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Jury returns verdict in deadly Fort Wayne shooting
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (213+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - An Allen County jury returned a verdict in a deadly 2024 shooting Friday evening. BACKGROUND: Man killed in shooting northwest of downtown Fort Wayne Friday Dana Minies, 28, was charged with murder, felony murder, and robbery resulting in…...
State blames costly, complex federal changes for schoolchildren summer food aid opt-out
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (1523+ words) (Indiana Capital Chronicle) - Indiana is one of just a dozen states opting out of a summertime food aid program for hungry schoolchildren. While anti-hunger advocates hope for a reversal, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration officials say the agency wasn't…...
City of Fort Wayne invites neighborhood leaders to attend workshops for improvement grant program
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (182+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The City of Fort Wayne is inviting neighborhood leaders to attend workshops for its neighborhood improvement grant program. The workshops will be held: City officials say the workshops will provide neighborhood leaders with opportunities to learn…...
Fort Wayne grads march with IU band in Peach Bowl
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (238+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Two Fort Wayne natives will represent their hometown when Indiana University takes on Oregon in Friday night's Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Russo Johnstone and Diego Williams, both North Side High School graduates, are members of…...
Allen County Commissioner Richard Beck announces retirement
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (180+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Allen County Commissioner Richard Beck announced Friday that he will not be seeking another term. The 73-year-old says he will retire when his second term as the 3rd District Commissioner ends in December. In his retirement, Beck…...
Fort Wayne woman sentenced for deadly 2025 hit-and run-crash
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (282+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 65-year-old Fort Wayne woman was sentenced Friday in connection with a deadly 2025 hit-and-run crash. BACKGROUND: One person dead following hit-and-run crash on Fort Wayne's southwest side Friday night Salma Nadrous struck 61-year-old Ronald Bjella with…...
25-year-old Fort Wayne man arrested on child molesting charges
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (96+ words) A 25-year-old Fort Wayne man is behind bars Friday on allegations of child molesting. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 25-year-old Fort Wayne man is behind bars Friday on allegations of child molesting. An investigation into Breon Russell began Saturday after…...
Former Indiana National Guardsman identified as ICE agent who fatally shot Minneapolis woman
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (384+ words) (WPTA) - A former Indiana National Guardsman has been identified as the ICE agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis earlier this week. BACKGROUND: Bystander video shows moments before and after woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis | Trump administration…...
US Senate with GOP support advances war powers resolution rebuking Trump on Venezuela
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (1416+ words) WASHINGTON " In a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a war powers resolution to halt U.S. military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization. Republican Sens. Todd Young of Indiana, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Susan Collins…...
City of Auburn awarded with $100,000 Community Recycling Grant
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (138+ words) AUBURN, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded the City of Auburn with a $100,000 Community Recycling Grant. The department awarded 12 applicants with $500,000 to support waste reduction and lower recycling costs. "These grants support practical, locally driven…...