• Rain returns tonight, more chances coming

    Rain returns tonight, more chances coming
    Today's afternoon temperatures climbed into the 50s, surpassing yesterday's upper 40s. Clouds have increased tonight as our next weather system enters the region and brings rain. Rain potential increases after 10 pm.
    Rain chances increase after 10 pm.Evening temps fall out of the 50s and into the 40s. By early morning, our lowest temps will briefly be in the upper 30s.Temperatures briefly dip into the upper 30s.For tomorrow, you can expect a cloudy day all day long. Our current weather system wi
  • Rain returns tonight, more rain chances coming

    Rain returns tonight, more rain chances coming
    Afternoon temperatures have climbed into the 50s, surpassing yesterday's upper 40s. Clouds increase tonight as our next weather system approaches. This next system brings rain later this evening (after 10 pm).
    Rain chances increase after 10 pm.Evening temps fall out of the 50s and into the 40s. By early morning, our lowest temps will be in the upper 30s.Temperatures briefly dip into the upper 30s.For tomorrow, you can expect a cloudy day all day long. Our current weather system will still be wor
  • Police: Wells County man arrested on felony drug charges

    Police: Wells County man arrested on felony drug charges
    WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — An Ossian man received felony charges related to dealing drugs following a monthslong investigation, according to the Wells County Sheriff's Office (WCSO).The WCSO said the DETECT Drug Task Force conducted an investigation for months on a home in the 100 block of W. Craig St. in Ossian for "narcotic related activities" and eventually attempted to execute a search warrant at the home on Tuesday. Police: Man with shotgun leads to 4 arrests for drug traffickingAs a
  • Professional race car driver returns to her roots in Fort Wayne to share her journey

    Professional race car driver returns to her roots in Fort Wayne to share her journey
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Concordia Lutheran High School invited a class of 2021 alumna and professional race car driver to discuss her journey with students.Paige Rogers, 19, returned Friday to talk about her life and career as a professional race car driver.
    Rogers drives with Rev Racing, the competition arm of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Program.At 10 years old, Rogers began her love for racing in go-kart divisions in the Midwest. She started running go-karts in 2013 and got her first
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  • Courts: Murder charge dismissed in July 4 homicide

    Courts: Murder charge dismissed in July 4 homicide
    A local man walked free this week after murder charges against him were dismissed.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Quantae Jackson, 29, was charged last year with the July 4 shooting death of Calvin Keys, 27, of Fort Wayne. He was also charged with attempted murder for another man gravely wounded during the same homicide.His trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday.On Friday, the Allen County Prosecutor’s office filed a motion to dismiss the charges stating that “the State cannot prove th
  • Man dead after crashing into concrete bridge in Marshall County

    Man dead after crashing into concrete bridge in Marshall County
    MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Indiana State Police are reporting that a 35-year-old man from Rochester died after crashing into a Marshall County bridge.According to ISP, the crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. Monday evening. Police determined the vehicle was traveling north on U.S. 31 when it ran off the right side of the road, hitting the edge of a concrete bridge.Police: Man with shotgun leads to 4 arrests for drug traffickingWhile the reasoning for the crash is still unknown, ISP
  • A trim and a pour? Proposed bill would let Indiana beauty salons serve beer, wine

    A trim and a pour? Proposed bill would let Indiana beauty salons serve beer, wine
    INDIANAPOLIS — If it was up to a newly proposed bill, Hoosiers would be able to kick back and relax at the beauty salon with a glass of wine or an ice cold beer.
    The recently proposed House Bill 1217 is a catch-all for a variety of alcohol-related matters, but one stand out amongst the bill's offerings is the ability for a "beauty culture salon employee" to dispense beer or wine to patrons.
    The bill was introduced in January in the Indiana House of Representatives where it went through thr
  • New nature preserve dedicated across Adams, Jay counties

    New nature preserve dedicated across Adams, Jay counties
    (WANE) — On Tuesday, the Natural Resources Commission approved the dedication of Limberlost Swamp Nature Preserve in northeast Indiana.The new nature preserve consists of 719 acres of land that stretches across Adams and Jay counties and includes more than three miles of walking trails, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR).Limberlost Swamp Nature Preserve marks Indiana's 298th nature preserve, according to the DNR. Channel catfish stocked in Indiana urban lakesThe
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  • VIDEO: Grissom tankers fly into Fort Wayne

    VIDEO: Grissom tankers fly into Fort Wayne
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Another round of tankers from the Grissom Air Reserve Base flew into Fort Wayne on Tuesday.The air base in Peru, Indiana said some of its KC-135s are set to operate out of Fort Wayne during the early stages of a runway improvement project for Grissom. Grissom Air Reserve Base tankers to relocate temporarily at Fort Wayne InternationalThe refueling tankers will temporarily call Fort Wayne International Airport and the 122nd Fighter Wing home.The video above shows a KC-13
  • BFGoodrich fills void with new tire made at Fort Wayne plant

    BFGoodrich fills void with new tire made at Fort Wayne plant
    WOODBURN, Ind. (WANE) The BFGoodrich Fort Wayne manufacturing plant located in Woodburn is making a new tire intended by fill a void. The BFGoodrich HD-Terrain T/A KT tire is purpose built for people who want a longer-lasting tire for their heavy duty trucks according to a press release from the company.“While the work environment can be demanding on vehicles, most of today’s tire options are not
    designed to resist high torque and extreme chipping and tearing, but instead are designe
  • Is Blockbuster coming back?

    Is Blockbuster coming back?
    (NEXSTAR) — Are Blockbuster nights about to make a return?Fans of the once-ubiquitous video rental store Blockbuster are keeping an eye on the blue and yellow company after its website quietly came back online over the weekend. A visit to Blockbuster.com now directs to a message reading simply, "We are working on rewinding your movie." Rapidly spreading fungus already in 28 states presents ‘urgent’ threat, CDC warnsFondness for Blockbuster has increased over the past couple of
  • Bishop Dwenger student creates shirt for World Down Syndrome Day

    Bishop Dwenger student creates shirt for World Down Syndrome Day
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, a very kind and generous Bishop Dwenger student designed a t-shirt to spread awareness and acceptance for down syndrome. Elliana Martin is a sophomore at Bishop Dwenger, and her smile can brighten up anyone's day.
    Elliana is part of the Mother Teresa program that helps students with disabilities grow their learning and life skills. The program is in its third year and the only program of its kind in the Fort Wayne and South Bend Dioc
  • Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!

    Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!
    When the blare of the year’s first leaf blower awakened me one morning last week, I realized spring cleanup had commenced -- no matter that March could still roar like a lion here in my Long Island, New York, neighborhood.It stands to reason that professional landscapers cannot logistically clear all of their clients' properties at the same time -- the right time -- so they start early. That’s good for them but bad for our gardens.In mine, I forgo the fall cleanup, opting instead to
  • Townhomes off West Jefferson Boulevard on hold, but still on the table

    Townhomes off West Jefferson Boulevard on hold, but still on the table
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) When the application was made to build 20 townhomes on a 1.6-acre corner lot across from Canterbury School , a fire station, and a neighborhood of single family homes, the Fort Wayne Plan Commission balked.This week, Rakesh Khatri, a local doctor, went back to the drawing board and is likely to reduce the number of 3-bedroom townhomes to 12, attorney Scott Federoff said Tuesday.A 1.6-acre corner lot on South Bend Drive may be the site of 12 townhomes, if the Fort Wayne Pl
  • 68 dogs recovering after being removed from hoarding home in Bloomington

    68 dogs recovering after being removed from hoarding home in Bloomington
    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The number of dogs in Bloomington Animal Care and Control doubled Friday when dozens were seized from a hoarding and unauthorized breeding situation. 68 dogs are recovering in the facility after being taken from a home on N Adams St. in Bloomington.Bloomington animal shelter rescues dogs from ‘unauthorized’ breeding operation”It was someone's residence, they were living there," said Emily Herr with Bloomington Animal Care and Control. "It was quite a s
  • Heavy police presence at New Haven hotel

    Heavy police presence at New Haven hotel
    NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - There is a heavy police presence at a hotel in New Haven.Police, ambulance and fire crews could be seen at the Hometown Inn off State Road 930 around 11:30 a.m.WANE 15 has a crew at the scene to learn more.
  • Safety board: Alabama derailed train lacked needed couplers

    Safety board: Alabama derailed train lacked needed couplers
    SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A Norfolk Southern train that derailed in Alabama earlier this month lacked required alignment control couplers for two of its locomotives and a company inspection did not identify their absence, federal investigators said Monday.The notation comes in one of three preliminary reports issued Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board about Norfolk Southern train accidents this month as the board investigates the railroad’s safety practices after the fi
  • 'Tar spot' is killing corn across the Midwest

    'Tar spot' is killing corn across the Midwest
    JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — A fungal disease targeting corn crops is moving across the Midwest and Great Plains, according to a report from researchers at Kansas State University.Phyllachora maydis, also known as "tar spot," first appeared in Indiana and Illinois in 2015, according to plant pathologists at Purdue University. Since then, it has spread to surrounding states. Farmers spotted it in Nebraska for the first time in 2021, and in Missouri, Kansas, and South Dakota during the las
  • Where is Scottie Morris? Search for missing Indiana boy come up empty

    Where is Scottie Morris? Search for missing Indiana boy come up empty
    EATON, Ind. — Police have once again come up empty-handed in the search for missing 14-year-old Indiana boy Scottie Morris.
    The teen disappeared on Thursday night from Eaton, a small town just north of Muncie. For days now, search parties have been combing through the small town with no luck.
    “Right now we’ve checked everywhere we could possibly think of," Eaton Police Chief Jay Turner said.
    Turner said at this point they don't see anything criminal about Scottie's disappearanc
  • Where is Scottie Morris? Fourth day of searches for missing Indiana boy come up empty

    Where is Scottie Morris? Fourth day of searches for missing Indiana boy come up empty
    EATON, Ind. — Police have once again come up empty-handed in the search for missing 14-year-old Indiana boy Scottie Morris.
    The teen disappeared on Thursday night from Eaton, a small town just north of Muncie. For days now, search parties have been combing through the small town with no luck.
    “Right now we’ve checked everywhere we could possibly think of," Eaton Police Chief Jay Turner said.
    Turner said at this point they don't see anything criminal about Scottie's disappearanc
  • Kessler mansion dubbed 'strangest home' in Indiana

    Kessler mansion dubbed 'strangest home' in Indiana
    INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis landmark known more for its more bizarreness than its beauty has been singled out as the strangest home in Indiana.Cheapism combed the country for the oddest homes in each state, and apparently no Hoosier house is weirder than the Kessler mansion at 4915 and 4923 Kessler Blvd East Drive. Kessler Mansion holds estate sale (Yes, you can buy a dolphin statue)The 11-bedroom northeast side home, which has been called the "ugliest house in America more than once," is kn
  • Last call: Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car

    Last call: Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car
    DETROIT (AP) — The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn't leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed.The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will deliver 1,025 horsepower from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, and the automaker says it will be the quickest production car made.Stellantis says it can go from zero to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in a scary 1.66 seconds, making it faster than even electric supercars from Tesla and Lucid.It's what the perfor
  • Huge fire destroys New Jersey church, draws 150 firefighters

    Huge fire destroys New Jersey church, draws 150 firefighters
    FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Fire destroyed a large New Jersey church, collapsing its roof as more than 150 firefighters fought to control the blaze.Video showed the Fountain of Life Center in Florence Township engulfed in flames Monday night.No injuries were reported in the fire, which started at about 6 p.m. Monday. The cause wasn't immediately known.“It’s a devastating loss,” Russell Hodgins, a senior pastor, told Philadelphia's KYW-TV. He said his grandparents helpe
  • Spring warmth is building today

    Spring warmth is building today
    More spring weather is ahead this week and that means warmer temperatures. Highs will soar into the 50s today and tomorrow and top out around 60 by Thursday. But, along with the warm temperatures will come rain and even some thunderstorms.
    The morning will feature plenty of sunshine with temperatures moving quickly into the middle 40s by noon.
    The warming culminates with afternoon temperatures in the middle 50s even though we'll see increasing clouds the southwest flow will pump in warmer air fr
  • NY grand jury appears near end of its work in Trump case

    NY grand jury appears near end of its work in Trump case
    NEW YORK (AP) — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star appears poised to complete its work soon as law enforcement officials make preparations for possible unrest in the event of an indictment.Trump over the weekend claimed without any evidence that he would be arrested on Tuesday, with his representatives later saying he was citing media reports and leaks. There was no indication that prediction would come true, though the grand
  • Spring warmth building today

    Spring warmth building today
    More spring weather is ahead this week and that means warmer temperatures. Highs will soar into the 50s today and tomorrow and top out around 60 by Thursday. But, along with the warm temperatures will come rain and even some thunderstorms.
    The morning will feature plenty of sunshine with temperatures moving quickly into the middle 40s by noon.
    The warming culminates with afternoon temperatures in the middle 50s even though we'll see increasing clouds the southwest flow will pump in warmer air fr
  • 'The music's not stopping,' 'Brother' band calls it quits after 20 years

    'The music's not stopping,' 'Brother' band calls it quits after 20 years
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The band, 'Brother,' has had a grip on Fort Wayne for 20 years, at one point playing more than 100 shows per year.
    Now, the group is ready to pass the drumsticks to the next generation of rockers.
    They tried to hang it up in January, but after a mishap with a show, they decided they needed one more performance."Unfortunately, because of capacity issues, there is a lot of people that got tickets that couldn't see the show that night," said Mikey Magdich. "Chri
  • 'The music's not stopping,' 'Brother' band calls it after 20 years

    'The music's not stopping,' 'Brother' band calls it after 20 years
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The band, 'Brother,' has had a grip on Fort Wayne for 20 years, at one point playing more than 100 shows per year.
    Now, the group is ready to pass the drumsticks to the next generation of rockers.
    The group tried to hang it up in January, but after a mishap with the show, they decided that they needed one more performance."Unfortunately, because of capacity issues, there is a lot of people that got tickets that couldn't see the show that night," said Mikey Ma
  • Tranq making 'deadliest drug threat' in US ‘even deadlier,' DEA warns

    Tranq making 'deadliest drug threat' in US ‘even deadlier,' DEA warns
    WASHINGTON (WPIX) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a public safety alert warning Americans about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer commonly referred to as “tranq.”"Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier," said DEA Administrator Ann Milgram. "DEA has seized xylazine and fentanyl mixtures in 48 of 50 states." ‘We’re not ready’ for ‘tra
  • Police respond to crash in southeast Fort Wayne

    Police respond to crash in southeast Fort Wayne
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Authorities are investigating a crash that happened Monday night on Fort Wayne's southeast side.Numerous police vehicles were seen at a crash near the intersection of Hessen Cassel and Maples roads. Fort Wayne golf courses open Tuesday and WednesdayAuthorities have not said if anyone suffered serious injuries in the crash, and it is not known when traffic in the area will return to normal.WANE 15 will provide updates as the situation unfolds.
  • Auburn diner meets GoFundMe goal for 79-year-old dishwasher

    Auburn diner meets GoFundMe goal for 79-year-old dishwasher
    AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) — Eleven days after starting a GoFundMe to help their 79-year-old dishwasher keep her car and pay her bills, an Auburn diner raised over $16,000 to meet its goal and help its employee out.On Monday, the GoFundMe set up by Alicia Price, owner of North Street Main Diner in Auburn, surpassed its $16,000 goal to help Lou Ann Antrup pay off her car along with a few months of rent and other bills.As of 9:00 p.m. on Monday, the GoFundMe had raised $16,720 through 338 donations
  • Authorities respond to garage fire at home southeast of New Haven

    Authorities respond to garage fire at home southeast of New Haven
    ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Authorities are working to put out a fire at a home in Allen County Monday evening.Dispatchers confirmed that a detached garage caught fire at a home in the 15000 block of Paulding Road, which is just off U.S. 30 and southeast of New Haven. Headwaters Park splash pad won’t be ready for 2023 season; likely ready in 2024Dispatchers could not confirm what started the fire, but did confirm that crews were still working on the fire at 7:30 p.m.WANE 15 will prov

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