• UAW Local 2209 approves strike authorization following vote

    UAW Local 2209 approves strike authorization following vote
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- UAW Local 2209, which represents union workers at General Motor's (GM) Fort Wayne Assembly where full-size pickups are made, has approved a strike authorization following a vote Wednesday.A notice on the union's website indicated the strike bulletin was approved by union president Holli Murphy on Tuesday. Just over 75% of the workers eligible to vote were in favor of the strike authorization.A report Tuesday on the GM Authority website said Richard LeTourneau, bargaini
  • Mostly clear and cool as Daylight Saving Time ends

    Mostly clear and cool as Daylight Saving Time ends
    After so many summer-like days toward the end of October, Mother Nature sent in some much cooler weather just in time for November to get underway on Friday. It was definitely a shock to the system to experience a 50 degree day! Third driest October allows drought to expandWe saw temperatures climb higher for our Saturday and it felt nicer outside, thanks to the return of a lot of sunshine across the area.Look for mostly clear skies to be in place as we progress into the overnight hours. Tempera
  • Fort Wayne Fire Department fights electrical fire in empty home

    Fort Wayne Fire Department fights electrical fire in empty home
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Fire Department fought a structural fire in an empty home Saturday afternoon on Fort Wayne's southeast side.
    Fort Wayne Firefighters responded to 3421 Alexander Street after receiving calls of a structure fire around 12:15 p.m. Saturday. According to a press release issued by the Fort Wayne Fire Department, when firefighters arrived they found "light smoke conditions" outside the home and when entering found a fire in the first-floor living room area.It took
  • Delphi murders: Jurors react to video of Richard Allen in custody

    Delphi murders: Jurors react to video of Richard Allen in custody
    DELPHI, Ind. – Video of Richard Allen during his time at Westville Correctional Facility left some jurors "aghast" and one defense attorney “staring in horror."Allen is charged with four counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge. Police arrested him in October 2022.On Day 13, the first portion of testimony focused on Allen’s mental health. He was kept in solitary confinement, which a defense witness testified could
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  • STAR 88.3 celebrates adoption in annual event

    STAR 88.3 celebrates adoption in annual event
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Saturday, STAR 88.3 celebrates its 26th annual Adoption Celebration with a DJ party and resources for those interested in Adoption or Foster Care.
    The celebration goes from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Parkview Mirro Center and is completely free. The event features DJ iHearCanvas and offers attendees the chance to connect with resources from various agencies. The celebration also offers refreshments, games, prizes and balloon art for kids.
    The event was started by Melissa Monta
  • A sunny and cool Saturday

    A sunny and cool Saturday
    After so many summer-like days toward the end of October, Mother Nature sent in some much cooler weather just in time for November to get underway on Friday.Third driest October allows drought to expandSome may have forgotten that we are in autumn after receiving 70s and 80s to finish off October, but it is back! We finally saw a below-average day yesterday, with only a high temperature of 53° in Fort Wayne.
    The cool Friday has translated to quite a hefty frost and a cold start to the mornin
  • Allen County Treasurer reminds property owners of fall taxes due soon

    Allen County Treasurer reminds property owners of fall taxes due soon
    ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Allen County Treasurer wants to remind property owners that the deadline for property taxes is just around the corner.
    Friday, the Allen County Chief Deputy Treasurer Samantha Chenery issued a reminder to property owners that Allen County property taxes are due Tuesday, Nov. 12.
    In the reminder, the treasurer told owners that all payments must be in the Treasurer’s office or postmarked by November 12th to be considered on time. A penalty is applied to all l
  • 'People to the Polls'; Early voting continues ahead of election day

    'People to the Polls'; Early voting continues ahead of election day
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Early voting locations have had heavy wait times throughout the week, totaling up to two hours for some, but two days remain giving those wanting to vote early the chance ahead of Election Day Tuesday.Early voting continues at the Rousseau Center and the other four satellite locations, Indiana Wesleyan University, Icy Tech Coliseum Campus, Public Safety Academy, and Salomon Farm Park Saturday with hours varying by location. ‘Stunning Lack of Leadership’: Ea
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  • A sunny and warm Saturday

    A sunny and warm Saturday
    After so many summer-like days toward the end of October, Mother Nature sent in some much cooler weather just in time for November to get underway on Friday.Third driest October allows drought to expandSome may have forgotten that we are in autumn after receiving 70s and 80s to finish off October, but it is back! We finally saw a below-average day yesterday, with only a high temperature of 53° in Fort Wayne.
    The cool Friday has translated to quite a hefty frost and a cold start to the mornin
  • 11/1 Highlight Zone - Sectional Semifinals

    11/1 Highlight Zone - Sectional Semifinals
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - East Noble topped rival Leo 21-0 in the Highlight Zone "Game of the Week" as the Knights were one of twelve local teams to punch their ticket to a sectional championship game with a sectional semifinal win on Friday night!
  • Sunshine and warmer air are back Saturday

    Sunshine and warmer air are back Saturday
    After so many summer-like days toward the end of October, Mother Nature sent in some much cooler weather just in time for November to get underway on Friday.Third driest October allows drought to expandMuch of our Friday was overcast, but clouds have since decreased and we'll be mainly clear as you head out the door early Saturday morning. Some patches of fog may be around, especially in spots that saw more rain on Halloween; the combination of light winds, clear skies, and leftover ground moist
  • Fort Wayne Vegan Week expands to month long celebration

    Fort Wayne Vegan Week expands to month long celebration
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- If you are interested in tasting something new, welcome to a month-long celebration of vegan cuisine at Fort Wayne restaurants.
    Friday, a party celebrating World Vegan Day at Swizzle Market, kicked off the month-long celebration of plant-based dining known as, Fort Wayne Vegan Restaurant Month.The month runs from November 1 to November 30 with 15 different restaurants offering a unique vegan menu."We've seen a tremendous response to vegan dining in Fort Wayne over the
  • Illinois man pleads guilty in murder for hire scheme

    Illinois man pleads guilty in murder for hire scheme
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- An Illinois man who attempted to hire an Allen County man to murder his ex-wife pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court.
    John Gierek (Huntington County Sheriff's Office)
    John Gierek, a 35-year-old Illinois resident, pleaded guilty to two counts of “use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.”
    Gierek attempted to hire an Allen County man turned FBI information to murder his ex-wife and her loved ones. The Allen Cou
  • Cold Friday night with patchy fog possible

    Cold Friday night with patchy fog possible
    After so many summer-like days toward the end of October, Mother Nature has sent in some much cooler weather just in time for November to get underway today. Grab a jacket or sweatshirt as you're heading out the door. Third driest October allows drought to expandOvercast skies have been in place for most of the day, as a result of winds blowing over Lake Michigan.
    Skies were overcast this afternoon across the area.
    As these winds continue to diminish this evening, look for clouds to continue dec
  • Gas leak causes evacuation at Southtown Walmart

    Gas leak causes evacuation at Southtown Walmart
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A gas leak has caused the Fort Wayne Fire Department to evacuate an area Walmart.
    Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a gas leak was confirmed at the Southtown Crossing Walmart located at 7502 N Southtown Crossing in Fort Wayne's south side. The gas leak caused Walmart to be evacuated.WANE 15 confirmed with a worker that the store has reopened. WANE 15 crew at the scene said they saw no emergency vehicles as of 6 p.m.
    It is unclear at this time what caused the gas lea
  • Fort Wayne Museum of Art highlights 'Día de los Muertos' with exhibition

    Fort Wayne Museum of Art highlights 'Día de los Muertos' with exhibition
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Although Halloween has already came and went, Friday marked the start of a related holiday: Día de los Muertos -- or Day of the Dead.Each year, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMoA) honors Day of the Dead by creating an exhibition that aims to be a "community celebration and exhibition of joyous remembrance.""It really has a lot to do with wanting to engage different groups in our community ... Day of the Dead has a strong artistic and kind of cultural object asp
  • Public exhibition at University of Saint Francis to feature Picasso, Dali, Rembrandt

    Public exhibition at University of Saint Francis to feature Picasso, Dali, Rembrandt
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Just a few weeks after a local nonprofit offered art enthusiasts the chance to purchase paintings from some of history's greatest artists, the University of Saint Francis is offering the chance for people to see even more of their work.Starting Saturday, guests can tour an art exhibition on campus that features famed artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Rembrandt van Rijn. The pieces are being loaned from the collection of William and Mary Ann Roebel.
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  • Public art exhibition at University of Saint Francis to feature Picasso, Dali, Rembrandt

    Public art exhibition at University of Saint Francis to feature Picasso, Dali, Rembrandt
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Just a few weeks after a local nonprofit offered art enthusiasts the chance to purchase paintings from some of history's greatest artists, the University of Saint Francis is offering the chance for people to see even more of their work.Starting Saturday, guests can tour an art exhibition on campus that features famed artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Rembrandt van Rijn. The pieces are being loaned from the collection of William and Mary Ann Roebel.
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  • Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to 'fall back' an hour

    Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to 'fall back' an hour
    The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It'll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.
    Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 9 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.That spring time change can be tougher on your body. Darker mornings and lighter evenings can kno
  • Delphi murders: Former fire chief recalls nighttime search for girls and lack of sightings

    Delphi murders: Former fire chief recalls nighttime search for girls and lack of sightings
    DELPHI, Ind. — Day 13 of the Delphi murders trial began with testimony about the mental deterioration of Richard Allen before turning to witnesses who were on the scene the day — and night — the girls vanished from the Monon High Bridge.Allen is charged with four counts of murder stemming from the Feb. 13, 2017, deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German. He was arrested five years after the girls' bodies were discovered the day after they vanished.On Thursday, the prosecution re
  • Delphi murders: Defense grills former police chief; witness recalls hasty nighttime search for missing girls

    Delphi murders: Defense grills former police chief; witness recalls hasty nighttime search for missing girls
    DELPHI, Ind. — Day 13 of the Delphi murders trial began with testimony about the mental deterioration of Richard Allen before turning to the hasty nighttime search for the missing girls and ending with the defense team grilling the former police chief.
    Allen is charged with four counts of murder stemming from the Feb. 13, 2017, deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. He was arrested five years after the girls' bodies were discovered.
    On Thursday, the
  • Man shoots self in foot; friend crashes into hydrant racing to hospital

    Man shoots self in foot; friend crashes into hydrant racing to hospital
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating after reports of a shooting on Oxford Street on Fort Wayne's southeast side.
    Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that police were investigating at the intersection of Oxford Street and Euclid Avenue after receiving calls of a shooting.An officer at the scene told WANE 15 that a man was cleaning his gun when it accidentally went off, shooting him in the foot. A friend of the man was driving him to the hospital when he crashed in
  • Fort Wayne Police Department investigate shooting on Oxford Street

    Fort Wayne Police Department investigate shooting on Oxford Street
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating after reports of a shooting on Oxford Street on Fort Wayne's southeast side.
    Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that police are investigating a shooting at the intersection of Oxford Street and Euclid Avenue.
    Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that at least one victim was involved. It is unclear at this time the extent of the injuries.
    WANE 15 is working to find out more at this time.
  • Man faces up to 85 years after being found guilty in card party shooting

    Man faces up to 85 years after being found guilty in card party shooting
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man was found guilty of murder in the March shooting of another man at a card party.Friday, Jericho Simmons, was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of 29-year-old Timothy Leroy Coats while at a card party. Simmons faces 45 to 85 years in prison. ‘Someone pulled out a gun and shot him’: Cards and calm right before shooting west of Fort WayneJerico Simmons
    According to Allen County Circuit Court documents, the group had been drinking, smoking and
  • Feeling like November as the new month begins

    Feeling like November as the new month begins
    After so many summer-like days toward the end of October, Mother Nature has sent in some much cooler weather just in time for November to get underway today. Grab a jacket or sweatshirt as you're heading out the door. Third driest October allows drought to expandOvercast skies have been in place for most of the day, as a result of winds blowing over Lake Michigan. As these winds diminish this evening, look for clouds to decrease as well. It will take some time though for these clouds to decrease
  • Large police investigation underway on Fort Wayne's south side

    Large police investigation underway on Fort Wayne's south side
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department are involved in some sort of investigation on the city's south side.
    Around a dozen police squad cars can be seen in the 3500 block of South Lafayette near the intersection of Oxford Street. Yellow police tape has been strung to cordon off an area.Google maps shows traffic on northbound Lafayette is backed up for several blocks.
    It's not known why police are there. WANE 15 has a crew on the scene and this story will be update
  • Boy shows up at hospital after reports of shots fired on South Lafayette Street

    Boy shows up at hospital after reports of shots fired on South Lafayette Street
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department are investigating an apparent shooting on the city's south side that took place at around 12:40 p.m.A news release issued by the department indicates officers were sent to the 3500 block of South Lafayette near the intersection of Oxford Street on a report of shots fired. After arriving, officers were told by witnesses that they saw a person flee from the area after they heard gunshots.A short time later police were told that
  • Crash snarls traffic at West Jefferson and Liberty Mills in southwest Fort Wayne

    Crash snarls traffic at West Jefferson and Liberty Mills in southwest Fort Wayne
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A crash early Friday afternoon has disrupted traffic at a busy intersection on Fort Wayne's southwest side.
    The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. at West Jefferson and Liberty Mills, south of the I-69 interchange. It's now known if there are any injuries, however multiple vehicles were involved.
    No other information was available.
  • Delphi murders: Allen's mental health at center of Day 13

    Delphi murders: Allen's mental health at center of Day 13
    DELPHI, Ind. – The Delphi murders trial has shifted to the defense of Richard Allen as his attorneys work to poke holes in the state’s theories in hopes of exonerating their client.Allen is charged with four counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon High Bridge. Police arrested him in October 2022.The state spent 12 days trying to convince the jury that Allen is "Bridge Guy," the brutal killer responsible for the girls' deaths. It c
  • 'I did not commit this crime': Man found guilty of murder in grandmother's death defiant

    'I did not commit this crime': Man found guilty of murder in grandmother's death defiant
    HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - A man found guilty of murder in the stabbing death of his grandmother left the Huntington County Courthouse proclaiming his innocence Friday morning."I did not commit this crime," Anthony J. Castleman said while being led away from the courthouse by law enforcement officers.
    Thursday, a jury found Castleman guilty of murder in connection to the 2023 death of 72-year-old Bernice Eubanks.
    Anthony Castleman
    Castleman disappeared in the aftermath of Eubanks' killing last No

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