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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA 21) - April 16 was supposed to be the big day that 5-year-old Ziek was supposed to get a new kidney. But on April 10, just six days before the transplant, the donor backed out citing personal reasons. "As a mother it was heartbreaking, because we had gotten him ready and we promised him all these things, all these promises of a new life and things he would get to do, and then we had to take it back," Ziek has been fighting hard and... More>>
ABC21 has received two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, the station announced today.
As of Tuesday night, nearly 1,700 people - most of them students - have signed an online petition in protest of the school's decision to discipline sophomore William Schweikert.
Making a sales pitch to voters in northeast Indiana's hottest political race. Monday night, the three contenders trying to secure the Republican Party nomination for a U.S. Senate seat went toe-to-toe in a debate sponsored by ABC 21.
The Indiana Department of Child Services has gone over budget by $284 million with two months left in this fiscal year.
For a glimpse of red-state politics in the era of Donald Trump, look no further than Vice President Mike Pence's home state of Indiana, where a grueling GOP Senate race has been dubbed the nation's nastiest primary. More>>
A death investigation is underway after a home health care nurse found her 22-year-old patient dead inside a LaFontaine home.
WOWO Radio has been honored with a national award recognizing exceptional service to the community. The radio station's long-running "Penny Pitch" project was a recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation's 2018 "Celebration of Service to America Awards," recognizing outstanding community service by local television and radio stations.
A Blackhawk Middle School 8th grader is gaining national attention after his Spanish teacher allegedly told him he couldn't use Fox News as a source for an assignment and told him to write up a report on "President Donald Trump's many lies."
Photo//Defiance County Sheriff's DepartmentFour people -- the mother, father and two other relatives -- are now charged in connection with the death of a newborn in Defiance County. The expansion of the case comes after Jared and Sheryl Stark, the infant's parents, were charged one month ago.
A shooting in the early morning hours Wednesday left two people in serious condition.
Commuters who take Dupont road should be on the lookout for detours starting Monday.
Fort Wayne officers responded to a suspicious cooler found alongside a roadway Wednesday morning.
Photo//Butler Police DepartmentA Butler man faces preliminary charges after a months-long child pornography investigation.
Veterans from four wars are heading to Washington DC to visit the memorials erected in honor of those who served.
Police are looking for the public's assistance after a man went missing from southern Indiana.
Six-month-old giraffe Thabisa was supposed to make her public debut Monday at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. Instead, she broke through an electrified fence along the chute leading to the giraffe enclosure and ran around a fenced-in staff parking lot for two hours before being coaxed back to the barn.
Good things come to those who wait. At least two Fort Wayne Republicans, intent on winning next year's mayor's race, don't seem to believe that's the case.
You've heard of towns so small if you blink you'll miss them? Welcome to Andrews, Indiana, population about a thousand.
The DeKalb County Prosecutor is not filing any charges against the two officers involved in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect in early April.
Police are warning people to be on the lookout after reports of mail theft around the area.
A man who was arrested after a cigarette with his DNA on it was found at a crime scene is claiming innocence.
A Fort Wayne man who admitted he had a role in a 2016 shooting death is set to be sentenced Tuesday.
Detectives are looking for help locating a person of interest in the death of a 2-year-old.
Police in Indiana are seeking to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through the annual drug take back day.
People looking for a job in the healthcare field can attend a career fair Tuesday.
Opioid overdoses killed 1,354 Americans ages 65 and older in 2016, but Medicare doesn't cover the oldest proven treatment for opioid addiction: methadone. More>>
For the first time, Facebook spells out how it decides whether to delete your posts. More>>
Cities and even countries now such as Great Britain are looking at banning straws because plastic pollution is a huge global problem. More>>
A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is eager to get well so he can get to his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. More>>
A giraffe escaped its enclosure at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Monday.
Photo//Allen County Sheriff's DepartmentA cigarette butt tossed from a van ended up being the evidence needed to arrest a man in connection with a 2017 homicide.
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Erven Oetting was a carpenter from Fort Wayne when he found himself on a ship... headed halfway around the world... to a place he'd never even heard of. A place about to play a critical role... in the war against Imperial Japan.
Erven Oetting was a carpenter from Fort Wayne when he found himself on a ship... headed halfway around the world... to a place he'd never even heard of. A place about to play a critical role... in the war against Imperial Japan.
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