Brien McElhatten

Health officials are working to raise awareness among a public that is fatigued from two years of constant COVID-19 messaging and precautions.

A Fort Wayne man was arrested on Wednesday nearly two weeks after an armed robbery in Hicksville, Ohio.

Parents are learning just how expensive school shopping can be with inflation pushing up prices on everything from paper to laptops.

With Indiana’s near-total ban on abortion taking effect in September, it’s helpful to know how babies are made in the first place. But the state doesn’t require schools to teach such lessons to their students.

On Saturday, Scott Keough, who leads the resurrected Scout brand, will visit Harvester Homecoming.

A worker who was preparing a building for demolition was killed Thursday after he plunged through the roof of a commercial building. A second worker also fell but survived.

The Indiana House of Representatives gets its turn debating a near-total abortion ban after the Senate passed the measure last week.

The neighbors insist a jail will make their neighborhoods less safe and less appealing for development.

t would be easy to think a Republican-authored bill would sail through a Republican-dominated legislature. But in the case of a proposed abortion ban, the process is anything but easy.

When Diana Rockey lost a special ring in Tippecanoe Lake, she thought it was gone forever.

Rabbi Meir Bargeron of Fort Wayne’s Congregation Achduth Vesholom explained his faith’s position on abortion and why he believes Indiana’s proposed abortion ban violates not only the bodily autonomy of women but strikes at the very heart of religious freedom.

Neighbors are adamant that a proposal to build a new county jail in their corner of the city will reverse years of economic development work.

While those lawmakers were happy to discuss their desire for new abortion laws then, they have since gone quiet in the lead-up to the special session, leaving many to wonder what options are being considered.

Erica Bray Manning thought she heard the sound of firecrackers. Her husband knew it was something more sinister. He grabbed their daughter and they ran to an underground garage for safety.

Some Fort Wayne residents have been waiting for the City to remove a tree that is blocking the street since the latest damaging storm blew through nearly one week ago.

“I didn’t expect to have to bury her so soon,” Heather Johnson told ABC21′s Tom Powell during an interview on Thursday.

A girl is being treated for serious injuries after she was found with a gunshot wound Wednesday morning.

In a matter of moments, Mr. Diaz fell victim to a tragic fireworks accident. His friend opened up to ABC21′s Tom Powell during the News at 7.

Mayor Tom Henry and city leaders are urging drivers to stay off city streets and roads after severe weather brought torrential downpours and flooding Tuesday night.

Firefighters and police were inundated with calls as the storm tore through.

On Thursday’s edition of the News at 7, Tom Powell looked into EMT and paramedic pay in Fort Wayne, while asking a former paramedic how he would treat the troubled TRAA.

The Tree Rivers Ambulance Authority is closer to taking over daily operations from its prime contractor after years of slow response times and inadequate staffing levels.

A US official told the Associated Press that the shocking find is a presumed case of migrant smuggling.

Authorities are looking for a man they named a person of interest in Thursday’s deadly stabbing on Whitelock St.

Police are searching for a missing teen, after finding another missing girl who was part of the same alert.

According to Nielson, at least 20 million people watched the first hearing in prime time. That’s a bigger audience than the Game of Thrones finale attracted. While ratings have dropped since then, they still pull considerable numbers in the millions.

Police officers are looking for a woman who disappeared Friday morning. Trina Banks was last seen at Lakeside Park around 10:30 a.m.

Hile became Smith-Green’s superintendent in 2017 after serving as principal of Churubusco Elementary School. He leaves a district of just over 1,000 students for one with 10,000.

The Waynedale area of Fort Wayne was hit very hard by Monday’s derecho. Power was still out on Wednesday night when officials with Indiana Michigan Power suggested the outage may stretch into the weekend.

Line workers will continue repairs through the night and into Wednesday as thousands of people in southwest Fort Wayne and in the Waynedale area face another day of oppressive heat with no electricity.

The vividly disturbing descriptions are often left out of the conversations among those in power, but doctors understand the stakes.

The man initially threatened to shoot police and himself if officers approached the room.

Calls are growing louder for Indiana’s leaders to reduce or pause the gasoline tax as Hoosiers pay record-high prices for fuel. So far, Governor Holcomb and Statehouse Republicans have refused to do so.

School board members approved the hiring of Wayne Barker as the district’s new superintendent. Barker will take over after the early retirement of Chris Himsel on July 1.

Officers with the Department of Natural Resouces said the men were testing the boats when they began taking on water.

State Representative Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) plans to draft a bill that would give teachers the option to arm themselves in the classroom while undergoing mandatory training.

As politicians debate gun safety policy, some districts have implemented their own security plans using new technology.

Zionsville mayor Emily Styron is among those calling for new legislation, and she isn’t shy about calling out those who refuse to listen.

Michelle Gay lost her youngest daughter, Joey on December 14, 2012. On that day, a young man targeted an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut with a semi-automatic rifle. He killed 20 children. Gay is advocating for safer classrooms as the nation mourns yet another school massacre.

Friday’s witnesses included police investigators who described what they saw inside the home.

Officials identified more than 400 schools that were used to assimilate Native children into white society. Several dozen of those sites were found to host burial sites of children who died while forced to attend the schools.

Momentum is building behind plans for a new, bigger jail. But not everyone agrees that will fix the problem of overcrowding and recidivism.

A new law takes effect in July that targets non-profit bail providers. It would prevent them from bailing out anyone accused of a violent crime. But is the law fair?

Terrell Jermaine Starr has studied and reported from Ukraine for years. When the Russians invaded the country he loves and admires, his coverage become much more personal.

Republican lawmakers in Indiana had previously asked Governor Eric Holcomb to call the legislature into session this summer should such a ruling come down

Police departments are struggling to find recruits. Market conditions, public perception, and other factors contribute to challenging hiring conditions.

Researchers found an increase in adolescent deaths by suicide in proportion to suicides of people of all ages in several states including Indiana.

A proposed charter school in Fort Wayne has a group of parents and teachers strongly opposed. Critics insist the public hasn’t had enough time to consider the plan and comment.

The violence broke out around 9:30 on Eagle Trace Cove on the northeast side of the city.

Children found a man’s body in a woods on the city’s east side Thursday evening. The body was found near Birchwood and McCormick Avenues.