Want your text messages written in the sky above IMS
<br> <br> INDIANAPOLIS?(WTHI) - Going to Indy 500 this weekend? Want to have your text message written by a team of skydivers above the speedway? <br>Verizon Wireless has you ...
View ArticleHistoric basketball champions lead 500 parade
<br>The 1955 Crispus Attucks High School State champion basketball team and cheerleaders served as Grand Marshals for the 2015 IPL 500 Festival Parade. (WISH Photo/Evan ...
View ArticleNotable quotes from the Irish referendum on gay marriage
"A little island at the end of Europe on its way to America has shown that such a small nation can be a beacon of light throughout the world." - John Lyons, an openly gay member of the ...
View ArticleNew gas stations planned ahead of Indianapolis change
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Developers filed applications for 21 new gas stations around Indianapolis in the weeks before city officials approved a zoning change that further limits where they can be ...
View ArticleWorld › Putin signs Russian law to shut undesirable organizations
MOSCOW - <br>Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Saturday giving prosecutors the power to declare foreign and international organizations ';undesirable'; in Russia ...
View ArticleIPFW baseball falls in Summit League title game
<br> Oral Roberts rode the strong starting pitching of Bryce Howe to a 6-0 victory over IPFW in the championship game of the Summit League baseball tournament in Sioux Falls. S.D.IPFW ends its ...
View ArticleIreland votes to allow same-sex marriage
<br> DUBLIN –– Ireland voted to allow same-sex marriage by a wide margin, 62.3 percent to 37.7 percent with nearly all the votes counted.It was the first time there has been a ...
View ArticleEx-Homestead star Griffith arrested for possible OWI
<br> Indiana receiver Isaac Griffith, who grew up in Fort Wayne and starred at Homestead, was arrested early Saturday by university police for suspicion of operating a vehicle while ...
View ArticleIreland gives resounding 62.1 percent yes to gay marriage
<br> DUBLIN - Irish voters have resoundingly backed amending the constitution to legalize gay marriage, leaders on both sides of the Irish referendum declared Saturday after the world's ...
View ArticleVIDEO Service honors fallen Indiana heroes
<br>An Indiana University football player who nearly drowned in a swimming incident last year was arrested early Saturday on charges of operating… <br> <br> ...
View ArticleIMPD No major disturbances at Indy 500 Parade
<br>The Indianapolis 500 Parade went off smoothly Saturday, despite public safety officials' earlier concerns about disruptions at the event.Indianapolis Police Sgt. Kendale Adams said ...
View ArticleMaryland reaches Big Ten title game with 4-2 win vs Indiana
MINNEAPOLIS - <br> Maryland scored four times in an error-prone seventh inning and beat Indiana 4-2 Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Terrapins (39-20) will ...
View ArticleDefense wants to move trial for Hannah Wilsons murder
NASHVILLE, Ind. - <br> The defense attorney for a man charged with fatally beating an Indiana University student wants to have the trial moved to a different ...
View ArticleNavy veteran 94 attends 500 Festival Parade for 37th time
IPL 500 Festival Parade is many things. Smiling kids devouring their cotton candy, diehard Indy Car fans hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite driver and an abundance of confetti can be found ...
View ArticleIU football player Isaac Griffith arrested for OWI
Isaac Griffith was taken into custody around 5:00 a.m. by an IU police officer. He was charged with OWI, endangerment and illegal consumption. He was released from Monroe County Jail on bond around ...
View ArticleRizzo drives in 6 Cubs rally late to beat D-Backs 9-6
Chicago Cubs ' swing through the Southwest.Until Saturday night.Rizzo, 2-for-26 in the first four games of the trip, matched his career high with six RBIs and the Cubs snapped ...
View ArticleAirborne cars add anxiety mystery to Indianapolis 500
Ed Carpenter hits the wall in the second turn during practice before qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 17, 2015. ...
View ArticleBreaking down the Indianapolis 500
Getty Images - Helio Castroneves prepares for final practice on Carb Day for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Thursday, May 22, 2015, in Indianapolis. Team owner Roger Penske looks on from ...
View ArticleGirl Scouts retiring tattered flags
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Girls Scouts are making Memorial Day special by collecting old flags to be properly retired. <br>The ceremonies will be performed during the summer, at their ...
View Article4 arrested after same CVS robbed for third time
<br> LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Four people have been arrested after a CVS Pharmacy was robbed for the third time in a little over a month. <br>The CVS was robbed Saturday afternoon. ...
View ArticleIndy Eleven fall in Ottawa
<br> INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) –?Ottawa Fury FC used a goal from veteran midfielder Nicki Paterson in the 88?minute to give the home side a 1-0 win over Indy Eleven. <br>Chances were few ...
View ArticleStaying warm rain returns
? The weather for the Indy 500 looks mainly dry with clouds on the increase.? An approaching storm system will get close enough to central Indiana to trigger isolated showers and thunderstorms during ...
View ArticleSmall explosion in ‘glamping’ area at IMS
<br> SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) – There has been a small explosion at the IMS. <br>According to Twitter feed of the Wayne Fire Department, all units have been disregarded at this time ...
View ArticleLawrence police 1 person dead hit by train
<br> INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – There was a person struck and killed by a train on Saturday night. <br>Emergency crews were called to the 4200 block of Kingman Drive in Lawrence?at 10:14 ...
View ArticleEndangered butterfly now missing at Indiana Dunes
The endangered Karner blue butterfly hasn't been found this spring at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and officials say they're worried the tiny insect could be ...
View ArticleMeet officers over coffee Saturday
<br> On Saturday, officers from the Indiana State Police, Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Sheriff’s Department and conservation officers will host an open forum over a cup of ...
View ArticleNortheast Indiana feeds GOP in Senate
<br> Republicans in the U.S. Senate got a taste of northeast Indiana at their policy lunch Thursday. <br>Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., arranged for Joseph Decuis Wagyu Farm in Whitley County to ...
View ArticleSternwheelers 86th season nears
www.ridethedixie.com . <br>And as the boat’s 86th summer approaches, Metcalf and others spent the days before the Memorial Day weekend readying her for another season where thousands of ...
View ArticleLugnuts power way past TinCaps
<br> The TinCaps gave up three home runs and made three outs on the base paths in a 10-1 loss to Lansing on Saturday night at Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing, Michigan. <br>Fort ...
View ArticleWarsaw wins tennis sectional
<br> The Warsaw girls tennis team played a sectional on its home court and capitalized by extending its streak of consecutive sectional titles to 15 with a 5-0 win over Whitko on Friday. ...
View ArticleCadets pull tennis sectional upset
<br> The Concordia girls tennis team lost four games more than Bishop Dwenger did in the regular season, but it was the Cadets who triumphed, 3-2, at Saturday’s championship of the ...
View ArticleNHC title goes to Columbia City
<br> KENDALLVILLE – Columbia City and Homestead each got a share of the spoils at the NHC boys golf tournament at Cobblestone Golf Course on Saturday. <br>Homestead’s Nick ...
View ArticleNew ambassador for area
The Fort Wayne resident and Republican waged an unsuccessful campaign for mayor in 2011. During his 2½-year tenure with the Indiana Economic Development Corp., Eric Doden traveled to all 92 ...
View ArticleColor sparkle turn 5K run into a party
<br> One thing was quite evident about the the Color Run downtown on Saturday: Tutus must be in season. <br>Scanning through the sea of white T-shirts and neon headbands, were the young ...
View ArticleFisher Carpenter join forces to contend
<br> His nearest pursuer gasped 2.2 seconds in his wake that day, but that wasn’t what turned the Earth on its axis. It’s what was in front of him. <br>All Josef Newgarden saw ...
View ArticleRahal runs confidently these days
The 99th Indianapolis 500 | Start: Noon today | TV: ABC | Radio: 1190 AM, 92.7 FM He’s 26 years old now, and he runs with faster women these days than cars. <br>You can start there with ...
View ArticleElsewhere Praise a few creepy drivers
<br> Uber might be new in Fort Wayne, but it’s been gaining a foothold in other parts of the world for years. <br>During that time, countless passengers have had experiences ranging ...
View ArticleSpotless cars and a spotty app Reporter goes out for a ride
<br> It was 8:51 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, when a four-door sedan stopped near Main and Fulton streets in downtown Fort Wayne, switching on its hazard lights. <br>The driver waved me ...
View ArticleEmbassy Friend of the ticket buyers
<br> When Steve Butcher heard that "Dancing with the Stars" was coming to Embassy Theatre on July 31, he jumped right online, Googled the Embassy and was taken directly to a website ...
View ArticleBike share rolling to town
<br> With Uber signaling a new trend in Fort Wayne transportation, bike share, also trending worldwide, can’t be far behind. <br>A group from Leadership Fort Wayne is pushing the ...
View ArticleMarina abuzz as season beckons
<br> Debbie Yarger is standing before racks of candy bars and snacks, a clipboard in her hands and a deep sigh in her chest, when a stranger ignores the "CLOSED" sign in the window ...
View ArticleAs Uber arrives cab drivers gripe
Taxi services List of companies in Fort Wayne <br>Yellow Taxi 15 cars <br>Deluxe Taxi 10 <br>Ben’s Economy Taxi 9 <br>A-1 Taxi 4 <br>AAA Taxi 4 <br>Elite ...
View ArticleStay in paradise costs Army vet
<br> Gary Pulis recalls when he first arrived on the island of Lojwa in the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands in April 1979. As a 19-year-old volunteer member of the U.S. Army, he was ...
View ArticleCormier submits Johnson in 3rd wins vacant title at UFC 187
<br>Daniel Cormier celebrates after defeating Anthony Johnson in their light heavyweight mixed martial arts title bout at UFC 187 on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ...
View ArticleTrain strikes and kills person in Lawrence
Street and Kingman Drive.Investigators were on-scene working to determine what may have caused the crash.The collision is the third fatality involving a train on the northeast side in the past ...
View ArticleWATCH Mind-controlled robot arm gives new freedom to paralyzed man
Erik Sorto's first attempt to drink beer was a classic fail. "I dumped it the first time because I lost concentration because I was so excited," he said.Sorto, who is paralyzed from ...
View ArticleSunday Memorial Day forecast
INDIANAPOLIS - <br> It's a fantastic start to the Memorial Day weekend. Temperatures climbed into the upper 70s this afternoon with mostly sunny ...
View ArticleYoung woman struck killed by train in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, Ind. - <br> A 25-year-old woman was struck and killed by a train Saturday night in Lawrence while returning from a nearby convenience store. Police say the unidentified victim was ...
View ArticleBen Carson wins Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll
OKLAHOMA CITY - <br> Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson won the presidential straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference on Saturday with 25.4% of the vote -- a cherry on the ...
View ArticleThe spectacle the night before The Greatest Spectacle in Racing
SPEEDWAY, Ind. - <br> Sunday may be the greatest spectacle in racing, but Saturday night, the spectacle was the people enjoying themselves the night before.It was like a family reunion with ...
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