Thief hits home with couple in yard
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - A Johnson County couple had items and money stolen from their home while they worked in their back yard, 24-Hour News 8's news partner, ...
View ArticleSculptor won't make Larry Bird statue
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A sculptor who has worked for years to promote plans for a statue of Larry Bird at Indiana State University says it looks like he won't have the chance to make it. Vigo ...
View Articlewoman says she set apartment blaze
MARION, Ind. (AP) -- Authorities say a woman has confessed to setting the fire that destroyed an apartment building in central Indiana where about 200 people ...
View ArticleError removes limits from Ind. project wage law
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- A mistake at the Indiana Statehouse on a bill meant to loosen wage requirements on government construction projects will put all such projects - regardless of cost - under ...
View ArticleFree lunch program begins Tuesday
Fort Wayne Community Schools is again sponsoring the local Summer Food Service Program for Children, providing free meals to children 18 and younger and to adults enrolled in a state-approved ...
View ArticleMcCormick splash pad opens
A mechanical problem has been fixed, and McCormick Park splash pad at 2300 Raymond and Holly avenues is now open for the season, according to a statement Wednesday by the Fort Wayne Parks & ...
View ArticleFederal warrant issued for area fugitive
The Steuben County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a county resident identified as a federal fugitive.On Friday, a federal arrest warrant was issued for ...
View ArticleI&M to inspect power lines
Indiana Michigan Power plans to use a helicopter to inspect high-voltage lines in northeast Indiana from June 20 to June 30, according to a company news release.The company, which is part of ...
View ArticleSchools up for takeover wait for test results
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianas state schools chief says Indianapolis will have a say in how underperforming schools are run – but not until after the state completes a possible takeover this ...
View ArticleAthletic glory part of legacy
Theres a Super Bowl ring in all of this, out here on Wayne Trace. Theres an Indiana All-Star jersey with a big 1 on it. Another Indiana All-Star jersey. A record book with man-sized ...
View Article37 homes to link to sewers
FORT WAYNE – Dozens of northeast-side city residents will be provided sewer service by next spring, at a price.The Fort Wayne Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a project to remove 37 ...
View Article'90s track titan hopes to coach
Former Harding track and field standout Lashanda (Harper) Hopson visited her alma mater recently but not to get nostalgic about the school. She was there working on a possible personal change, ...
View ArticleDo-not-call list goes mobile
FORT WAYNE – Hoosiers can now prevent telemarketers from reaching them in their vehicle, at the gym or at the ballpark.Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller visited Fort Wayne on Wednesday in ...
View ArticleSpecial-ed teacher attacked with pipe
A Northcrest Elementary School student was arrested Tuesday after he struck his teacher several times in the arm with a pipe, according to a Fort Wayne police report.Officers were called to the ...
View ArticleDoors closing at elementary schools as well
Harding students wont be the only students bidding adieu to their schools Friday.As part of East Allens redesign plan, Harlan, Monroeville, New Haven and Village elementaries will be closing ...
View ArticleTeen escapes blaze that guts house; cat perishes
A teenager escaped his burning house Wednesday on the citys southeast side after a smoke detector alerted him, the fire department said.About 4:30 p.m., fire crews encountered heavy smoke and fire ...
View ArticleNew' East Allen school state of the art in '70s
I grew up on Fort Waynes southeast side – the section of town thats in East Allen County Schools attendance area.My older brothers and sisters went to New Haven High School, and I ...
View ArticleEx-policeman facing theft, fraud charges
FOR T WAYNE – A former Fort Wayne police officer who spent almost 12 years on the force is facing felony charges of theft, check fraud and attempted check fraud.William Kelly Thomas, 45, ...
View ArticleBellmont to offer college credit for degree head start
Starting next fall, North Adams Community Schools will offer what officials are calling the first early-college high school in northeast Indiana.The program at Bellmont High School will allow ...
View ArticleMASTer Academy off probation
FORT WAYNE – About 18 months after its school board faced censure for lax governance, local charter school Imagine MASTer Academy is officially off probation.Ball State University, which ...
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