Commissioners OK Coliseum roof work
The second part of a three-year plan to install new roofs on Memorial Coliseum will begin in a few weeks after the Allen County commissioners gave the nod Friday to C.L. Schust Co. of Fort Wayne.The ...
View ArticleCitizens map panel sets city meeting
The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission will host a series of meetings this month around Indiana for Hoosiers to discuss new state and congressional district maps.The maps will help shape ...
View ArticleCounty easing firm's arrival
FORT WAYNE – Greatbatch Medical took some significant steps this week toward relocating its medical manufacturing plant to Allen County.County commissioners approved an agreement Friday with ...
View ArticleKosciusko gets false report of seriously injured driver
The reports of a man being shot, stabbed and run over by a car in North Webster were greatly exaggerated. Turns out, the man was just drunk. A 911 call Friday morning caused a minor stir for ...
View Article34-year-old charged with sex with teen, 15
A 34-year-old Fort Wayne man is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl, often picking her up at her home after her parents were asleep.Stephen Andrew Kandis Cramer of the 4400 block of Teges ...
View ArticleSuspect held in September mugging
A Fort Wayne man is accused of holding a knife to a womans throat during a robbery in September. Ryan J. Herndon, 21, of the 13000 block of Tuscon Pass, was charged Friday with robbery. A woman ...
View ArticleLocal student struck by train in Florida
A college student from Fort Wayne on spring break in Florida was in stable condition after being struck by a train early Wednesday, police said.According to the Orlando Sentinel, Logan Houlihan, 23, ...
View ArticleSUV crashes into restaurant wall
A sport utility vehicle crashed through the wall of the Cracker Barrel restaurant at 1609 W. Washington Center Road on Friday, injuring three people. Fort Wayne police were called to the restaurant ...
View Article2 men shot at nightclub after ruckus
FORT WAYNE – A disturbance turned into a shooting inside Pierres Entertainment Center early Friday, leaving two men injured. Fort Wayne police were called to the nightclub at 5629 St. Joe ...
View ArticleDogs sweep Huntington jail
Inmates watch as officers search cells Friday morning at the Huntington County Jail. Officers found smoking materials they believed were smuggled into the jail by ...
View ArticleISTEP+ breach possible at SACS
FORT WAYNE – Southwest Allen County Schools administrators announced Friday they are investigating a possible security breach during the most recent state standardized testing period.The ...
View ArticleTexas toddler gets drunk on Four Loko
Cans of Four Loko are seen on display at a liquor store in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. After students at northern New Jersey's Ramapo College were hospitalized because of the ...
View ArticleBorders will be closing Far-Northside store, too
Media retailer Borders Group announced it will close a third Indianapolis-area store as part of a bankruptcy reorganization filed last month.Borders added the Far-Northside store at The Shops at ...
View ArticlePlans for Indianapolis airport to be discussed at chamber meeting
Westside and Hendricks County business associates can learn about upcoming plans for Indianapolis International Airport later this month.The West Side Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8:30 a.m. ...
View ArticleCarmel egg hunt has prizes for adults
Carmel -- People 18 or older can enter an Adult Easter Egg Hunt later this month that has some very grown-up toys as prizes.The Rotary Club of Carmel and Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation will hide ...
View ArticlePolice trying to find driver of car that killed girl, 13
Police are calling on the public to help them find the driver of a Toyota Camry that struck and killed a 13-year-old girl on the Southeastside two weeks ago.The hit-and-run driver struck Hadleigh ...
View ArticleMan arrested in thefts of golf clubs
Greenwood -- The Johnson County Sheriff's Department has arrested a man in connection with a spate of golf club thefts and garage burglaries.Robert T. Likens, 27, Granger, told investigators ...
View ArticleWishard officials unveil contenders for art commissions
On Friday, hospital officials and boosters of the new Wishard Memorial Hospital unveiled 27 of 54 artworks competing for about a half-dozen commissions, to be selected in May. The $754 million ...
View ArticleBallard closing charter school over academics
The Fountain Square Academy charter school will close in 2012 because of poor academic performance, Mayor Greg Ballard announced Friday.The school, serving 285 students in Grades 7-12 at 1615 Barth ...
View ArticleSyracuse takes out frustrations on Indiana State
CLEVELAND -- Defensive stopper Rick Jackson scored a season-high 23 points, C.J. Fair added 14 and Syracuse began taking care of "unfinished business" in the NCAA Tournament with a 77-60 ...
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