Pharmacy-chain CEO Rick Keltsch dies
In 1995, he took over his family’s business and, building on the success of his father and uncle before him, Rick Keltsch helped make Keltsch Bros. Inc the 46th-largest pharmacy chain in the ...
View ArticleLocal country singer Joe Taylor dies
Joe Taylor died in his back bedroom, right after the sunlight began to peek out from behind the clouds of a gloomy morning and shine through the overhead windows of his Avilla home, illuminating the ...
View ArticleIndy's Super Bowl future uncertain as NFL delays vote
Indianapolis— The NFL delayed a vote Thursday on who will host the 2015 Super Bowl. It’s possible Indianapolis’ 2012 Super Bowl would have to wait until then if the lockout ...
View ArticleChildren find gun, accidentally fire it
Lawrence police are apologizing for a detective's potentially deadly mistake of not returning to the scene of a crime where a suspect dropped a gun after two children found and fired the ...
View ArticleThe tools you need to avoid a tax disaster
Indianapolis— It is getting close to crunch time for taxes, but don’t let the rush leave you in the hands of someone who isn’t qualified to prepare your return. Fox59 is taking ...
View ArticleSenators outraged at DUI checkpoint apps, officers not so much
Indianapolis— If drivers are looking for speed zones and DUI checkpoints, there's an app for that but maybe not for long. A group of four Democratic Senators say cell phone apps that ...
View ArticleOne shot in Anderson mobile home park
Anderson PoliceAnderson Police have two suspects in custody after a shooting that left one person injured Thursday afternoon, the Anderson Herald Bulletin reports. (Herald Bulletin/Don ...
View ArticleWoman sentenced for Medicaid fraud
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - A six month investigation into Medicaid fraud led to a two-year probation sentence for 23-year-old Andrea Williams from Connersville, Ind., said U.S. Attorney Joseph ...
View ArticleIndiana prosecutor resigns after urging Walker to fake attack to...
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana prosecutor said one of his deputies resigned Thursday after admitting he sent an email to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker suggesting the Republican fake an attack on ...
View ArticleMom on probation in child neglect case
A woman convicted of felonious neglect of her children will now spend two years on federal probation for lying about having custody of those children.Amanda J. Alvather, 25, has already been ...
View Article9-year-old girl's molester convicted
An Allen Superior Court jury convicted a Fort Wayne man Thursday of multiple counts of child molesting after a two-day trial.James A. Mudd, 32, of the 8500 block of Lakeside Drive, was accused of ...
View Article3 flee house fire on city's southeast side
A laundry room fire damaged a home Thursday on the citys southeast side. Fort Wayne firefighters were called to 4516 Standish Drive at 7:20 a.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the rear upon ...
View Article2 men charged in separate sex crimes
Allen County prosecutors formally charged two men Thursday in separate sex crimes. Somchanh Amphonephong, 49, of the 3800 block of Wyandotte Drive, is accused of molesting two children younger than ...
View ArticleAirport adjusts handout policy
FORT WAYNE – A few weeks ago, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority stood by its rules governing who can say what and where at Fort Wayne International Airport.The airport authority ...
View ArticleDoden plan aims to slow rate of home foreclosures
FORT WAYNE – Saying vacant and foreclosed homes have a corrosive effect on neighborhoods, Republican mayoral candidate Eric Doden announced a plan Thursday for reversing that problem.There ...
View ArticleWriter defends college degrees
Former New York Times writer and education expert Karen Arenson had a message for University of Saint Francis students this week:Stick it out and graduate. If you do, odds are youll help yourself ...
View ArticleTeen girl thwarts would-be abductor
FORT WAYNE – Fort Wayne police are investigating an attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl on her way to school Thursday morning. The girl told police that while she walked to school alone ...
View ArticleHQ floor plan will stay as is
The Allen County Council agreed Thursday to scrap a less costly floor plan for the new city-county police headquarters after the police chief and sheriff said the plan would compromise public ...
View ArticleHigh speed chase in Carmel goes off road
Hamilton County— A high speed chase in Carmel ended in a crash and two people in police custody. Officers spotted a red Kia rental driving 100 miles per hour on Keystone at 106th Street ...
View ArticleOne person shot at Indiana middle school, teen suspect in custody
Martinsville, Ind. — Martinsville police confirmed a shooting took place Friday morning at Martinsville West Middle School at 109 E. Garfield Ave. Police say the 15-year-old male suspect ...
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