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FWCS celebrates 36 years of Study Connection program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) celebrated 36 years of its Study Connection program on Thursday with its annual celebration and recognition breakfast. Founded by retired CEO and president emeritus of Do it Best Corp, Don Wolf, Study Connection began in 1989 as a program that...
Seasonable Friday, more heat and humidity this weekend
Friday morning temperatures step off in the lower 50s under a sunny sky. Shallow fog is possible near daybreak Friday, but it dissipates quickly. After a cool start Friday, afternoon highs reach top out near 80 degrees. Tags. Localnow. The heat and humidity begins to build across the region this...
PREP FOOTBALL: Blitz’s Picks, Week 1
Enough with the 7v7s, one-day shootouts, intrasquad and pre-season scrimmages. From here to Thanksgiving, we are talking actual wins and losses. Which team will get off to a winning start? Remember, one week does not a season make. Who had Bishop Luers winning a state title after a 45-7 loss to East Noble in Week 1 last season? Conversely, no one thought Homestead would finish 5-5 after battling Carmel in a close opening-game defeat.
OTH First Eleven 2024: No. 2 Brock Schott
Outside the Huddle and Blitz are counting down who they feel are the top 50 individual players in northeast Indiana heading into the 2024 season. Our highest preseason honor, the 6th annual First Eleven profiles the top players (in the mind of Outside the Huddle) entering the fall. No. 2:...
Carroll girls soccer charges back in win over Leo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Carroll girls soccer, ranked no. 9 in this week’s 3A state poll, hosting a Leo program that’s coming off back-to-back trips to the 2A state title match, with the Chargers scoring all three of their goals in the second half to win 3-1 Wednesday night to headline area prep soccer […]
Dwenger tops Angola for second big win in as many nights
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Bishop Dwenger girls volleyball team won its second big match in as many nights, as the Saints took down Angola 3-1 (29-27, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20) on Wednesday night at home after beating Bellmont 3-1 in Decatur on Tuesday. Bishop Dwenger improves to 3-1 with its next match at home […]
Two injured in DeKalb County two-vehicle crash
BUTLER, Ind. (WFFT) — A two-vehicle crash in Butler left two people injured on Thursday morning. Shanna Ruffner, 45, of Otsego, Mich. was driving westbound on C.R. 40 in a 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer around 7:50 a.m. Police say Ruffner traveled into the intersection at S.R. 1 and struck a...
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary mourns loss of Bobcat, Evaki
ALBION, Ind. (WPTA) - Black Pine Animal Sanctuary is mourning the loss of its Bobcat, Evaki, on Thursday. Black Pine Animal Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries that provides refuge to animals found in unsafe environments or care. In 2019, officials found an...
ENSC's former athletic director undergoing investigation for allegedly embezzling over $5.4K from district
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WFFT) — The former East Noble School Corporation athletic director is under investigation for allegedly embezzling over $5,400 from the district. Nicholas David was hired by ENSC to serve as the athletic director in 2014. He was placed on paid administrative leave on Oct. 19, 2023 and resigned on Oct. 24, 2023.
Psychedelic Grateful Dead Equipment Truck Once Owned By Owsley Up For Auction
A 1949 Studebaker M5 pickup the Grateful Dead used to haul the crew’s equipment during the band’s early days is up for fale. The truck nicknamed “The Dred” and formerly owned by sound engineer and LSD pioneer Owsley “Bear” Stanley is one of 400 vehicles that will be sold through Worldwide Auctioneers’ upcoming Auburn Auction.
Coroner IDs victim in fiery Tuesday crash south of downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – The driver of a vehicle involved in a fiery crash on Tuesday evening is dead. Fort Wayne Police responded to reports of a serious crash at the intersection of Clinton and Williams Streets just before 7:30 p.m. Officers arrived to discover three vehicles involved with one of the drivers unconscious.
Indiana State Fair reports attendance increase from 2023
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 850,000 people descended on the Indiana State Fairgrounds during the 167th iteration of the Indiana State Fair, an increase from 2023’s attendance. According to a news release from the state fair, this year’s attendance reached 854,236, compared to 2023’s attendance of 840,414. Officials said many vendors and partners also reported record […]
Teen critical after motorcycle clips bus, hits truck head-on
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – A Leo teen is in critical condition after his motorcycle clipped a bus and hit a truck head-on Friday morning in DeKalb County. 19-year-old Carson Days was driving his Harley Davidson north on County Road 35 around 6:45 a.m. The minibus in front of...
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