Jonathan Shelley
News Director
Jonathan Shelley joined WPTA as news director in October 2016, following nine years in a similar role for the NBC television station in New Orleans. He previously held news management positions in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas.
Dr. John Crawford, who carved out two influential career paths -- in medicine and in politics -- has died at the age of 73.
An organization that preserves and promotes local railroad history has received a matching pledge to help with a project that began years ago.
Two days after they departed Indianapolis on a 13-day journey, police officers from various agencies made their way through Fort Wayne on the 2022 “Cops Cycling for Survivors” tour of the state.
An extensive training exercise will play out between Thursday and July 25 at one Southwest Allen County Schools campus, and officials want the public to know about it so the police presence doesn’t raise concerns.
As the stunning first images trickle out, the James Webb Space Telescope is being hailed as a tremendous success -- and a breakthrough that will change the way we see the stars.
Just days after Allen County commissioners took steps they said were necessary because of failures by the elected surveyor, the man who holds that office has submitted his resignation.
A team of law enforcement officers is trading in their typical mode of transportation -- the squad car -- for two wheels and a helmet.
WATCH: High school marching bands provide the sights and sounds of summer in the return of the Three Rivers Festival Parade.
House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta joined lawmakers from three other states on Friday for a White House meeting to discuss abortion rights following a landmark Supreme Court ruling.
The skies above Angola will be crowded -- and colorful -- over the next few days.
Collections of donated goods are being coordinated in Fort Wayne for a Muncie family that lost most everything they owned in a holiday weekend fire.
A Fort Wayne man aiming for a spot on the November ballot has filed a petition of signatures with the Secretary of State and says he has met the requirements to run in the race for 3rd District Congressman.
NeighborLink Fort Wayne is reminding those in need of help following Tuesday’s storms that they can register their needs online.
The City of Fort Wayne has arrived at the end of a long -- and sometimes trash-lined - road. After years of complaints and concerns related to trash and recycling service, Friday ushers in a change for hundreds of thousands of residents. Here’s what you need to know about “The Big Switch.”
A federal judge has sentenced a Fort Wayne man to 195 months in prison following his conviction on counts of methamphetamine distribution and other crimes.
The Kosciusko County-based operator of nursing homes and assisted living apartments across Indiana said on Thursday that an end-of-June deadline to transition some facilities to new management has been extended.
As Allen County reaches the halfway mark for the year, it’s seeing a substantial drop in homicides from 2021, when the county nearly set an unwelcome record.
Some customers of Flagstar Bank are being notified that a December 2021 “cyber incident” may have exposed their information to intruders.
A coalition of farmers from northeastern Indiana is suing a state agency that they say failed to properly regulate a grain storage operation that collapsed under financial duress, significantly impacting their own operations.
Right to Life of Northeast Indiana on Monday marked the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning “Roe v. Wade” with an event focused on helping new mothers.
Humane Fort Wayne is partnering with The Landing to present a Saturday afternoon adoption event.
A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that removes Constitutional protections for abortion generated immediate feedback from across the political spectrum in Indiana on Friday.
State environmental experts are conducting tests on fish and water samples collected from Look Lake -- in Whitley and Noble counties -- after the death of thousands of fish there.
The owner of a store that was the reported target of racist vandals says she will open for business on Saturday, but that the “long-term view” is uncertain.
Indiana’s two U.S. senators split on Thursday in a vote that broke a filibuster and clears a package addressing gun-related issues to advance in Congress.
A statue that has been “headless” for more than a quarter-century is back in top form at Memorial Park.
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry on Wednesday declared his intention to seek an unprecedented fifth term in office, setting the stage for a November showdown with Republican City Council member Tom Didier.
Steuben County investigators say one man is hospitalized in critical condition and another is under arrest following a stabbing early Wednesday.
With federal approval in place for toddlers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the local Super Shot organization is scheduling appointments for children as young as six months old.
Law enforcement authorities in Van Wert executed a search warrant Monday on a property suspected of housing an illegal drug operation.
Drivers looking to pinch a few pennies will want to fill up in the waning days of June and not after the turn of the calendar to July.
A fire at Rack and Helen’s restaurant in New Haven has been extinguished and the damage it caused was being assessed late Monday afternoon.
The owner of the Willow Tree Shoppes in Angola is frustrated and dismayed after discovering someone broke into their store and spray painted racial slurs on the walls, floor, computer and furniture.
Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne will present a draft of the All In Allen Comprehensive Plan at a series of events next week.
A performance by comedian Jerry Seinfeld originally set for 2020 has been rescheduled for June 22, 2023.
Saturday’s nomination of challenger Diego Morales -- over incumbent Holli Sullivan -- sets up a November ballot showdown that few would have once predicted.
Mayor Tom Henry will “address his political future” next Wednesday afternoon, likely ending speculation on whether he will seek a fifth term in office.
Property owners in parts of Allen County will be able to request yard-debris pickup following Monday’s destructive storm system, officials announced on Friday.
The City of Fort Wayne will provide assistance to homeowners trying to clean up following Monday night’s record-setting derecho.
Allen County Commissioners on Thursday met with the federal judge who in March issued a stinging rebuke of the downtown jail and who ordered immediate actions to address overcrowding, security and other issues.
Indiana Michigan Power said it has restored service to another 6,000 homes and businesses since 9 p.m. on Wednesday and about 8,300 customers were still offline as of Thursday morning.
Though tens of thousands of Buckeye homes and businesses remained without power on Wednesday, most of those within 21Country are back online.
Downed trees took out utility lines. Hurricane-force winds snapped power poles. Tens of thousands of area residents awaited sunrise to assess damage to their homes.
Area utilities were scrambling early Tuesday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses that went dark when powerful storms pushed across northeastern Indiana and northwest Ohio.
Northwest Allen County Schools says it has reached agreement with four families that sued in 2021 over COVID-19 policies and practices, and that it will be dropped as a defendant in that case.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued an Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday in certain Indiana counties -- including three in the ABC21 viewing area.
The overhaul of Fort Wayne International Airport brought several new jet bridges to the West Terminal this week.
Men and women who served our nation -- as far back as World War II -- took part in the latest “Honor Flight” pilgrimage to some of the monuments honoring their courage and sacrifice.
The body of a man was pulled from a pond in an area that was the focal point of a missing person search in recent days.
The Carroll High School football team and entire community are remembering one of their own tonight.
