Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
A couple who escaped from inside the Ligonier house fire is speaking out about the ordeal.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:43 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Police say it happened Wednesday evening, around 6:30 p.m. on the Detamore Trail Head.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:25 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 10:14 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Hundreds of volunteers joined together Saturday morning to continue looking for Morris.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:56 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
While making the ornaments, kids also learned about Fort Wayne police Department’s therapy dog, Tinsley.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Boxers from across the Midwest took part in Saturday's competition..
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
West Main Street was filled with people in green Saturday for the return of Fort Wayne Firefighters’ Get Green Fest.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:06 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Scottie Dean Morris was last seen at 8:30 p.m. Thursday from Eaton, which is 12 miles north of Muncie.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By WPTA Staff
On this week’s Forever Home Friday, meet Deuce, a 3-month-old hound dog.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 9:38 AM EDT
|By Evan Harris and WPTA Staff
The U.S. Department of Justice says a Fort Wayne “pimp” was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking a minor.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By WPTA Staff
The Grant County Sheriff’s Department has added two stars to the force—K-9s Starsky and Hutch.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 7:16 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
An Auburn business will be donating half of its sales Monday, March 13, to honor fallen Master Trooper James Bailey.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
The program is happening Wednesday at Garrett High School.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
After a building collapsed in Hartford City, city leaders are looking for a solution so more structure in downtown don't fall.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Organizers say the “Get Green Fest” with its signature dyeing of the St. Marys River is the only family friendly Saint Patrick’s festival.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 11:47 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Fort Wayne FAME Festival returns for its 36th year.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
A local fire department is looking for new firefighters to join their team.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
In response to a number of "anti-LGBTQ" bills introduced in the Indiana statehouse, community members held a rally in Fort Wayne Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 10:26 AM EDT
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
One person is dead after a fire at a downtown Fort Wayne apartment building.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 3:37 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
Fallen Master Trooper Bailey’s fellow Troopers, including ISP Public Information Officer Sgt. Ted Bohner, are honoring him in a special way.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 7:17 AM EST
|By Evan Harris and WPTA Staff
The City of Fort Wayne revealed Wednesday a strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness in the Summit City.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 3:06 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
Governor Eric J. Holcomb directs flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of fallen Master Trooper James Bailey, who was killed in the line of duty Friday, March 3.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 4:44 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says they are investigating after the body of a Bryant man was found in flood waters Monday morning.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 10:11 AM EST
|By WPTA Staff and Taylor Williams
A Waterloo woman is dead after her vehicle was struck head-on in DeKalb County Friday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 8:13 AM EST
|By WPTA Staff
Officials from departments in Allen, LaGrange, and Steuben counties say sandbags are still available this weekend for residents who want any.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 8:25 AM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
"Black Girl Magic Fashion Show’ kicked off its first ever event at the Destiny Life Center.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 8:03 AM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
At Purdue Fort Wayne, middle and high school students tested their engineering skills at its annual bridge building competition.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 10:10 AM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
In the small community of Mexico in Miami County, leaders say the fire department needs just two more people to step up and volunteer or the fire station could close for good.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 4:31 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
We are thrilled to introduce 21Alive News Now Digital Anchor Amir Abbas who will be leading our coverage.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Aboite Christian School opens new location on Bass Road.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
After a 10-hour long standoff in Allen County a man is being charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 5:59 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Sunday's performance of "Hello Dolly" cancelled after water issue.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
No one was injured after a train derailed in Delphos, Ohio early Sunday morning.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 3:48 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Arrest has been made in fatal hit and run crash.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 3:48 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
A man is dead after a crash early Sunday morning in Wells County.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 12:22 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
You can now catch the latest news from 21Alive anytime on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV. Just search “21Alive” in the app store and download the app to your device.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 7:37 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
Thursday a viral photo of a Homestead High School student depicting blackface has sparked controversy at the schools about its racist implications. Sunday, SACS superintendent responded to the Blackface controversy.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 8:59 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff and Taylor Williams
Organizers say participants from all over northeast Indiana were “freezing for a reason” for the annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 3:26 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The City of Fort Wayne is preparing for a funding request from the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA).
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:04 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department say they’ve made an arrest in connection with a man found dead inside a One Stop on Creighton Avenue.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:48 AM EST
|By WPTA Staff
FWPD says they are searching for a suspect after a minor was shot outside of an apartment complex Monday morning.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:19 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The fast food restaurants next to the Grand Wayne Center could be on borrowed time.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 12:03 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The Allen County Board of Commissioners were given an optimistic update about the state of business at the Grand Wayne Center on Friday.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 12:20 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
21Alive and the Indiana Capital Chronicle have teamed up to offer insight into state politics and news.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:36 AM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says they have arrested a 26-year-old man on several child sex crime charges.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 6:20 PM EST
|By Taylor Williams and WPTA Staff
Bandidos Mexican Restaurant has been a popular family-owned restaurant chain serving Mexican food for the past 40 years.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 6:22 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The 49th annual March for Life took place Saturday at the University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 12:35 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
Allen County is under a Travel Advisory.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:35 AM EST
|By WPTA Staff
The life of Laine Arvey, who was killed in a crash on Sunday, was celebrated Thursday evening during a vigil.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 4:28 PM EST
|By WPTA Staff
New Haven’s mayor gave his annual State of the City address on Thursday, updating the community on several projects the city is working on.