FWCS Gets National Award
BOSTON, Mass. (WOWO): A local school district is getting some national recognition. The National School Boards Association has chosen Fort Wayne Community Schools as one...
Author : Darrin Wright
Sierra Club: Toxic Pollutant Limits Good News for Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Sierra Club says new federal standards for mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants that coal-fired power plants discharge into rivers and...
IU President, Wife Pledge $1M to Create 2 Professorships
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) _ Indiana University's president and his wife have pledged $1 million to endow two professorships at the school. Michael McRobbie and Laurie...
Solar Farm Dedicated in Southern Indiana
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. (AP) _ Two southern Indiana electric cooperatives will be getting power from a solar farm that's the second of 10 solar farms Hoosier...
Board Says Goshen Schools to Start Using New Mascot Jan. 1
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) _ A northern Indiana school district has set Jan. 1st as the target date to retire the school's Redskins mascot. The Elkhart...
Fifth-Third Bank Agrees to $18-million Settlement Over Discrimination Charges
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A bank with several local branches will have to pay up in a settlement with federal investigators. Cincinnati-based banker Fifth Third...
Authorities: Inmate Back in Custody After Wrongful Release
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Authorities say an inmate at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis is back in custody after being wrongfully released. The Marion County...
Wanted Indiana Sex Offender Caught in Wisconsin
SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. (WOWO): A sex offender wanted in Steuben County was arrested in Wisconsin on Monday. 62-year-old Bruce Severance was caught just after 2pm...
UPDATED: Fort Wayne Police Use Distraction, Special Ammo to End Standoff
UPDATE at 9:58AM on 9/29/15: The woman has been identified by police as 27-year-old Melanie Dawn Clary. The man is being held on a 72-hour...
Mishawaka Offer Would Give Bayer HealthCare 10-year Tax Deal
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) _ A Mishawaka city commission is set to consider a proposed 10-year property tax abatement for Bayer HealthCare. The South Bend Tribune...