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1 week ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
Fisher-Price Recall For Potential Choke Hazard Share0 NATIONWIDE, (WOWO) — Fisher Price is recalling over a quarter of a million Brunch and Go stroller toys because the yolk of a toy egg can crack and may cause small children to choke. The company says that consumers should stop letting children use the toys immediately and that they’ll be sending out replacements.
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1 week ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
WASHINGTON, (WOWO) — President Donald Trump received an open invitation from Roger Penske to attend the Indianapolis 500. On Wednesday, Trump hosted several Team Penske racing champions at the White House, including two-time Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden. Penske, owner of IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was also present as Trump congratulated the drivers. During the event, Trump praised Penske and suggested he may attend the race.
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1 week ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) — On Wednesday, Young released a statement saying the president understands the need to build more ships here in the US.
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1 week ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WOWO) — On Tuesday evening in Huntington, city leaders held a public hearing to discuss a proposal that would raise water rates for residents within city limits. According to Huntington Mayor Richard Strick, the average increase will be 75 cents per day for Huntington households. That’s about $23 a month. One woman said times are tough, and she has already had to pay more on other bills. “When is it going to stop? You can’t take money from people that can’t afford it.
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2 weeks ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — Developers behind Summit City Motorsports Park have withdrawn their zoning request for a new racetrack in southern Allen County, just one week before a public meeting. An attorney for the group confirmed the decision, stating they are exploring other opportunities but remain committed to bringing a motorsports experience to the area.
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2 weeks ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
OHIO, (WOWO) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine took the opportunity during April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month recognition, to report that Ohio is seeing positive, lifesaving results from its “phones down law”. In the two years since he signed the law into effect, DeWine said the State Highway Patrol is reporting that crashes have dropped 8 percent, injuries are down 3 percent and fatalities have dropped 4 percent.
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2 weeks ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — Team THRUST from Huntington County qualified for the national competition in Houston following the FIRST Indiana Robotics State Championships, last weekend. Prior to the state championships, THRUST won district meets in Mishawaka, Kokomo, and Washington, including a state championship in 2024. “Wave Ryder,” the team’s robot, is named after Ryder Sroufe, a former member of Team THRUST who tragically died in a car accident earlier this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
VAN WERT COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — The investigation is continuing into the cause of a house fire on Wednesday morning in Van Wert County that left two firefighters injured – one critically with third-degree burns. Several fire departments responded at about 10:30 Wednesday Morning to the home in the 4900 block of Lare Rd near US-30 and the State Line. What they found was the second floor of the home fully engulfed.
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2 weeks ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
STATEWIDE, (WOWO) — Schools in the state suspended students more times in the years after the pandemic than at any point in the prior decade. That’s according to WFYI, looking at data from the state. In the last school year, about 72 thousand 700 public school students — about 7 percent of those enrolled — experienced an out-of-school suspension. It was lower than the peak the previous year, but still higher than pre-pandemic numbers.
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2 weeks ago | 
wowo.com | David Scheie
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — The Allen County Bar Foundation is offering scholarships for students with ties to the county to support equal access to the system. Scholarships provide up to $2,500 to law students for tuition and fees or for bar exam preparation and up to $1,500 for an undergraduate student preparing to take the Law School Admissions Test. Indiana currently has a shortage of practicing attorneys, ranking the state in the bottom ten with only 2.3 attorneys per thousand residents.
