Ethan Dahlen

3 days ago | wane.com | Clayton McMahan |Ethan Dahlen

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — City Council President Russ Jehl posed four questions to Fire Chief Eric Lahey Tuesday as he stood before the government body amid an ongoing saga between the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) and the firefighters union over a litany of issues.

4 days ago | wane.com | Ethan Dahlen

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — For many, dangerous heat means deciding to stay inside and wait out the blaze, but for summer programs designed for kids, being inside sort of defeats the purpose. “We want to get kids out and active in the parks,” said Chuck Reddinger, Deputy Director of Recreation with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation. The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department runs several programs to do just that.

1 week ago | wane.com | Ethan Dahlen |Clayton McMahan

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Tuesday, Fort Wayne City Council had a light agenda highlighted by a presentation surrounding the many trail projects happening across Fort Wayne. Dawn Ritchie, greenways and trails manager for the City of Fort Wayne, presented on the future of trails in the Summit City, which also includes a project that extends beyond Fort Wayne to a large portion of northeast Indiana. 2025 ProjectsFor the rest of 2025, the City of Fort Wayne plans to construct 3.66 miles of trail.

1 week ago | wane.com | Clayton McMahan |Ethan Dahlen

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Saturday, history buffs will have the chance to see homes and gardens in an area the City of Fort Wayne has described as an “outstanding collection” of architecture: the Forest Park Neighborhood. ARCH, a historic preservation organization in Fort Wayne, is hosting a tour featuring a group of houses and two gardens within the neighborhood, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1 week ago | wane.com | Ethan Dahlen

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — “We’re trying to create a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that is accessible on all of our major corridors here in highways in Indiana, and basically trying to get charging infrastructure, every 50 miles.”That’s how Ryan Lisek described GO Electric Vehicle Indiana’s (GOEVIN) newest initiative. Lisek is traveling, presenting on GOEVIN’s Closing the Gap Tour, which is showing free money available to extend the EV charging grid.