WFFT-TV (Fort Wayne, IN)

WFFT-TV, which operates on virtual channel 55 and UHF digital channel 36, is a television station affiliated with Fox and based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. The station is part of the Heartland Media group. Both the studios and the transmitter for WFFT are situated on Hillegas Road in Fort Wayne.

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English

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#455508

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#105381

News and Media

#3914

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Fort Wayne HVAC loan program to close applications

1 day ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

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Fort Wayne teen caught in deadly shooting at Tillman Park

1 day ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a shooting investigation on June 23 at Tillman Park. Officers found two men with gunshot wounds. Eriyn White, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other victim was taken to a trauma center in critical condition. The next day, the Fort Wayne Homicide Unit identified a 17-year-old male suspect. The suspect was arrested without incident in the 200 block of East Rudisill Boulevard.
Obergefell v. Hodges

2 days ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

You have permission to edit this image. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THISEVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values between 100-105 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, andnorthwest Ohio. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
"We're laying the foundation for opportunity," East Allen County Schools expands shared campus

2 days ago | wfft.com | La'Quan Richardson

Fort Wayne, Ind. (WFFT) – The district felt like it was time for some more space for current and incoming students, so they decided to expand the shared campus of Paul Harding Jr. High and East Allen University. Now there are two new academics for each of the schools and also an added 41 classrooms, new media centers and learning spaces and much more.
Fort Wayne men charged with felonies in child sex crimes investigation

2 days ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Investigators have charged two men in Fort Wayne with multiple felonies involving sexual misconduct with a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material. Charles McDaniel is facing the most serious charges, with eight felony counts tied to the case. These include sexual misconduct with a minor, rape, and various charges related to videos police said they found on his phone. Police said McDaniel's roommate, Dylan Kieres, turned him in.
Huntertown solar field offers cool relief for local sheep

2 days ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

HUNTERTOWN, Ind. (WFFT) — As record heat hits northeast Indiana, a unique partnership is providing relief for a new flock of sheep. Local producer Zach Warner released about 85 female sheep and 110 young lambs at Northeastern REMC’s Hatch Road Solar Field as part of an agrivoltaics initiative. Warner proposed the idea after learning about similar projects. "I brought the idea to REMC, and it just took off from there," Warner said.
Indiana youth tobacco use hits 20-year low, survey shows

3 days ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

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ProPEL U.S. 30 East releases final planning report

3 days ago | wfft.com | David Tilmans

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - - Flaugh Road currently crosses U.S. 30 via a stoplight intersection on the outskirts of northwest Fort Wayne. However, that may soon change. INDOT released their final planning report for the ProPEL U.S. 30 East initiative on Tuesday. The plan looks to make travel safer and quicker along U.S. 30 in the state of Indiana. Proposed improvements would essentially eliminate traffic lights and cross-traffic across U.S. 30 from the Indiana/Ohio state line to I-65 in Merrillville.
Fort Wayne police investigate South Hanna Street shooting death

3 days ago | wfft.com | Chris Essex

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — A shooting on Tuesday left a man dead on South Hanna Street in Fort Wayne. The Allen County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Eriyn Brionne White, a 20-year-old Black man from Fort Wayne. An autopsy confirmed his death was due to a gunshot wound to the head, and it has been ruled a homicide. White's death marks the 18th homicide in Allen County this year.
Boys and Girls Club tours new IU Health facility, learn new career pathways

3 days ago | wfft.com | La'Quan Richardson

FORT WAYNE, Ind (WFFT) – Middle and high school students at the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Indiana went to IU Health to learn about the new hospital being built through construction drawings, design renderings, and a video showing the most recent progress. Then the kids got to visit the construction site in real time with project coordinators as the work they previously learned about is actually being done.