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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#354285

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#77591

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#3105

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Manchester baseball picks up win over regional foe in PSM Classic

1 day ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Manchester Squires baseball team took the field against the Trine Thunder Tuesday evening at Parkview Field as part of the PSM classic. Manchester looked comfortable on the home field of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, slugging 20 hits en route to the 14-6 victory over Trine. The two Northeast Indiana DIII squads were playing at Parkview Field as part of the PSM Classic, which gives regional high school and college teams the chance to compete in Fort Wayne's MiLB stadium.
Mike Braun Norwell jersey

1 day ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

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Rocco Hanes Manchester

1 day ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

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De Vries hits for cycle as TinCaps pick up high-scoring comeback win

1 day ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

LANSING, Mich. (WFFT) - TinCaps shortstop Leo De Vries more than lived up to his prospect pedigree in Tuesday evening's win over the Lansing Lugnuts. De Vries went 5-5 with two home runs and hit for the cycle, helping Fort Wayne overcome a seven-run deficit en route to the 15-14 victory. De Vries hit his first home run of the evening in his first at bat, launching the TinCaps to a 1-0 lead. The Padres top prospect then doubled with two outs in the third inning but didn't score.
Komets take 2-1 series lead with overtime thriller over Heartlanders

2 days ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

CORALVILLE, Iowa (WFFT) - The Fort Wayne Komets took the series lead in their first round Kelly Cup playoff matchup with a Monday night victory. The Komets defeated the Iowa Heartlanders 7-6 in overtime in a game defined by momentum shifts. The Heartlanders scored first less than five minutes into the game. The Komets tied it up courtesy of team captain Jack Dugan's third goal in the past two games.
Whitko hires Thomas Tyree as next football coach

2 days ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind. (WFFT) - Whitko football has its newest leader on the gridiron. Thomas Tyree has been tabbed to take over the Wildcats program starting this summer. The Whitko Community School Corporation welcomed Tyree to the school during Monday's school board meeting. Tyree spent the 2024 season as the head coach of Southwood football. He'll leave the Knights program after just one season, in which Southwood finished 0-10.
Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply

3 days ago | wfft.com | Andrew Harnik

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Braedon Karpathios TinCaps

3 days ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

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This notorious West Coast phenomenon fueled historic floods in the East. Another one is on the way

4 days ago | wfft.com | Mary Gilbert

(CNN) — An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the central and southern United States — a historic flood event and a poignant example of how the phenomenon acts differently in the East than it does in the West. It could signal added danger in a region less accustomed to hearing about them, particularly with another, less-potent one expected in the coming days.
TinCaps ride momentum to third straight win over Captains

5 days ago | wfft.com | Drew Frey

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps rebounded from a series-opening loss to the Lake County Captains in a big way. The TinCaps have won three in a row against the Captains following their 11-8 victory Thursday evening. Five members of the TinCaps lineup recorded multi-hit games in Thursday's win, as Fort Wayne used 13 hits and 9 walks to top the Captains. Braedon Karpathios slugged his first home run of the season to help trim an early deficit in the second inning.