97th FWFD recruit class begins first day of training at Public Safety Academy
Todaym, Mayor Sharon Tucker welcomed the Fort Wayne Fire Department’s newest recruit class to their first day of training at the Public Safety Academy.
Traffic Alert: Bluffton Road Bridge to be closed March 3 and 4, 2025
Bluffton Road Bridge will be closed between Brooklyn Avenue and Broadway on March 3 and 4, 2025.
Traffic Alert: Butler Road to be closed Tuesday – 2/18/2025
Due to railroad work on the bridge, Butler Road will be closed from Cedar Ridge Run to Butler Court on February 18, 2025.
FWFD to begin accepting applications tomorrow for new firefighter recruit class – 2/17/2025
Beginning February 17, the Fort Wayne Fire Department will accept applications for firefighter positions.
Traffic Alert: West Brackenridge Street closes for weeklong sewer repair – 2/17/2025
Crews will be working on a sewer pipe repair on West Brackenridge Street starting on Monday, February 17, 2025.
Traffic Alert: Two water main repairs coming Monday on Broadway – 2/17/2025
City crews will be making water main repairs on two separate water main Broadway beginning at 8:00 AM, Monday, February 17, 2025.
FWPD: Shooting Investigation Arrest, 1400 block Ashley Avenue
On February 14, 2025, at 0013 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an area hospital in reference to a walk-in shooting victim.
FWPD: CSA Arrest, 3400 block Ivy League Drive
After a Child Sexual Abuse investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Brayden Keener on February 12, 2025, for the charges listed above who was taken into custody that afternoon by Officers from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department-Warrants Division.
FWFD: House Fire, 600 block Warwick Avenue
The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported house fire on February 13, 2025, at 2232 hours, in the 600 block of Warwick Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Fort Wayne woman sentenced to 36 months in prison for firearm offense
Today, Lorraina Rakes was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to providing firearms to a person she knew was a convicted felon.