DEKALB COUNTY – On July 5, 2026, just after 5:40 p.m., an Indiana State Police Trooper from the Fort Wayne Post conducted a traffic stop... The post Proactive traffic stop leads to OWI arrest and protects juvenile passenger appeared first on WBIW.

DeKalb County prosecutor Robert James Hardy Jr. was suspended from practicing law for making biased, sexist and racist remarks over the course of several years.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) - Two people were injured after a deer-related crash on I-69 in DeKalb County late Saturday night. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says a Subaru Forester was traveling north near Auburn shortly before 11 p.m. when it struck a deer head-on. The driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Authorities say no other vehicles were involved in the crash. The vehicle sustained significant damage from the impact. The post Two Injured In Deer-Relate

LAOTTO, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne man was injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in DeKalb County, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the crash happened at the intersection of State Road 3 and County Road 62 near LaOtto when one vehicle failed to yield the right-of-way and was struck by another vehicle. According to investigators, one of the drivers, a Fort Wayne resident, suffered a back injury and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Autho

AUBURN, Ind. (WOWO): The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing alligator after its owner reported the reptile escaped in Auburn, according to WPTA. WPTA reports deputies were notified Friday, June 5, that a 2-foot alligator had gone missing. The owner, Mark Kolhorst, operates Mark’s Ark, an Auburn-based business that provides interactive animal shows and petting zoos. According to the sheriff’s office, Kolhorst told deputies the alligator escaped after slipping out of

UPDATE (June 8, 2026): AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new office is open in Auburn for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana (BBBS). A celebration w...