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30/10/2025

The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation’s military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive.

(AP) -- The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation’s military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive. Alicia Blevins, whose husband is a Marine, said she’s going to see a therapist in large part because of the grinding ...

30/10/2025

A town hall was hosted in Evansville Wednesday night to discuss the idea of redrawing Indiana’s congressional maps.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WOWO) -- A town hall was hosted in Evansville Wednesday night to discuss the idea of redrawing Indiana’s congressional maps. It was put on by Democrat State Representative Alex Burton (Indiana’s 77th district) and former Democrat Senator Joe Donnelly. “We’ve been brought in...

30/10/2025

The top U.N. official on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons.

(AP) -- The top U.N. official on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons. Antonio Guterres, the U.N. Secretary General, said in a statement that “current nuclear risks are already alarmingly high” for any other c...

30/10/2025

Illinois Gov JB Pritzker’s request to “suspend” a Chicago area immigration crackdown during Halloween has been shutdown by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

GARY, Ind. (AP) -- Illinois Gov JB Pritzker’s request to “suspend” a Chicago area immigration crackdown during Halloween has been shutdown by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Pritzker made the request this week after federal agents deployed a chemical agent in a Chicago neighborhood pr...

30/10/2025

The personal finance company Wallethub says Indiana is the 9th worst state for jobs in the U.S. in 2025.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) -- The personal finance company Wallethub says Indiana is the 9th worst state for jobs in the U.S. in 2025. Wallethub compared the 50 states across 34 key indicators of job-market strength and economic vitality. “Those include employment growth, state nondiscrimination laws...

30/10/2025

Homeowners in the Tudor Park neighborhood on Indy’s far east side say they’ve spent years navigating court orders, changing receivers, and working with management companies, and they still don’t have clear answers about how their community is being run.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) -- Homeowners in the Tudor Park neighborhood on Indy’s far east side say they’ve spent years navigating court orders, changing receivers, and working with management companies, and they still don’t have clear answers about how their community is being run. “This has...

30/10/2025

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29/10/2025

A grand jury investigation is happening with Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith’s office regarding “ghost employment,” which involves employees working outside their official duties while on the clock.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) -- A grand jury investigation is happening with Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith’s office regarding “ghost employment,” which involves employees working outside their official duties while on the clock. Testimony was heard in August and September of 2025, incl...

29/10/2025

Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed an executive order on Wednesday to position Indiana in to what he calls the ability to lead in the “federal government’s mission of American drone dominance.”

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) -- Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed an executive order on Wednesday to position Indiana in to what he calls the ability to lead in the “federal government’s mission of American drone dominance.” Braun says there will be an Indiana Initiative for Drone Dominance Task F...

29/10/2025

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally committed up to $1.56 billion in financing to help restart and repurpose a shuttered coal-gasification plant in western Indiana into a low-carbon ammonia fertilizer facility.

WASHINGTON, (WOWO) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally committed up to $1.56 billion in financing to help restart and repurpose a shuttered coal-gasification plant in western Indiana into a low-carbon ammonia fertilizer facility. The funding, offered through the DOE’s Loan Pro...

29/10/2025

As Halloween approaches, the Indiana State Police are reminding families across the region to make safety a top priority during trick-or-treating events.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) -- As Halloween approaches, the Indiana State Police are reminding families across the region to make safety a top priority during trick-or-treating events. With children eager to dress up and collect candy, troopers at the Fort Wayne Post say a few simple precautions can hel...

29/10/2025

Thousands of young readers in Allen County will continue to receive free books each month thanks to a $5,000 grant from Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) to the Allen County Public Library Foundation.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) -- Thousands of young readers in Allen County will continue to receive free books each month thanks to a $5,000 grant from Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) to the Allen County Public Library Foundation. The funding supports Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Allen County, a ...