Allen County News

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is headed to Fort Wayne for a book signing.

Construction bids for the Maplecrest Road extension came in a third under estimates and are expected to free up property tax dollars for other bridge work.

A former adviser to Matt Kelty says the 2007 Fort Wayne mayoral candidate owes him $125,000 from a loan made back in 2006.A Fred Rost has filed a lawsuit in Allen County Superior Court in an attempt to collect the money he claims has never been paid to him.

Facing at least 15 years in a federal prison on child pornography charges, a 34-year-old Fort Wayne man now faces child molesting charges filed by the state based on statements he made in the federal investigation.

Fall property taxes are due Nov. 10 in Allen County. The county treasurer's office said Monday that payments must be in the office or postmarked by that date to avoid a penalty.

EVANSVILLE An Evansville hospital is awaiting tests to confirm whether a southwest Indiana nurse who died was ill with swine flu.

The Allen County Commissioners will vote Friday on a plan to consolidate the city and county 911 services.

Statement issued Friday by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health: FORT WAYNE, Ind.

Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes, R-2nd, announced Wednesday she will not seek re-election to her seat next year.

More than 2,000 people dressed as zombies last year and roamed through downtown.

Concerns over the spread of H1N1 are not only keeping students out of the classroom, but away from workplace learning opportunities.

Way back when media was allowed to call H1N1 swine flu, Allen County Homeland Security Director Bernie Beier began preparing for the worst the virus could potentially offer.

Bids on two sets of Allen County road-resurfacing projects have come in more than 40 percent below engineers' estimates - leaving the county with $1.4 million for additional road work.

A 41-year-old Fort Wayne man told an Allen County judge he got a 14-year-old girl pregnant.

The mayor of Fort Wayne urged an interim legislative committee on Monday to help Fort Wayne voters decide in a referendum if a gaming facility should be built in the northeastern Indiana city.

The city of Fort Wayne and Steuben County jostled for position Monday before a key legislative gaming committee each seeking a non-binding referendum vote on casino gambling.

State and federal regulations limit billboards along interstate highways. Indiana faces loss of federal money if an inventory is not updated.

Pulled over with a half-full bottle of vodka in her back seat, Mary Kay Weaver told a Fort Wayne Police officer she had been drinking all day.

Authorities say a 41-year-old Fort Wayne woman has died in the Allen County Jail about 15 hours after being arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

An autopsy shows no foul play in the death of an inmate at the Allen County Jail on Thursday, but some results are pending.