Fans at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will find a new chicken stand and the building's first self-serve checkout kiosk as the Komets open their season.

The Hoosier Wire · October 15, 2026 · Fort Wayne, IN

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October 15, 2026LaGrange salon owner wins Ivy Tech's 2026 New Venture Competition and $40,000
October 15, 2026Man and woman found dead during IMPD welfare check on Discovery Drive
October 15, 2026Michigan man faces charges after Kosciusko County child is found with him at a Kalamazoo hotel
October 15, 2026Secretary of state candidate Ballard plans to sue to force an election commission meeting on finance complaints
October 15, 2026Indiana flood survivors have until Oct. 25 to apply for federal disaster aid
October 15, 2026Evansville's Coat-A-Kid drive marks 40 years, collecting coats through Dec. 31
October 15, 2026Purdue University Northwest starts the year with a new dorm and a refreshed classroom building in Hammond
October 15, 2026Evansville police release bodycam footage from the fatal Illinois Street shooting
October 14, 2026Fort Wayne police confirm active investigation into '764' online network targeting kids
October 14, 2026Measles cases keep climbing in Northeast Indiana as the state total reaches 34
October 14, 2026Indianapolis council members from both parties draft new oversight rules for police surveillance technology
October 14, 2026Indianapolis weighs clearing the Fall Creek Trail encampment — with housing help first

Northwest Indiana

🚨 Latest Arrestsnewest bookings from county jail rostersSearch all bookings →

Amber Thea Katherine Schubert

Porter County · Age 43
Booked Oct 16

Motor Vehicle- Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated- Endangerment (+2 more)

Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

NorthwestHammond, IN

Purdue University Northwest starts the year with a new dorm and a refreshed classroom building in Hammond

Purdue University Northwest opened the semester with the new Calumet Hall residence hall and an upgraded Classroom Office Building, both furnished through a long-running partnership with Pulse Technology.

NorthwestValparaiso, IN

Valparaiso police step up patrols after a Saturday morning crime wave on the city's east side

Police are investigating a home burglary, a garage burglary, two stolen vehicles and three thefts from vehicles — all reported in one neighborhood in a single morning.

Northeast Indiana

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Richard Wedlake

Allen County
Booked Oct 16

Resisting Law Enforcement - Fleeing (+4 more)

Amber Perrin

Allen County
Booked Oct 16

Criminal Conversion (+2 more)

Christian Jimenez

Allen County
Booked Oct 16

Operating While Intoxicated - Endangerment (+2 more)

Joshua Pellot

Allen County
Booked Oct 16

Strangulation Simple No Or Minor Injury (+1 more)

Jacqueline Mays

Allen County
Booked Oct 16

Criminal Conversion (+1 more)

Christopher Franz

Allen County
Booked Oct 16

Operating While Intoxicated (+2 more)

Joseph Dennis

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Public Intoxication (+1 more)

Christopher Sartain

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Home Detention Placement Violation

Aaron Flores

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Resisting Law Enforcement - Physical (+1 more)

Christopher Wicker

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Burglary - Dwelling (+1 more)

Joseph Cuellar

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Domestic Battery - Adult Knowing Presence Of Child Less Than 16 Years

John Cooper

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Operating While Intoxicated - Endangerment (+1 more)

Elizabeth Ramos

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Probation Viol-Adult

Isaiah Hudelson

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Operating While Intoxicated (+2 more)

Trisha Roby

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Placement Of 911Call Prohibited Purpose (+2 more)

Shane Taner

Allen County
Booked Oct 15

Hold For Other Jurisdiction

Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

NortheastLaGrange, IN

LaGrange salon owner wins Ivy Tech's 2026 New Venture Competition and $40,000

Ginny Ritchie of Ginny Rose Studio took the top prize on her third attempt, and plans to put the money into a mobile unit, a private-label skincare line and new equipment.

NortheastWarsaw, IN

Michigan man faces charges after Kosciusko County child is found with him at a Kalamazoo hotel

A 27-year-old Michigan man is jailed in Kosciusko County on child solicitation and kidnapping charges after investigators traced his phone to a Michigan hotel. The charges are allegations.

NortheastFort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne police confirm active investigation into '764' online network targeting kids

Detectives are working at least one local case tied to the violent online network, and police used a Wednesday briefing to warn parents about how predators reach children through games and chat apps.

NortheastFort Wayne, IN

Measles cases keep climbing in Northeast Indiana as the state total reaches 34

Allen and DeKalb counties each added a case in the state's Oct. 13 update, and four northeast counties now account for 13 of the 34 measles cases Indiana has confirmed in 2026.

NortheastFort Wayne, IN

Sweetwater raises the final beam on its $36.7 million Fort Wayne expansion

The music retailer placed the last structural steel beam on a roughly 170,000-square-foot addition to its distribution center, part of a $36.7 million investment in its Fort Wayne campus.

Central Indiana

🚨 Latest Arrestsnewest bookings from county jail rostersSearch all bookings →

Jordan Maurice Rainey

Madison County · Age 31
Booked Oct 16

Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

CentralIndianapolis, IN

Man and woman found dead during IMPD welfare check on Discovery Drive

Officers found both people with gunshot wounds at a northeast-side home on Wednesday afternoon. Police say there is no threat to the community.

CentralIndianapolis, IN

Secretary of state candidate Ballard plans to sue to force an election commission meeting on finance complaints

Independent candidate Greg Ballard says he will ask a Marion County judge to compel the Indiana Election Commission to meet on campaign finance complaints involving two rivals, and will drop the case if a meeting is called by Oct. 26.

CentralIndianapolis, IN

Indiana flood survivors have until Oct. 25 to apply for federal disaster aid

Residents in 24 Indiana counties hit by August storms and flooding face an Oct. 25 deadline for FEMA help, after more than 60,000 applications and over $142 million awarded so far.

CentralIndianapolis, IN

Indianapolis council members from both parties draft new oversight rules for police surveillance technology

After officers were criminally charged over license plate camera searches, councilors are preparing a TRUST Ordinance with public hearings, data limits, audits and a resident-led oversight board.

CentralIndianapolis, IN

Indianapolis weighs clearing the Fall Creek Trail encampment — with housing help first

The city says no cleanup date is set for the growing camp beside the trail near the Monon, and belongings will not be removed until the people living there have been helped into housing.

CentralIndianapolis, IN

Indianapolis is taking out the 125-year-old Emrichsville dam on the White River

The low-head dam south of 16th Street has blocked fish and endangered paddlers since 1899. Crews are removing it with about $875,000 in grants, and the river gets a year of monitoring afterward.