News across Greater Fort Wayne

Coats battles for three-set win at Columbia City
The Bellmont Braves wrapped up their regular season and their NE8 slate with a loss at Columbia City,

Some of the super wealthy are plowing money into a tax loophole to slash taxes to 0
There's a tax loophole that lets millionaires and billionaires drawdown their taxes… to nothing. So what does tax-loss harvesting mean and why is it still allowed?

In Lebanon, a test to see if the army can keep Israel and Hezbollah apart
NPR visits the first of what are meant to be a series of pilot zones in south Lebanon, where the Lebanese army has taken charge after an Israeli pullout.

New rules for sharing the Colorado River start today
Oct. 1 is when new federal rules for sharing the Colorado River start. It's going to be messy and courts will likely have to weigh in.

Boyfriend convicted of murder in 2024 fatal stabbing of well-known local attorney
It only took an Allen County Superior Court jury 30 minutes Thursday to convict 62-year-old Charles Calvert of murdering Marcia Linsky in 2024.

As of Oct. 1, refugees lose access to Medicaid across the country
Starting Oct. 1, refugees and asylum seekers are losing access to Medicaid across the country because of H.R. 1, the Trump administration's major budget bill Republicans passed in summer 2025.
The rising cost of borrowing piles more financial pressure onto consumers
Mortgage rates are at their highest level in almost three years. The rising cost of borrowing is driving life's major purchases further out of reach.
Failed execution attempts are not uncommon in the U.S.
The failed execution attempt of a woman in Tennessee on Wednesday wasn't the first time this has happened. The state's execution protocols have been under scrutiny for years.
A witness to a failed Tennessee execution talks about what she saw and heard
A woman in Tennessee survived an execution Wednesday. We talk with a reporter who was there.
Half a century after Mao's death, fascination with the communist leader is on the rise
Half a century after the death of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, fascination with the chairman is growing among young Chinese people.
Former federal regulator says existing laws already apply to AI
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission in the Biden administration, about her op-ed "There Are Plenty of Laws on the Books to Check the A.I. Giants. Use Them."
This week in science: Loud birds, eating with company, and asteroid samples
NPR's Short Wave podcast talks about really loud birds, the benefits of eating with company and what asteroid samples could tell us about the early Earth.