The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown Chicago landmarks has amplified concerns about the Trump administration’s growing federal intervention across U.S. cities.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.

The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judge said Tuesday in a scathing ruling.

A Huntertown road closure is being extended.

On Sept. 30, 1955, James Dean died at 24 in a crash in California.

The facility will have 1,000 beds available for I.C.E. detainees.

An Indiana group filed a public records request Monday seeking all redistricting discussion between Gov. Mike Braun’s administration and White House employees from August first onward — as national Republicans continue to pressure the Hoosier State to act.

Staff members at Parkview Field are getting started setting up for its second annual holiday lights display.

Avery has led the team for the past five years, compiling a 39-18-12 record while guiding Fort Wayne to three straight Valley Division championships in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

YLNI’s indoor Farmers Market is moving locations.

A portion of Maumee Avenue will be down to one lane on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, crews will begin seal coat operations on S.R. 37, between State Road 101 and the Ohio state line.

The Whitley County Domestic Violence Taskforce is partnering with the Peabody Public Library for the ‘Safe Bodies, Safe Communities’ workshop. READ MORE HERE: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/30/safe-bodies-safe-communities-self-defense-workshop-happening-this-weekend-columbia-city/

Tru Fru has recalled some of its freeze-dried fruit because it might contain metal fragments.

Comedian Bert Kreischer is bringing his world tour to Fort Wayne after extending “Permission to Party” into 2026.

The Fort Wayne Fire Department says one person was hurt in a house fire this afternoon on the city's southeast side. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/30/fwfd-responding-house-fire-citys-southeast-side/ 

Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

FWPD says they recently seized three firearms and a 3D printer to make handguns fully automatic from a 16-year-old in an effort to crack down on youth violence. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/30/fwpd-seize-handguns-ar-equipment-make-glock-switches-teen/ 

East Noble School Corporation administrators have recommended a staff member be terminated due to allegations of inappropriate conduct that are now under investigation by police, officials say.

The White House will unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy medication, called “TrumpRx.”

Police are responding to a three-vehicle crash involving a semi late Tuesday morning on West Jefferson Boulevard. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/30/crash-involving-semi-closes-portion-w-jefferson-boulevard/ 

Researchers in Texas say they’ve identified the first-known wild hybrid between a blue jay and a green jay.

Governor Braun is stopping by the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post on Wednesday for a public safety press conference.

“The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings leadership ends right now at every level,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, announcing new directives for troops.

Turning Point USA’s college tour will return to Utah on Tuesday for its first event in the state since founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated earlier this month.

October is Family History Month, and the Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center is offering programs to celebrate.

The fast-food giant’s Monopoly is returning to the U.S. soon.

Former inmates are pitching in to help restore a historic Baptist church in Boston.

The above average temperature trend holds stead with more days in the upper 70s and 80s this week!

Charles Ray, who has amassed more than 15,000 followers and 150,000 likes in less than a year on TikTok, discovered scammers were using AI technology to create fake videos of him.

Ted Rossman with Bankrate said tariffs are part of the conversation, but inflation remains the bigger factor.

A 17-year-old in Florida is accused of faking his disappearance that set off a frantic Amber Alert search.

A man on Florida’s Gulf Coast has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities said he killed, cooked and ate two of his pet peacocks.

In Texas, police officers on horseback chased down a suspect who ran after taking a joke about a “narcotics-smelling” horse way too seriously.

Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/29/googles-youtube-pay-245-million-settle-2021-lawsuit-by-trump-over-account-suspension/

A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II.

On Sept. 29, 1933, two highway workers discovered a mastodon skeleton two miles south of Garrett. LEARN MORE: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/29/this-day-history-september-29-1933-highway-workers-discover-mastodon-skeleton-south-garrett/

The final “I am Allen” sculpture was dedicated in Fort Wayne’s LaRez neighborhood on Monday. DETAILS: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/29/final-i-am-allen-sculpture-dedicated-larez-neighborhood/

A dispute between NBC and Google, which runs YouTube TV, is affecting the channels NBC owns and its affiliates, such as WPTA.

Behrens led the field at the Pine Valley Country Club going into Round 2 after he finished Round 1 Sunday at three under.

Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control officers rescued a husky stuck in a tree last week. REPORT: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/29/fwacc-rescues-husky-stuck-tree/

The 60-year-old man allegedly admitted he knew the girl’s age and claimed she consented, according to court records obtained by 21Investigates.

INDOT has announced a road closure on State Road 120 that will affect traffic in Steuben County starting Monday.

Charges against one of two Fort Wayne men charged in a 2017 murder case have been dismissed.

He is accused of molesting the girl two to three times a week until she was about 9 years old.

With no more rain in the forecast for this afternoon or tomorrow, this will be the 11th driest September on record and the driest in the 21st century. More details on the rest of the week and if we can expect rain anytime soon.

Ward, who was convicted of raping and murdering 15-year-old Stacy Payne back in 2001, is set to receive a lethal injection on October 10th.

Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is having its ‘Paws and Run 5-K’ this weekend, benefitting the shelter's Angel Fund, which provides medical treatments for shelter animals like Xyrus. READ MORE: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/29/paws-run-5-k-coming-this-weekend/

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are set to meet at the White House on Monday as pressure mounts to end the war in Gaza. DETAILS: https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/09/29/trump-netanyahu-are-set-meet-white-house-pressure-mounts-end-war-gaza/

A spokesperson for the Fort Wayne Police Department has given an update on the officer who was seriously hurt in a stabbing while responding to a domestic dispute last week.