The water utility for Indiana's second-largest city will lift its protections against utility shutoffs next week after Fort Wayne officials said the months-long moratorium had become "unsustainable."

About 140 protesters were charged, mostly on misdemeanor charges such as disorderly conduct, after Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Fort Wayne on May 29-30 and June 14. About 50 of those cases are pending.

A Republican Allen County councilman has resigned days after he sparked outage by saying during a council meeting that Black Lives Matter protesters were "uneducated" and lamented that they "breed."

Indy 10 Black Lives Matter's Jessica Louise, South Bend Black Lives Matter's Jorden Giger, and Fort Wayne organizer Daylana Saunders discuss the week of protests and the demands for change.

What began as a peaceful protest early Friday evening on Fort Waynes Courthouse Green turned into tear gas and riot gear by 8 p.m.

The energy company took another step in turning plastic into fuel at its facility near Fort Wayne last month. The pellets created from plastic waste will be used to create fuel and wax.

Refugees from Myanmar whove settled in northeastern Indiana will be learning how to farm in the Midwest thanks to a federal grant landed by Fort Wayne-based Heartland Communities.

The Allen County Prosecutor's Office agreed to release certain inmates with less than 30 days remaining on misdemeanor convictions to ease crowding at the Allen County Jail.

The hardware supply company Do it Best is the largest privately-held company in the state and will relocate its headquarters to the new Electric Works development in Fort Wayne.

The decision comes after GM and union officials were unable to come to an agreement on a new contract over issues including wages, health care and profit-sharing.