Coronavirus
Parkview Health is lifting some of its COVID-19 restrictions this week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) - Our partners in news at ABC 21 report that Parkview Health officials confirmed the healthcare system will be lifting...
Health department to host drive-through COVID-19 booster clinic
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) - The Allen County Department of Health will host a drive-through bivalent vaccine clinic on Thursday.
The clinic will take place...
Indiana Senate backs narrower bill on vaccine limitations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Senate has endorsed a bill allowing administrative steps sought by Gov. Eric Holcomb that could result in the nearly two-year-old statewide...
Purdue Fort Wayne extends mask requirement through March 18
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Purdue Fort Wayne has extended its mask requirement through March 18, 2022.
Face masks are required inside campus buildings through the...
All 92 Indiana counties reach top COVID-19 spread risk level
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All 92 of Indiana’s counties have reached the highest-risk level for COVID-19 spread for the first time since state health officials...
Parkview opens clinic for kids with “long” COVID
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Parkview Health has opened a new pediatric clinic for children who are dealing with lingering chronic COVID-19 symptoms well after...
State-run COVID testing and vaccine site to open in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The state Health Department is opening a new COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Fort Wayne.
The state-run site will be...
County further limiting COVID rapid tests
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): An ongoing shortage is limiting COVID-19 tests in Allen County again.
After announcing on January 4th that they would be limiting...
SACS warns of possible sudden school closures
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Local school closures because of COVID-19 may become more frequent.
That warning came in the form of a note sent to...
Lawsuit against NACS over masks, quarantines allowed to proceed
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): An Allen Superior Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed against Northwest Allen County Schools, the Allen County Health...
Area lawmaker pushing bill labeling Ivermectin as effective COVID treatment
GOSHEN, Ind. (WOWO): An area lawmaker is pushing a bill that promotes the drug ivermectin as an effective COVID-19 treatment.
Goshen Republican State Representative Curt...
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new peak amid omicron
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana hospitals are reporting a record number of COVID-19 patients as the highly contagious omicron variant continues driving a statewide surge,...
State of the State: Indiana governor says COVID-19 remains state challenge
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb extolled the state’s economic expansion amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual State of the State speech Tuesday...
Health Department launches COVID-19 Hotline
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Allen County Department of Health has announced that it will start a COVID-19 hotline to help residents with questions...
Allen County sees new daily COVID-19 case record
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A lot of area residents got COVID-19 for the holidays.
According to the Allen County Health Department, county health officials reported...
County Health Department moves to limit rapid COVID tests
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Allen County Health Department is making some changes to their COVID-19 testing practices.
Moving forward, the Health Department will be...
Health Commissioner wary as schools resume amid surge
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Local schools are back in session this week as COVID-19 cases surge throughout Allen County.
Health Commissioner Dr. Matthew Sutter tells...
2022 Vera Bradley Outlet Sale canceled
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): For the third straight year, a Fort Wayne company has cancelled an annual event that routinely attracted thousands of shoppers...
Indiana General Assembly starts work for 2022 next week
INDIANAPOLIS (Network Indiana): You may get a break in your state taxes if the Indiana General Assembly decides the state's expected $5 billion budget...
Rokita, healthcare leaders at odds over staffing shortages
INDIANAPOLIS (Network Indiana/WOWO): Hospital leaders throughout Indiana are pushing back on the state Attorney General's beliefs regarding the pandemic.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has...