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McConnell Relents On Senate Filibuster Stalemate

Updated at 8:12 a.m. ET Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dropped his demand that Democrats maintain the Senate filibuster — ending an early stalemate in the Senate that prevented party leaders from negotiating a power-sharing agreement. Late Monday, McConnell said he was ready to move forward after two Democrats signaled they would not vote to end the legislative filibuster, assuring him that it would stay in place. The position of the two moderate Democrats — Sens. Joe Manchin and...

FWCS Superintendent Looks Back on a Semester of Remote Learning

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Jan. 26: COVID-19 Cases Down In Northeast Indiana

Arts and Culture

Architect's Passion Connects People With Places: An Interview With Zach Benedict

Fort Wayne's always vibrant skyline is enjoying a bright new facet, thanks to MKM Architecture & Design's completion of the Columbia Street Landing project.

Art Unites Us: A Look Back At Fort Wayne's 2020 Arts Scene

Local Past Contestants Remember Alex Trebek

State And Local News

Indiana Lawmakers Consider Changes To Vote-By-Mail System

Indiana lawmakers want to make a few changes to the state’s vote-by-mail system in the wake of a surge of mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan. 26: COVID-19 Cases Down In Northeast Indiana

Fort Wayne Community Center Displays Community-Assembled Puzzle

WBOI Presents

WBOI Presents: 2021 State of the State

Earlier this week, Governor Eric Holcomb gave his State of the State address. Due to security concerns across the country tied to the presidential inauguration, Holcomb’s speech was pre-taped away from the Statehouse. We aired his address live on January 19.

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Women are Supporting Our Transgender Sisters

Schools Saw COVID Spike After Holidays

By Parnia Mazhar • 14 minutes ago

Indiana schools have consistently experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases following the holidays, and this January has been no exception.

McConnell Relents On Senate Filibuster Stalemate

By Jaclyn Diaz • 7 hours ago

Updated at 8:12 a.m. ET

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dropped his demand that Democrats maintain the Senate filibuster — ending an early stalemate in the Senate that prevented party leaders from negotiating a power-sharing agreement.

In Tiny Kansas Town, Pandemic Skeptics Abound Amid False Information And Politics

By editor • 20 hours ago

Sixty-four years ago, residents of this tiny town in southwestern Kansas set a public health example by making it the first in the nation to be fully inoculated against polio.

It's a different story today.

People in Protection, like those in many rural communities, stand divided over how to slow the spread of the coronavirus and the safety of the vaccines being rolled out to protect them.