Tony Sandleben
Reporter/HostTony Sandleben joined the WBOI News team in September of 2022.
He has covered news his entire adult life, including when he worked as a multi-media journalist at WANE15 News in 2018. He studied journalism and political science at Ball State University.
Tony has lived all over the State of Indiana but discovered his passion for honest, accurate and ethical news reporting and its role in a strong democracy through his work at Ball State.
Tony has spent almost a decade covering impactful news in every community he has ever lived in from the State government giving Ball State control of Muncie Community Schools, the meth crisis in Delaware County, faulty garbage pickup in Fort Wayne and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on South Bend to crime, elections, protests and everything in between.
In his spare time, Tony enjoys spending time with his dog, Esther, or bringing the house down at a karaoke night.
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Thanks to a larger than normal investment from the state government, Fort Wayne is ramping up its investments into its neighborhoods. -
More than a year after a federal judge ordered Allen County to address overcrowding at the Allen County Jail, the inmate population there is on the decline.
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Allen County officials say it is impossible to fund building the new county correctional facility without a tax rate increase. The County Council is now considering what the rate increase will look like.
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Fox Island Park in Allen County has been recovering from the June 2022 derecho. The staff had hoped to reopen sometime this year, but the park manager now believes April of 2024 is the best time to reopen.
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With Indiana's primary now done, Allen County Republican and Democratic leaders are optimistic about what their respective parties can do in the November general election.
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Tuesday night’s City Council meeting saw the body commit money to resurfacing projects in all four quadrants of the city.
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City Council members Tom Didier and Jason Arp, and businessman Eddie Ribel, all of the GOP mayoral candidates, sat down for one-on-one interviews to talk about the issues facing Fort Wayne ahead of the primary election
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Former Third District Marlin Stutzman is running for his old seat in Congress as Jim Banks runs for Senate
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In three days, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry has announced more than $183 million in city funds is going to Utilities and Public Works projects
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Three Rivers Ambulance Authority is getting financial help from the City of Fort Wayne after making a deal with the Fort Wayne City Council
