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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The US Department of Health and Human Services is sending more than $1 million to Indiana to help community organizations distribute diapers.
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Amidst claims of voter fraud in 2016, 2020 and 2024 from Donald Trump and the GOP, Indiana election officials said if there is fraud it's not in Indiana. -
Citilink is asking for help from the Fort Wayne City Council to overcome a $2.5 million budget shortfall -
The City of Fort Wayne announced plans for a new multipurpose building along the Saint Marys River to give downtown more housing and parking. -
After months of delays from legal challenges, the Allen County Council approved the commissioners proposed sale/lease of the Allen County Courthouse to the Allen County Building Corporation as a funding mechanism for building the new jail. The courthouse will operate as normal. -
The City of Fort Wayne again invested in the southeast quadrant with two EV charging stations on McKinnie Avenue. They are the 35th and 36th stations installed by the city. -
UAW Local 2209, which represents workers at the largest GM plant in Indiana, did not strike Friday after not receiving authority to do so from the national union. -
After failed negotiations led to the lay off of 253 part-time workers, UAW Local 2209 is threatening to strike at GM's Fort Wayne Assembly plant.
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After a disagreement with the United Auto Workers Union, General Motors is set to lay off 253 part time workers from its Fort Wayne Assembly plant on Monday. -
With the dust of the legal proceedings surrounding the plan for the new jail settled, the Allen County Commissioners said they're ready to move forward.
