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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A federal judge told the Allen County Council and Commissioners to "vote to finance the jail or invite in other action."
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The Allen County Juvenile Detention Center has partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Indiana and a company called Transfr to use virtual reality technology to give kids hands on job training experience.
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The Allen County Commissioners still do not have the necessary funding for their 30-year construction lease with the building corporation and have been urged to wait on groundbreaking for the new jail until they get it.
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Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry's wife Cindy Henry passed away Saturday night after a nearly year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Unknown publicly for months as the project moved forward from annexation, the company's identity was revealed officially on Friday.
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The Allen County Council voted no on funding for planning work necessary for construction of the new Allen County Jail. The Allen County Commissioners said they'd be forced to notify the federal judge overseeing the federal lawsuit.
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Weeks after Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters announced he will not seek reelection, Allen County Council President Tom Harris announced he will run to be Peters' successor.
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The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and Fort Wayne for Peace are two activist organizations that have been “rallying to end wars since 2002.”
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With long-time Commissioner Nelson Peters announcing he will not run for reelection, Ron Turpin announced a run as a possible successor.
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The Fort Wayne City Council now lost more than 40 years of experience at the beginning of the new term as long-time council members Glynn Hines and Tom Didier did not return.