August 2020 - WPTA21

Guidance from a pediatrician for your student learning from home

August 31, 2020 11:46 pm WPTA

Many students and parents are adapting to virtual learning.
And whether it’s getting schedules to line up, limiting screen time or trying to find new…

Ball State students self-quarantine after one roommate tests positive for COVID-19

August 31, 2020 11:07 pm Arielle Cadet

One Ball State junior from Fort Wayne recently tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine with her three roommates off campus.…

VanMeter traded to Diamondbacks

August 31, 2020 8:09 pm Zach Groth

Norwell graduate Josh VanMeter’s on the…

Shut down BBQ restaurant’s owner vows to continue fighting mask mandate

August 31, 2020 6:36 pm Corinne Rose

The owner of a popular barbeque restaurant says he understands why the Wells County health department shut him down, but says he will continue to…

Scattered showers Tuesday & Wednesday

August 31, 2020 6:31 pm Matt Leach

It was a gorgeous last day of August with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s under mostly sunny skies. Tonight will feature partly to mostly cloudy…

2020 Meteorological Summer affects local farmers

August 31, 2020 5:26 pm Matthew Bullock

Meteorological summer is just a fancy word, meteorologists use to divide the seasons into four equal parts. It ends today and the season has been a…

Purdue president speaks out about challenge of running Big Ten university in a pandemic

August 31, 2020 4:11 pm Jeff Neumeyer

Purdue President Mitch Daniels has a full plate overseeing one of the nation’s biggest public universities during the health scare of our…

Detroit honors COVID-19 victims with public park memorial

August 31, 2020 2:17 pm Associated Press

More than 900 photos submitted by families are displayed on large posters around Belle Isle, revealing the crushing breadth of the virus. In Detroit,…