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Sheriff: FBI now involved in Fort Wayne bar attack probe
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - City and County officials held a press conference on Wednesday, strongly denouncing recent violence in our community. And leaders said that the FBI is now involved in the in...
Joey Martin 3h ago

Lunch on the Square canceled for Thursday, June 5
UPDATE (June 5, 2025): Downtown Fort Wayne released the following: Lunch on the Square will be canceled for Thursday, June 5, due to rain and inclement weather. Lunch on the Square will return next Th...
Joey Martin 6h ago

Thunder, Pacers square off in NBA Finals tonight
UPDATE (June 5, 2025): (ADAMS) - The first stop in the NBA Finals is finally here. The Oklahoma City Thunder square off against the Indiana Pacers in Game One of the best-of-seven series from Oklahoma...
Joey Martin 7h ago valio84sl / Depositphotos.com

Suspect injured in Auburn police-involved shooting
AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) - Auburn police were involved in a shooting Sunday evening that injured one person. They were responding to a call of a man entering a home in the 300 block of West 11th Street ar...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2025

Work on Citizens Square to start Monday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Beginning Monday, June 2, an improvement project to a portion of the exterior of Citizens Square will result in some changes for guests. The payment kiosk for customers of C...
Joey Martin Jun 01, 2025

Minor shot in neighborhood off Bass Road, stolen gun recovered
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department says a minor was shot in a neighborhood off Bass Road Wednesday afternoon. Officers and medics were called around 4:15 to Townsend Run a...
Joey Martin May 29, 2025

Fort Wayne announces new neighborhood engagement grants
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne has announced a new grant program open to City of Fort Wayne neighborhood associations. The grants aim to increase resident participation in such asso...
Joey Martin May 28, 2025 Engage Fort Wayne

Indiana University bringing back Hoosier the Bison mascot
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana University is bringing back a mascot from decades ago. A student group chose "Hoosier the Bison" as the mascot for the Bloomington campus. That mascot was retired i...
Joey Martin May 28, 2025 IU Athletics (Facebook)

Indiana marks over a month with no new cases of measles
UPDATE (May 28, 2025): ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's measles outbreak is over. All eight cases in the Hoosier state were reported in Allen County. There were no new cases found since April 21st,...
Joey Martin May 28, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com

Candy, soda can longer be purchased with SNAP in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana residents can no longer use SNAP benefits to purchase candy or soda. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed a waiver Friday that lif...
Joey Martin May 27, 2025 lapandr / Depositphotos.com