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Indiana opting out of federal SUN Bucks this summer
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is opting out of the federal program that provides food for qualifying children in the summer months. SUN Bucks gives $120 per child each month to families who qua...
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Governor Braun signs $44 billion budget
UPDATE (May 8, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed the state's new two-year, $44 billion budget into law. Braun received the budget bills on April 29th, which wa...
23h ago
REAL-ID requirements now in place to fly
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Wednesday, May 7, is a day 20 years in the making as Americans will need to have a REAL-ID compliant driver's license to take domestic and international flights. If they don'...
May 07, 2025
Man and woman found dead inside Stonebrook Place home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people who were found last night. The two were found inside what police call an "unsecured" home in the 3200 b...
May 06, 2025
PBS Fort Wayne responds to proposed federal funding cut
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - PBS Fort Wayne officials say they are preparing for the worst after President Trump ceased federal funding for public broadcasting last Thursday. CEO and president Bruce Hai...
May 05, 2025 genkur / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne among the top ten cities with largest rent increases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Newark tops a list of American cities seeing the largest rent increases. A study conducted by SmartAsset found that the average rent in New Jersey's largest city rose by ove...
May 02, 2025 xura / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne to see nearly $100 million in utility improvements
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker, neighborhood leaders, members of the Fort Wayne City Council, and City Utilities staff announced upcoming neighborhood utility projects. In 2025, Fort W...
May 01, 2025 eugenef / Depositphotos.com
One person critically injured in 469 crash
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department is investigating a crash on I-469 early Wednesday morning that left one person critically injured. It happened around 12:30 a.m. near th...
Apr 30, 2025
City announces improvement grants for 35 neighborhoods
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Fort Wayne Sharon Tucker announced that 35 city neighborhoods have been awarded improvement grants. "The Neighborhood Improvement Grant program exemplifies how we...
Apr 29, 2025
Realtor.com's housing report card gives the U.S. a "C"
(ADAMS) - A new report from Realtor.com says affordable housing and homebuilding are hard to come by in the U.S. The online real estate marketplace graded all 50 states on criteria including housing a...
Apr 28, 2025 BrunoWeltmann / Depositphotos.com
