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Several INDOT projects to begin this week in Allen County
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced several projects that could impact your commute. There will be new bridge work on U.S. 27 and S.R. 930. Additio...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2025 Zac Gudakov / Unsplash

Police search for suspect in deadly crash that followed police chase
UPDATE (July 11, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The FWPD is looking for a man who they believe is connected to a fatal crash that followed a police chase in April. They say Brandon Pearson w...
Joey Martin Jul 11, 2025

Police look for driver in southwest hit-and-run
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is asking for help in finding a vehicle and whoever was driving it on Sunday when it struck a pedestrian on the city's southwest side...
Joey Martin Jul 10, 2025

Indiana National Guard recruitment up 14%
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Recruitment by the Indiana National Guard is up 14 percent from last year. Officials say they have over 12,000 members as of now, and they hope recent benefit changes will...
Joey Martin Jul 10, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com

Indiana property tax changes take effect
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state's property tax changes have taken effect, and gross assessed property values are up 12 percent compared to 2024. Farmland is being assessed at a lower base rate ...
Joey Martin Jul 09, 2025 AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com

FWPD Chief Caudill: Violence will not be tolerated
UPDATE (July 8, 2025): The Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is calling on the community, specifically parents and caregivers, to be more involved in guiding our young people away from ...
Joey Martin Jul 08, 2025

Traffic alert! New work heads to Coldwater close to Dupont
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Beginning July 9, southbound Coldwater Road between Dupont Road and Northwest Passage will be restricted to one lane for the Woodland Lakes Concrete Street Repairs Project. ...
Joey Martin Jul 07, 2025

FWCS: Frozen school funds could have devastating result
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Community Schools superintendent Mark Daniel says the move by President Trump to freeze over $6 billion in federal funds for schools is "devastating to our commun...
Joey Martin Jul 03, 2025 Brett Levin / CC

Indiana Department of Child Services 'reorganizing'
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) said it is reorganizing, effective July 1, and as many as 40 employees could lose their jobs. The move was announced Friday ...
Joey Martin Jun 30, 2025 andreaobzerova / Depositphotos.com

Mayor Tucker announces Collected Neighborhoods Initiative winners
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that the Northwest Central Collaborative and East State Village Neighborhood Group submitted the two winning Connected ...
Joey Martin Jun 27, 2025