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Portion of heavily traveled southwest Allen County road to close
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - New road work could impact your daily drive. A stretch of Smith Road in southwest Allen County will close on December 20, 2024, for a little over a month. The closure will ru...
Dec 19, 2024 Vladdon / Depositphotos.com
Police looking for man that caused fatal Lima Road crash
UPDATE (December 19, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for help in finding a man they believe was intoxicated when he caused a fatal crash. Police say Alejan...
Dec 19, 2024 Paul Joseph / CC
FW Parks and Recreation highlights 2024 improvements
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation is highlighting the department's 2024 capital improvement projects and programs. Over 60 Park projects were completed and the City of Fort Wa...
Dec 17, 2024
Battle of the Badges Blood Drive kicks off
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The 30th Annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive kicks off on Monday, December 16th. This is the longest-running blood donation competition of its kind in the country. The go...
Dec 16, 2024
Fort Wayne saw nearly $49 million in infrastructure upgrades in 2024
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Mayor Sharon Tucker and Public Works Director Shan Gunawardena announced a record of nearly $49 million in neighborhood infrastructure improvements that occurre...
Dec 13, 2024
Police ramping up patrols during winter holidays
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - With the winter holiday season ushering in parties and festivities, law enforcement agencies from across the state will be on the lookout to make sure everyone stays safe ...
Dec 11, 2024 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers could lose Medicaid coverage
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) -Several hundred thousand Hoosiers are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage under possible cuts that would be made by the incoming administration of President-elect Don...
Dec 11, 2024 Lenets_Tatsiana / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo changing its name
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo will be known as the Fort Wayne Zoo starting January 1st, 2025. Officials are making the change to try to be more inclusive and widen their aud...
Dec 11, 2024
Study reveals most popular Christmas songs in each state
(ADAMS) - A recent report is revealing the most popular Christmas songs throughout America. A study released by personal money site FinanceBuzz puts "Jingle Bells" at the top of the list of holiday tu...
Dec 08, 2024 prometeus / Depositphotos.com
Mayor Tucker, councilmen react to Allen Co. commissioners pulling out of TRAA deal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne City Council and Mayor Sharon Tucker are reacting after the Allen County Board of Commissioners decided to withdraw from the city-county agreement governing emerg...
Dec 07, 2024
