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Two-year-old dies in Wabash house fire
WABASH, Ind. (ADAMS) - A two-year-old girl has been killed in a house fire in Wabash. Indiana State Police and the State Fire Marshal's Office say a six-month-old was critically injured in the fire th...
Dec 02, 2024 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Garbage, recycling collection days changing for some residents
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Your trash and recycling pickup days may be changing. The City of Fort Wayne says that GFL is working with the Solid Waste Department to implement a rerouting schedule that ...
Nov 26, 2024
Two dead in Saturday night crash on I-69
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Two people died after they were ejected from an SUV that went off southbound Interstate 69 just before 8 p.m. Saturday in Allen County. Three other people, including two juv...
Nov 25, 2024 Paul Joseph / CC
Over 100,000 pounds of beef recalled nationwide over E.coli concerns
DETROIT (ADAMS) - A Detroit-based meat company is recalling approximately 167,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E.coli. The Wolverine Packing Company says the products h...
Nov 22, 2024 astrophytum / Depositphotos.com
Conservative-linked pollster finds "overwhelming" support legalization of cannabis
UPDATE (November 26, 2024): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new survey from a conservative-linked pollster shows "overwhelming" support among Indiana residents for the legalization of cannabis. The sur...
Nov 21, 2024 marketing.lasers@ya.ru / Depositphotos.com
FWPD looking for murder suspect
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police are trying to find 33-year-old Kirsten Sims for charges of murder and attempted murder. Sims is described as five-foot-three, 215 pounds, Black, with dread...
Nov 20, 2024
FWACC looks for answers about cats found injured
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is seeking information about the person or persons responsible for injuring two cats. The cats were found hurt and bleeding when concerned...
Nov 19, 2024
Second arrest made in Showgirl 1 shootings
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The FWPD says detectives identified and apprehended another person in a shooting over the weekend that left a woman dead. Police say that 30-year-old, William Tolbert Jr. wa...
Nov 19, 2024
State and local police ramping up patrols ahead of Thanksgiving travel
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - While people get their Thanksgiving travel plans ready, law enforcement agencies across the state are getting ready to increase patrol visibility as part of the annual Saf...
Nov 15, 2024 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Appeals court upholds Indiana's youth gender-affirming care ban
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's ban on treatment for transgender Hoosiers under the age of 18 is being upheld by a federal appeals court. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made a two-to-one...
Nov 15, 2024
