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Man accused of stealing $76,500+ from area Menards stores
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On January 10, 2025, the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) Street Crimes Unit was contacted by a Menards Corporate Investigator regarding a suspect involved in thefts acro...
Joey Martin Mar 10, 2025 P.Kanchana / Depositphotos.com

Indiana National Guard enlistment down 38% from 2019 to 2023
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Enlistment in the Indiana National Guard has dropped 38 percent from 2019 to 2023. Adjutant General Larry Muennich told a state Senate committee this week that 77-percent ...
Joey Martin Mar 06, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com

City: Several concrete projects advancing at City Council
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says it is committed to infrastructure improvements with several projects moving through City Council Tuesday night. S They advanced measures for side...
Joey Martin Mar 05, 2025 markcarper / Depositphotos.com

INDOT sending courtesy notices to drivers for construction zone speeding
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Courtesy notices are being issued for drivers not reducing their speed in construction zones. INDOT says over 2,800 notices were sent to drivers in January. Those drivers ...
Joey Martin Mar 05, 2025 raksyBH / Depositphotos.com

Driver in overnight crash on I-69 dies
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says one person is dead and traffic remains restricted on I-69 northbound this Monday morning. According to the FWPD, it happened just befor...
Joey Martin Mar 03, 2025

Indiana Court of Appeals: Second Amendment does not cover machine guns
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution does not include people having the right to own a machine gun. The ruling was from an ...
Joey Martin Feb 28, 2025 TravisPhotowork / Depositphotos.com

Man sentenced to 41 years for ISP Trooper Bailey's death
AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) - A judge in DeKalb County has sentenced Terry Sands to 41 years in prison for hitting and killing Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey in March 2023. Bailey was hit a...
Joey Martin Feb 28, 2025

FWPD investigating deadly overnight shooting off Drexel
UPDATE: Police say a suspect has been arrested in an overnight shooting that left a woman dead. By 6:30 Friday morning, police said a 22-year-old, Jaskaran Singh, was in custody facing a charge of Mur...
Joey Martin Feb 28, 2025 Paul Joseph / CC

Johnny TinCap a finalist for best Minor League Baseball mascot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne TinCaps mascot Johnny TinCap is a finalist for Minor League Baseball's best mascot, according to USA Today. Fans can support Johnny by voting using the link below...
Joey Martin Feb 26, 2025

Maureen Braun to raise money for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana First Lady Maureen Braun has been tapped by Governor Braun to raise money to save Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in the state after he cut funding for it from ...
Joey Martin Feb 26, 2025 Annata78 / Depositphotos.com
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