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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 ...
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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
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
