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'Innovative Housing Showcase' breaks ground
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for a new housing project. The City says it could revolutionize traditional housing approaches. The Innova...
Mar 14, 2024
'Every Child Learns to Read' measure signed by governor
UPDATE (March 12, 2024): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Eric Holcomb has signed a bill into law that will hold back third-graders if they don't pass the state's standardized reading test. Suppo...
Mar 12, 2024
Credit card late fees now capped at $8
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Credit card late fees are now capped at $8. It's part of a larger initiative by the Biden administration to get rid of junk fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau est...
Mar 06, 2024 Chris Potter / CC
Gov. Holcomb signs controversial pet store bill
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is signing a bill into law that invalidates over a dozen ordinances passed by local municipalities. House Enrolled Act 1412 requires pet stor...
Mar 05, 2024 Bev Sykes / CC
USA Today ranks Indiana fifth-worst state for potholes
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is ranked the fifth-worst state for potholes according to USA Today Blueprint. To the north, neighbor Michigan is third-worst for potholes. The problem becomes wor...
Mar 04, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Indiana ban on care for transgender youth takes effect
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - An Indiana law that prevents medical providers from providing gender-affirming health care for minors is now in effect. The law, which was signed by Governor Eric Holcomb ...
Feb 28, 2024 charlesdeluvio / Unsplash
Mayor Tom Henry diagnosed with stomach cancer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry says he will start chemotherapy next week after being diagnosed with "late-stage" stomach cancer. Henry says his prognosis is not good, but he pla...
Feb 27, 2024
First measles case since 2019 confirmed in Indiana
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health is confirming the first case of measles in the state since 2019. A person in Lake County in northeast Indiana has the illness and IDOH says th...
Feb 26, 2024 Kristine Wook / Unsplash
New executive director for Fort Wayne UNITED named
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Mayor Tom Henry announced Michael Patton, MNA as the new executive director of Fort Wayne UNITED. Patton started in his official capacity with Fort Wayne UNITED...
Feb 23, 2024
Nearly 200 pounds of cocaine recovered in onions on Indiana interstate
GREENFIELD, Ind. (ADAMS) - Two men are in custody after allegedly hiding cocaine in boxes of produce. Indiana State Police say they found 184 pounds of the drug when they pulled over a semi in Hancock...
Feb 23, 2024
