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Proposed Indiana budget will mean changes to K-12 dollars
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The House Ways and Means Committee is considering a budget bill that would make school choice universal in Indiana. The measure puts $19 billion into tuition support for K...
Feb 07, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Humane Fort Wayne vehicle 'unusable' following vandalism
UPDATE (February 6, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - We told you earlier in the week about someone vandalizing the Humane Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry van over the weekend. Now, representatives say the...
Feb 06, 2025
Indiana Schools to return to letter grading system in 2026
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The quality of Indiana schools is expected to again be measured by letter grades in 2026. The A-to-F grading system for schools has been suspended since 2018 when the stat...
Jan 31, 2025 Scott Graham / Unsplash
City of Fort Wayne launches recycling education push
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Wednesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker and Solid Waste Manager Matt Gratz joined GFL Environmental to announce the "Keep the Recycling Machine Running Clean" campaign to make the...
Jan 30, 2025 (@City of Fort Wayne)
Governor Braun gives first State of the State address
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun has delivered his first State of the State address to a joint session of the Indiana House and Senate. Braun called for cuts to property taxes, capping...
Jan 29, 2025
Mayor Tucker addresses concerns over immigration enforcement
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Amid new concerns over the immigration status of some in Fort Wayne and reported 'raids' around the country - Mayor Sharon Tucker issued a statement Friday afternoon. All of...
Jan 24, 2025
Indiana Senate passes social media ban for people younger than 16
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - People younger than 16 would be banned from using social media under a bill that passed the Indiana Senate Thursday. The bill is now before the Indiana House. Senator Mike...
Jan 24, 2025 lucidwaters / Depositphotos.com
Braun signs new executive orders aimed at healthcare
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed nine executive orders focused on healthcare. Among the orders, he hopes to address healthcare pricing transparency. Braun also signe...
Jan 23, 2025 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
City: Trails hosted over a million trips in 2024
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says that its trail network of 104.7 miles was well utilized in 2024, hitting the milestone of one million trips for the year. The trail user count re...
Jan 21, 2025 Jeremyarnica / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian critically injured when hit at Gosen and Coliseum
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a woman has life-threatening injuries after she was hit on Coliseum close to Goshen Friday morning. The FWPD says that at 7:35am, ...
Jan 17, 2025
