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Early voting gets underway in Allen County
FORT WAYNE, Ind (ADAMS) - Early voting for this fall's general election is getting underway in Allen County. Residents can vote at the Rousseau Center in downtown Fort Wayne East Main Street. There wi...
Oct 11, 2023
New website provides essential info for local voters
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Vote411.org, a website of the League of Women Voters (LWV), is now live with information about this year's election. The non-partisan website Includes candidates' unedited r...
Oct 06, 2023
Arrests made in the death of man found in the Maumee River
UPDATE (October 5, 2023): Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say that arrests have been made in the death of a man who was found in the Maumee River. The FWPD says that Nasir Owens and Di...
Oct 05, 2023 Yolanda Arkilander / CC
Childcare deserts growing in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Childcare deserts are blamed by some members of the state's Land Use Task Force for causing a population drop from 2010 to 2020 in over half of all counties in Indiana. La...
Oct 03, 2023 BBC Creative / Unsplash
Regulators taking public comment on I&M rate hike request
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Regulators with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor are taking public comment through November 8th on the rate hike request from Indiana Michigan Power. The Ind...
Sep 28, 2023 Chanhee Lee / Unsplash
ISP: Travel safety tips during the upcoming fall harvest
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fall harvest season can be dangerous for those working and for motorists. The Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post is taking a moment to remind Hoosiers that with the fall h...
Sep 28, 2023
Another I-69 on-ramp from Jefferson to close for repaving
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the temporary closure of the westbound U.S. 24 on-ramp to southbound I-69. Starting on or after October 2, crews will b...
Sep 27, 2023
Dana plant lays off 240 employees due to UAW strike
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Dana is laying off 240 employees at its Fort Wayne plant due to the UAW strike. The layoffs will be in effect until the strike ends. Dana spokesman Jeff Cole says they "are ...
Sep 26, 2023
More free COVID-19 tests available online
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Folks will be able to order more free COVID-19 tests online. The federal government is relaunching its program to provide free COVID tests now that most insurance companies a...
Sep 25, 2023 Jernej Furman / CC
Indiana AG: Look out for scam shipping texts
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers to beware of scammers sending texts and emails claiming shipping-and-delivery issues. Rokita says to watch for t...
Sep 20, 2023
