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Indiana among 42 states suing Meta
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is among the 42 states suing social media giant Meta in federal and state courts. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says the company knowingly designed and depl...
Oct 25, 2023 S O C I A L . C U T / Unsplash
2024 City of Fort Wayne budget passes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - In September, Mayor Ton Henry released his plan to fund the city. The proposed budget went to a vote Tuesday night at Fort Wayne City Council's meeting. Initially, there wer...
Oct 25, 2023
AG Rokita warns Hoosiers to watch out for 'phantom hackers'
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers that complex forms of "phantom hacker" scams are on the rise - a new three-step hoax in which fraudsters pose as tech-supp...
Oct 18, 2023 Mika Baumeister / Unsplash
$1B in federal funds awarded for clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (ADAMS) - Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan are being awarded $1 billion dollars in federal funding for the Midwest Hydrogen Hub. The Midwest Hydrogen Hub is a multi-state, multi-secto...
Oct 17, 2023 Marcin Jozwiak / Unsplash
Group gives Indiana a D grade for redistricting
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state is getting a grade of "D" for its redistricting in 2021. The National Coalition Hub for Advance Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement, or CHARGE, says Indian...
Oct 13, 2023
Pre-K now available for all FWCS students
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - For the first time, all students living within the boundaries of Fort Wayne Community Schools will have access to pre-K at an FWCS elementary school. Harris Elementary, 4501...
Oct 13, 2023 Monica Sedra / Unsplash
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
