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Gov. Braun signs tax relief planned passed by legislators into law
UPDATE (April 16, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new tax relief plan is now signed into law. Senate Bill 1 passed the Indiana Senate in the early hours of Tuesday morning after it was amended a...
Apr 16, 2025
FWPD looking for suspect in credit card fraud investigation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is looking for help in identifying a man connected to a credit card fraud investigation. The individual in the photo is believed to have pic...
Apr 12, 2025
USPS to raise stamp prices by five cents
(ADAMS) - The United States Postal Service is preparing to raise the price of stamps. On Wednesday, USPS announced the price of first class main stamps will go up from 73 to 78 cents. Domestic postcar...
Apr 10, 2025
Medicaid work requirements passed by Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana House has approved a bill to require Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer 20-hours a week. The bill does have exceptions for the disabled and caregivers. R...
Apr 09, 2025 digicomphoto / Depositphotos.com
Ivy Tech report: Indiana needs to retrain 82,000+ workers every year
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Ivy Tech Community College says the state needs to retrain over 82,000 workers every year to meet workforce demands. Those are people working with non-degree credentials. ...
Apr 08, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Protestors gather downtown for "Hands Off!" demonstrations
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne was among the cities where people gathered for a "Hands Off!" protest on Saturday. The National Day of Action protest was aimed at President Trump and Elon Musk. ...
Apr 07, 2025 macor / Depositphotos.com
Rights groups say new Indiana law violates Voter Registration Act
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Voting rights groups have sent a "notice of violation" to the Indiana Secretary of State's Office and the Indiana Election Division. They are alleging a new Indiana law vi...
Apr 04, 2025
One person dead, another hurt in overnight police chase, crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that one person is dead and another is hospitalized after crashing on Sherborne Boulevard, close to East State, following a police purs...
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Flooding concerns follow midweek storms
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - While our area was mostly spared from the worst damage - over a million people are under weather warnings, and hundreds of thousands of people are without power after Wednes...
Apr 03, 2025
INDOT warns again of toll-related text scam
UPDATE (April 2, 2025): The Indiana Department of Transportation is again warning Hoosiers of a text scam that says they owe for not paying a toll. If you do receive one of these scam texts - INDOT ha...
Apr 02, 2025
