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Indiana University bringing back Hoosier the Bison mascot
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana University is bringing back a mascot from decades ago. A student group chose "Hoosier the Bison" as the mascot for the Bloomington campus. That mascot was retired i...
May 28, 2025 IU Athletics (Facebook)
Indiana marks over a month with no new cases of measles
UPDATE (May 28, 2025): ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's measles outbreak is over. All eight cases in the Hoosier state were reported in Allen County. There were no new cases found since April 21st,...
May 28, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com
Purdue Fort Wayne shuttering baseball, softball programs
UPDATE (May 25, 2025): Just a day after announcing budget cuts would eliminate 45 jobs, Purdue University Fort Wayne said that the school's baseball and softball programs would also be eliminated. 56 ...
May 25, 2025 ca2hill / Depositphotos.com
Colts owner Jim Irsay dead at 65
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Colts owner Jim Irsay has passed away. He was 65 years old. The Colts announced Irsay's peaceful passing via social media Wednesday evening. Irsay became the youngest gene...
May 22, 2025
TSA seizes seventh gun this year at Fort Wayne International
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Transportation Security Administration has seized a seventh firearm at Fort Wayne International Airport this week. That ties the number of firearms detected by security ...
May 21, 2025 This handgun was detected by TSA officers in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) on May 19. (TSA photo)
Drivers urged to be patient and attentive during the Memorial Day holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Millions of drivers will hit the road for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, kicking off the unofficial start to summer. The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates tha...
May 20, 2025
State of Indiana executes death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Corrections executed death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie early Tuesday morning. Ritchie was convicted of killing a Beech Grove police officer near...
May 20, 2025 miksov / Depositphotos.com
Tall Grass/Weed Program begins in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Tall Grass/Weed Program is now underway. Neighborhood Code Compliance is responsible for enforcing the program, which requires weeds or grass to be ...
May 19, 2025 kinek00 / Depositphotos.com
No criminal liabilty found in FWPD officer-involved shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Prosecutors in Allen County say there was no criminal liability in a September officer-involved shooting. The Allen County Prosecuting Attorney's Office reviewed the investi...
May 19, 2025
Traffic alert! Daily lane closures head to Coliseum Boulevard
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says there will be daily lane closures on State Road 930/Coliseum Boulevard for bridge maintenance operations this week. Star...
May 19, 2025
