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Indiana State Police: 1977 cold case curder closed
ADAMS CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say a cold case murder in Adams County is now solved and closed. 84-year-old Everett Armstrong was found shot to death in his home in 1977. Indiana State...
Joey Martin May 15, 2025 Everett Armstrong

Indiana sending postcards for voter registration maintenance
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Secretary of State's Election Division is mailing postcards to Hoosiers as part of its voter registration list maintenance. Officials say the goal is to identi...
Joey Martin May 13, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com

McDonald's looking to hire thousands of new workers
(ADAMS) - Fast food giant McDonald's is planning an employee recruitment drive across the country. U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel met with c...
Joey Martin May 13, 2025 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com

Broadway at the Embassy announces 2025-2026 season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Embassy Theatre and Nederlander National Markets have announced the 2025/2026 Broadway schedule. This Embassy says this will be the biggest season yet, with seven incred...
Joey Martin May 13, 2025

Portion of South Anthony closing for streetscape project
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne is beginning work that it says will improve safety for both vehicles and pedestrians on a key section of the South Anthony Boulevard corridor. Due to ...
Joey Martin May 11, 2025

Indiana opting out of federal SUN Bucks this summer
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is opting out of the federal program that provides food for qualifying children in the summer months. SUN Bucks gives $120 per child each month to families who qua...
Joey Martin May 08, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com

Governor Braun signs $44 billion budget
UPDATE (May 8, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed the state's new two-year, $44 billion budget into law. Braun received the budget bills on April 29th, which wa...
Joey Martin May 08, 2025

Fort Wayne Community Schools announces new childcare options
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Community Schools has entered into a new partnership with the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne and Champions of Greater Fort Wayne to provide before and after-school ch...
Joey Martin May 08, 2025

REAL-ID requirements now in place to fly
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Wednesday, May 7, is a day 20 years in the making as Americans will need to have a REAL-ID compliant driver's license to take domestic and international flights. If they don'...
Joey Martin May 07, 2025

Man and woman found dead inside Stonebrook Place home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people who were found last night. The two were found inside what police call an "unsecured" home in the 3200 b...
Joey Martin May 06, 2025