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ICE detainees to arrive at Miami Correctional Facility this week
UPDATE (September 30, 2025): MIAMI CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - ICE detainees are scheduled to arrive at the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana this week. The Indiana Department of Corrections says the sta...
Sep 30, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Indiana lawmakers warned that prisons are nearing capacity
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State lawmakers with the Interim Study Committee on Corrections learned in testimony Thursday that Indiana's prison population is getting close to capacity. The Indiana De...
Sep 29, 2025 Matthew Ansley / Unsplash
Fort Wayne Zoo, Blue Jacket team up for Fort Wayne Light Fest
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - An exciting new partnership is bringing a new holiday event to the area. Blue Jacket and the Fort Wayne Zoo are teaming up for Fort Wayne Light Fest with millions of lights,...
Sep 26, 2025
Local schools get boost in safety funding
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Allen County schools have received over $849,000 in funding through Indiana's Secured School Safety Grant Program, part of a statewide investment of $27 million across 494 sc...
Sep 25, 2025
FWPD officer stabbed during domestic disturbance call
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Fort Wayne police officer is recovering after being stabbed just after 6 p.m. on Monday after responding to a domestic disturbance call on the 2100 block of Saint Mary's A...
Sep 23, 2025 The Fort Wayne Police Department
Gov. Braun: Teaching licenses at risk for celebrations of "political violence"
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun says teaching licenses are at risk for any teachers who celebrate political violence in social media posts. In a post on X last week, he says t...
Sep 22, 2025
Indianapolis Colts start season 3-0 after win against Titans
(ADAMS) - The Indianapolis Colts are still among the NFL's undefeated teams. The Colts beat the Tennessee Titans 41 to 20 in Nashville on Sunday, with Jonathan Taylor running for over 100 yards and th...
Sep 22, 2025 yobro10 / Depositphotos.com
Uupgraded Parnell Avenue Bridge reopens
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - After months of construction and work to rehab the Parnell Avenue Bridge, it reopened Thursday. City officials cut the ribbon on the newly upgraded bridge, which was built i...
Sep 19, 2025
Health officials: Indiana is seeing a surge in carfentanil
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Health officials say Indiana is seeing a large increase in a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. There have been 246 detections of carfentanil ...
Sep 18, 2025 Indiana Department of Health
Private citizen and drone credited with finding missing Mercer County man
UPDATE (September 17, 2025): MERCER CO., Ohio (ADAMS) - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office released some very welcome news on Tuesday. With the help of a resident and their drone, 89-year-old Roger St...
Sep 17, 2025
