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Indiana National Guard being sent to Washington, D.C.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana National Guard will send around 300 soldiers to Washington, DC, next month. Governor Mike Braun authorized the deployment to help the D.C. National Guard in th...
Nov 20, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com
Pint & Slice set to close at the end of the year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - 816 Pint & Slice in downtown Fort Wayne will close by the end of the year. Back in 2007, downtown Fort Wayne went quiet after 5 p.m. You could roll a bowling ball...
Nov 18, 2025
State lawmakers concerned about DCS staffing levels
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Several Democratic lawmakers are concerned about staffing levels in the Indiana Department of Child Services. Senator Fady Qaddoura of Indianapolis says it is "extremely i...
Nov 13, 2025 remicki / Depositphotos.com
Delaware County deputy dies in early morning crash on I-69
DELAWARE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A Delaware County Sheriff's deputy is being mourned after a crash near Gaston. Corporal Blake Reynolds was helping a broken-down semi-truck on I-69 near Gaston when his pa...
Nov 13, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
At least 15 babies contract infant botulism tied to baby formula
(ADAMS) - America's infant botulism outbreak is growing with multiple states affected, including New York and New Jersey, despite a nationwide recall of a certain baby formula. The FDA warned parents ...
Nov 12, 2025
Partial SNAP benefits being issued Tuesday
(UPDATE November 11, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The office of Governor Braun says Hoosier families who receive SNAP benefits will have access to some of the funds on Tuesday. Indiana is not y...
Nov 11, 2025 kalinovsky / Depositphotos.com
FWPD: 65 pounds of cocaine found in traffic stop
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A traffic stop by officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) last Thursday led to the discovery of 65 pounds of cocaine hidden under a dog cage. Uniformed detecti...
Nov 11, 2025
Attorney General Rokita sues Indianapolis Public Schools
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing the state's largest school district. Rokita filed the lawsuit Thursday against Indianapolis Public Schools, saying the distri...
Nov 10, 2025 urfingus / Depositphotos.com
Report: Buc-ee's is coming to Indiana
GREENWOOD, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Texas-based convenience store and gas station chain Buc-ee's is close to a deal to purchase 28 acres of land in Greenwood in Johnson County for their first Indiana locati...
Nov 07, 2025 felixtm / Depositphotos.com
Construction on two "A Lot to Love" homes underway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Construction is now underway on the first two homes that are part of the City of Fort Wayne's A Lot to Love program. Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker visited one of the sites ...
Nov 05, 2025
