Author Archives: Adams News
Fort Wayne earns 2026 CPTED Project of the Year award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says that its High Street CPTED Pilot Area initiative has captured the 2026 Project of the Year award from the U.S. CPTED Association. C...
Feb 19, 2026
INDOT awarding federal funds to local projects
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - INDOT (The Indiana Department of Transportation) is announcing tens of millions of dollars in funding for improvements to local roads, bridges, and sidewalks. The $179.8 m...
Feb 19, 2026
Grant County homicide suspect arrested in Florida
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A woman who is suspected of being responsible for a deadly crash in Grant County has been arrested in Florida. The sheriff's office says 31-year-old Adria Wilkerson is waitin...
Feb 19, 2026
Social media ban for anyone under 17 heads to Governor Braun
UPDATE (February 18, 2026): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Social media in Indiana would be banned for anyone 17 years old and younger under a bill now before Governor Mike Braun. Lawmakers sent ...
Feb 18, 2026
Hoosier voters to decide on state constitutional amendment
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hoosier voters will decide in November if they want to amend the state constitution to allow judges to deny bail for some defendants. The Indiana House gave the proposed a...
Feb 18, 2026
Missing Michigan woman's body identified in DeKalb County
CORUNNA, Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of 35-year-old Shana Umbreit of Michigan, whose body was found Friday. Umbreit had been reported missing from her ...
Feb 18, 2026
Traffic alert! Two lanes of S. Clinton to close during sewer repair
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - City Utilities crews will be performing a sewer repair along South Clinton Street on Wednesday, February 18. Beginning at 8:00 a.m., the two lanes on the right side o...
Feb 18, 2026
Early voting window could be reduced under proposed amendment
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The early voting window could change if lawmakers approve a measure being considered at the Indiana Statehouse. House Bill 1359 originally aimed to regulate when local ele...
Feb 17, 2026
ISP investigating fatal crash in Grant County
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that three people died and one other has severe injuries from a crash in Grant County on Monday afternoon. In a release later on Monday, police said ...
Feb 17, 2026
Latest data out on the well-being of children in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) released the 2026 Indiana KIDS COUNT Data Book, which shows Indiana ranks 25th nationally in overall child well-being. Now in its 32nd year, ...
Feb 17, 2026
