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FWPD officer 'improving' after medical emergency
UPDATE (February 21, 2024): The Fort Wayne Police Department says that the officer who suffered a medical emergency Monday night is doing better. The officer is still in the hospital but is improving....
Feb 20, 2024
Governor Holcomb signs bobcat hunting bill into law
UPDATE (March 12, 2024): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Senate bill to establish a bobcat hunting season has become law. Governor Eric Holcomb signed the measure Monday that will force the state Depar...
Feb 15, 2024
Vigilant students credited with disrupting threat at local school
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Administrators with Maple Creek Middle School and Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS) are breathing a sigh of relief and thanking brave students for coming forward to disr...
Feb 13, 2024
Alive Peacemakers Program expands to all five FWCS high schools
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday night, the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved a contract to expand the Alive Community Outreach program to all five high schools in the...
Feb 13, 2024
Deploying Indiana National Guard to Texas to cost $7 million
UPDATE (February 19, 2024): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Deploying 50 Indiana National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas will cost just over $7 million. That is according to Master Ser...
Feb 12, 2024
FW Animal Care & Control: Adoptions dip in 2023
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control released its 2023 statistics. FWACC reported a little more than 11,000 animals passed through shelter doors. The numbers show only a littl...
Feb 08, 2024
Riverfront development progresses with demolition of former Pepsi facility
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The next stages of riverfront development are taking shape. The City of Fort Wayne says that demolition work began on Tuesday at the former PepsiCo, Inc, (Pepsi) site on N. ...
Feb 07, 2024
Economic impact of tourism: New numbers released
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Last week the Indiana Destination Development Corporation and Visit Fort Wayne released the newest economic impact numbers, demonstrating the significant impact of the visit...
Feb 06, 2024
More public parking now available downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says that the STAR Bank Garage is officially open for public use. It is located at 222 West Berry St., a part of the STAR Financial Bank corporate hea...
Feb 05, 2024
State House Commerce Committee advances lemonade stand bill
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Lemonade stands would be protected under a bill that the House Commerce Committee approved Tuesday. The stands are currently illegal under the Indiana code, but Representa...
Jan 31, 2024
