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Kendallville store sells $1 million Powerball ticket
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Someone who purchased their Powerball ticket for Saturday's drawing at a store in Kendallville needs to look at their ticket. A million-dollar winner was sold at the Kenda...
Jul 02, 2024
Nearly 150 new laws take effect July 1 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - All or part of nearly 150 new laws will take effect on July 1 in Indiana. Those include the legalization of happy hour, the requirement that schools hold back third grader...
Jun 28, 2024
Indiana paid $900,000 for drug to execute Joseph Corcoran
UPDATE (March 27, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new document says the Indiana Department of Corrections paid $900,000 for the drug that was used to execute Joseph Corcoran. The drug was pentob...
Jun 27, 2024
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control warns pet owners of scam calls
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is warning pet owners of potential scammers again. FWACC representatives say that the scammers are portraying themselves as employees from...
Jun 25, 2024
Kitchen fire causes temporary closure for Powers Hamburgers
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Powers Hamburgers will be closed on Tuesday following a fire overnight. It comes two months after a change in ownership took over the popular downtown restaurant. The Fort W...
Jun 25, 2024
Video of deadly officer-involved shooting released by the FWPD
UPDATE (June 26, 2024): As Mayor Sharon Tucker said in a statement on Monday, the footage from the body-worn camera in the shooting death of Linzell Parhm was released after the family reviewed it. Th...
Jun 24, 2024
Officer exposed to cocaine during altercation with fleeing suspect
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says an officer is expected to recover after needing treatment for narcotics exposure during an altercation with a fleeing suspect. On Wedne...
Jun 14, 2024
INDOT will spend $265 million on welcome center overhaul
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will spend $256 million to overhaul welcome centers in the state. The rest stops in the state are mostly dated to the mid-1960s an...
Jun 13, 2024
Traffic alert! Two more I-69 ramps close
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportaiton says that an additional two I-69 ramps will close as part of ongoing interstate construction. INDOT released the following: Starting ...
Jun 11, 2024
Identity of victim in fatal stabbing released
UPDATE (June 12, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Wednesday, the Allen County Coroner identified the victim of a stabbing and ruled the death a homicide. The coroner says Troy Jay Madison, 62, fro...
Jun 10, 2024
