Category Archives: WBTU Featured News (Imported)

Indiana governor joins opposition to new federal charter school rules
		INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is now officially on the record against new rules for charter schools from the Biden Administration. The governor signed a letter on Tu...
			
				Joey Martin				Apr 20, 2022							
		
Quit Now Indiana offers free help to quit tobacco
		INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Hoosiers wanting to quit tobacco use can now get free nicotine gum, patches or lozenges. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control...
			
				Joey Martin				Apr 12, 2022							
		
Park the phone: Motorists urged to avoid distractions while driving
		INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Distracted driving has become a leading cause of vehicle crashes on the road. According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (N...
			
				Joey Martin				Apr 05, 2022							
		
Second booster available to Hoosiers 50+, immunocompromised
		INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Hoosiers age 12 and older who have weakened immune systems and individuals age 50 and older who received a booster dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least four mon...
			
				Joey Martin				Apr 01, 2022							
		
Indiana lawmakers eye summer hearings on child care
		INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana lawmakers are looking to talk about child care later this summer. Democrats at the statehouse introduced several plans this winter to deal with child care in...
			
				Joey Martin				Mar 31, 2022							
		
City ends trash contract with Red River
		FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne is finally, officially cutting ties with its trash hauler, but it will cost the city nearly $2 million dollars to send them packing. Fort Wayne’s city...
			
				Joey Martin				Mar 30, 2022							
		
Fort Wayne puts $10,000 toward efforts to help Ukraine
		FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Monday, Mayor Tom Henry announced the City of Fort Wayne has donated $10,000 to help the people of Ukraine through our sister city in Plock, Poland. Plock is assist...
			
				Joey Martin				Mar 29, 2022							
		
Indiana ranks first in best unemployment recoveries
		(ADAMS) – The Hoosier State tops the list of those bouncing back in jobs since the pandemic. A new survey shows that Indiana has had the best pandemic unemployment recovery in America. According...
			
				Joey Martin				Mar 29, 2022							
		
New Indiana law creates statewide housing task force
		INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A new law in Indiana establishes a statewide task force that will work on improving housing access. The task force is set to study housing shortages, state laws that...
			
				Joey Martin				Mar 25, 2022							
		
Pedestrian struck and killed at Coliseum at Lake
		UPDATE: Fort Wayne police say that investigators are trying to piece together what caused a fatal crash Friday morning. The Fort Wayne Police Department said just after 7 a.m. that traffic going south...
			
				Joey Martin				Mar 25, 2022							
		





				