Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
FWPD Chief Caudill: Violence will not be tolerated
UPDATE (July 8, 2025): The Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is calling on the community, specifically parents and caregivers, to be more involved in guiding our young people away from ...
Jul 08, 2025
Traffic alert! New work heads to Coldwater close to Dupont
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Beginning July 9, southbound Coldwater Road between Dupont Road and Northwest Passage will be restricted to one lane for the Woodland Lakes Concrete Street Repairs Project. ...
Jul 07, 2025
FWCS: Frozen school funds could have devastating result
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Community Schools superintendent Mark Daniel says the move by President Trump to freeze over $6 billion in federal funds for schools is "devastating to our commun...
Jul 03, 2025 Brett Levin / CC
Indiana Department of Child Services 'reorganizing'
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) said it is reorganizing, effective July 1, and as many as 40 employees could lose their jobs. The move was announced Friday ...
Jun 30, 2025 andreaobzerova / Depositphotos.com
Mayor Tucker announces Collected Neighborhoods Initiative winners
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that the Northwest Central Collaborative and East State Village Neighborhood Group submitted the two winning Connected ...
Jun 27, 2025
Survey shows youth smoking in Indiana at lowest rate in decades
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The 2024 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey (IYTS) released Tuesday shows that youth tobacco use continues to decline, with high school tobacco use at its lowest level in two de...
Jun 25, 2025 Rangizzz / Depositphotos.com
FW Animal Care & Control: Protect your pets from the heat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - With the hot temperatures here, Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control wants to remind pet owners to pay extra attention to their pets. Animals cannot regulate their body temp...
Jun 23, 2025
Apple, Facebook, Google among billions of leaked passwords
(ADAMS) - Around 16 billion passwords were reportedly compromised after one of the largest data breaches in history. According to Cybernews, logins to social media, VPNS, and user accounts for compani...
Jun 22, 2025 Caspar Camille Rubin / Unsplash
Hoosier health officials put out summer safety tips
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Summer is here, and so the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is reminding Hoosiers to enjoy the sun and fun while staying safe and healthy. "As we embrace summer activit...
Jun 19, 2025 impactphotography / Depositphotos.com
"Don't park on grass!" Neighborhood Code Compliance cracking down
UPDATE (June18, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Department of Neighborhood Code Compliance (NCC) says it will be leading additional enforcement hours in an effort to prevent...
Jun 18, 2025
