Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Mayor Tucker addresses concerns over immigration enforcement
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Amid new concerns over the immigration status of some in Fort Wayne and reported 'raids' around the country - Mayor Sharon Tucker issued a statement Friday afternoon. All of...
Jan 24, 2025
Indiana Senate passes social media ban for people younger than 16
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - People younger than 16 would be banned from using social media under a bill that passed the Indiana Senate Thursday. The bill is now before the Indiana House. Senator Mike...
Jan 24, 2025 lucidwaters / Depositphotos.com
Braun signs new executive orders aimed at healthcare
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed nine executive orders focused on healthcare. Among the orders, he hopes to address healthcare pricing transparency. Braun also signe...
Jan 23, 2025 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
City: Trails hosted over a million trips in 2024
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says that its trail network of 104.7 miles was well utilized in 2024, hitting the milestone of one million trips for the year. The trail user count re...
Jan 21, 2025 Jeremyarnica / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian critically injured when hit at Gosen and Coliseum
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a woman has life-threatening injuries after she was hit on Coliseum close to Goshen Friday morning. The FWPD says that at 7:35am, ...
Jan 17, 2025
Flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun is directing Indiana state flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day. The governor's directive comes just one day after U.S. House Speaker Mi...
Jan 17, 2025 JillLang / Depositphotos.com
Lawmakers considering cut to length of unemployment benefits
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State lawmakers are considering cutting the time someone can claim unemployment pay. Currently, Hoosiers can claim up to 26 weeks of jobless pay and a Senate bill would cu...
Jan 17, 2025 Ivan Radic / CC
Indiana sets record with 2024 graduation rates
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is setting a new record for graduation rates. The Indiana Department of Education says over 90 percent of Hoosier students graduated high school in 2024 - the high...
Jan 02, 2025
Indiana GOP hitting the brakes on medical marijuana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Republicans in the House and Senate are saying they don't want to legalize medical marijuana. It comes despite nearly 90 percent of Hoosiers supporting the move. S...
Jan 02, 2025 Marketeering Group / CC
ACDEM: Be "evergreen" and recycle your Christmas tree
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Department of Environmental Management invites residents to recycle their Christmas trees at no cost. The Christmas tree recycling program will accept trees...
Dec 31, 2024 Ed Kennedy / CC
