Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Mayor Tucker outlines new 'Youth Violence Prevention Program'
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Mayor Sharon Tucker outlined the Youth Violence Prevention Program, a proactive plan to help address youth violence citywide in Fort Wayne. Mayor Tucker was joi...
Aug 08, 2025
Six hurt, woman dies in I-69 crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A crash that snarled morning traffic on I-69 southbound took one woman's life and injured six others. The Fort Wayne Police Department says three vehicles, a tanker truck, a...
Aug 07, 2025
ICE arrests up 80% in past year in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested nearly 1,400 people in Indiana over the last 12 months. The Deportation Data Project says that is up 80 perce...
Aug 07, 2025 coffeekai / Depositphotos.com
One dead, one in custody following Wednesday morning shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says a man is dead and another is in custody following a shooting early on Wednesday. Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) ...
Aug 06, 2025 Daniel / CC
Mayor Tucker outlines new funding that will go towards neighborhoods
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Tuesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker announced a plan in partnership with City Council to invest resources in neighborhood projects. The goal is an enhanced quality of life for a...
Aug 06, 2025
Report: Plastic pollution a dangerous health threat
(ADAMS) - Plastic pollution is a health danger costing at least $1.5 trillion a year. That's according to a new report out Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. The report looked at data from a ra...
Aug 05, 2025 jaggat / Depositphotos.com
FWPD: Two more men arrested in connection to dog-fighting ring
UPDATE (August 3, 2025): The Fort Wayne Police Department issued an update on Friday about a disturbing case. The FWPD said two more men were arrested in connection with a dog-fighting ring. The follo...
Aug 03, 2025
Ohio tax-free shopping period extended to two weeks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Ohio's annual tax-free shopping period is now extended to two full weeks. The 2025 Ohio Sales Tax Holiday runs from this Friday through Thursday, August 14th. The shopping per...
Jul 29, 2025 billiondigital / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne Zoo welcomes clouded leopard cub
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Zoo announced the birth of a male clouded leopard cub born the morning of June 22 to mother Raury, 7 years old, and father Sanji, 5 years old. This is the sec...
Jul 28, 2025
ISP investigating Marion police-involved shooting
MARION, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating a Marion police officer-involved shooting Sunday morning. Police shot a subject who was said to be firing shots from a white SUV...
Jul 28, 2025
