Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
City announces improvement grants for 35 neighborhoods
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Fort Wayne Sharon Tucker announced that 35 city neighborhoods have been awarded improvement grants. "The Neighborhood Improvement Grant program exemplifies how we...
Apr 29, 2025
Realtor.com's housing report card gives the U.S. a "C"
(ADAMS) - A new report from Realtor.com says affordable housing and homebuilding are hard to come by in the U.S. The online real estate marketplace graded all 50 states on criteria including housing a...
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Measles cases near 900 in the U.S.
UPDATE (April 28, 2025): (ADAMS) - There are nearly 900 confirmed cases of measles across ten states. The CDC says the nation has already tripled the number of cases seen in 2024. Most, nearly 650, ar...
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INDOT: Look out for intermittent lane closures on I-69
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that motorists should look out for road work and intermittent lane closures on I-69 in Fort Wayne. Starting on or after ...
Apr 27, 2025
FBI: Internet scams hit all-time high
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Americans are being ripped off by cybercriminals at record amounts. A new report from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center says scammers and cybercriminals stole a record ...
Apr 25, 2025 Kenny Eliason / Unsplash
Language added to bill that would criminalize sleeping on public property
UPDATE (April 24, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A bill being considered by Indiana lawmakers now contains language that could criminalize being homeless. House Bill 1041 includes wording that wo...
Apr 24, 2025 Pedro Ribeiro Simões / CC
Sharon Tucker marks one year as Fort Wayne's 37th mayor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Today (April 23) marks the one-year anniversary of Sharon Tucker being sworn in as Fort Wayne's 37th mayor. Since Mayor Tucker took office, the city has experienced many suc...
Apr 23, 2025 Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne (D)
Homicide victim, suspect that died during chase identified
UPDATE (April 23, 2025): The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man who was shot and killed on Hinton Drive Sunday. Police believe the man who shot him, identified as Christifer Debus, was...
Apr 23, 2025
Fort Wayne's popular curb appeal program returns for third year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's popular Curb Appeal program is back for the third year, and applications will be accepted beginning Tuesday, April 22, at 9 a.m. Applications will c...
Apr 22, 2025
Economists: Indiana's revenue forecast drops by $2 billion
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's projected revenue for the next budget cycle is $2 billion lower than the last forecast by economists. The new outlook was released Wednesday and also shows the 2...
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