Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Lineup announced for 2024-25 PFW's Omnibus Speaker Series
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A very popular speakers series will return to Purdue Fort Wayne this October. Representatives say they have another great panel of experts for the 2024-2025 Omnibus Speaker ...
Sep 06, 2024
Animals now up for adoption at new Humane Fort Wayne location
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Animals are now available for adoption at Humane Fort Wayne's new location at 901 Leesburg Road. Humane Fort Wayne welcomes community members to come to experience its new a...
Sep 04, 2024 cynoclub / Depositphotos.com
Traffic alert! New road work heads to I-469
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that there will soon be alternating lane closures on I-469 for bridge construction. Crews will begin working between Ind...
Sep 03, 2024
Cause of massive fire at Pontiac Tires under investigation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) crews stayed on the scene of a large fire in an industrial area through the overnight hours. Dark smoke was seen for miles, and witness...
Aug 29, 2024 MikeMareen / Depositphotos.com
Perdue recalls almost 170,000 pounds of frozen chicken
(ADAMS) - Perdue Foods is recalling 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders. The company says some chicken in these packages could have been contaminated with metal after a thin metal wir...
Aug 19, 2024 Reezky11 / Depositphotos.com
Indiana's age verification law for porn websites takes effect
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A federal appeals court has stayed an injunction that had blocked enforcement of the state's law requiring age verification for people viewing pornography websites in Indi...
Aug 19, 2024 simpson33 / Depositphotos.com
EPA grant to address "legacy pollution" at old OmniSource plant site
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker and the EPA have eyes on cleaning up the long-plagued land currently called the North River site which runs along Calhoun, bordering 4th and Clinton. Off...
Aug 12, 2024 witoldkr1 / Depositphotos.com
Police: Stop for school buses or face the consequences
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - As students head back to the classroom, state and local law enforcement agencies are reminding motorists to be on the lookout for school bus stop arms. As school begins, o...
Aug 09, 2024
FWPD releases footage of violent traffic stop
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is again under scrutiny for use of force. This most recent incident came as video went viral of a traffic stop early Monday morning after th...
Aug 09, 2024
Gov. Holcomb, INDOT celebrate opening of I-69
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The project to connect Evansville and Indianapolis with Interstate 69 has wrapped up three years ahead of schedule. I-69 will now go from Port Huron, Michigan to Evansvill...
Aug 07, 2024 trongnguyen / Depositphotos.com
