Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
NWS says Tuesday's storms were a derecho
FORT WAYNE (ADAMS) - The Storm Prediction Center sayas it was a derecho blew across Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio early Tuesday morning. A derecho is a straight-line windstorm...
Jul 17, 2024
IU Health to build new hospital in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new hospital will be built by Indiana University Health in Fort Wayne. The $421 million investment will result in 140 beds, 17 emergency department exam rooms, and six ope...
Jul 16, 2024 scalatore959 / Depositphotos.com
Indiana law enforcement agencies cracking down on speeding
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Law enforcement agencies across Indiana are working to keep everyone on the road safe by raising awareness about the dangers of speeding, and urging drivers to obey speed ...
Jul 11, 2024 jkirshphoto / Depositphotos.com
'Walk-Thru Holiday Lights' coming to Parkview Field
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps have announced a new holiday season event - Parkview Field Holiday Lights. The walk-thru event will be hosted at the ballpark for 50 nights from Novem...
Jul 09, 2024
Kendallville store sells $1 million Powerball ticket
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Someone who purchased their Powerball ticket for Saturday's drawing at a store in Kendallville needs to look at their ticket. A million-dollar winner was sold at the Kenda...
Jul 02, 2024
Video of deadly officer-involved shooting released by the FWPD
UPDATE (June 26, 2024): As Mayor Sharon Tucker said in a statement on Monday, the footage from the body-worn camera in the shooting death of Linzell Parhm was released after the family reviewed it. Th...
Jun 26, 2024
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control warns pet owners of scam calls
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is warning pet owners of potential scammers again. FWACC representatives say that the scammers are portraying themselves as employees from...
Jun 25, 2024 RobertAx / Depositphotos.com
INDOT will spend $265 million on welcome center overhaul
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will spend $256 million to overhaul welcome centers in the state. The rest stops in the state are mostly dated to the mid-1960s an...
Jun 13, 2024 kbuntu / Depositphotos.com
Traffic alert! Two more I-69 ramps close
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportaiton says that an additional two I-69 ramps will close as part of ongoing interstate construction. INDOT released the following: Starting ...
Jun 11, 2024
PFW announces plans for 600-bed student housing complex
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Purdue University Fort Wayne has announced that it has entered into a public-private partnership with Gilbane to fulfill a yearslong goal of adding more student housing on c...
Jun 05, 2024
