Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
How to be winter weather ready...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is giving Hoosiers tips ahead of winter weather. They advise having a home disaster kit ready for power outages that last sever...
Nov 06, 2023
Hoosier health officials urge vaccines as first flu deaths are announced
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health is encouraging Hoosiers to get vaccinated against influenza (flu) after confirming the first two flu-related deaths of the 2023-24 season....
Nov 03, 2023
City of Fort Wayne files lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Wednesday, Mayor Tom Henry announced that the City of Fort Wayne has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of Hyundai and Kia automobiles in response to an increase i...
Nov 02, 2023 James Case / CC
UAW reaches tentative deals with all three Detroit automakers
UPDATE (October 31, 2023): DETROIT, Ind. (ADAMS) - The United Auto Workers strike against all three Detroit automakers is ending with General Motors agreeing to a tentative contract agreement. GM was ...
Oct 31, 2023
Indiana among 42 states suing Meta
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is among the 42 states suing social media giant Meta in federal and state courts. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says the company knowingly designed and depl...
Oct 25, 2023 S O C I A L . C U T / Unsplash
2024 City of Fort Wayne budget passes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - In September, Mayor Ton Henry released his plan to fund the city. The proposed budget went to a vote Tuesday night at Fort Wayne City Council's meeting. Initially, there wer...
Oct 25, 2023
AG Rokita warns Hoosiers to watch out for 'phantom hackers'
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers that complex forms of "phantom hacker" scams are on the rise - a new three-step hoax in which fraudsters pose as tech-supp...
Oct 18, 2023 Mika Baumeister / Unsplash
$1B in federal funds awarded for clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (ADAMS) - Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan are being awarded $1 billion dollars in federal funding for the Midwest Hydrogen Hub. The Midwest Hydrogen Hub is a multi-state, multi-secto...
Oct 17, 2023 Marcin Jozwiak / Unsplash
Group gives Indiana a D grade for redistricting
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state is getting a grade of "D" for its redistricting in 2021. The National Coalition Hub for Advance Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement, or CHARGE, says Indian...
Oct 13, 2023
Pre-K now available for all FWCS students
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - For the first time, all students living within the boundaries of Fort Wayne Community Schools will have access to pre-K at an FWCS elementary school. Harris Elementary, 4501...
Oct 13, 2023 Monica Sedra / Unsplash
