Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
New law requires 25-foot buffer for police
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A new state law requires people to stay at least 25 feet away from police officers who are doing any duty. State Representative Wendy McNamara of Evansville introduc...
May 17, 2023
Tall Grass/Weed Program gets underway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Tall Grass/Weed Program has begun – kicking off on May 15. Neighborhood Code Compliance oversees the City's Tall Grass/Weed Program, whi...
May 15, 2023
Fort Wayne Police Department wants of a new phone scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police is warning of a new scam. This one has the scammer posing as a police officer on a phone call. A person claiming to be an FWPD officer will be on...
May 12, 2023
Coroner rules Amazon worker's death accidental
UPDATE (May 11, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Coroner Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man killed in what was an apparent accident at the Amazon facility close to the airpo...
May 11, 2023
Traffic alert! Construction to resume on Coldwater over I-69
ALLEN CO., Ind. – (ADAMS) The Indiana Department of Transportation says that work will be resuming on Coldwater Road over I-69. Starting on or after May 8, crews will begin working on the southb...
May 08, 2023
Holcomb signs bill requiring parental notification of name change
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Schools will be required to notify parents if their child requests a pronoun or name change at school. Governor Holcomb signed the bill on Thursday. Critics say coul...
May 05, 2023
Consumer alert: Products recalled in April
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in April. This is the time to take advantage of opp...
May 05, 2023
Surgeon General's advisory calls loneliness a public health crisis
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) – The U.S. Surgeon General is calling loneliness a public health crisis. Dr. Vivek Murthy has released an advisory calling attention to isolation and the lack of connecti...
May 03, 2023
Bipartisan group demands better tornado warning system
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) -The active start to tornado season has inspired a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to file legislation calling for a better warning system. The group has co-signed and re-int...
Apr 28, 2023
Bill to fund handgun training for teachers goes to Holcomb
UPDATE (April 27, 2023): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Proposed legislation to fund handgun training for teachers is heading to Governor Holcomb’s desk. The bill passed the Indiana Senate o...
Apr 27, 2023
