Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Video of Senator Banks calling fired HHS employee a 'clown' goes viral
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - A video going viral shows Indiana U.S. Senator Jim Banks telling a worker fired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that he "probably deserved it" because he ...
Apr 02, 2025 Senator Jim Banks (R) Indiana (C-SPAN, Banks.House.gov)
Spring temperatures are keeping staff busy at FWACC
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Spring is here and that means more pets are outside. For Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control, this leads to an increase in incoming stray animals and unwanted litters. FWACC ...
Mar 31, 2025
Social Security to withhold all benefits until it collects overpayments
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Starting today (March 27, 2025), the Social Security Administration is enacting a policy change that will see it withhold 100 percent of any overpayments made to recipients. ...
Mar 27, 2025 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Immigration notice bill given greenlight by the Indiana Senate
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - An immigration notice bill that will change how police handle arrested people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally has passed the Indiana Senate. The bill would have j...
Mar 25, 2025 crazy.daisy / Depositphotos.com
Suspect arrested in W. Wildwood Avenue shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says an arrest was made in a deadly shooting Saturday on the 400 block of West Wildwood Avenue. Police think that around 6:30 Saturday eveni...
Mar 24, 2025
Dairy Queen celebrates 85 years with Blizzard sale
(ADAMS) - Dairy Queen is inviting fans to join them for the company's 85th birthday celebration over the next couple of weeks. They are offering guests a small Blizzard ice cream treat for 85 cents Mo...
Mar 23, 2025 Courtesy: Dairy Queen
TinCaps seek help for Fort Wayne Daisies tribute
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The Fort Wayne TinCaps are asking for assistance from fans. The team would love to hear from the children and grandchildren of former Fort Wayne Daisies players to share stor...
Mar 21, 2025
City accepting applications for new neighborhood revitalization funds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that her Connected Neighborhoods Initiative is now accepting letters of intent, or applications, to support collaborative efforts th...
Mar 18, 2025
Allen County posts eighth straight year of positive domestic migration
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Greater Fort Wayne Inc. says that Allen County continues to outpace both state and national trends with sustained positive net migration in 2024. According to data released ...
Mar 14, 2025
Man accused of stealing $76,500+ from area Menards stores
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On January 10, 2025, the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) Street Crimes Unit was contacted by a Menards Corporate Investigator regarding a suspect involved in thefts acro...
Mar 10, 2025 P.Kanchana / Depositphotos.com
