Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Uupgraded Parnell Avenue Bridge reopens
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - After months of construction and work to rehab the Parnell Avenue Bridge, it reopened Thursday. City officials cut the ribbon on the newly upgraded bridge, which was built i...
Sep 19, 2025
Health officials: Indiana is seeing a surge in carfentanil
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Health officials say Indiana is seeing a large increase in a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. There have been 246 detections of carfentanil ...
Sep 18, 2025 Indiana Department of Health
Private citizen and drone credited with finding missing Mercer County man
UPDATE (September 17, 2025): MERCER CO., Ohio (ADAMS) - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office released some very welcome news on Tuesday. With the help of a resident and their drone, 89-year-old Roger St...
Sep 17, 2025
Campbell's admits to releasing contaminants into Maumee River
HENRY CO., Ohio (ADAMS) - The Campbell Soup Supply Co. is admitting to releasing illegal discharges into the Maumee River. In a Monday court filing, the company says it committed at least 5,400 violat...
Sep 16, 2025
City honored for environmental sustainability in riverfront plans
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne's Parks and Recreation Department and Community Development Division were recently honored for their riverfront development plans. Efforts taken for environmental...
Sep 15, 2025
How to give your opinion on retail in the Summit City
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division is inviting residents, workers, and shoppers to take part in three short online surveys that will help shape the futu...
Sep 12, 2025
Camera speeding ticket pilot program to launch in Steuben County
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that it will expand the use of cameras to enforce speeds in construction zones. INDOT says that on or after Monday, Se...
Sep 11, 2025
Lineup announced for PFW's 30th Omnibus Speaker Series
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Unique perspectives and topics will once again highlight the 30th season of Purdue University Fort Wayne's popular Omnibus Speaker Series. The lineup for 2025-26 includes a ...
Sep 11, 2025 V Spehar, Andrea Mitchell, Melissa Proctor, Karl Rove
City's Homeless Services Manager gives update to City Council
UPDATE (September 10, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Homeless Services Manager provided an update about ongoing efforts to address homelessness at Tuesday's Fort Wayne City...
Sep 10, 2025 Pedro Ribeiro Simões / CC
Indiana Mark Zuckerberg suing Mark Zuckerberg
(ADAMS) - Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is being sued by Mark Zuckerberg from Indiana. TechCrunch reports Mark Zuckerberg from Indiana is a bankruptcy lawyer who advertises his law practice through a Faceboo...
Sep 08, 2025 realinemedia / Depositphotos.com
