Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Tall Grass/Weed Program begins in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Tall Grass/Weed Program is now underway. Neighborhood Code Compliance is responsible for enforcing the program, which requires weeds or grass to be ...
May 19, 2025 kinek00 / Depositphotos.com
No criminal liabilty found in FWPD officer-involved shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Prosecutors in Allen County say there was no criminal liability in a September officer-involved shooting. The Allen County Prosecuting Attorney's Office reviewed the investi...
May 19, 2025
Traffic alert! Daily lane closures head to Coliseum Boulevard
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says there will be daily lane closures on State Road 930/Coliseum Boulevard for bridge maintenance operations this week. Star...
May 19, 2025
Indiana State Police: 1977 cold case curder closed
ADAMS CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say a cold case murder in Adams County is now solved and closed. 84-year-old Everett Armstrong was found shot to death in his home in 1977. Indiana State...
May 15, 2025 Everett Armstrong
Indiana sending postcards for voter registration maintenance
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Secretary of State's Election Division is mailing postcards to Hoosiers as part of its voter registration list maintenance. Officials say the goal is to identi...
May 13, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
McDonald's looking to hire thousands of new workers
(ADAMS) - Fast food giant McDonald's is planning an employee recruitment drive across the country. U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel met with c...
May 13, 2025 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Broadway at the Embassy announces 2025-2026 season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Embassy Theatre and Nederlander National Markets have announced the 2025/2026 Broadway schedule. This Embassy says this will be the biggest season yet, with seven incred...
May 13, 2025
Portion of South Anthony closing for streetscape project
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne is beginning work that it says will improve safety for both vehicles and pedestrians on a key section of the South Anthony Boulevard corridor. Due to ...
May 11, 2025
Indiana opting out of federal SUN Bucks this summer
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is opting out of the federal program that provides food for qualifying children in the summer months. SUN Bucks gives $120 per child each month to families who qua...
May 08, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
Governor Braun signs $44 billion budget
UPDATE (May 8, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed the state's new two-year, $44 billion budget into law. Braun received the budget bills on April 29th, which wa...
May 08, 2025
