Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
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
Fort Wayne Community Schools announces new childcare options
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Community Schools has entered into a new partnership with the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne and Champions of Greater Fort Wayne to provide before and after-school ch...
May 08, 2025
REAL-ID requirements now in place to fly
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Wednesday, May 7, is a day 20 years in the making as Americans will need to have a REAL-ID compliant driver's license to take domestic and international flights. If they don'...
May 07, 2025
Man and woman found dead inside Stonebrook Place home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people who were found last night. The two were found inside what police call an "unsecured" home in the 3200 b...
May 06, 2025
PBS Fort Wayne responds to proposed federal funding cut
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - PBS Fort Wayne officials say they are preparing for the worst after President Trump ceased federal funding for public broadcasting last Thursday. CEO and president Bruce Hai...
May 05, 2025 genkur / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne among the top ten cities with largest rent increases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Newark tops a list of American cities seeing the largest rent increases. A study conducted by SmartAsset found that the average rent in New Jersey's largest city rose by ove...
May 02, 2025 xura / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne to see nearly $100 million in utility improvements
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker, neighborhood leaders, members of the Fort Wayne City Council, and City Utilities staff announced upcoming neighborhood utility projects. In 2025, Fort W...
May 01, 2025 eugenef / Depositphotos.com
