Category Archives: WXKE Featured News
Brake, don't swerve: OSHP shares safety tips ahead of peak deer season
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - It's that time of year when drivers must be particularly mindful of deer entering roadways. The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) would like to share some safety tips to help y...
Nov 03, 2025 Don DeBold / CC
City of Fort Wayne announces completion of the Covington Road Trail
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division today announced the completion of the 4.7-mile Covington Road Trail, which is part of the 28.8 miles of existing trails in the...
Oct 30, 2025
Fort Wayne 2026 budget approved at City Council
UPDATE (October 29, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne City Council passed the proposed 2026 budget Tuesday night. About $8 million in cuts were made before the budget passed. Mayor Tuck...
Oct 29, 2025 Mayor Sharon Tucker (D) Fort Wayne unveils 2026 operating budget
Tortoises taken from Indianapolis Zoo found safe
UPDATE (October 29, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A pair of tortoises is back at the Indianapolis Zoo after going missing earlier this month. Zoo personnel realized the Egyptian tortoise and Nor...
Oct 29, 2025 Pictured from left to right: Capitol Police Sergeant Robert Johnson, FBI Special Agent Thomas Del Coco, Indianapolis Zoo VP of General Operations John Gullion, Indianapolis Zoo Keeper Allison Hinton, USDA-OIG Special Agent Justin Adams, Pendleton Police Sergeant Shane Isaacs and Pendleton Police Captain Lucas Traylor
Juvenile on electric bike involved in crash with truck in Allen County
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department says that a juvenile is in the hospital after being involved in a crash with a pickup truck while riding an electric bike. It happened a...
Oct 27, 2025 dpfoxfoto / Depositphotos.com
'New Hope Through Heat' program open for applications
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - For residents who don't have an operating furnace or boiler, the City says it is offering hope for a warm winter. The City of Fort Wayne's Office of Housing & Neighborho...
Oct 22, 2025 Phyxter Home Services / CC
Traffic alert! New pattern to change at I-469 and U.S. 24
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced traffic pattern changes at I-469 and U.S. 24. On or after Tuesday, October 21, crews will be opening the newly construc...
Oct 20, 2025
Report: Most Indiana parents can't find after-school programs
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new report from the Afterschool Alliance finds that five in six Indiana parents can't find an after-school program for their kids. The report finds the main reasons are ...
Oct 17, 2025 BBC Creative / Unsplash
Poll: Indiana voters say the state is on the wrong track
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new poll from the bipartisan group North Star Opinion Research for Independent Indiana shows more voters say the state is on the wrong track. Governor Mike Braun has a f...
Oct 15, 2025 cboswell / Depositphotos.com
Indiana teacher pay down 3% since 2020
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The median pay for Indiana teachers since 2020 is down by three percent when accounting for inflation. The figures come from a new Legislative Services Agency report that ...
Oct 14, 2025 urfingus / Depositphotos.com
