Category Archives: WXKE Local News
ISP investigating fatal crash in Grant County
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that three people died and one other has severe injuries from a crash in Grant County on Monday afternoon. In a release later on Monday, police said ...
Feb 17, 2026
Street tree program applications open
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says that applications are again accepted online or by mail for the annual Citizen-match residential street tree planting program. City of Fort Wayne ...
Feb 16, 2026 jkirshphoto / Depositphotos.com
Inspire Neighborhoods Conference taking speaker and award applications
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Inspire Neighborhoods Conference is now accepting speaker and award applications for the 2026 conference, tentatively scheduled for Friday, September 11, at Electric Wor...
Feb 16, 2026 njproductions / Depositphotos.com
Fairfax Avenue home heavily damaged in Sunday afternoon fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A home on the south side of Fort Wayne suffered heavy damage in a fire Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the flames at the home in the 400 block of Fairfax Avenue ...
Feb 16, 2026 danyk / Depositphotos.com
TinCaps unveil new alternate identity for 2026
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Paying homage to the area's rich railroad history, the Fort Wayne TinCaps announced that the team will be playing as the "PufferBellies" every Wednesday night game, May thro...
Feb 13, 2026
ODOT warns drivers to look out for potholes as Ohio thaws from deep freeze
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) are reminding drivers to keep an eye out for potholes on the road as the Buckeye State starts to warm up from the d...
Feb 13, 2026 tupungato / Depositphotos.com
Man arrested after chase through Wells Street Corridor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a man was arrested after a chase on Thursday morning. Police say he hit another vehicle while fleeing and ran several red lights. ...
Feb 13, 2026
Fort Wayne Zoo announces new addition
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - There is a new resident at the Fort Wayne Zoo. Representatives said on Wednesday that Raya, a Sumatran Orangutan, was born on January 11 to parents Tara and Tengku. The zoo ...
Feb 12, 2026 Welcome, Raya! (FW Zoo)
Two charged in fatal December shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Two people are now charged in a shooting in December 2025 that killed one man and injured another. 28-year-old Xzavier Sanders is charged with murder and attempted murder, a...
Feb 12, 2026
Governor Braun says social media companies need to better protect kids
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun says social media companies need to enact policies to better protect kids using their services. Braun says he wants technology companies that profit fr...
Feb 11, 2026 Dennis Sylvester Hurd
