Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Historic Schaab building to become home to Mitchell's and Flashbacks
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - We have learned what will be going into the former Schaab Metal Products building on North Harrison. It will soon be home to Mitchell's and Flashbacks Downtown. The sports r...
Sep 09, 2025
Pickup truck driver dies in Allen County crash
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A pickup truck driver died in a crash just south of Fort Wayne on Monday afternoon. The Allen County Sheriff's Office says the truck and an SUV collided at the intersection o...
Sep 09, 2025
Fort Wayne Zoo welcomes wattled crane chick
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Zoo has welcomed a new wattled crane chick. Representatives made the announcement Monday that the little, brown chick hatched on Friday, August 29. Parents, S...
Sep 09, 2025
Moped driver critically injured in crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says an adult man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries suffered in a moped crash Saturday night. The crash happened just af...
Sep 08, 2025 dpfoxfoto / Depositphotos.com
Energy efficiency could be easier with new City partnership
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Homeowners in Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana will soon have an easier way to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects thanks to a new partnership between tw...
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ACPL pauses launch of gateless parking system at Main Library
UPDATE (September 5, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is pausing the launch of the new gateless parking system at the Main Library garage and adjacent surface l...
Sep 05, 2025
Reimagined Brewer Park reopens
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department officially reopened Brewer Park, located at 800 East Pettit Street Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Fort Wayne Mayor ...
Sep 04, 2025
Patrol reports fewer fatal crashes during '100 Deadliest Days of Summer'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Earlier this week, we learned that traffic fatalities went up over Labor Day weekend this year in Ohio. (Story HERE) Just a day later, the Ohio State Highway Patrol had better...
Sep 04, 2025
ISP investigating attempted suicide at Allen County Jail
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say an inmate is in critical condition at a hospital after attempting suicide Friday at the Allen County Jail in Fort Wayne. The inmate was found unresp...
Sep 04, 2025 Matthew Ansley / Unsplash
OSHP: Nearly two dozen die in Labor Day weekend crashes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting nearly two dozen roadway fatalities during Labor Day weekend. Officials say 23 people died on Ohio roads in 20 separate crashes last...
Sep 03, 2025
