Category Archives: WXKE Local News

New health clinic to open in southeast Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Alliance Health Centers announced they will open a new clinic in partnership with Bridge of Grace to serve southeast Fort Wayne. The clinic will be located in the new Bridge...
Joey Martin May 31, 2024

ACPL announces SPARK Summer Learning Program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - This week, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) announced the launch of the SPARK Summer Learning Program, a fun-filled initiative that celebrates the joy of learning and ...
Joey Martin May 31, 2024

Teen in critical condition after medical emergency at local pool
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A teen boy is in critical and life-threatening condition after being pulled from a pool in Fort Wayne. Lifeguards at Glenaqua Pool performed CPR after getting the teen out o...
Joey Martin May 31, 2024 surpasspro / Depositphotos.com

Man facing kidnapping charges for detaining kids
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a 60-year-old man was arrested Thursday for kidnapping and other charges after he allegedly detained several children near the Riv...
Joey Martin May 31, 2024

Downtown Live! returns for fourth season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A series of live music events are headed back to downtown Fort Wayne. The Downtown Improvement District has announced that each weekend, June through August, there will be l...
Joey Martin May 31, 2024

Victim critically injured in Wednesday night shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says one person was critically injured in a shooting Wednesday night. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Woodside Avenue on the city'...
Joey Martin May 30, 2024

Report: Garrett teacher facing child pornography charges
GARRETT, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Garrett man is in custody on child pornography charges. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that 37-year-old Brody Dixon was arrested Wednesday after police got a tip fro...
Joey Martin May 30, 2024

Lunch on the Square returns
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Lunch on the Square will return for ten weeks throughout the summer for the 16th season. Downtown Fort Wayne released the following: Take a break from the office or bring th...
Joey Martin May 30, 2024

Two more arrests made in fatal Villa Capri Apartments shooting
(UPDATE: May 30, 2024): The Fort Wayne Police Department says two more people are now in custody in connection to a shooting in September of last year. (Original story below) Police think the fatal sh...
Joey Martin May 30, 2024 The Fort Wayne Police Department

Coroner identifies man fatally struck by train in southwest Fort Wayne
(UPDATE: MAY 29, 2024): The Allen County Coroner has released the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a train on the city's southwest side on Monday. A report concluded that Alan Joseph Faulkn...
Joey Martin May 29, 2024




