Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Richard Allen's attorneys want another appeal extension
UPDATE (September 3, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Attorneys for convicted Delphi double murderer Richard Allen are asking the Indiana Court of Appeals for an extension of their September 5 dead...
Sep 03, 2025 Richard Allen
Child, several pets rescued from Spring Street fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne firefighters were able to rescue a child and several pets from a house on Monday. Crews with the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) arrived at the 2600 block of Sp...
Sep 02, 2025 danyk / Depositphotos.com
FWPD: Man at the center of barricaded subject situation in custody
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police say a man was taken into custody and will receive an evaluation after barricading himself in a home in the 1400 block of Kitch Street on Monday. They were ...
Sep 02, 2025
You can now apply for opioid settlement funds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker recently announced the first window to apply for funding related to helping individuals and families overcome opioid and substance addiction. The window ...
Sep 02, 2025 WoodysPhotos / Depositphotos.com
Mayor Tucker announces formation of SB1 Fiscal Task Force
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker announced on Thursday the creation of a task force to help combat any financial hardships for the City in the wake of Indiana's passing of Senate Bill 1,...
Aug 29, 2025
Salmonella infections linked to recalled eggs
ATLANTA (ADAMS) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a food safety alert over Salmonella infections linked to recalled eggs. The federal health agency says 95 people from ...
Aug 29, 2025
City's Residential Accessibility Modifications Program now open
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Residential Accessibility Modifications Program is now open. It offers qualified households a grant to make accessibility improvements to their home...
Aug 29, 2025 PeterSteele / Depositphotos.com
Register now for free 2025 Inspire Neighborhoods Conference
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Registration is now open for the free 2025 Inspire Neighborhoods Conference, which welcomes all residents interested in learning about innovative ways to improve their neigh...
Aug 29, 2025
OSHP to focus on impaired drivers over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is stepping up impaired driving enforcement for this Labor Day weekend. Additional troopers will be out on the road watching for motorists...
Aug 29, 2025
Indiana flags to be flown at half-staff after Minneapolis school shooting
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Flags in Indiana are being flown at half-staff to remember those killed in a school shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis. Indiana Governor Mike Braun's office says...
Aug 28, 2025 Denise Krebs / CC
