Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Driver suffers broken ankle in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that one person suffered a broken ankle in a crash on Wednesday afternoon. Police say that two vehicles were approaching the intersect...
Joey Martin May 09, 2024

Coroner identifies man killed in Rothman Road crash
(UPDATE: May 8, 2024): The Allen County Coroner has identified the man killed in a crash early Saturday morning on Rothman Road. The coroner says that Samuel Paul Zurbuch died from blunt force trauma....
Joey Martin May 08, 2024

ACPL's Shawnee Branch to temporarily close
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Shawnee Branch of the Allen County Public Library will close due to the installation of a new HVAC system from Wednesday, May 8 through Friday, May 10. No other branches...
Joey Martin May 08, 2024

Arts Tix box office temporarily relocates
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The ArtsTix Community Box Office, operated by Arts United in partnership with local arts organizations for ticketed events, will temporarily relocate its physical location f...
Joey Martin May 08, 2024

Firefighter hurt while battling Licolndale Avenue blaze
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that a firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze on Tuesday. Crews were called to the 1600 block of Lincolndale Avenue close to Coliseu...
Joey Martin May 08, 2024 Lydia Liu / CC

FWCS students biking to school Wednesday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Students at five Fort Wayne Community Schools elementary schools and eight middle schools have been celebrating riding bikes to school with various activities recently. Stud...
Joey Martin May 08, 2024 FamVeldman / Depositphotos.com

PFW's 56th commencement to be held Wednesday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - For those Mastodons who were either wrapping up their freshman year at Purdue University Fort Wayne in the spring of 2020 or moving into student housing for the first time a...
Joey Martin May 08, 2024

Traffic alert! Pattern change heads to Broadway near Electric Works
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne says there will be new lane restrictions on Broadway at the Electric Works campus this week. On Wednesday, May 8, there will be restrictions on Broadw...
Joey Martin May 07, 2024

Embassy Theatre announces the 2024-2025 Broadway season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Embassy Theatre and Nederlander National Markets have announced the 2024-2025 Broadway at the Embassy season. Embassy representatives say that they are moving to a two-n...
Joey Martin May 07, 2024

City awards record number of neighborhood improvement grant projects
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Mayor Sharon Tucker and the City of Fort Wayne's Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup announced that 46 neighborhood improvement grant projects are bein...
Joey Martin May 07, 2024




