Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Ivy Tech Fort Wayne massage clinic opens again
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Healthy Essence, the student-run massage clinic at Ivy Tech Community College's Fort Wayne campus, will open to the public this semester from Feb. 12 to May 4. Ivy Tech rele...
Joey Martin Feb 12, 2024 Toa Heftiba / Unsplash

Three people safely evacuate apartment fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) says no one was hurt in a fire over the weekend. Crews responded to the Black Bear Creek Apartments around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. It was ca...
Joey Martin Feb 12, 2024 Lydia Liu / CC

Next phase of Pontiac Corridor enhancements begin
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Phase II construction will soon begin on the Pontiac Streetscape project led by the City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division. Phase II will continue east from Oli...
Joey Martin Feb 08, 2024

ACPL unveils limited edition library cards featuring local art
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has launched three new, limited edition library cards available to Allen County residents featuring local art. The partnership celebra...
Joey Martin Feb 08, 2024

DNR asks for deer management input
(ADAMS) - The Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife says it still needs your help to best manage deer populations in the state. DNR officials say they are interested in the input of deer hunters...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2024 brokinhrt2 / CC

Grant County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scam
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it has received numerous phone calls from the community stating that a person has been calling and identifying as Sergeant William Hall...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2024 Daria Nepriakhina πΊπ¦ / Unsplash

Allen County Bar Foundation offers law school scholarships
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - For the third consecutive year, the Allen County Bar Foundation (ACBF) is offering law school scholarships for students with ties to Allen County, Indiana to support and adv...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2024 Scott Graham / Unsplash

Woman stabbed to death in Grabill identified
UPDATE (February 6, 2024): The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified the woman stabbed to death at a home in Grabill over the weekend. The death of Marcia Linsky, 64, has been ruled a homicide....
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2024 chester902

Saint Francis community mourns the loss of student Jayden Morris
UPDATE (February 6, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The University of Saint Francis community is in mourning after the death of student-athlete Jayden Morris this past weekend. The 19-year-old has b...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2024 Jayden Morris

Wanted man arrested after police chase
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says officers arrested a man Saturday after he led them on a pursuit and eventually tried to get away on foot. Around 5:30 a.m., officers tr...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2024 Jo Naylor / CC




