Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Two arrested after crashing stolen van into Lima Road hotel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Two people are in custody after crashing a stolen minivan into a hotel off Lima Road Wednesday morning. Around 11:18 a.m., the Allen County Sheriff's Office said officers ha...
Jan 11, 2024 Jo Naylor / CC
ACPL launches new podcast featuring local authors
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has announced a new podcast featuring local authors produced at the Main Library's Access Fort Wayne studios. The podcast, "ACPL Prese...
Jan 11, 2024 Naotake Murayama / CC
Coroner rules Allen County Jail inmate's death a suicide
UPDATE (January 11, 2024): The Allen County Coroner's Office has officially ruled the death of an inmate at the Allen County Jail a suicide. The coroner says that James Robert Shaffer, 33, of Fort Way...
Jan 11, 2024 Matthew Ansley / Unsplash
Greater FW Inc.: Another strong year of growth for Allen County
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Greater Fort Wayne Inc. says that Allen County celebrated another strong year in 2023, with over $770 million in new private investments and the successful attraction and re...
Jan 10, 2024
Waynedale house fire victim identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The man who was killed January 5th in a house fire in Waynedale has been identified as 59-year-old Greggory Royer of Fort Wayne. The Allen County Coroner's Office released h...
Jan 10, 2024
ISP partnering in Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) is partnering with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) for CVSA's Human Trafficking Aware...
Jan 05, 2024
TinCaps hiring for 2024 season at Parkview Field
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps' 15th anniversary season at Parkview Field begins on April 9, so as Opening Day downtown approaches, the team is now hiring hundreds of part-time, sea...
Jan 05, 2024
Indiana Arts Commission accepting applications for grants
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) and its Regional Arts Partners announced this week the opening of applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 Arts Project Support grant progra...
Jan 05, 2024 Marty O’Neill / Unsplash
$60 million in upgrades approved for Ivy Tech Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Planning is underway after the announcement of a major $60 million capital improvement project for Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne. In December 2023, the College's Sta...
Jan 04, 2024
Indiana health officials report increase in COVID-19 deaths
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Hoosier state is seeing an increase in COVID-19 deaths. The death toll for the virus increased by 105 people from December 19th to Tuesday. There were 24 additional pr...
Jan 04, 2024 Viki Mohamad / Unsplash
