Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Fort Wayne man arrested for child pornography
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that officers arrested a 23-year-old man Thursday morning on a charge of possessing child pornography. The FWPD says that Diego Elisha ...
Dec 15, 2023
Ohio EV fast charging station is the first in the nation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Electric vehicle (EV) drivers now have another place to charge up in Central Ohio. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchba...
Dec 14, 2023
United Hispanic Americans, Inc. Community Album to launch at ACPL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library's (ACPL) Community Album will launch a new archival portal celebrating the work of United Hispanic Americans, Inc. a local organization dedic...
Dec 14, 2023
The Steuben County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scam
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Steuben County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of a recent telephone scam. Officials say there have been multiple reports of telephone calls from a person claimi...
Dec 14, 2023
Grant to go toward improvements to the Broadway & Taylor corridors
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division was awarded $5.6 million for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Tra...
Dec 13, 2023 Mike Goad
Iowa man dies in Toll Road crash
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A crash involving three semis on the Indiana Toll Road yesterday morning has claimed the life of an Iowa man. Indiana State Polie say that 73-year-old Edwin Bottleman was h...
Dec 13, 2023
Two people safe as fire damages S. Calhoun home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that two people were able to make it out of a house fire early Wednesday morning. Crews were called to 5929 South Calhoun Street just bef...
Dec 13, 2023 Presidio of Monterey
City: Fort Wayne infrastructure tops $40 million in 2023
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Tom Henry, the City's Public Works Division, area business, and neighborhood leaders gathered Tuesday to recap a record year in infrastructure upgrades in 2023. The Ci...
Dec 13, 2023
City of Fort Wayne looking for crossing guards
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Representatives with the City of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Police Department put out a call for crossing guards. The FWPD released the following: There are severa...
Dec 13, 2023 Tungsten Rising / Unsplash
FWPD: Man arrested after hitting another with car at southwest restaurant
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says one person is facing charges after a dispute at a southwest restaurant Monday. Police were called just after 2 p.m. when someone report...
Dec 12, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
