Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Whatzup honors artist, journalist with 2024 H. Stanley Liddell Award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Artist Alexandra Hall and journalist Steve Penhollow were named the recipients of the 2024 H. Stanley Liddell Award. Representatives with Whatzup magazine say the H. Stanley...
Dec 07, 2023 Photo: Emma Milledge
Holiday-themed scratch-offs return
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Five new holiday-themed scratch-off games and four new Fast Play games are now available from the Hoosier Lottery. The scratch-offs are priced between $1 and $10, and the ...
Dec 07, 2023
Parkview named to Most Wired list for 10th year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - For a decade straight, Parkview Health has been recognized on the Digital Health Most Wired Survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). In...
Dec 06, 2023
Second suspect in 2022 homicide arrested in Cleveland
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A suspect in a 2022 Fort Wayne homicide was arrested Monday in Cleveland, Ohio with the help of US Marshals and the Fort Wayne Police Department. The FWPD said on Tuesday th...
Dec 06, 2023 Jo Naylor / CC
New traffic pattern on Thieme Drive
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A long-awaited traffic pattern change is now in place for Thieme Drive. With its increased bicycle and pedestrian traffic, the road's reconfiguration along the Drive allows ...
Dec 06, 2023 Krzysztof Hepner / Unsplash
Record attendance for this year's Festival of Trees
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Embassy has completed another year of the Festival of Trees last week. This was the 39th year for the festival, which is the largest fundraising event for the theatre an...
Dec 06, 2023
Former pastor admits asking teenager for inappropriate photos
HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Former Markle pastor Zachary Petree faces up to a year in prison after asking a 16-year-old girl for inappropriate pictures. Petree reached a plea deal with prosecutors ...
Dec 06, 2023
Man charged after following 12-year-old at local library
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Fort Wayne man was arrested Friday on charges of sexual child abuse following his actions at a local library last month. The FWPD says that 36-year-old Otha J. Muirhead tu...
Dec 05, 2023
Traffic alert! Superior Circle restoration begins Tuesday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Work to construct the consolidation sewer is complete on Superior Street, and beginning Tuesday, December 5, 2023, crews will begin restoring the concrete road at Superior C...
Dec 04, 2023 ITB495
Three hurt in shooting early Sunday near Memorial Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Three people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday morning. Two of those victims are in critical condition. The Fort Wayne Police Department says it happened close to Memoria...
Dec 04, 2023
