Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Mayor Henry and FWFD dedicate new Fire Station 14
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - This week, Mayor Tom Henry joined Fire Chief Eric Lahey, Fort Wayne Fire Department employees, and representatives from Witwer Construction and Shive-Hattery Architecture an...
Nov 16, 2023 Lydia Liu / CC
Fort Wayne man arrested for child molestation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Fort Wayne man is facing charges of child molestation after an investigation by the FWPD's CAPS team. The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a minor identified as 35-y...
Nov 16, 2023 Matthew Ansley / Unsplash
Nebraska man died in Steuben County crash
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Steuben County Sheriff's Department says that a Nebraska man died in a crash on Tuesday evening. Just after 7:15 p.m., near the intersection of U.S. 20 and W 20 North, ...
Nov 16, 2023
FWPD: Three teens arrested after chase
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The Fort Wayne Police Department says that one person suspected in an incident early Wednesday morning is still on the loose. Three others were arrested after a police chase....
Nov 16, 2023
Amp Lab launches student venture fund
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Amp Lab at Electric Works has officially launched a $25,000 fund to support high school entrepreneurial ventures. This fund will be used as a catalyst for businesses develop...
Nov 16, 2023
Eric Doden says he has signatures to be on ballot for governor
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Republican candidate for Indiana governor Eric Doden says he has collected enough petition signatures to be on the primary ballot in May. Doden and other candidates need t...
Nov 14, 2023
Parkview Field gets green light for new sod installation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - After six weeks of extensive field renovation work, Parkview Field is ready for new sod installation beginning Tuesday, November 14. Roughly 18 truckloads of four-foot wide ...
Nov 14, 2023
INDOT shares update on ProPEL U.S. 30 and U.S. 31 studies
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is encouraging community feedback on its planning studies along the U.S. 30 and U.S. 31 corridors in northern Indiana. The...
Nov 14, 2023
Ohio continues into peak time for deer-related crashes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - AAA, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Department of Insurance, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure ...
Nov 14, 2023 Don DeBold / CC
FWPD makes arrest in 2018 murder
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A suspect has been arrested in the 2018 murder of a man in the parking lot of a Fort Wayne Kroger store. 25-year-old Terrence Wintrode was arrested yesterday when he arrived...
Nov 14, 2023
