Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Two juveniles arrested after "disturbance" forces school lockout
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that two underage boys are facing charges after an "armed disturbance" forced a school into a "lockout" on Tuesday afternoon. Officers ...
Joey Martin Nov 08, 2023 The Fort Wayne Police Department

Multi-county chase ends in charges for Fort Wayne woman
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police (ISP) says that a Fort Wayne woman was arrested after a high-speed chase through Grant, Huntington, and Allen Counties early Monday morning. ISP official...
Joey Martin Nov 08, 2023

Fort Wayne man arrested on child pornography charges
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A 54-year-old Fort Wayne man has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography. The Fort Wayne Police Department says that Mohammed Siddiq was arrested after an i...
Joey Martin Nov 08, 2023 Caspar Camille Rubin / Unsplash

Two underage suspected arrested in Swinney Ave. shooting
UPDATE (November 7, 2023): Two people are charged in a shooting last week on Swinney Avenue. The FWPD said on Monday that the two underage suspects are facing armed robbery and attempted murder charge...
Joey Martin Nov 07, 2023

USF seniors sign to begin healthcare careers with Parkview
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Twenty University of Saint Francis seniors announced they would begin their healthcare careers with Parkview Health. The upcoming December graduates made their intentions kn...
Joey Martin Nov 07, 2023 Tianna Freeman, Paige Graber, Kiosha Dixie, Janna Fee, Joslyn Toner, Ella Thompson, Estrella Rico, Mariah McKenna; Back row: Rong Zhang, Samantha Klima, Meagan Reeser, Heather Eicholtz, Bethany Bauer, Madison Hartman, Jade Michael, Maggie Ingledue, Jillian Garn, Erika Garcia; Not pictured: Yamilex Diaz, Nathalie Ley

Governor Holcomb proclaims this as 'Adopt A Hoosier Shelter Pet Week'
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Coalition of Animal Welfare Professionals alongside shelters and rescue organizations across the State of Indiana are coming together on behalf of Governor Holco...
Joey Martin Nov 06, 2023

Woman killed in Schwartz Road motorcycle wreck
ALLEN CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department says that a woman died in a motorcycle crash on Schwartz Road close to Notestine on Sunday evening. According to the Allen County Sheriff...
Joey Martin Nov 06, 2023 Max Fleischmann / Unsplash

Former and future TinCaps in Arizona Fall League and abroad
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The World Series has ended, but the TinCpas say that baseball never stops. After several Fort Wayne alumni just won a title with the Texas Rangers, former and future TinCaps...
Joey Martin Nov 06, 2023

12-year-old identified in fatal train vs pedestrian incident in DeKalb County
UPDATE (November 4, 2023): The person struck and killed by a train in DeKalb County has been identified. The coroner identified the victim as a 12-year-old boy from Altona, Indiana. The following was ...
Joey Martin Nov 04, 2023 stanhua / CC

High speed chase ends in crash of N. Clinton
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a high-speed chase ended Thursday when the SUV officers were pursuing hit a school bus, and a tree, before crashing in a yard clos...
Joey Martin Nov 04, 2023 Jo Naylor / CC




