Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Parkview Southwest Outpatient Center now open
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Parkview Southwest Outpatient Center officially opened to patients on Wednesday. The outpatient center is the newest and largest facility on the Parkview Southwest campu...
Nov 02, 2023 Local artist Theoplis Smith III, also known as "Phresh Laundry," stands near one of the pieces of art he created as part of his “Synergy of Hope” collection for the Parkview Southwest Outpatient Center. Parkview’s design team tries to incorporate local art into every facility, and they worked with Smith to create artwork that evoked a peaceful, healing environment.
New disc golf course opens at Weisser Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation and Weisser Park Elementary School dedicated the city's newest Disc Golf Course at Weisser Park this week. The nine-hole course is a collabor...
Nov 02, 2023 Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington / CC
Electric Works Partners with City Utilities in "grease waste revolution"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Tom Henry, representatives from Electric Works, restauranteurs from the Union Street Market and City Utilities' staff members came together this week to champion the c...
Nov 02, 2023
Funeral for Fort Wayne's first Black firefighter Thursday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne's first Black firefighter will be laid to rest Thursday. The funeral for Richard Ridley Jr. will be Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at Turner Chapel AME. Visitation w...
Nov 02, 2023 Zinko Hein / Unsplash
Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control warns pet owners of a potential scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is warning residents about a potential scam where someone pretends to be an employee with FWACC saying in posts on various social media su...
Oct 31, 2023 BRUNO CERVERA / Unsplash
MORE Brewing breaks Fort Wayne ground
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division led a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on MORE Brewing Co...
Oct 31, 2023 MORE Brewing (Instagram/MoreBrewing.com)
Orland man killed in single-vehicle crash after medical event
STEUBEN CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred late Monday afternoon on State Road 120 near the intersection of County Road 300 West in Steub...
Oct 31, 2023
Elkhart man dies after running from police, crashing into semi
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The LaGrange County Sheriff's Department says that a 30-year-old Elkhart man died Friday while leading police on a cross-county chase that ended with a crash involving a s...
Oct 31, 2023
Woman critically injured in Lower Huntington Rd. shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a Sunday night shooting on Lower Huntington Road. Officers were sent to the 3000 block of Lower Huntington Road at around 8...
Oct 30, 2023
The TinCaps have ties to 2023 World Series
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Not only is Fort Wayne native Andrew Saalfrank representing Northeast Indiana in the 2023 World Series, several other members of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers a...
Oct 30, 2023
