Category Archives: WXKE Local News
City updates North River redevelopment progress
UPDATE (May 14, 2025): On Tuesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker's office provided a status report on the plans to redevelop the North River property that's just north of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial...
May 14, 2025
Fort Wayne murder suspect arrested in Michigan
UPDATE (May 14, 2025): JACKSON, Mich. (ADAMS) - The U.S. Marshals Service has arrested Fort Wayne murder suspect Isaiah Wilson in Jackson County, Michigan. Wilson is accused of shooting and killing 23...
May 14, 2025
PFW: 2025 Commencement a moment to reflect and celebrate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Although it's happened 56 times before, commencement at Purdue University Fort Wayne has that wonderful knack of seeming like a brand-new exercise every spring. PFW reps say...
May 14, 2025 Grand Marshall Frank Paladino, Jack. W. Schrey Distinguished Professor of Biology, holds the Purdue Fort Wayne mace as he waits to lead the opening procession during the 2024 Commencement
ACPL's Little Turtle Branch to open new StoryScape
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library will open its newest StoryScape early learning location at the Little Turtle Branch (2201 Sherman Boulevard) on Wednesday, May 14. A Grand Op...
May 13, 2025
Summer on the rivers gets underway with Sweet Breeze
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation says the summer season on the rivers is getting underway. The Sweet Breeze canal boat replica was launched into the St. Marys River this week...
May 13, 2025
Look out for restrictions on Broadway this week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - If you normally use Broadway, you'll want to be aware of upcoming work. City Utilities says that workers will replace a storm inlet beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. The right...
May 13, 2025 kzlobastov / Depositphotos.com
City of Fort Wayne wins top planning awards from state association
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne recently captured two top awards from the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association. The City was awarded the Outstanding Best Practice for...
May 13, 2025
Arrest made in East State shooting
UPDATE (May 13, 2025): The Fort Wayne Police Department says that an arrest has been made in a shooting last Thursday that left a man with critical injuries. The FWPD says that 44-year-old Andre Lee w...
May 13, 2025
Treasurer for the Noble County Fair arrested for theft
NOBLE CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - Noble County Fair Treasurer Robin Lee Laymon has been charged with theft for stealing over $367,000 from the fair. She was arrested Friday and has been charged. The president ...
May 13, 2025
INDOT: Alternating lane closures on SR 3/Lima Rd. begin this week
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that motorists should look out for alternating lane closures on State Road 3/Lima Road for pipe replacements at Becketts...
May 12, 2025
