Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Woman killed in I-69 crash identified
UPDATE (October 3, 2023): A woman who died in a crash early Sunday morning has been identified by the Allen County Coroner as 25-year-old Marissa Jo Branning from Fort Wayne. Around 3 a.m., police and...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

Report: 122nd Fighter Wing brings $113 million economic impact
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Greater Fort Wayne Inc. recently contracted Purdue University Fort Wayne's Community Research Institute to conduct a report detailing the direct, indirect, and induced econo...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

FWACC and BISSELL hope to "empty the shelters"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - With animal shelters across the nation facing an overcrowding crisis, thousands of highly adoptable pets are waiting for their second chances. Here in Fort Wayne, Animal Car...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

ISP investigating fiery semi crash on US 20 in Steuben County
ANGOLA, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that a fiery crash closed lanes of US 20 Monday evening. ISP officials say that the semi was speeding when the driver lost control close to CR 900W. The...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

City asks for neighborhood input on design for Oxford Street improvements
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division is asking the residents of the Oxford Neighborhood to provide input on future improvements to Oxford Street between L...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

Local dessert shop to be featured on America's Best Restaurants
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) - Moo-Over, the only plant-based ice crme shop in the state, was selected to be featured by America's Best Restaurants, a national media company that highlights small, one-...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

Bamboo Forest opens at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The excitement continues at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo with the opening of Bamboo Forest Adventure Play and Marketplace. Opening over the weekend, Bamboo Forest Adventure...
Joey Martin Oct 02, 2023

Butler woman hurt in crash with semi in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Police in DeKalb County say that a Butler woman was hurt in a crash with a semi-truck trailer Friday. The semi-truck was leaving the parking lot of Steel Dynamics in the 450...
Joey Martin Oct 02, 2023

Motorcyclist critically injured in N. Clinton crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that a motorcyclist has critical injuries following a crash early Sunday morning. Just after midnight, officers were dispatched in...
Joey Martin Oct 02, 2023

Parkview Bryan, Montpelier, and Archbold open for northwest Ohio
BRYAN, Ohio (ADAMS) - Three northwest Ohio healthcare facilities and their teams have officially joined Parkview Health. As of Sunday, Oct. 1, Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (CHWC) became an...
Joey Martin Oct 02, 2023




