Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Study: Ohio could see millions in new tax funds from legalized marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - A new study is estimating that the State of Ohio could see more than $200 million dollars in additional tax revenue in the first year if recreational marijuana is legalized. R...
Joey Martin Sep 27, 2023 Marketeering Group / CC

Police in DeKalb County look for driver of a crashed car that caught fire
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Police in DeKalb County are looking for anyone connected to a car that was found after apparently going off the road early Monday morning and catching fire. Police were call...
Joey Martin Sep 26, 2023

Parkview Heart Institute completes 1,000th TAVR procedure
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Parkview Heart Institute recently hit a major milestone, completing its 1,000th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, according to representatives. Wi...
Joey Martin Sep 26, 2023

YLNI Farmers Market named #1 in Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition has announced that YLNI Farmers Market has placed 1st in Indiana in the 2023 America's Farmers Market Celebratio...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023 Paul Wilkinson / CC

Police: Rollover crashed caused by radio station switch
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that a crash on I-69 early Saturday was caused by a radio station change. Police say that a Michigan man was taken to the hospital wi...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023

Man shot in the neck at Lima and Production
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says officers are investigating a shooting near the intersection of Lima and Production Friday evening. It happened just before 5:45 p.m. wh...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023

Mayor Henry unveils 2024 budget
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Tom Henry says Fort Wayne's fiscal health remains in a strong position. He and City Controller Garry Morr recently announced the proposed 2024 budget for the City of F...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023

Two victims of deadly crashes identified
HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Two people were killed in crashes Friday night and Saturday morning in Huntington County. The coroner has released their identities, saying 31-year-old Sharlene Rhodes o...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023

Portion of S.R. 105 to close for patching and repaving
HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of State Road 105 will close soon for patching and resurfacing Starting on or after September 25, crews will...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023

Two arrested following chase in Steuben County
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Steuben County Sheriff's Office says two people are facing charges after trying to run from police on Friday. Ashley Rose Daniels and David Danquan Williams were report...
Joey Martin Sep 25, 2023




