Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Suspect in police chase hits mother, officer with car
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say that a pursuit Friday morning ended with shots fired after a suspect hit his mother with the car. Just before 10 a.m., of...
Joey Martin Sep 24, 2023

Victim in fatal Fox Avenue shooting identified
UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner's Office released the following: The autopsy has been completed and notification has been made to the next of kin for the female victim that was found in a residence i...
Joey Martin Sep 22, 2023

Riverfront IIb gets underway with groundbreaking ceremony
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Progress along Fort Wayne's riverfront continues as Mayor Tom Henry joined the City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division, Parks and Recreation Department, and comm...
Joey Martin Sep 20, 2023

Teen killed in Monroeville crash identified
UPDATE (September 20, 2023): The Allen County Coroner has identified a teen killed in a Monroeville crash Monday. 17-year-old Heritage High School senior Aiden Mart died and another teen who was a pas...
Joey Martin Sep 20, 2023

Traffic pattern to change on I-469 for ongoing construction
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that there will be traffic pattern changes as part of ongoing construction on I-469. On Wednesday, September 20, crews will be s...
Joey Martin Sep 20, 2023

City Utilities: Passive ponds float solar panels for power bonanza
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - There is a new move toward environmental sustainability and improved resiliency in Fort Wayne. On Tuesday, Mayor Tom Henry, City Utilities' staff and neighborhood leaders ce...
Joey Martin Sep 20, 2023

Coroner identifies man killed by SUV in hit-and-run
UPDATE (September 19, 2023): The Allen County Coroner has identified the victim in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. An autopsy report says that 40-year-old Satwinder Singh Grewal died after he wa...
Joey Martin Sep 19, 2023

ISP Fort Wayne Post releases results of impaired driving patrols
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police troopers with the Fort Wayne Post have spent recent weekends on patrol to help combat impaired driving. This week they released the results of 'saturate...
Joey Martin Sep 19, 2023

Motorcyclist treated for head trauma after DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that a motorcyclist crashed while trying to avoid a deer shortly after midnight Monday. Dustin Ramsey, 43, of Garrett, was heading so...
Joey Martin Sep 18, 2023

Interpretation services now available through City of Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Non-English-speaking residents in the City of Fort Wayne will have more opportunities to communicate with the City government through an updated Limited English Proficiency ...
Joey Martin Sep 18, 2023




