Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Three arrested, victim identified in deadly Fort Wayne shooting
UPDATE (September 18, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Three people have been arrested in a Friday morning shooting that killed one man and injured another in Fort Wayne. A high-speed chase that ende...
Sep 18, 2023
Traffic alert! Look out for pattern changes at State and Crescent
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division says that beginning Monday, September 18, traffic patterns will change at the intersection of East State Boulevard and Crescen...
Sep 18, 2023
Man arrested in raid of southside home, restaurant
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that they found a large amount of fentanyl along with various other drugs and guns during a raid of a southside home on Thursday. ...
Sep 18, 2023
City celebrates Fort Wayne Veterans Memorial Bridge
UPDATE (September 18, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - After months of work the City marked the reopening and dedication of the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Sunday night. The bridge runs along U.S. 27...
Sep 18, 2023
Coroner identifies two killed in US 24 crash
UPDATE (September 18, 2023): The Allen County Coroner has identified two people killed in a crash last Thursday on US 24. Monday morning the Allen County Coroner's Office released the autopsy report f...
Sep 18, 2023 Jason Rojas / CC
Northbound ramp from Jefferson to 69 to close
ALLEN CO, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the temporary on-ramp closure from westbound U.S. 24/Jefferson Boulevard to northbound I-69. Crews will close the on-ram...
Sep 18, 2023
Mayor Henry, local agencies encouraging adult immunization
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry is taking the lead in the fight against preventable diseases by receiving his annual flu shot on September 15, coinciding with the launch of the n...
Sep 15, 2023
Proposal announced to rename part of I-69 for state trooper
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A proposal has been unveiled to rename part of I-69 in DeKalb County for Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey. He died on duty on March 3 when he was trying to...
Sep 14, 2023 Indiana State Police Trooper Matthew Lazoff (left) and State Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) (right) testify before the Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in the Senate Chamber at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Smaltz offered a proposal to rename a section of I-69 after fallen Master Trooper James R. Bailey, who was killed in the line of duty in March.
Coroner identifies woman killed in Dawkins Road crash
UPDATE (Spetmeber 11, 2023): The identity of a woman killed in a crash Thursday at Dawkins Road and Ryan Road has been identified. The Allen County Coroner says that Donna Danahey died in the crash. S...
Sep 11, 2023
Dozens of employers coming to Ivy Tech Healthcare Career Fair
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Community members are invited to participate in a Healthcare Career Fair at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne's Coliseum Campus on Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Or...
Sep 11, 2023
