Category Archives: WXKE Local News

City announces finalists for North River Fieldhouse development
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A City of Fort Wayne Redevelopment Advisory Committee, made up of economic development and community leaders, has selected two finalists to potentially serve as the master d...
Joey Martin Jul 01, 2025 North River Fieldhouse

Indiana cigarette, tobacco taxes increase
UPDATE (July 1, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Smoking in Indiana is now more expensive. The state's cigarette tax has risen from nearly $1 to $3, which is a 200 percent increase. The hike is par...
Joey Martin Jul 01, 2025 Lester120 / Depositphotos.com

Neighborhood Engagement Grants awarded
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne, in partnership with Foellinger Foundation, recently awarded nine Neighborhood Engagement Grants, totaling $40,000. "We are excited to see the breadth...
Joey Martin Jul 01, 2025

Fort Wayne woman arrested for driving 120 MPH on I-69
DELAWARE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - 29-year-old Sierra Vanoven of Fort Wayne is facing several charges after she was arrested Friday, leading police on a high-speed chase on Interstate 69 in Delaware County....
Joey Martin Jun 30, 2025

Fireworks explode in West State garage fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A garage in Fort Wayne that was being used to store fireworks has been destroyed in a fire. The flames started just before 7:00 p.m. Sunday night in the garage in the 600 bl...
Joey Martin Jun 30, 2025 Lydia Liu / CC

City Utilities: Look out fot the 2025 Water Quality Report
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The annual Drinking Water Quality Report from City Utilities has been mailed or emailed, depending on how customers receive their bill, and will arrive soon. City Utilities'...
Joey Martin Jun 30, 2025 jurisam / Depositphotos.com

Indiana AG requests execution date for inmate
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking for an execution date for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward. He is from Spencer County and was convicted of raping and killing 1...
Joey Martin Jun 30, 2025 DIGICOMPHOTO / Depositphotos.com

UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Hamilton Avenue shootings
UPDATE (June 30, 2025): The FWPD says Ford is in custody. The following was put out on Friday: ***Updated Media Release*** Details/Summary: On June 26, 2025, Fort Wayne Police Officers responde...
Joey Martin Jun 30, 2025

Siren's Curse opens for riders at Cedar Point
UPDATE (June 28, 2025): SANDUSKY, Ohio (ADAMS) - The debut date is here for Cedar Point's new Siren's Curse roller coaster. At a height of 160 feet, a length of almost 3,000 feet, and a speed of 58 mi...
Joey Martin Jun 28, 2025 Siren's Curse (Courtesy of Cedar Point)

Humane FW launches free microchip scanning station
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Humane Fort Wayne is launching a new, free, 24-hour microchip scanning station, giving community members a quick and easy way to help lost pets find their way back home. And...
Joey Martin Jun 27, 2025 RuslanKal / Depositphotos.com