Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Annual 'Best Looking Cruiser' contest underway
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Voting in this year's Best Looking Cruiser contest is underway. The annual competition is sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers. Voters have until July 11 to...
Joey Martin Jul 02, 2025

Man charged after FW police find a 'destructive device' in his home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Fort Wayne man is facing charges of possession of a destructive device. Glen Monday was arrested yesterday when police were sent to his home in the 1500 block of Franklin ...
Joey Martin Jul 02, 2025

City Utilities awarded for Fort Wayne's safe, reliable water
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne water has received another honor. City Utilities says the Three Rivers Filtration Plant earned national recognition for its ongoing work to make the community's w...
Joey Martin Jul 02, 2025

President Trump nominates U.S. Attorneys for Indiana
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Adam Mildred and Thomas Wheeler the Second are being nominated by President Trump as Indiana's U.S. Attorneys. Mildred is currently the Allen County deputy prosecutor, and Wh...
Joey Martin Jul 02, 2025

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