Category Archives: WXKE Local News

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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'...