Category Archives: WXKE Local News
YMCA Trail Buddies Program kicks off this month
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne will launch the ninth season of the Trail Buddies program this month. Running through October 31, Trail Buddies offers free, adaptive bike rid...
May 08, 2025
ACLU sues governor's office over IU Board of Trustees change
MONROE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing the office of Governor Braun over a provision slipped into the state budget to give him full control of the Indiana Un...
May 08, 2025
PFW to 'top out' Surack-Sweetwater Music Industry Building
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The tradition of topping out a new construction with its last - and often highest - beam will be observed Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the site of the Surack-Sweetwater Music In...
May 07, 2025
Ohio Issue Two passes as preliminary election results posted
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Preliminary results are in for Ohio's primary and special elections. The only state ballot item, Ohio Issue Two, is passing with support from nearly 70 percent of voters. This...
May 07, 2025 slexp880 / Depositphotos.com
News entities sue for access to Indiana executions
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Five news entities are suing the state over its ban on allowing the press to witness executions performed by the state. Indiana and one other state have the bans in place,...
May 07, 2025
Hamilton County Libertarian Chairwoman running for Secretary of State
HAMILTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Hamilton County Libertarian Party chairwoman Lauri Shillings is seeking her party's nomination for Secretary of State.. Shillings says, "Hoosiers need to be able to trust ...
May 07, 2025 vepar5 / Depositphotos.com
Coroner identifies man struck in fatal hit-and-run
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man who was fatally struck early Saturday morning at S Lafayette Street and Williams Street. 37-year-old Luis Antonio Figu...
May 06, 2025
ODOT: 13,000 bicycle helmets handed out for free across Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Department of Transportation is working with partners to distribute thousands of bicycle helmets again this year. ODOT is teaming up with the Ohio Chapter of the Amer...
May 06, 2025
Construction worker hit by vehicle when driver suffers medical event
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A construction worker was hurt but expected to recover after being struck by a vehicle at N. Clinton and Wallen Monday evening. The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says ...
May 06, 2025
Look out for new lane closures on I-69 in Huntington County
HUNTINGTON Co., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that there will be alternating lane closures on northbound I-69 for bridge construction in the coming days. Startin...
May 04, 2025
