Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Tentative deal reached between ECHL, Players' Union to end strike
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A tentative agreement on a new contract has been reached between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association to end the strike that started Friday. In Indiana,...
Dec 29, 2025 albund / Depositphotos.com
City seeks proposals to develop new downtown plan
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division says it is seeking proposals for professional consulting services to create a downtown plan that will guide future in...
Dec 29, 2025
Homeless encampment under Spy Run Avenue bridge to be cleared
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A homeless encampment in Fort Wayne has been given a 72-hour notice from the city that it will be cleaned up. The encampment is underneath the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Sp...
Dec 29, 2025 Pedro Ribeiro Simões / CC
ACPL offers a full slate of free activities for kids on winter break
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - As students across Allen County gear up for winter break, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is rolling out a full slate of free activities designed to keep kids, teens,...
Dec 19, 2025
Construction underway on riverfront mixed-use development, The Eddy
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker and representatives from Barrett Realty Investments announced the start of construction on a $45 million mixed-use development na...
Dec 19, 2025
Funding dispute could end specialized TRAA dispatch services for some in Allen County
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A funding dispute between Allen County commissioners and the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority (TRAA) could soon end some specialized emergency dispatch services for those ou...
Dec 19, 2025 digitalstorm / Depositphotos.com
Indiana State Police Fort Wayne welcomes K-9 Enzo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - There is a new addition to the ISP Fort Wayne Post. Indiana State Police released the following: On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the Indiana State Police held a ceremony at...
Dec 19, 2025
Man critically hurt, another injured in Lafayette Center Crash
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - One man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Allen County on Sunday afternoon. A Toyota Prius and a Chevrolet van collided around 2:15 p.m. at the ...
Dec 15, 2025
Coroner identifies bicyclist fatally struck at Winchester and Bluffton
UPDATE (December 15, 2025): The Allen County Coroner's Office says that a bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle in Waynedale has died. He has been identified as 62-year-old Patrick Mills, of Fort Wayn...
Dec 15, 2025
Cody Brooks sworn in as the Fort Wayne Fire Department's Deputy Chief
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Cody Brooks was sworn in on Friday as the FWFD's Deputy Chief, in a position appointed by Mayor Sharon Tucker. https://www.facebook.com/CityofFortWayne/posts/pfbid0xRJDXhcyh...
Dec 12, 2025
