Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Fort Wayne Community Shools' free summer meals program underway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Community Schools is again sponsoring the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSPC) providing free meals to all children ages 18 and younger and to a...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

TinCaps, PNC Bank launch new program to benefit small business
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne TinCaps announced the "Going To Bat for Small Business" program in collaboration with PNC Bank. The inaugural program will provide an opportunity for sm...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Johnnie Mae Farm Market now open
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The City of Fort Wayne says that the Johnnie Mae Farm Market, located in the Renaissance Pointe Neighborhood at 2518 Winter St., is now open on Fridays throughout the summer ...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Arrest made in years old murder case
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A man has been arrested seven years after the shooting death of Dontay White. White was 17 at the time and a student at Snider High School. He and another person were ...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

New Fort Wayne Daisies monuments unveiled at Memorial Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Parks Deputy Director of Recreation Chuck Reddinger, TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter and Fort Wayne Daisies Alumni Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn and Catherine (...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Discussion: Why Black mothers and infants are dying at greater rates in Indiana
Dr. Lauren Dungy-Poythress FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation is inviting area residents interested in prenatal and infant care to an upcoming event featuring ...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Man faces several charges after police chase and crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that a 19-year-old is facing charges after running from police and crashing on Wednesday. It started when an officer tried t...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

ACPL's Genealogy Center and Rolland Center win travel awards
(Left to right: Jessa Campbell, Visit Fort Wayne; Damaine Vonada; Jessie Cortesi, ACPL; Curt Witcher; Elizabeth Granger; Kayla Gustafson, ACPL) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Public...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

Coroner identifies woman killed in I-69 crash
UPDATE (June 1, 2023): The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman killed in a Wednesday morning crash on I-69. The coroner says that the 24-year-old Kentucky woman was pronounced dead at the scen...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

Library's SPARK Summer Learning Program returns
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – This Summer the Allen County Public Library is inviting Allen County families and individuals to join the SPARK Summer Learning Program. Summer SPARK runs June 1 throu...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023




