Category Archives: WXKE Local News

NIIC, Electric Works announce partnership to expand entrepreneurship
Business Coaches Leslee Hill, Rosalina Perez, Rhonda Ladig, Samantha Cazares, Jami Thomas, and NIIC President and CEO Mike FritschPhoto 2 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – At a press conference on Tues...
Joey Martin May 24, 2023

Man, woman hurt in shooting at gathering off Buchanan Street
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say that a man and woman were hurt in a shooting Monday night off Buchanan Street. According to police, there was a lar...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

Woman 'afraid for her life' during robbery off Broadway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say that woman was shaken up after someone robbed her just after midnight on Tuesday. The woman was reportedly on foot ...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

New childcare options available to Ivy Tech FW students
Matthew Jenkins (Youth & Family Director of the Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA), Blake Zickafoose (Executive Director of the Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA), Dr. Kim Barnett-Johnson (Chancellor of ...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

FWFD welcomes the 95th recruit class on first day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fire Chief Eric Lahey welcomed the Fort Wayne Fire Department's newest recruit class to their first day of training at the Public Safety Academy on Monday. There are 2...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

Man sentenced to 80 years in shooting death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The man convicted of killing Gery Rucker in September 2021 in Fort Wayne will spend the next 80 years in prison. WANE-TV reports that Derrick Dennis Jr. apologized to ...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

How to learn more and weigh in on FWCS safety referendum proposal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Community Schools is hosting a series of meetings to present details for a proposed health and safety referendum. If approved by voters in the November elec...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

Caps' Jairo Iriarte wins Midwest League Pitcher of the Week award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne TinCaps starting pitcher Jairo Iriarte has been named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week, Minor League Baseball announced Monday. The team released the ...
Joey Martin May 23, 2023

Indiana fugitive arrested out of state
UPDATE (May 18, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A 33-year-old man with warrants in three Indiana counties has been arrested out of state. Fort Wayne police did not say exactly where Cedrick Ca...
Joey Martin May 18, 2023

ISP Fort Wayne Post holds annual memorial to honor fallen
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Wednesday morning, the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post held their 2023 Annual Memorial Service, paying tribute to the 48 Indiana State Police employees that have ...
Joey Martin May 18, 2023




