Category Archives: WXKE Local News

GFW Inc. names annual award winners, finalists
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Thursday, Greater Fort Wayne (GFW) Inc. announced the winners of three annual awards, as well as the finalists for the 2023 Small Business of the Year and Nonprofit...
Joey Martin May 18, 2023

Applications now being accepted for the Albert G. Jennings Scholarship
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation says that applications are being accepted for the 2023 Albert G. Jennings Scholarship now through 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2023. Scholarshi...
Joey Martin May 18, 2023

Coroner rules hotel deaths as murder-suicide
UPDATE (May 18, 2023): Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that two people’s deaths at a local hotel were in a murder-suicide. The Allen County Coroner identified the two people Wednesday...
Joey Martin May 18, 2023

Public asked for input on new Pontiac Street grocery store
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup is inviting residents and nearby business owners to provide feedback on p...
Joey Martin May 18, 2023

New bike, walk survey for NE Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division and the Northeastern Indiana Regional Coordinating Council (NIRCC) have launched an Active Transportation Surve...
Joey Martin May 17, 2023
New elements to be added to downtown Ukraine sculpture
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Art This Way, a program of Downtown Fort Wayne, announced that the designer of the Ukraine Sculpture is adding another experiential element to the piece installed in J...
Joey Martin May 17, 2023

Five hospitalized after box truck, buggy crash
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Five people are hospitalized after a box truck hit a buggy Monday morning in LaGrange County. Four of the injured are children along with 33-year-old buggy driver La...
Joey Martin May 17, 2023

TinCaps throw no-hitter at Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio (ADAMS) – TinCaps pitchers Jairo Iriarte, Alan Mundo, and Adam Smith combined to throw a no-hitter as Fort Wayne beat the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds affiliate), 6-0, on Tuesday...
Joey Martin May 17, 2023

Fire badly damages storage units at Broadway facility
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that several units at a local storage facility were heavily damaged in a fire on Monday. It reportedly started as a car fire around...
Joey Martin May 16, 2023

Two adults, two kids safe after S Monroe St. fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Several people were home when a fair broke out in a Monroe Street home on Monday evening. Crews were called to the 3000 block of S Monroe St around 6 p.m. after smoke ...
Joey Martin May 16, 2023




