Category Archives: WXKE Local News

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Players' Association is thanking the community for the outpouring of support following a three-month work stoppage. The Fort Wayne Philharm...

James D. Donbrock STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – An Angola man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into a home and hitting the resident with a gun. The Steuben County Sherriff's Office says ...

ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that alternating lane closures on I-69 for construction will begin next week. Beginning on or after March 20, cre...

STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of State Road 827 will close soon for road reconstruction. Starting on or after March 20, crews will begin work...

Michael Drabenstot(Grant County Jail) MARION, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police (ISP) say that a Marion man is being held in the Grant County Jail after his arrest for child pornography. ISP o...

UPDATE (March 17, 2023): We now know the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a train in DeKalb County. It is unclear why but police say that Jimmy D. Taylor III was running on the tracks late ...

UPDATE (March 17, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A Fort Wayne mother is pleading guilty to neglect in the death of her two-year-old son in 2021. WANE-TV reports that Kiara Johnson entered the...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Public Library has announced the winner of its Sneakerhead Art Contest conducted in February in partnership with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. The contest ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Public Library is hosting its annual Teen Film Festival. The event is an opportunity for young filmmakers to show their work in various categories inc...

DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says that an 18-year-old was taken to the hospital after a crash on Tuesday morning. When officers and first responders ar...