Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Woman and cat safe after Lower Huntington Road fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A woman and her cat are safe after a fire broke out at their home on Lower Huntington Road Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. Crews were called to 3726 Lower Huntington Ro...
Joey Martin Feb 27, 2023

City Utilities introduces new payments kiosks
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – This past week, City Utilities and DivDat, a payment services provider, cut the ribbon to celebrate the successful launch of two new Kiosks. The free-standing units al...
Joey Martin Feb 27, 2023

The 'March to Fort Wayne' begins
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On February 27, ten Fort Wayne structures and facilities will change their exterior lighting to NCAA Blue. This is being done in celebration of the NCAA Division III M...
Joey Martin Feb 27, 2023

Portion of State Road 1 to close in St. Joe
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of State Road 1 in St. Joe will close soon for work. Starting on or after February 27, crews will begin a paveme...
Joey Martin Feb 27, 2023

Teen killed in shooting close to McMillen Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police are investigating after a teenager was found shot dead Thursday afternoon. The victim was shot around 4 p.m. in a neighborhood near McMillen Park. Po...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Traffic alert! Lane restrictions begin Monday at Lafayette and Superior
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Beginning Monday, February 27, 2023, crews will work to repair a sewer pipe on Lafayette Street. The City says that work will require three lanes of Lafayette to be cl...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Woman hit by vehicle on Decatur Rd. has life-threatening injuries
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police are investigating after a woman was hit by a car late Thursday night. Around 10 p.m. witnesses reported the woman on the road and bleeding on the 7800 block of ...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Black Pine loses 'beloved resident' Koda
ALBION, Ind. (ADAMS) – The staff, volunteers, and donors are mourning the loss of Koda, the Red Fox at Black Pine Animal Sanctuary. Representatives say that she lived there for five years and wa...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

"Discarded smoking material" to blame for mobile home fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that smoking materials that were not properly put out caused a mobile home fire near then Glenbrook mall. Crews responded on Thursd...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Indiana students to get free FAFSA filing help at College Goal Sunday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and Warsaw and other various sites in Indiana to help college-bound students ...
Joey Martin Feb 23, 2023




