Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Access Fort Wayne and ACPL receive accolades for films
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Access Fort Wayne, a department of the Allen County Public Library, won five 2022 Philo Festival of Media Awards and two are nominated for 2022 Philo Excellence Awards...
Joey Martin Oct 07, 2022

Fire damages North Anthony Boulevard business
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say they are investigating what caused a fire Friday morning in a retail space on North Anthony Boulevard. FWFD crews responded to...
Joey Martin Oct 07, 2022

Columbia City man arrested for child pornography
Christopher Honeycutt COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a nine-month investigation initiated by its agencies and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) ...
Joey Martin Oct 07, 2022

Sweetwater wins two 'best workplace' awards
Courtesy: Sweetwater FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Sweetwater, the country’s number one eCommerce provider of music instruments and pro audio gear, says that it is the recipient of two Compar...
Joey Martin Oct 07, 2022

FWPD look for man who may have info in shooting investigation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police are asking for the public's help to identify a man as part of what they only called an “ongoing shooting investigation." Though it is not clear...
Joey Martin Oct 07, 2022

Two Huntington University coaches on leave amid lawsuit
UPDATE (October 7, 2022): HUNTINGTON, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two Huntington University coaches are on leave after being accused of abuse. Lauren Johnson and Curtis Hines and have been named in a federal...
Joey Martin Oct 07, 2022

Great Tree Canopy Comeback puts out call for volunteers
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Local citizens are encouraged to join Friends of the Parks of Allen County along with area parks and trails departments for the twenty-first annual Great Tree Canopy C...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022

Traffic stop uncovers fentanyl in Celina
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Two Celina men were arrested Tuesday and are being held without bond in the Mercer County jail on charges of possession of drugs, according to a report from the Mercer Cou...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022

Utilities Commission of Ohio issues heating season reconnect order
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has issued itsSpecial Reconnect Orderfor the upcoming heating season. The Special Reconnect Order helps Ohioansserved byPU...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022

Areas largest energy storage project gains attention from local legislators
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – In December of 2020, Northeastern REMC (NREMC) announced a new energy storage system that would save consumers more than $35 million dollars over the next 20 years; no...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022




