Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Portion S.R. 37 to closing for culvert replacement
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the closure of a portion of State Road 37 for a culvert replacement. Crews will be working between I-469 and Bruick Roa...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2022

Two killed in Mercer County semi crash
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Mercer County Sheriff's Office says officers are investigating a semi crash that killed two people Thursday afternoon. It was around 1:35 p.m. that a call came in repo...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2022

Fort Wayne man arrested after police chase on I-69
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A Fort Wayne man was arrested after Indiana State Police said he led them on a chase on I-69 in Grant County Thursday morning. Around 9:30 a.m., ISP officials say a tro...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2022

Former Congressman Mark Souder passes away
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Former 3rd District Congressman Mark Souder has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 72. Souder, who was originally from Grabill, began hospice care just...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2022

Sheriff: Sex offender arrested for violating Registry Law
Dominique Lynn Morton STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating allegations that a Steuben County registered sex offender violated Indiana’s Sex and V...
Joey Martin Sep 29, 2022

New sculpture in downtown Fort Wayne to celebrate Ukraine
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Art This Way, a program of Downtown Fort Wayne, announced it will partner with the Public Art Commission (PAC), City of Fort Wayne, Arts United and Fort Wayne Sister C...
Joey Martin Sep 29, 2022

Arrangements announced for Detective Donald Kidd
Detective Donald Kidd UPDATE (September 29, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department family is still grieving the loss of Detective Donald Kidd, a 17-year veteran of th...
Joey Martin Sep 29, 2022

Active shooting stopped by Gang & Violent Crime Unit officers
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department's Gang & Violent Crime Unit may have kept a bad situation from becoming much worse when officials say that GVCU officers encounte...
Joey Martin Sep 28, 2022

Fort Wayne cracks top 20 best big cities for vegetarians
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Are you vegan or vegetarian? A new list of herbivore havens has been released by WalletHub. The new ranking of veggie-friendly American cities can be found in full her...
Joey Martin Sep 28, 2022

Portion of Main Street honors late Battalion Chief Eric Balliet
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On the anniversary of the day Battalion Chief Eric J. Balliet ended his watch his service was honored by the official unveiling of the Battalion Chief Eric J. Balliet ...
Joey Martin Sep 28, 2022




