Category Archives: WXKE Local News

CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash that happened on Sunday. Just before 4:30 p.m., the crash was reported at US 127 and SR 119. Deputies det...

HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – West Nile Virus has been found in Huntington County. The health department says mosquito samples from the county tested positive for the virus. Now, health officia...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a man is in critical condition after being shot on Wednesday night. It happened on the 2700 block of Stardale Drive, off Hessen Cassel Road ...

UPDATE (September 8, 2022): A Fort Wayne man has been identified by the Allen County Coroner's Office as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash Tuesday night. William Miller, 55, was pronounced dead a...

AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a highway maintenance worker was hit and seriously injured in an on I-69 near Auburn. At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, state troopers r...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting four fatal traffic crashes which claimed four lives over the Labor Day holiday weekend according to provisional data. The data...

DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says a semi took a turn too fast causing a crash on Friday. According to police, the initial investigation revealed a 2016 Freig...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A project that is set to upgrade local sewers will close a local roadway for the next three months. A section of East Wayne Street between Glasgow Avenue and South Ant...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – 20 firefighters were welcomed to the Fort Wayne Fire Department in a graduation ceremony last night at the Public Safety Academy. 60 percent of the FWFD's 94th recruit...

Jon Coffman FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Purdue University Fort Wayne and head men’s basketball coach Jon Coffman have agreed to a contract extension, Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley Hu...