Category Archives: WXKE Local News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48% of Americans do not have emergency supplies. National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to ra...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne has once again been tabbed as one of America's five best cities for minor league sports. The Summit City checked in at No. 4 on Livability's rec...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Beginning September 1 at noon, the FWFD will accept applications for firefighter positions. The Department is seeking qualified applicants, ages 21 - 35, who will be c...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Federal agents say they took a bulk fentanyl dealer off the streets of Fort Wayne. Federal prosecutors this week charged 29-year-old Robert Lamons with selling thousan...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The FWPD says that one man is facing a felony charge after a barricaded subject situation Wednesday morning. Police believe he had locked a woman and her child in a ro...

Kilwins Team in front of the store FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – One year ago, Kilwins owners Paul and Renee Marinko took a leap and opened the chain’s first Indiana store bringing old-fashio...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – All of Fort Wayne’s rescued beagles have new homes. Rescuers in the city got 25 beagles from that massive animal rescue in Virginia, according to WANE-TV. Humane...

STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the temporary closure of the Pigeon Creek Welcome Center for continued improvements. The facility, located on s...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say two people were injured in a shooting over the weekend in a common area of the Westland Mall close to Mitchell's Sports Bar, off West Jefferson. ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The University of Saint Francis received a grant of $862,346 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Indiana Youth Programs on Campus. Representatives say th...