Category Archives: WXKE Local News

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Three Rivers Festival announced the return of its popular 50/50 Raffle. "With a jackpot that could potentially rise into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the ...

UPDATE (June 9, 2022): As Fort Wayne police continue to investigate a fatal Tuesday night motorcycle crash off St. Joe Road, the coroner has released the identity of the man killed. The Allen County C...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A press conference will be held on Friday at the Boys & Girls Club on Fairfield Avenue to announce a new collaboration between the club and an international nonpr...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a woman who was shot in 2021 but died earlier this year. Jordan Young Chin, 21, was found unresponsive in an apartment...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City says that efforts to add additional backup and improve reliability for more than 72,000 City Utilities’ water customers hit a milestone on Wednesday. Ne...

UPDATE (June 9, 2022): We now know the identity of a man who suffered a medical event before crashing off West Coliseum. The coroner says the 51-year-old’s death has been ruled accidental –...

UPDATE (June 7, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Add this to the long struggle with garbage service in Fort Wayne. The City said its soon-to-be-former garbage collector won’t be collectin...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission will be hosting an artist talk regarding the Pillars of Hope and Justice Monument in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event...

WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced lane closures in both directions of U.S. 30 in Columbia City. Crews will be installing new pipe and extending t...

DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A wreck in DeKalb County sent five people to the hospital yesterday. Deputies say a man driving a Buick slammed into a cargo van full of teens. It happened on the 1900...