Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Mayor Tucker announces first recipients of opioid settlement funds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Thursday, Mayor Sharon Tucker announced the first recipients of opioid settlement funding to help individuals and families overcome opioid and substance addiction. The Ci...
Nov 07, 2025
Indiana Department of Health furloughs dozens of workers amid shutdown
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) -The ongoing federal government shutdown has resulted in nearly 50 Indiana Department of Health employees being furloughed starting Monday. The agency notified 48 workers th...
Nov 07, 2025
City Utilities marks milestone 18 years in the making
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne City Utilities announced the successful completion of the Long-Term Control Plan and the City's transformational work to protect our rivers and strengthen our nei...
Nov 06, 2025
Fire damages storage units on Broadway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) says that several storage units were damaged in a fire on Wednesday night. Moderate to heavy damage was reported in a fire southwest of...
Nov 06, 2025 Jean Carlo Emer / Unsplash
Pete Hegseth to attend defense summit in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will attend the fourth annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit next week. Senator Jim Banks says Hegseth will be there on the second day o...
Nov 06, 2025 icholakov01 / Depositphotos.com
Voters shoot down NACS referendum
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Voters in the Northwest Allen County Schools have rejected a referendum. NACS officials say the funding would have helped them overcome revenue losses from the state when la...
Nov 05, 2025 hjl / CC
Deadly Listeria outbreak linked to precooked pasta meals
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The FDA says six people have died and dozens have been hospitalized due to a listeria outbreak linked to precooked pasta meals. The recall involves products from California-b...
Nov 04, 2025 coffmancmu / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne Community Schools to close South Wayne Elementary
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Community Schools will close South Wayne Elementary at the end of the current academic year. Staff were told about the decision on Monday. District spokesman Scot...
Nov 04, 2025 Brett Levin / CC
Johnny TinCap to be a part of the Arizona Fall League
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Arizona Fall League has announced that Johnny TinCap has been named one of the six Minor League Baseball mascots to be included in the annual "Fall Stars Weekend" at Slo...
Nov 04, 2025
The "Sounds of the Season" head to the Summit City
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - It is the most wonderful time of the year, and the Clyde Theatre wants to get you in the spirit with some holiday shows and the opportunity to help kids in our community. Re...
Nov 03, 2025
