Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Former TinCap Robert Hassell III named Midwest League All-Star
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Minor League Baseball today announced that outfielder Robert Hassell III has been selected as a 2022 High-A Midwest League All-Star. Votes were cast by the league's 12...
Joey Martin Nov 10, 2022

Police: Bomb threat on Allen Co. school bus not credible
GARRETT, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County say that a school bus had to be stopped and search on Wednesday after a bomb threat. Reportedly, the students were 8th-graders at Carroll and were...
Joey Martin Nov 10, 2022

Suspect in shooting outside Mitchell's arrested
UPDATE (November 10, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Shooting suspect Jaleen Willis has been arrested by Fort Wayne police for allegedly shooting two people in a crowd outside Mitchell’s...
Joey Martin Nov 10, 2022

FWCS students to remember Veterans Day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Community Schools will honor and celebrate Veterans Day with activities and events throughout the District. Schools will honor veterans in their families, p...
Joey Martin Nov 10, 2022

USF working on campus master plan to include centralized student center
Renderings of the potential student center, to be located south of Brookside mansion, were designed by BHDP FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The University of Saint Francis (USF) announced Wednesday i...
Joey Martin Nov 10, 2022

City: 'Large amount of leaves' cause weekend work for crews
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – As Fort Wayne Street Department crews began their work in the North section of the City on Monday, they encountered a ‘large amount of leaves’. As a result...
Joey Martin Nov 09, 2022

Donation drives Ivy Tech Diesel Tech students to new opportunities
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne's Diesel Technology program has recently received a new PACCAR MX-13 engine from Palmer Trucks, a full-service Kenworth dealershi...
Joey Martin Nov 09, 2022

Veterans Treatment Court to hold ninth graduation ceremony
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Joint Allen County Veterans Court of the Allen Circuit and Superior Courts will hold a graduation ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at 11:00 AM at the Allen Cou...
Joey Martin Nov 09, 2022

Fort Wayne awards $45 million in New Markets tax credits
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Mayor Tom Henry has announced the City of Fort Wayne New Markets Revitalization Fund, LLC (FWNMRF) will receive $45 million in New Markets Tax Credits allocation autho...
Joey Martin Nov 08, 2022

Fort Wayne Children's Zoo not bringing back pony rides
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The pony rides are gone for good from the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. WANE-TV reports that officials with the Fort Wayne Zoological Society announced on Monday ...
Joey Martin Nov 08, 2022




