Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Motorcyclist killed, passenger critical in Steuben Co. crash
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A motorcycle crash on Tuesday afternoon killed an Orland man and left another in critical condition. Around 3:30 p.m., Kenneth R. Steele, 74, and his passenger 75-yea...
Joey Martin May 18, 2022

Indiana Tech receives major boost for Zollner Engineering Center
A rendering of the north side of the new Zollner Engineering Center at Indiana Tech. The project will include an extensive expansion and update to the central quad on the Indiana Tech campus. FORT WAY...
Joey Martin May 18, 2022

Commissioners plan to "fix" Allen County Jail
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Following a ruling by a federal judge that the Allen County jail was “seriously overcrowded,” Allen County Commissioners and the Allen County Sheriff say t...
Joey Martin May 18, 2022

Agents remind parents, students of Ohio's alcohol law ahead of graduation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) and the Ohio Division of Liquor Control are reminding high school students not to use drugs or alcohol during graduation ce...
Joey Martin May 17, 2022

Wild Crab set to bring southern flavor to Fort Wayne
Courtesy: Wild Crab FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Cajun flavors are about to turn up the heat in southwest Fort Wayne. Wild Crab, a new restaurant to the community, will celebrate its grand opening...
Joey Martin May 17, 2022

Child killed in northeastern Indiana buggy wreck
DECATUR, Ind. (ADAMS) – An 11-year-old is dead after a van-vs-buggy wreck in northeastern Indiana. It happened Friday afternoon in a rural section of Adams County. Deputies say the van’s d...
Joey Martin May 16, 2022

I-69 lane closures to begin as part of ongoing interchange project
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that lane closures are set to begin on I-69 as part of the ongoing I-69 and Coldwater Road interchange modification project. Sta...
Joey Martin May 16, 2022

Two facing drug charges in Mercer County
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Two Mercer County men were arrested after the sheriff’s office got a tip that one was bringing fentanyl into the county. 31-year-old Zachary Frazier and 29-year-old ...
Joey Martin May 16, 2022

City settles with other 2020 protesters
Photo: Daniel Church FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – There are more checks coming from the city of Fort Wayne to people arrested during the city’s violent 2020 protests. Court documents show th...
Joey Martin May 13, 2022

Hoagland Avenue apartment badly damaged in Thursday morning fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that an apartment on Hoagland Avenue was badly damaged in a fire Thursday morning. Around 9 a.m., crews were called to a build...
Joey Martin May 13, 2022