Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Local non profits highlight local foods and renown chef with workshop
Chef Aaron Butts FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – In celebration of Local Foods Week, a promotion NEI Local Foods Network hosts, Eco Fest has partnered with local Chef Aaron Butts to show you how to p...
Joey Martin Jul 15, 2022

BABE of Whitley County kicks off 10th annual Cutest Kid contest
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) – BABE of Whitley County, a non-profit organization that provides resources and a community for Whitley County families, kicked off their 10th annual Cutest Kid Conte...
Joey Martin Jul 15, 2022

State Road 9 to close for bridge maintenance work
HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the closure of State Road 9 between W 800 N and W 900 N for bridge maintenance work. Crews will begin working on o...
Joey Martin Jul 14, 2022

Meetings set to inform public of Rescue Plan grants
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Mayor Tom Henry's Administration announced that information sessions will be held to highlight American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant opportunities. Overview of informa...
Joey Martin Jul 14, 2022

Game to protect local rivers wins international award
FORT WAYNE, Ind, (ADAMS) – A City Utilities-developed board game that helps players learn how stormwater runoff carries pollutants to our rivers has won the International Serious Play Silver Med...
Joey Martin Jul 14, 2022

Storm damage at St. Joe Dam requires immediate repair
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Last week’s storms damaged a portion of the flashboards at the St. Joseph River Dam causing the river level to begin dropping north of the dam. As a result, City...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2022

HEAL Markets kick off this week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Locally grown produce will be on sale starting this week at the three area HEAL Markets, which are located in food deserts. Food deserts are areas within the community...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2022

122nd Fighter Wing conducting large-scale readiness exercise
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The 122nd Fighter Wing is holding a Large Scale Readiness Exercise July 11, 2022, through July 15, 2022. Airmen taking part in the five-day exercise are set to practic...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2022

Fort Wayne mom charged in child's 2021 overdose
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Prosecutors in Fort Wayne are pushing for felony charges against a mom who they say passed out while her 15-month-old daughter died. Angela Brown was formally charged ...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2022

City: "Storming the drains" with new murals
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – This week the artists of CLEAN DRAINS FORT WAYNE: Be River SmART take to the streets in the year two collaboration Friends of the Rivers and City Utilities. The collab...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2022




