Category Archives: WXKE Local News

UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman killed in a crash Sunday night. Right now, a man has been arrested in connection to the crash but his exact role is still unknown (story below)....

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that a family escaped a house fire early Monday morning on the city’s southwest side. Investigators think that it began ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police responded to three serious crashes in just hours of each other on Sunday night. The first was on West Washington Center Road near West Street. That c...

ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – On Monday, Allen County unveiled a brand new identity - which includes a new county logo, county seal, and identity system for other departments and elected offices. "T...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police department officials are asking for help in finding a missing man. Police say Richard Kirk has been missing since February and does not have a vehicl...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The National Arbor Day Foundation has awarded the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department with its 32nd consecutive Tree City USA designation. Mayor Tom Henry prese...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne is celebrating National Historic Preservation Month by highlighting the City's historic neighborhoods, buildings and landscapes throughout the m...

UPDATE (April 29, 2022): The manner of death for two people found in a Cheviot Drive apartment was murder and suicide, according to the Allen County Coroner. Police were called around 11:30 Wednesday ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – It could be a de facto life sentence for a Fort Wayne man for the 2020 murder of a local teenager. A jury yesterday found 24-year-old Cameron Hallett guilty of shootin...

GARRETT, Ind. (ADAMS) – A Garrett man was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of sexual misconduct with several children. According to Indiana State Police, the DeKalb County Prosecutor contac...