Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Motorcyclist killed in West Jefferson crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a man is dead following a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and Catalpa...
Joey Martin May 23, 2022

Alternating lane restrictions begin on U.S. 27 in Adams County
ADAMS CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced another construction project that could impact your commute. This time, alternating lane closures are planned for...
Joey Martin May 23, 2022

Two killed, three wounded in Goshen shooting
GOSHEN, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two people are dead and three others are fighting for their lives after a shooting in Goshen. It happened at a home Saturday afternoon. Police say two men died in the shoo...
Joey Martin May 23, 2022

Family of five escapes house fire off Butler Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that a family of five was able to escape an overnight house fire in a neighborhood off Butler Road. Crews were sent to 3020 Pe...
Joey Martin May 20, 2022

Goshen Ave. improvement receives Project of the Year award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Goshen Avenue Improvements Project received the 2021 APWA-Indiana Chapter Public Works Project of the Year in the Transportation category. The...
Joey Martin May 20, 2022

Do Good Foods plans production facility near FWA
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A sustainable food producer is expanding into Fort Wayne. This week, Do Good Foods (DGF) announced plans to invest up to $100 million in an animal-feed production faci...
Joey Martin May 20, 2022

FWCS names secretary as first Employee of the Year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Community Schools celebrated its first-ever Employee of the Year on Wednesday when Superintendent Dr. Mark Daniel surprised Study Elementary Secretary/Treas...
Joey Martin May 20, 2022

Application available for Non-Congregate Emergency Shelter Funding
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The City of Fort Wayne's Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services (OHNS) is releasing its application for HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Non-...
Joey Martin May 20, 2022

Pursuit lands Jeep in water and Leesburg man in jail
KOSCIUSKO CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a Leesburg, Indiana man led troopers on a pursuit through a field before crashing into a water-filled ditch on Monday night. ISP offic...
Joey Martin May 19, 2022

ISP Fort Wayne Post holds annual memorial service to honor fallen
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post held its annual memorial service on Wednesday, paying tribute to the 47 Indiana State Police employees who have died in the li...
Joey Martin May 19, 2022




