Category Archives: WXKE Local News

City Utilities to host free facility tours at plant
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – It flows into our lives each day. Streaming from our tap to quench our thirst, helping us run our households and businesses, providing recreation, and used to protect ...
Joey Martin May 05, 2022

Catch the Colts at Parkview Field on May 19
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indianapolis Colts will once again visit Parkview Field for a Fort Wayne TinCaps game as part of the “Colts At Bat" tour on Thursday, May 19 (7:05 p.m.) when the T...
Joey Martin May 05, 2022

Protestors gather at Ohio Supreme Court over possible abortion bans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Protestors are speaking out over the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft that could overturn Roe v. Wade. Demonstrators with ‘Columbus Rapid Response for Abortion Just...
Joey Martin May 04, 2022

Man pulled from river close to Promenade Park identified
UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner has identified a man found dead in the river close to Promenade Park. Right now, we know that 45-year-old Charles White drowned but we do not know how the manner of hi...
Joey Martin May 04, 2022

Bicyclist struck on Illinois Road died from injuries
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Coroner says that a man struck by a pickup truck on Illinois Road died from his injuries. It happened on Sunday night in front of the entrance to Timb...
Joey Martin May 04, 2022

Republican member resigning from Ohio Redistricting Commission
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – State Senate President Matt Huffman is resigning from the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Huffman has named Republican Senator Rob McColley as his replacement on the pane...
Joey Martin May 04, 2022

Death in weekend crash ruled a homicide
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)....
Joey Martin May 04, 2022

Family escapes, cat rescued from house fire
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 ...
Joey Martin May 02, 2022

FWPD investigate three serious crashes Sunday night
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...
Joey Martin May 02, 2022

Allen County rebrands
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...
Joey Martin May 02, 2022




