Category Archives: WXKE Local News

How to weigh in on the Hillegas Road widening project
City of Fort Wayne Facebook FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne is inviting the public to attend a meeting for an overview of the Hillegas Road Widening Project. The meeting will b...
Joey Martin Apr 14, 2022

ISP investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Steuben County
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Post of the Indiana State Police is currently investigating a single-vehicle motorcycle crash that happened late Tuesday night on West Orland Road near...
Joey Martin Apr 14, 2022

Subway shooting suspect may have filmed himself in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The suspect in New York City’s subway shooting appears to have stopped in Fort Wayne. Frank James posted a video of himself outside of a Kroger in Fort Wayne to ...
Joey Martin Apr 14, 2022

Two teenagers arrested in E. Paulding Road murder
UPDATE (April 13, 2022): Fort Wayne police say that two juveniles have been detained in the shooting death of a man off E. Paulding Road last Wednesday. Luke Borer was found in the parking lot of the ...
Joey Martin Apr 13, 2022

Coroner looks for help in finding murder victim's family
UPDATE (April 13, 2022): The Allen County Coroner is asking for help in finding a man who was killed in a local motel but wasn’t from Fort Wayne. Officials say that Terry Eugene Coleman, 48, of ...
Joey Martin Apr 13, 2022

Vehicle charging stations on Wayne and Berry now operational
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The six electric vehicle charging stations located near the corner of Barr Street at both Wayne and Berry streets are now operational. The City of Fort Wayne received ...
Joey Martin Apr 12, 2022

Chris Isaak to play the Embassy Theatre this July
Chris Isaak FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A well-known singer and actor will grace the Embassy Stage this summer. The Embassy Theatre and Honeywell Arts & Entertainment present Chris Isaak on ...
Joey Martin Apr 12, 2022

Groundbreaking marks beginning of construction on major bridge
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Monday, Mayor Tom Henry, the City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division, and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark...
Joey Martin Apr 12, 2022

ODOT kicks off National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Department of Transportation is recognizing today as the start of National Work Zone Safety Week. The yearly campaign serves to remind drivers to use caution wh...
Joey Martin Apr 11, 2022

Fire ignites fireworks inside Fort Wayne Phantom warehouse
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says the cause of a fire in the Phantom Fireworks warehouse off Northland Blvd is still being investigated. Officials arrived shortly af...
Joey Martin Apr 11, 2022




