Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Parkview updates outpatient treatments for COVID-19
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Parkview Health has updated its outpatient treatment options for patients with COVID-19, based on efficacy and availability of medications. With recent guidance from t...
Joey Martin Feb 01, 2022

Alcohol suspected in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County say that alcohol is a suspected factor in a crash that happened Sunday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputies were cal...
Joey Martin Jan 31, 2022

PFW extends temporary face mask protocol through March 18
UPDATE (January 28, 2022): Purdue University Fort Wayne will extend its temporary requirement to wear face masks inside campus buildings and structures through March 18, 2022-the Friday following the ...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

One person hospitalized after possible house explosion in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials are trying to figure out if an explosion may have caused a fire on Thursday. Right now, police in New Haven say they don’t know what caused the blaze th...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

Coroner identifies woman killed in northeast Allen County crash
UPDATE: January 28, 2022 The Allen County Coroner has identified a Hicksville, Ohio woman as the victim of a fatal crash on State Road 37 Wednesday afternoon. The coroner's office released the followi...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

Fort Wayne is getting a DoorDash "DashMart"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The latest store in Fort Wayne will open, but customers aren’t allowed inside. The city is getting a DashMart. It’s essentially a convenience store run by ...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

One person hurt when SUV strikes mail vehicle in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials in DeKalb County say that a mail vehicle was hit by an SUV in DeKalb County on Wednesday. It was just after 2:30 p.m. when a 2004 Ford Expedition hit a 2003 ...
Joey Martin Jan 27, 2022

Mercer Co. officials ask for help to "light up" health care workers
MERCER CO., Ohio (ADAMS) – With COVID-19, the flu, and other medical issues hitting Mercer County hard, officials say that the Mercer Health Hospital is busier than ever with patients. “Th...
Joey Martin Jan 27, 2022

New Vietnam Wall receives 2022 Concrete Achievement Award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum has recently been awarded the 2022 Concrete Achievement Award by the Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association for t...
Joey Martin Jan 27, 2022

Rescue Mission to host 'Point in Time' count
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) identifies one day each year, usually the final Wednesday or Thursday in January, as the Point in Time Co...
Joey Martin Jan 27, 2022