Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Happy Earth Day!
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Happy Earth Day, Fort Wayne! Each year Eco Fest compiles a list of local Earth Day events to help our community stay engaged with organizations that are working to make a di...
Apr 22, 2025 Rangizzz / Depositphotos.com
Man in critical condition following Monday morning shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A man is in critical condition following a shooting on Monday. The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) responded just before noon to the 1400 block of Green Street. The FWPD...
Apr 22, 2025
Indiana Safe Zone to begin enforcing penalties in some areas
UPDATE (April 22, 2025) Transportation officials will begin enforcing penalties for speeding in construction zones in Indiana. A pre-enforcement warning period is already underway in the Clear Path I-...
Apr 22, 2025
Portion of SR 124 to close for construction near Bluffton
WELLS CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says a portion of SR 124 will close for repaving and small structure construction. Starting on or after April 22, crews will ...
Apr 22, 2025
FWPD arrest barricaded suspect after standoff
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A 26-year-old man is in police custody after a standoff in Fort Wayne early Sunday morning. Police were called to a report of an unwanted man in a home in the 3200 block of ...
Apr 21, 2025
Part of S.R. 205 to close for culvert replacement
WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that a portion of State Road 205 will close soon for a culvert replacement. Starting on or after April 21, crews will ...
Apr 20, 2025
Decades-old murder solved, ISP Fort Wayne Cold Case Unit identifies killer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The murder of 26-year-old Phyllis Bailer in Allen County in 1972 has been solved. Indiana State Police say the man who they believe killed her was Fred Lienemann, and he was...
Apr 17, 2025 Phyllis Bailer
Governor Braun recalling Indiana National Guard from Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun is recalling 50 Indiana National Guardsmen home from the Texas-Mexico border. The troops had been deployed in March for what was supposed to be...
Apr 17, 2025 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / CC
Braun unveils "Make Indiana Healthy Again" with nine executive orders
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun is unveiling a new initiative called "Make Indiana Healthy Again". Braun was joined by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a...
Apr 16, 2025 katiebordner / CC
Portion of US 6 near the state line to close for work
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that a portion of US 6 will close soon near the state line with Ohio for a culvert replacement. Starting on or after Ap...
Apr 16, 2025
