Category Archives: WXKE Local News
City: $92 million neighborhood improvements in 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – MamaJo’s five-mile journey, new water mains and stormwater projects to protect neighborhoods topped the 2021 City Utilities’ improvements of $92 million. T...
Jan 03, 2022
No injuries in Lincolndale Avenue house fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne firefighters say a weekend house fire could have been worse. Crews were able to put out the flames in an attic of a house on the city’s northwest side...
Jan 03, 2022
Ohio state minimum wage earners now making 50 cents more an hour
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Minimum wage workers in Ohio are now making 50-cents more per hour. Over the weekend on January 1st, the state’s minimum wage increased from $8.80 to $9.30 an hour...
Jan 03, 2022
Hours-long standoff ends peacefully
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – FWPD officials say an hour-long standoff on Friday at home on the city’s northwest side ended peacefully. A heavy police presence was seen on the 1000 block of M...
Jan 03, 2022
Parkview Health announces first baby born in 2022
Baby Da'Shawn Courtesy: Parkview Health FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Parkview Health says that the first baby born at one of its Fort Wayne facilities in 2022 arrived Saturday at 12:43 a.m. *Baby ...
Jan 03, 2022
Patrol warns against driving impaired for New Year's holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers who intend to celebrate the New Year's holiday to plan ahead and designate a sober driver. The Patrol's zero-tolerance po...
Dec 30, 2021
Site work for Lofts at Headwaters Park mixed-use project to begin
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Site work to clear the way for construction of The Lofts at Headwaters Park is set to begin in January. The "Lofts" will be a six-story mixed-use building that will in...
Dec 30, 2021
Warrant issued for man at the center of deadly Lima Road shootout
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A warrant has been issued for a man in connection with a shootout in Fort Wayne just before Christmas. Court documents say 28-year-old Henry Myers Junior was angry wit...
Dec 30, 2021
Ohio-based hospital groups team to promote face-mask mandates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A pair of Ohio-based hospital groups want local school districts to consider imposing mask mandates ahead of the new school term. In the joint letter issued early this w...
Dec 30, 2021
Uber, Lyft credits available to curb impaired driving over the holidays
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Sober Ride Indiana program is teaming up with Uber and Lyft to cut down on impaired driving over the holidays. In Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, $15 ride credits w...
Dec 30, 2021
