Category Archives: WXKE Local News

FWACC: Registration for Pet Explorers Camps now open
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Registration for spring break and summer camps at Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control are now open. The popular camps give kids the opportunity to learn about animal...
Joey Martin Mar 15, 2022

Fort Wayne man arrested in New Orleans on molestation charges
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Local police say that a Fort Wayne man who was wanted on charges of child molestation has been arrested. FWPD officials say that he was driving a stolen vehicle at the...
Joey Martin Mar 15, 2022

Coroner identifies man struck and killed by train
UPDATE (March 15, 2022): The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified the man found dead next to train tracks in rural DeKalb County. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is reported ...
Joey Martin Mar 15, 2022

Ohio senator calling for primary election delay
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – State Senator Cecil Thomas is calling for a delay of Ohio’s primary election. The Cincinnati Democrat is asking other lawmakers to support legislation moving the e...
Joey Martin Mar 15, 2022

FWPD releases video from December fatal shooting
STORY ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 8, 2022 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police have released a video from the night of a shooting that took a man’s life in December of last year. Fort Wayne po...
Joey Martin Mar 15, 2022

Woman critically injured in rollover crash on Brooklyn Avenue
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say a woman has critical injuries following a crash early Saturday morning. The Fort Wayne Police Department says the car flipped over around 3:37 a.m. on Brook...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

Fort Wayne UNITED presents United Response Sunday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Sunday morning, eleven churches simultaneously opened their doors to the community, along with their congregations, to view a video about the grief journeys of local f...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

Roundabout construction to close Union Chapel and Parkview Plaza
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Highway Department says to expect another construction project may impact your commute. Starting Monday, Parkview Plaza Drive at the intersection of U...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

S.R. 5 to close near Van Buren for bridge construction
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that S.R. 5 near Van Buren will close next week. Bridge construction between E 300 N and E 400 N is scheduled to begin on or aft...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

Man kills dog with machete while high on meth in LaGrange Co.
Star Speicher LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested after allegedly killing a dog while he was on meth and attacking a second dog. ...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022




