Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Allen County closing Coliseum vaccine clinic
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – One of Fort Wayne’s largest coronavirus vaccine clinics will be closing after giving over 50,000 doses. The Allen County Health Department says Wednesday is the ...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2021

Ohio minimum wage to increase beginning January 1st
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Minimum wage workers in Columbus are set to get a raise starting this weekend. Beginning January 1st, 2022, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $9.30 an hour for ...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2021

Foul play not suspected in man's death at W. Coliseum hotel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say they are investigating after a man was found dead Monday afternoon at a hotel off W. Coliseum near Goshen Road. Officers were called to the Subur...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2021

Allen County Commissioners to consider redistricting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider new district boundaries for Commissioners and County Council at a special legislative session on Decem...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2021

Humane Fort Wayne chosen for $5,000 donation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Humane Fort Wayne announced that it will receive $5,000 through the Meijer Team Gives fall donation program. The organization is one of an estimated 500 nonprofits to ...
Joey Martin Dec 28, 2021

Ohio Highway Patrol releases Christmas holiday traffic death totals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says seven people died on the highways during the Christmas holiday this year. According to yesterday’s report, three of the seven de...
Joey Martin Dec 28, 2021

Boyfriend charged in Christmas Eve shooting on Lafayette
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Prosecutors in Fort Wayne say it was a fight about cheating that ended with a shooting on Christmas Eve. Documents from the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office say ...
Joey Martin Dec 28, 2021

Man in critical condition after shooting at Autumn Woods Apartments
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police are investigating a shooting they believe happened at the entrance to the Autumn Woods Apartments early Tuesday morning. Officers report that one man...
Joey Martin Dec 21, 2021

ISP: LaGrange County deaths look like domestic violence
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say two deaths in a LaGrange County home appear to be a murder-suicide. Deputies found two people dead in a home northeast of Shipshewana Monday...
Joey Martin Dec 21, 2021

Man in critical condition following crash on St. Joe River Dr.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A man is in critical condition after the car he was driving left a Fort Wayne road and hit a tree mid-morning Monday. Police and medics were called around 10:15 a.m. t...
Joey Martin Dec 21, 2021