Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Judy Woodruff's March 24 visit to PFW postponed
Judy Woodruff FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – "An Evening with Judy Woodruff" at Purdue University Fort Wayne, originally scheduled for March 24, has been postponed. Woodruff, a broadcast pioneer who...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

Fort Wayne's recycling program falling behind
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The drama on the curb in Fort Wayne isn’t ending. Neighbors say their recycling is now starting to pile up. Fort Wayne is close to the end of a years-long battle...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

Columbia City student named Poetry Out Loud state champion
Lila Ward INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, announced this week that Lila Ward, a...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

ACPL explores options for upgrades
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Wednesday, the Board of Trustees of the Allen County Public Library met in special session. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an update on ACPL's Facility M...
Joey Martin Mar 10, 2022

Fort Wayne to pay city workers $1,000 hazard pay bonuses
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – City workers in Fort Wayne are getting an extra $1,000 for doing their jobs over the past two years. The city council last night approved a plan to pay city employees ...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Local volunteers celebrate CASA Day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA along with the Allen County Office of GAL/CASA will celebrate #CASADay2022 on March 9. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Da...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Fort Wayne mane hurt in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A man was hurt in a crash in DeKalb County on Tuesday. The United States Postal truck he was driving went off the road and hit a utility pole around 10 a.m. Hwa Kim, 5...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Howard Bailey Financial officer appears with daughter on AGT: Extreme
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Matthew Chambers, Chief Operating Officer for Howard Bailey Financial, Inc., a Fort Wayne-based independent retirement planning firm and publisher of finance-based edu...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash downtown
UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash in downtown Fort Wayne on Monday. 65-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Terrell’s death was ruled an accident due t...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Renowned corporate leader to speak at Indiana Tech commencement
Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett will be Indiana Tech's commencement speaker during the university's annual commencement celebration on Saturday, May 14...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022




