Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Community Crossings Matching Grant call for projects now open
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is accepting Fiscal Year 2026 applications for its Community Crossings Matching Grant program. The application window is o...
Oct 02, 2025
Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to buckle up
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is reminding all drivers and passengers of the importance of wearing a safety belt. Ohio law requires all front-seat passengers to buckle ...
Oct 02, 2025
Fire officials, ACDEM share tips for this Fire Prevention Safety Week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Department of Environmental Management (ACDEM) and the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) are teaming up again for Fire Prevention Safety Week. They say that...
Oct 02, 2025 Sashkin7 / Depositphotos.com
Study: Historic preservation and heritage tourism boost the local economy
UPDATE (October 2, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A local study of the economic impact of Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism was released Wednesday during a public presentation at the Embas...
Oct 02, 2025
One woman dies, another hurt in Grant County crash
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Grant County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash that happened on Wednesday. Another person was flown to a Fort Wayne hospital with serious injuries. The Gran...
Oct 02, 2025
Police recover illegal firearms from local teenager
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02vHJWEnUHbe9AyAtcVrzFoRuGpYkXTWLWND4SAoSAThuzjkPjd9e95btJU4LpDzdfl&id=100064448272075 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayn...
Oct 01, 2025
Lawmakers mark letter of intent with Taiwan to support Hoosier farmers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State Rep. David Abbott (R-Rome City) recently joined Gov. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb, and other stakeh...
Oct 01, 2025 State Rep. David Abbott (R-Rome City) represents House District 18, which includes portions of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Noble and Whitley counties.
Open burning banned in Ohio through November
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is reminding state residents that open burning is banned during restricted hours today through the end of November. The ban applies to...
Oct 01, 2025 ALesik / Depositphotos.com
Portion of S.R. 37 to close for seal coating operations
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that crews will close State Road 37 for seal coat operations. Work on the seal coating is scheduled to take place on Oct...
Oct 01, 2025
Downtown Fort Wayne, Art This Way announce new Pearl Street murals
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Art This Way, a program of Downtown Fort Wayne, says that local and regional muralists Brandon Coley, Natalie Fetzer, Carly Mitchell, Mitchell Egly, and Jon Mendelson will b...
Oct 01, 2025 VitalikRadko / Depositphotos.com
