Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Speed, alcohol suspected in fatal crash
GARRETT, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say a Fort Wayne man is dead following a crash Sunday evening. He was the passenger in a car that reportedly lost control on a county road in Garrett and collided ...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Woman killed in Oliver Street shooting identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two men were hurt and a woman killed in a shooting over the weekend. Police are still trying to figure out why someone opened fire on multiple people on Oliver Street ...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Police: Pothole causes rollover crash
DEKALB CO, Ind. (ADAMS) – No injuries were reported after a driver lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a ditch on Monday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department. Around 5 p.m...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

County launches broadband website to better connect community
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Commissioners have launched a county broadband website – they say to better serve the community. The website will host a broadband speed test, b...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

FWPD: Standoff began as drunken family fight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a weekend standoff began as a drunken card game between 57-year-old Thomas Neuhaus and his adult son. According to local reporting, at some point...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Purdue Fort Wayne implements relaxed face mask requirement
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – With Indiana and Allen County currently experiencing significant declines in COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates, with self-reported cases on campus at an all-ti...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Jim Kelley Career Pathway Center opens at Boys & Girls Club
Tom Kelley, Chuck Surack, Joe Jordan cut the ribbon on the new center UPDATE (February 28, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne recently. The newly remodeled facility, the former locatio...
Joey Martin Feb 28, 2022

City grants $170,000+ for neighborhood improvement projects
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup has announced that 38 neighborhood associations are being awarded grants totaling more than $17...
Joey Martin Feb 25, 2022

Elkhart man's Arby's devotion will give you the good feels today
ELKHART, Ind. (ADAMS) – If you need something to just give you all the good feelings today – look no further than 91-year-old Jack Burkett. The Elkhart man is getting attention after a new...
Joey Martin Feb 25, 2022

Northern Indiana police chase tops 100 miles-per-hour
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (ADAMS) – A two-county police chase in northern Indiana saw top speeds of 100 miles-per-hour and three blown tires. The Indiana State Police say it started in Kosciusko County whe...
Joey Martin Feb 25, 2022




