Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Traffic alert! Bass Road to close again
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Another portion of Bass Road is set to close for seven months for road reconstruction. The road will be fully closed between Clifty Parkway and Thomas Road on the city’...
Joey Martin Feb 18, 2022

Fort Wayne police look for pair behind Taylor Street shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police are asking for the public's help in identifying two people who allegedly went to the wrong home and opened fire on "an innocent elderly woman.”...
Joey Martin Feb 18, 2022

IHSAA to allow FWCS to handle on-court fight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – School leaders, and perhaps the police, in Fort Wayne will handle the discipline following an on-court fight at a high school basketball game earlier this week. On Wed...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

Vera Bradley tops Forbes America's Best Employers 2022 list
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Vera Bradley, Inc. has announced that it has been awarded the #1 ranking on the Forbes list of America's Best Midsize Employers 2022. This prestigious award is present...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

Grant County high school student charged with rape
Brandon Gage Blanchard-Vigar GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Grant County Sheriff's Department says that a high school student was arrested on Tuesday and charged with raping a student on a school...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

Ivy Tech continues offering free textbooks in 2022-23
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Sue Ellspermann, President of Ivy Tech Community College, and the State Board of Trustees have announced an extension of the Ivy+ textbooks program. Ivy+ will continue...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

Wolcottville officer arrested for inappropriate messages with teen
WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a police officer from Wolcottville has been charged after allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a teen girl. Officials say an inv...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

'Unique development' planned for downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division is partnering with Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack and Lisa Surack, now of Surack Enterprises, to bring more developme...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

Ohio Supreme Court rejects redistricting maps for third time
UPDATE (March 17, 2022): COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Supreme Court is once again rejecting congressional and legislative district maps on grounds of alleged political gerrymandering by Rep...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022

Pet Food Pantry joining Humane Fort Wayne family
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – There’s great news for pet owners in Fort Wayne. Humane Fort Wayne recently announced that the Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry is joining the Humane Fort Wayne family...
Joey Martin Feb 17, 2022




