Category Archives: WXKE Local News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A pair of Ohio-based hospital groups want local school districts to consider imposing mask mandates ahead of the new school term. In the joint letter issued early this w...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Sober Ride Indiana program is teaming up with Uber and Lyft to cut down on impaired driving over the holidays. In Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, $15 ride credits w...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Charges were filed Monday against Jenna Miller, 36, the biological mother of Elijah Ross, the 9-year-old boy who was beaten to death on December 18 off Putnam Street. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...