Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Domestic violence call turns into standoff on Maplecrest
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say a call for domestic violence that turned into a standoff ended peacefully Monday night. Officers responded to the 5...
Joey Martin Oct 12, 2021

Northwest Allen County Schools to talk masks in virtual meeting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – They are going to once again talk about the mask mandate in Northwest Allen County Schools. The NACS board has its regularly scheduled school board meeting this week a...
Joey Martin Oct 12, 2021

TinCaps announce 2022 schedule
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Just weeks after the 2021 season wrapped up, the Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres High-A affiliate) have received their 2022 schedule from Major League Baseball. Fort Wa...
Joey Martin Oct 12, 2021

FWCS talk 'rolling blackout' if teacher numbers dip
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The superintendent for Fort Wayne Community Schools says he may send kids home if more teachers have to leave the classroom because of the coronavirus. FWCS Superinten...
Joey Martin Oct 12, 2021

Pack your patience! New restrictions head to Illinois and 69
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced paving operations getting ready to begin as part of the ongoing interchange modification project taking place at ...
Joey Martin Oct 08, 2021

Veterans Shrine Board chosen for 2021 Vandeveer Impact Award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – For its work in renovating and restoring its facility and bringing a replica of the Vietnam Veterans wall to the area, the board of directors of the Veterans National ...
Joey Martin Oct 08, 2021

Motorcyclist killed in Goshen and Coliseum crash identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a man is dead following a crash Wednesday afternoon. Police say it happened just before 1 p.m. at Coliseum and Goshen when a passenger vehicle wa...
Joey Martin Oct 08, 2021

USF offering Saturday art classes for K - eighth grade students
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The University of Saint Francis invites children in kindergarten through eighth grade to enroll in Saturday morning art classes at the Mimi and Ian Rolland Art and Vis...
Joey Martin Oct 08, 2021

Former VP Mike Pence to attend 'Trail to Zero' in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On October 9th, BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and former Vice President Mike Pence will honor our U.S. veterans with a 20-mile “Trail to Zero” ride throug...
Joey Martin Oct 08, 2021

County partners with Silverado Hagerman in Southwest Allen County
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Board of Commissioners, Allen County Council, Allen County Redevelopment Commission, and Silverado Hagerman Properties announced on Friday a partnershi...
Joey Martin Oct 08, 2021