Category Archives: WXKE Local News

FWPD releases video from December fatal shooting
STORY ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MARCH 8, 2022 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police have released a video from the night of a shooting that took a man’s life in December of last year. Fort Wayne po...
Joey Martin Mar 15, 2022

Woman critically injured in rollover crash on Brooklyn Avenue
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say a woman has critical injuries following a crash early Saturday morning. The Fort Wayne Police Department says the car flipped over around 3:37 a.m. on Brook...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

Fort Wayne UNITED presents United Response Sunday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Sunday morning, eleven churches simultaneously opened their doors to the community, along with their congregations, to view a video about the grief journeys of local f...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

Roundabout construction to close Union Chapel and Parkview Plaza
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Highway Department says to expect another construction project may impact your commute. Starting Monday, Parkview Plaza Drive at the intersection of U...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

S.R. 5 to close near Van Buren for bridge construction
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that S.R. 5 near Van Buren will close next week. Bridge construction between E 300 N and E 400 N is scheduled to begin on or aft...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2022

Man kills dog with machete while high on meth in LaGrange Co.
Star Speicher LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested after allegedly killing a dog while he was on meth and attacking a second dog. ...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

Judy Woodruff's March 24 visit to PFW postponed
Judy Woodruff FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – "An Evening with Judy Woodruff" at Purdue University Fort Wayne, originally scheduled for March 24, has been postponed. Woodruff, a broadcast pioneer who...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

Fort Wayne's recycling program falling behind
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The drama on the curb in Fort Wayne isn’t ending. Neighbors say their recycling is now starting to pile up. Fort Wayne is close to the end of a years-long battle...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

Columbia City student named Poetry Out Loud state champion
Lila Ward INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, announced this week that Lila Ward, a...
Joey Martin Mar 11, 2022

ACPL explores options for upgrades
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Wednesday, the Board of Trustees of the Allen County Public Library met in special session. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an update on ACPL's Facility M...
Joey Martin Mar 10, 2022




