Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Fort Wayne to pay city workers $1,000 hazard pay bonuses
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – City workers in Fort Wayne are getting an extra $1,000 for doing their jobs over the past two years. The city council last night approved a plan to pay city employees ...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Local volunteers celebrate CASA Day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana State Office of GAL/CASA along with the Allen County Office of GAL/CASA will celebrate #CASADay2022 on March 9. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Da...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Fort Wayne mane hurt in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A man was hurt in a crash in DeKalb County on Tuesday. The United States Postal truck he was driving went off the road and hit a utility pole around 10 a.m. Hwa Kim, 5...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Howard Bailey Financial officer appears with daughter on AGT: Extreme
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Matthew Chambers, Chief Operating Officer for Howard Bailey Financial, Inc., a Fort Wayne-based independent retirement planning firm and publisher of finance-based edu...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash downtown
UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash in downtown Fort Wayne on Monday. 65-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Terrell’s death was ruled an accident due t...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Renowned corporate leader to speak at Indiana Tech commencement
Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett will be Indiana Tech's commencement speaker during the university's annual commencement celebration on Saturday, May 14...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Fort Wayne Police looking at emergency alert system
UPDATE (March 8, 2022): Police in Fort Wayne are looking for what went wrong with their emergency alert system over the weekend. On Sunday night, people got a string of alerts from police on their pho...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2022

One resident, three dogs rescued from house fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that one person and three dogs were rescued from a house fire that Monday afternoon. Crews were called just before 12:30 p.m. to a ...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2022

Five arrested in southwest drug raid
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a raid in the city’s southwest side ended with five people facing charges. Police say they found drugs, needles, scales, and nearly $2,000 ...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2022

Several people hurt in afternoon crash on I-69
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say that several people were hurt in a crash on I-69 Saturday afternoon. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says that around 2:10 p.m., deputies arriv...
Joey Martin Mar 07, 2022




