Category Archives: WXKE Local News

'Appeals on Wheels' coming to Purdue Fort Wayne in meme case
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Court of Appeals is bringing the courtroom to the people, thanks to its Appeals on Wheels program and Purdue University Fort Wayne's Department of Anthropo...
Joey Martin Nov 16, 2021

Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing North Manchester teen
WABASH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Wabash County Sheriff's Department is investigating the disappearance of Wyatt Engle, an 18-year-old white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 210 pounds, blonde hair wit...
Joey Martin Nov 16, 2021

Accidental shooting sends Fort Wayne man to hospital
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in Fort Wayne say a shooting that sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries was an accident. It happened about 9 a.m. yesterday morning outside ...
Joey Martin Nov 16, 2021

City issues preliminary list of 2022 neighborhood improvements
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Monday, Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division released a preliminary list of neighborhood infrastructure improvements for 2022. The pro...
Joey Martin Nov 16, 2021

Allen County Highway Dept. says it is prepared for winter weather
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Allen County has already experienced its first taste of winter weather, and more can be expected in the coming months. But even before the first snowflake fell, the cou...
Joey Martin Nov 15, 2021

Bundle up, Ohio! It's Winter Safety Awareness Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Buckeye State has already seen an array of weather this fall season to include warm weather, sweater weather with a few tornadoes, and snowflakes in between. Now is ...
Joey Martin Nov 15, 2021

Rescue Mission aims to raise hunger and homelessness awareness
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Rescue Mission is hoping to shine a light on poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness in Northeast Indiana during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week...
Joey Martin Nov 15, 2021

Woman critical after being hit by vehicle on Wayne Trace
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say a woman has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night. The Fort Wayne Police Department says that just after 10 p.m. officers...
Joey Martin Nov 15, 2021

More than 1,500 people have applied for Fort Wayne ID cards
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – There’s a steady demand for Fort Wayne’s new city ID cards. Catholic Charities, which runs the program for the city, says more than 1,500 people have appli...
Joey Martin Nov 12, 2021

New social workers to work alongside FWPD officers
Courtesy: Twitter via @MayorTomHenry FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The two newest people at Fort Wayne’s police department are not officers. The city said it’s hired two social workers ...
Joey Martin Nov 12, 2021




