Category Archives: WXKE Local News

East Allen County Schools vote down mask requirement
NEW HAVEN, Ind. (ADAMS) – One Fort Wayne-area school district is saying ‘no’ to a mask mandate for students and teachers. School board members for East Allen County Schools last nigh...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

Arrest made in missing evidence case at Auburn Police Department
AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) – Back in February of 2020, detectives with the Indiana State Police were requested to investigate property reported missing from the Auburn Police Department's evidence sto...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

Ohio Highway Patrol reports 12 fatal crashes over holiday weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 12 fatal traffic crashes which claimed 12 lives over the Labor Day Holiday according to provisional data. Troopers arrested 42...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

ISP investigating shooting death of 18-year-old in Fremont
FREMONT, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that an Angola man is dead following a shooting in Fremont. ISP officials say it started with two 18-year-olds handling a shotgun in a Steuben Co...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2021

Allen County Circuit Court OVWI Court receives full certification
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Allen Circuit Court's Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVWI) Court has received full certification from the Indiana Supreme Court's Office of Judicial Administra...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2021

City shares next steps for riverfront development
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division hosted an open house on Wednesday, September 1 to unveil the next phase of Riverfront development. There was a ...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2021

Trooper's car hit during traffic stop on I-69 near Union Chapel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police with the Fort Wayne Post say that one of their vehicles suffered heavy damage when it was hit by a truck on I-69 Friday afternoon. ISP officials s...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2021

Woman critically injured in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County say that a woman is in critical condition after a crash on Wednesday morning. According to a released from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s De...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2021

Harrison Hill Historic District now listed on National Register
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A large residential area, representing most of the Harrison Hill Neighborhood Association, is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's offi...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2021

Fort Wayne man charged in child pornography investigation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say a Fort Wayne man turned himself after an investigation uncovered child pornography in his possession. Police say it all started with a tip tha...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2021