Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Brotherhood Mutual to host job fair September 17 and 21
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Another local company is looking to hire. Brotherhood Mutual says it will host job fairs on Friday Tuesday to help secure new employees. The company is looking to add ...
Joey Martin Sep 17, 2021

Sweetwater to host job fair for 100+ new distribution positions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Sweetwater will host a job fair on Thursday, September 16 to help fill more than 100 full-time positions in its distribution center. The shipping specialist positions ...
Joey Martin Sep 16, 2021

LHN breaks ground on new Lima Road urgent, primary care facility
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Lutheran Health Network broke ground on a new facility that aims to bring additional healthcare access to residents of northwest Fort Wayne and Huntertown. The medical...
Joey Martin Sep 15, 2021

Crash claims life of Ohio man in LaGrange County
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say an Ohio man was killed in a crash on the Toll Road Monday. ISP officials say it happened as a result of one truck following too closely in a...
Joey Martin Sep 15, 2021

Fire damages vacant southeast side home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that a southeast side home was all but destroyed in a fire Tuesday afternoon. The FWFD says the house was vacant at the time a...
Joey Martin Sep 15, 2021

Mayor Henry pushes back on city council over vaccine incentives
Twitter via @MayorTomHenry FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne’s mayor is defending his plan to incentivize the coronavirus vaccine among city workers. Mayor Tom Henry yesterday sent a l...
Joey Martin Sep 15, 2021

Bluffton-Harrison Schools ban "politics" from classrooms
BLUFFTON, Ind. (ADAMS) – School kids in Bluffton-Harrison schools will see a lot fewer ‘controversial topics’ in their classrooms. On Monday, the school board approved a new policy a...
Joey Martin Sep 14, 2021

Fort Wayne Police arrest suspect in deadly hit and run
Courtesy: Fort Wayne Police Department FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The main suspect in a deadly hit-and-run in Fort Wayne is in jail. Police arrested 52-year-old Samuel Lovellette Friday evening....
Joey Martin Sep 14, 2021

Police ask for help to find pair that burglarized local Subway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking for help in identifying two people suspected of breaking into a Subway restaurant and stealing cash. The pair were caught on...
Joey Martin Sep 13, 2021

Burglary turns into standoff at Lillie Street home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police say that a burglary turned into a barricaded subject situation Saturday night. The home where it happened was vacant at the time with the owners on v...
Joey Martin Sep 13, 2021