Category Archives: WXKE Local News

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 grant to the University of Saint Francis to initiate a new program to address dom...

Raymond Lothamer DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department say that a man is facing charges after allegedly holding a gun to a woman’s head in a hotel...

Photo of Colby Allen (right) with surgical technology students in the renovated lab space. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne's Surgical Technology program is now a...

UPDATE (September 30, 2021): A woman’s shooting death has been ruled a homicide. The coroner says Arlene Shelton died of gunshot wounds from the incident on Ventura Lane late Tuesday night. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A bill to allow people to opt-out of employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccine requirements is heading back to committee. On Wednesday, the Ohio House tabled a vote on Bill 435...

Twitter via @MayorTomHenry FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Wednesday, Mayor Tom Henry led a business walk in downtown Fort Wayne. The walk served as an opportunity for Mayor Henry and City of Fort...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Mayor's Commission on Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment & Rape is hosting a Silent Witness display from 7:30 a.m.-noon on Friday, Oct. 1 outside the Courth...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that a cat perished in a trailer fire on Wells Street Wednesday. Around 6:45 p.m., crews were sent to the 3100 block of Wells ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A man is in custody after an hours-long standoff at an apartment complex off Coliseum Boulevard Tuesday night. Officers were called to the West Wind Apartments just be...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A new contract could spell more money for teachers at Fort Wayne Community Schools. A tentative two-year agreement between FWCS and the Fort Wayne Education Associatio...