Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Mask requirement returns to City-owned buildings
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Thursday, Mayor Tom Henry announced two initiatives aimed at lessening the current COVID-19 surge in the community. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, masks will be requir...
Joey Martin Sep 09, 2021

Honor Flight cancels October trips
Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (Courtesy: Northeastern REMC) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS)- Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) has canceled two fall flights planned for October 6 and October 27. It com...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

Man in critical condition following shooting off Hessen Cassel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that a man has life-threatening injuries following a shooting on Tuesday afternoon. They are still trying to piece together ...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

West Nile detected in Steuben County
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus have been found in Steuben County, Indiana. According to officials, one pool of mosquito groups collected in the northwestern r...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

Suspect in Third Street murders arrested
Ronald Wayne Price FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Earlier this week, officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department said they were looking for Ronald Wayne Price in connection with the 815 Third St...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

USF announces logo and monogram contest with $5,000 grand prizes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The University of Saint Francis has announced a competition to redesign the university logo and to create a university monogram (USF), and will award a grand prize of ...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2021

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