Category Archives: WXKE Local News
All Joann Fabrics stores to close
UPDATE (February 25, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - All Joann Fabrics locations are being closed after the fabric and craft store chain was auctioned off to new owners in bankruptcy court. Original...
Feb 25, 2025 lucidwaters / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne native named on Time Magazine Woman of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne native Amanda Zurawaski, just named to Time magazine's list of 2025 Women of the Year, is coming back home to help raise awareness of the need to restore reprod...
Feb 25, 2025 Amanda Zurawaski
Two teens shot early Sunday off Lima Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Two teenagers are recovering after they were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Fort Wayne. Police responded to the 4900 block of Lima Road on reports of the shoo...
Feb 24, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: Speed and alcohol suspected in crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that left the driver with a head injury on Saturday. According to a press release, the...
Feb 24, 2025
NFL Scouting Combine begins in indidanapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The next stage in the NFL offseason is here. The league's future stars gather in Indianapolis on Monday for the Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Prospects will parti...
Feb 24, 2025 alexeys / Depositphotos.com
SUV driver badly hurt in crash with school bus
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The driver of an SUV that crashed with a school bus in Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The Fort Wayne Police Department says th...
Feb 21, 2025
FWFD fight two separate fires spanning five structures overnight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating a house fire that spread to two other adjacent homes. Crews were sent to Caroline and Pontiac just before 3:30 Friday morning...
Feb 21, 2025 Jean Carlo Emer / Unsplash
Looking for a summer gig? The zoo is hiring for the upcoming season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Love animals? Looking for a job this spring or summer? The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo may have something for you. The following was released: The Zoo opens for the season in ...
Feb 21, 2025
Indiana Senate passes bill to eliminate Medicaid coverage for thousands
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage under a bill passed by the Indiana Senate. The bill would impose work requirements on the H...
Feb 20, 2025
Second suspect charged with attempted murder in September shooting
UPDATE (February 20, 2025): Fort Wayne police have arrested 20-year-old Aniah Hill on an attempted murder charge in a shooting in September. The shooting left a 17-year-old boy fighting for his life. ...
Feb 20, 2025 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
