Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Victim critically injured in Bowser Avenue shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that one person has life-threatening injuries following a weekend shooting. One man is in critical condition following a Saturday night...
Adams News Aug 25, 2025

400 Indiana National Guard troops return to Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hundreds of Indiana National Guard members are back home in Indiana. The 400 troops landed in Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon. This follows a nearly year-long deployme...
Adams News Aug 21, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com

Allen County Sheriff's Department investigating fatal motorcycle crash
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - One man is dead following a motorcycle crash on Wednesday in northeast Allen County. Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 7400 block of Milan Center Road just before 6 p...
Adams News Aug 21, 2025

City releases heat and air quality study results
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - There is a new resource to check out temperature changes in our areas. On Wednesday, the City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division released heat and air quality da...
Adams News Aug 21, 2025

Science Central honored for outstanding programming
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Science Central is a Pinnacle Award winner. The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) has recognized content provider, Science Central, for receiving outs...
Adams News Aug 21, 2025

Woman crtiically hurt in early morning crash on Flaugh Road
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department says a woman was hospitalized following a crash early Wednesday morning. She was stuck in her SUV after it crossed the center line and s...
Adams News Aug 20, 2025

Congressional GOP in Indiana offer new support in redistricting Effort
UPDATE (August 20, 2025) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's Republicans in the U.S. House are all uniting behind the effort to redistrict the Hoosier state in time for the 2026 election as part of...
Adams News Aug 20, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com

DeWine gives more details on National Guard deployment to D.C.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Governor Mike DeWine is sharing more details on the planned deployment of Ohio National Guard members this week. The governor has confirmed that 150 military police officers w...
Adams News Aug 19, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com

ACPL marks 50,000 books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has announced a major milestone in its partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: more than 50,000 books have now been maile...
Adams News Aug 18, 2025

Clean Drains' artists turn storm drains into lively public art
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - An effort got underway this past weekend to make storm drains across Fort Wayne burst with color. Through the end of the week (August 24), local and regional muralists trans...
Adams News Aug 18, 2025