Category Archives: WXKE Local News
NIPSCO locks out United Steelworkers employees
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A lockout by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company against United Steelworkers employees is now in place. WANE-TV reports that the lockout follows the contract's expir...
Apr 03, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
INDOT announces I-469 exit ramp closure
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced the closure of an I-469 off-ramp for bridge construction over Harber Ditch. Starting on or after April 6, crews...
Apr 03, 2026
Indiana strips CDLs from nearly 1,800 Drivers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's new law banning non-U.S. citizens from having commercial driver's licenses has resulted in nearly 1,800 losing those. The bill that established the ban was autho...
Apr 03, 2026 marchello74 / Depositphotos.com
Steuben County study on possible casino released
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new study from the Steuben County Economic Development Corporation on a new casino in the Fort Wayne area shows that most of the gamblers would be visiting from outside In...
Apr 02, 2026 lsantilli / Depositphotos.com
St. Joseph County hit with data breach
ST. JOSEPH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - St. Joseph County has been hit with a data breach. The county IT department says the hack has been claimed by the Iranian organization Handala, and the hackers say they ...
Apr 02, 2026 Patrick Cannon / CC
LWV of Fort Wayne offers voter education tool with VOTE411
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Early voting in Indiana for the May Primary will begin on April 7th. And ahead of the primary election, the League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne is offering the nonpartisan ...
Apr 02, 2026
Braun signs "Hailey's Law"
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun has signed two bills creating "Hailey's Law," named for 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee from Fishers who disappeared in January and was later found dead in O...
Apr 02, 2026 KITREEL / Depositphotos.com
Driver critically injured in crash at Dawkins and South Ryan
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department says that four people were sent to the hospital after a crash close to New Haven on Wednesday. Police think one of the vehicles ran a st...
Apr 02, 2026
How you can help keep Fort Wayne "clean, green, and beautiful"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Great American Cleanup is the nation's largest community improvement program that Fort Wayne has participated in for over 30 years. It's a time when we can show our comm...
Apr 01, 2026
Where to watch and listen to the TinCaps this season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne TinCaps fans will again get the opportunity to follow their team wherever they go during the 2026 season. For a fourth consecutive season, the TinCaps are partner...
Apr 01, 2026
