Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Accidental kitchen fire damages Williams St. home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) was able to quickly get control of a housefire Thursday night on the 300 block of West Williams Street. The FWFD says the house did suf...
Jan 03, 2025
Lawmakers want changes to how Indiana pays for road work
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State lawmakers want to make changes to road funding. The Indiana Department of Transportation is recommending spending $1.3 billion a year in the next decade on road and ...
Jan 02, 2025 sepavone / Depositphotos.com
TinCaps president honored as "Citizen of the Year" by The Journal Gazette
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - TinCaps President Mike Nutter has been honored by The Journal Gazette as the area's 2024 Citizen of the Year. Since 1988, The Journal Gazette has bestowed the award on an ou...
Jan 02, 2025 Mike Nutter - TinCaps.com
(Stan Sussina - The Journal Gazette)
No one hurt when train crashes into pickup in St. Joe
ST. JOE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A pickup truck driver managed to exit his vehicle before it was struck by a train in DeKalb County on Monday morning. The incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. in St. Joe, according t...
Dec 31, 2024
Big Lots selling off properties, brand in effort to keep jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Big Lots is selling off its assets in an effort to keep the brand alive and preserve some jobs. President and CEO Bruce Thorn announced a deal with Gordon Brothers Retail Part...
Dec 31, 2024 oneblink / Depositphotos.com
Law enforcement urges New Year's Eve safety on the road
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Ohio officials are urging residents to keep safety in mind while ringing in the new year. Governor Mike DeWine is reminding people to make sure they have arranged for a sober ...
Dec 31, 2024 DPP Law / CC
Indiana National Guardsman dies in incident in Iraq
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Department of Defense is announcing the death of an Indiana National Guardsman. Captain Eric Richard Hart died as the result of a non-combat-related incident in Iraq o...
Dec 31, 2024
Two arrested in Wells Street shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The FWPD says arrests have been made in a shooting on Christmas that took one man's life. Officers were initially called to Wells Street close to Fourth for shots fired. The...
Dec 30, 2024
Driver in fatal Christmas morning crash identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - We have learned the identity of a man who died as a result of a crash in the early hours of Christmas. Police said someone called 911 just before 4 a.m. when they spotted a ...
Dec 30, 2024 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
You can still check out Parkview Field's Holiday Lights...and for less
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Parkview Field's popular Holiday Lights continue through Saturday, January 4. Admission for January 1-4 nights will be only $10 (compared to $12 in December). A ticket is re...
Dec 30, 2024
