Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Visit Fort Wayne releases 2024's "Crazy Christmas Houses"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Are you getting into the holiday spirit? Looking for something warm to do with the kiddos? Or maybe you're just looking for your inner Clark Griswold... Whatever it is, you ...
Dec 12, 2024 volgariver / Depositphotos.com
Broken water line helps suppress house fire close to Foster Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Eight people safely evacuated a home on Vesey Ave. following a fire early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out shortly after 1 a.m. in the 3200 block of Vesey, near Bluffto...
Dec 11, 2024
Stop sticks end police chase on Coliseum Boulevard
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A police pursuit ended Tuesday afternoon on Coliseum Boulevard after officers deployed stop sticks. The Fort Wayne Police Department was assisting the Allen County Sheriff's...
Dec 11, 2024
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library launches with ACPL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) has officially launched Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program dedicated to fostering early childhood literacy by providing fre...
Dec 11, 2024 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (ACPL)
Kosciusko County crash sends nine to the hospital
KOSCIUSCKO CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Nine people are hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Kosciusko County. Indiana State Police (ISP) shut down US 30 temporarily as they investigated ...
Dec 10, 2024
Student detained after bringing rifle to Garrett school
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says a student is facing charges after bringing a rifle to a school parking lot in Garrett on Monday. While details remain scarce, police ...
Dec 10, 2024
City to buy Don Chavas property for expanded riverfront development
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne has announced plans to expand the Riverfront District with the purchase of the Don Chavas property at the corner of Wells Street and Second Street. Th...
Dec 10, 2024
Spencerville man charged with church parking lot shooting incident
UPDATE (December 10, 2024): ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A 40-year-old man from Spencerville is facing nine charges in a confrontation at a church nativity scene Saturday night that led to shots being fi...
Dec 10, 2024 trongnguyen / Depositphotos.com
Fire badly damages apartment building, displaces dozens
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Dozens of people were displaced by a fire early Saturday at the Baldwin Creek Apartments. The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) says that firefighters responded to the blaze...
Dec 09, 2024 Stockr / Depositphotos.com
Consumer alert! These products were recalled in November
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers to important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in November. The office is encouraging consumers to take ...
Dec 09, 2024
