Category Archives: WXKE Local News
FW Animal Care and Control: Hundreds of pets find homes in 2024 thanks to sponsor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is thanking the BISSELL Pet Foundation for its help in finding home for 100s of animals in our area. Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control pa...
Jan 07, 2025
Former EACS administrator arrested
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A retired East Allen County Schools administrator has been arrested for the incident that led to her stepping away from the job. 66-year-old Deborah Watson was arrested Satu...
Jan 06, 2025 Matthew Ansley / Unsplash
Humane FW opens wellness clinic on Leesburg Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Humane Fort Wayne is launching its Wellness Clinic at a new location, 901 Leesburg Road, after previously operating at the organization's Maycrest Drive facility. The Wellne...
Jan 06, 2025 pressmaster / Depositphotos.com
Traffic alert! Portion of Washington Center Road will be restricted through April
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A portion of Washington Center Road will be restricted through April, according to the City of Fort Wayne Public Works Department. Westbound traffic on Washington Center Roa...
Jan 03, 2025
Ohio State Highway Patrol releases statistics from NYE holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is releasing crash statistics for the New Year's holiday. OSHP reports three people died in wrecks between December 31st and January 1st, with tw...
Jan 03, 2025 James Reynolds / CC
ISP investigating death at Fort Wayne Post
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police (ISP) detectives are conducting a death investigation related to a shooting incident that occurred at the ISP Fort Wayne Post parking lot Thursday m...
Jan 03, 2025
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
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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
