Category Archives: WXKE Local News
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
Local agencies helping Allen County's vulnerable get boost from new grants
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation says it has invested $2,652,998 in 71 Allen County, Indiana organizations serving low-income and vulnerable residents in 2024. The...
Dec 20, 2024
Indiana Amazon workers join strike
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Amazon strike is making its way to facilities in Indiana. Teamsters at the Amazon facility in Merrillville/Crown Point are joining the strike against the online retail g...
Dec 20, 2024 sebbam / Depositphotos.com
FWPD captain being Investigated for misconduct
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A captain with the Fort Wayne Police Department is accused of misconduct. The department confirms Captain Kevin Hunter is under investigation for the allegations. The FWPD s...
Dec 19, 2024 The Fort Wayne Police Department
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo taking applications for Ackerman Scholarship
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Zoological Society is accepting applications for the Lawrence A. Ackerman Scholarship, which bestows a one-time, $2,000 award to a college-bound high school s...
Dec 19, 2024
TinCaps add to Holiday Lights promotional schedule
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps are adding to the promotional schedule for Parkview Field's Holiday Lights. On the nights of Monday, December 30, and Thursday, January 2, the "Snow Q...
Dec 19, 2024
