Category Archives: WXKE Local News
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
Ribbon is cut for McMillen Family Pavilion in Franke Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - This week, Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, Fort Wayne Park Foundation, elected officials, community leaders, and neighborhood r...
Dec 06, 2024
Fort Wayne man arrested for throwing lit firework at crowd
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A man was arrested Thursday in connection with an incident that occurred on the Fourth of July. Ian Wiggins, 22, was taken into custody by members of the Allen County Warran...
Dec 06, 2024 mrdoomits / Depositphotos.com
Parents charged after two-year-old found dead in hot room
BERNE Ind. (ADAMS) - The parents of a two-year-old child who was found dead in a 109-degree room in November have been charged. Sintia Perez and Jace Hirschy were arrested on November 27th and were ch...
Dec 06, 2024 Matthew Ansley / Unsplash
ISP traffic stop yields large amount of cocaine
KOSCIUSKO CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - A traffic stop by an Indiana State Trooper on US 30 led to the discovery of three kilos of suspected cocaine and the arrest of a Fort Wayne man Wednesday afternoon. Indian...
Dec 06, 2024 Photo: The Kosciusko County Prosecutor's Office
Coroner identifies man struck and killed at Crescent and State
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Coroner has identified a man who was struck and killed on Crescent and State Thursday morning. Police were called around 6 a.m. and shut down the roadway fo...
Dec 06, 2024
Barricaded suspect shot, injured by police in North Manchester
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. (ADAMS) - A barricaded suspect is now hospitalized with serious injuries after being shot by police in North Manchester. Indiana State Police say North Manchester police officer...
Dec 04, 2024
Health officials urge Hoosiers to take precautions to prevent the flu
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is encouraging Hoosiers to protect themselves against influenza (flu) after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2024-25 s...
Dec 03, 2024 scukrov / Depositphotos.com
