Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Happy birthday, Fort Wayne!
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Today is Fort Wayne's 230th birthday! A local group is planning a celebration. The General "Mad" Anthony Wayne Organization, Inc. is holding an event at the intersection of ...
Joey Martin Oct 22, 2024

November 3rd Colts game moved to Sunday Night
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The November 3rd game between the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings has been moved to 8:30 p.m. It will be the Colts' first appearance on NBC's Sunday Night Footbal...
Joey Martin Oct 22, 2024 efks / Depositphotos.com

Indiana State Police trooper hit by vehicle on I-465
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - An Indiana State Police trooper was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle on Interstate 465 in Indianapolis early Saturday morning. The trooper was investigating a mul...
Joey Martin Oct 21, 2024

Speed, alcohol suspected in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that a man had to be taken to the hospital following a Friday night crash. Police say that Jason Inman, 43, of Waterloo, was driving ...
Joey Martin Oct 21, 2024

I-69 entrance ramp to temporarily close in Fort Wayne
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - INDOT has announced a temporary I-69 entrance ramp closure as part of ongoing construction. Starting on or after October 21, the entrance ramp from eastbound U.S. 24/Jefferso...
Joey Martin Oct 21, 2024

Fire heavily damages home south of downtown and neighboring house
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) worked to contain fires at two homes south of downtown Friday afternoon. The first was reported at 4:12 p.m. at the corner of Oliver an...
Joey Martin Oct 19, 2024 PersonalMoneyNetwork / CC

Fort Wayne UNITED, Ten Point Coalition to become non-profit
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker says that the Ten Point Coalition and other programs with Fort Wayne UNITED will continue as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3). The City of Fort Wayne will not ...
Joey Martin Oct 18, 2024

One person sent to the hospital following US 30 crash
KOSCIUSCKO CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that one person was sent to the hospital after a crash on US 30 Thursday afternoon. It happened around 2:40 p.m. in Kosciusko County. ISP says t...
Joey Martin Oct 18, 2024

Indiana officials asking federal government to verify 585,000+ voters' citizenship
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Attorney General Todd Rokita are asking the federal government to verify the citizenship of nearly 586,000 registered voters. ...
Joey Martin Oct 18, 2024 hjl / CC

Former Huntington coach sentenced to one year for sexual battery
UPDATE (October 18, 2024): HUNTINGTON, Ind. (ADAMS) - Former Huntington University cross country coach Nicholas Johnson has been sentenced to a year behind bars for sexual battery. He was convicted af...
Joey Martin Oct 18, 2024