Category Archives: WXKE Local News

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

FW Animal Care & Control's Howl-O-Walkoween returns Saturday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control wants you to join the fun at the upcoming Howl-O-Walkoween. The annual festivities will be held on Saturday, October 19th at the Promena...
Joey Martin Oct 17, 2024 BluIz60 / Depositphotos.com

Driver hospitalized after rolling truck, alcohol and speed suspected
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says a rollover crash Wednesday evening sent a 17-year-old to the hospital. Deputies at the scene say they believe that speed and alcohol ...
Joey Martin Oct 17, 2024

How you can tour Fort Wayne's newest in construction
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Tuesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker, the City of Fort Wayne's Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services, and Royal Developments LLC. Owner JT King led a ribbon-cutting cerem...
Joey Martin Oct 16, 2024

DeKalb Co. Sheriff's Dept. looking for car involved in hit-and-run
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance on the following investigation. They are looking for a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run on Tuesday that...
Joey Martin Oct 16, 2024 *Similar vehicle

Warsaw man arrested for felony rape
WARSAW, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Warsaw man is facing 27 charges for allegedly driving to New York to have sex with a 14-year-old girl three times over the course of a year. Tyler Harmon was arrested yesterda...
Joey Martin Oct 16, 2024

Man and woman hospitalized following Monday afternoon shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a man and woman were taken to the hospital Monday after a shooting on the city's southeast side of Selkirk Drive. It happened arou...
Joey Martin Oct 15, 2024 The Fort Wayne Police Department

City announces plans for "The Wells Street Wedge"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Mayor Sharon Tucker, the Fort Wayne Community Development Division and Barrett Realty Investments announced that the Indianapolis-based developer will move forwar...
Joey Martin Oct 15, 2024

ACPL reaches $100,000 Goal for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) says it has successfully reached its $100,000 fundraising goal for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program dedicated to fosterin...
Joey Martin Oct 15, 2024