Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Fort Wayne celebrates 60 years of commitment to Historic Preservation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - May is National Historic Preservation Month, and this year, the City of Fort Wayne is celebrating six decades of dedication to preserving significant buildings and historic ...
Joey Martin May 02, 2025

Two people shot and killed in Roanoke home
ROANOKE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Huntington County Sheriff's Office and Roanoke police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people. They were shot just after 9 p.m. last night at a home on Allen St...
Joey Martin May 02, 2025

One person hospitalized after apartment fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating an early morning apartment fire that sent one person to the hospital and caused significant damage. The fire broke out around...
Joey Martin May 02, 2025 Jean Carlo Emer / Unsplash

Man on motorized scooter critically injured in crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - One person was in critical condition after a crash involving a pickup truck and a motorized scooter just north of downtown Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne police responded to the 280...
Joey Martin May 01, 2025

Indiana Secretary of State running for another term
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is running for reelection. Morales announced his bid Thursday for 2026 after he received 54 percent of the vote when he was electe...
Joey Martin May 01, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales

Allen County Bar Association hosting some of the best legal minds for a "crucial conversation"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Some of the best legal minds in our area are sitting down to have what the Allen County Bar Association calls a "crucial conversation." On Thursday, May 1, 2025, at noon, th...
Joey Martin May 01, 2025

FWCS students gear up for Bike to School Day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Students at five Fort Wayne Community Schools elementary schools and all middle schools will celebrate riding bikes to school with various activities during the next two wee...
Joey Martin May 01, 2025 FamVeldman / Depositphotos.com

Learn how to improve your community at Neighborhoods 101 Workshops
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The 2025 Neighborhoods 101 Workshops are now scheduled, and residents can register for the first session that takes place on Thursday, May 29, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the ...
Joey Martin May 01, 2025

Coroner identifies woman who died in Campbell Road crash
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A woman who died in a crash on Campbell Road on Tuesday has been identified by the Allen County Coroner. 19-year-old Kaiya Banterager of Spencerville was the driver of an SUV...
Joey Martin May 01, 2025

Semi driver in 2022 school bus crash to plead guilty
KOSCIUSKO CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Semi driver Victor Santos will plead guilty in Kosciusko Superior Court on Monday to five felony charges for a 2022 crash with a school bus. Santos collided with the bus ...
Joey Martin Apr 30, 2025




