Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Diaper distribution in Indiana to expand with new funds
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - This month, the Indiana Community Action Association (IN-CAA) received a grant of $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Diaper Distrib...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2024 roblan / Depositphotos.com

Abandoned home catches fire for a second time
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) crews extinguished the second fire in four months at the same house on Saturday on the city's southeast side. Around 9 a.m., firefighters w...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2024

Driver hospitalized after distracted driving crash in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says that one person was hospitalized following a crash over the weekend. According to a press release, a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 was headi...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2024

Portionb of S.R. 37 to close for culvert replacement
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of of State Road 37 will close soon for a culvert replacement near Harlan. Starting on or after October 14, crews...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2024

ISP investigating fatal semi crash on the Indiana Toll Road
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) -Indiana State Police (ISP) says that one person died after semis crashed on the Indiana Toll Road east of Angola Friday afternoon. The crash, which also involved a pickup tr...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2024

Hicksville man killed in crash on I-69
GRANT CO., Ind (ADAMS) - On October 10, 2024, just after 2:00 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police, the Grant County Sheriff's Office, and the Van Buren Police Department responded to an injur...
Joey Martin Oct 12, 2024

TinCaps, Indiana Pork to donate thousands of meals to Community Harvest
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fresh off earning Minor League Baseball's prestigious CommUNITY Champion Award, the Fort Wayne TinCaps are teaming up with Indiana Pork to donate more than 2,200 meals of gr...
Joey Martin Oct 11, 2024

ACLU, Planned Parenthood appeal abortion ban ruling
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The ACLU and Planned Parenthood are appealing an abortion ban ruling handed down last month. The ruling on September 11th declined to expand exceptions to Indiana's aborti...
Joey Martin Oct 11, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com

I-69 ramp at the 350 mile-marker to close for pipe maintenance
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that another I-69 ramp will close as part of ongoing construction. Starting on or after October 14, crews will close the south...
Joey Martin Oct 11, 2024

Defense team asks to call Kegan Kline as witness in Delphi murders trial
UPDATE (Octoer 11, 2024): DELPHI, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new court filing indicates Richard Allen's defense team could call Kegan Kline as a witness in the Delphi murders trial. Richard Allen is accused of ...
Joey Martin Oct 11, 2024 Richard Allen