Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Mayor Tucker: Fort Wayne's skyline has gained another gem
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - As Mayor Sharon Tucker put it, "Fort Wayne's skyline has gained another gem." She joined Community Development Division Director Jonathan Leist, Chuck Surack, and the execut...
Oct 10, 2024
City Utilities' Microgrid honored twice this week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne City Utilities' Microgrid and Floating Solar Panels System was honored for the second time in two days. Wednesday afternoon, Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AI...
Oct 10, 2024
ISP: Roanoke man arrested after lengthy vehicle pursuit
WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that Monday afternoon, at approximately 1:30 p.m., state troopers from the Fort Wayne Post and officers from several agencies from Huntington, Alle...
Oct 09, 2024
Motorcyclist fatally struck by tire on I-69 identified
UPDATE (October 9, 2024): The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman who died when a tire flew across I-69 before striking her on a motorcycle Monday. The Coroner says that Julie Starkey's death ...
Oct 09, 2024
Fort Wayne traffic stops lead to federal drug investigation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a traffic stop Tuesday morning sent three men to the Huntington County Jail. They are all facing federal drug charges, according t...
Oct 09, 2024
TinCaps win major Minor League Baseball award
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps have won another major Minor League Baseball award. At Minor League Baseball's Business Summit in Charlotte on Tuesday, MiLB announced that the TinCap...
Oct 09, 2024
Teen charged as an adult in fatal Dalman Avenue shooting
UPDATE (October 9, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - 16-year-old Brauch Wilkins-Pease is charged as an adult with murder in Fort Wayne. He is accused of shooting and killing 23-year-old Angel Maldonad...
Oct 09, 2024
Crews battle large house fire off Rothman Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Crews with the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) were able to get control of a large house fire in less than a half hour on Tuesday on the city's northeast side. The FWFD sa...
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TinCaps unveil details of Parkview Field's Holiday Lights
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Preparation is underway for a new holiday season event in Downtown Fort Wayne, and tickets will be on sale soon. Parkview Field Holiday Lights, a walk-thru event, will take ...
Oct 08, 2024
I-69 exit ramp closes as part of ongoing construction
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that another exit ramp from I-69 is closed for work. The southbound I-69 ramp to U.S. 24/ Jefferson Boulevard, Exit 302 ...
Oct 08, 2024
