Category Archives: WXKE Local News
City of Fort Wayne recognized as a leader in equitable ARPA investments
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new multiyear study conducted by the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy (the Institute) at The New School identified Fort Wayne as a leader in investing federa...
Sep 27, 2024
FWPD looking for suspect in battery incident at Jefferson Point AMC theater
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The FWPD is asking for the publics assistance in helping to identify the following two individuals. Police say they were involved in a physical disturbance at the Jefferson ...
Sep 27, 2024
Police look for help finding two vehicles in fatal hit-and-run
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department is looking for the drivers of two separate vehicles that fatally hit a pedestrian early Sunday morning. Just after 1:30 a.m., the sherif...
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Top Indiana elected officials to get pay raises in 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's next governor will make one of the highest salaries in the country in 2025, with pay going up by 65 % from what term-limited Governor Eric Holcomb is earn...
Sep 25, 2024
Arrest made following two bodies that were found in the river
UPDATE (September 25, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The two were from Connersville, Indiana - southeast of Indianapolis. Police have arrested 29-year-old Dominque Washington on felony murder and k...
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One person hurt another dead after ATV crashes into semi
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Sheriff's Department says that a crash between an ATV and a semi Monday afternoon has killed a man and left a woman hospitalized in critical condition. The s...
Sep 24, 2024
Fort Wayne awarded $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Mayor Sharon Tucker announced the City of Fort Wayne New Markets Revitalization Fund, LLC (FWNMRF) will receive $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits allocation ...
Sep 24, 2024
Temporary ramp closures head to S.R. 930
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - INDOT says that there will be new temporary ramp closures on State Road 930 in Fort Wayne for paving operations. On Monday, September 23, crews will be paving southbound S.R....
Sep 23, 2024
FWACC is "fallin' for felines" with fall sale
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - If you have been thinking of adopting a four-legged feline friend - Fort Wayne AnbiaslCrae and Control says that it has a deal for you. The following was released: We are Fa...
Sep 23, 2024
How you can sound off on proposed US 30 changes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - INDOT will host a public hearing to inform residents and solicit feedback about the U.S. 30 Corridor Improvements Project in western Allen County. INDOT published the Enviro...
Sep 23, 2024
