Category Archives: WXKE Local News

One dead, another critically injured in Maumee Ave crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - One person is dead and another has life-threatening injuries following a crash just east of downtown Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon. Fort Wayne Police Department officers arr...
Joey Martin Sep 23, 2024

Foellinger Theatr's 75th season is almost a wrap
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Foellinger Theatre is preparing for the final two shows of its 75th season of live entertainment. As the largest outdoor seated theatre i...
Joey Martin Sep 20, 2024

Sweet Breeze switches docks
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation says that due to current low river levels, the Sweet Breeze Canal Boat dock location will change until further notice. Beginning with the Swe...
Joey Martin Sep 19, 2024

Woman, three children found dead in NE Indiana home identified
UPDATE (September 19, 2024): WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The woman and three children who were found dead in a home in Wolcottville on Tuesday have been identified. The Noble County Coroner sa...
Joey Martin Sep 19, 2024

Arrest made in August murder
UPDATE (September 19, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police have arrested 63-year-old Dwayne Sims for murder. He allegedly shot and killed 29-year-old Jamion Martin of Chicago on August ...
Joey Martin Sep 19, 2024

Flu shot clinics available to communities throughout northeast Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Starting this month, Parkview Physicians Group (PPG) is offering flu shot clinics throughout northeast Indiana for both patients and the public to protect themselves ahead o...
Joey Martin Sep 18, 2024

ICJI: Proper car seat use and installation can make a life-saving difference
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is encouraging parents and caregivers to take the time during Child Passenger Safety Week to make sure their child is properl...
Joey Martin Sep 18, 2024 tonodiaz / Depositphotos.com

Threats lead to expulsion of two LaGrange County students
LAGRANGE CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - Two students have been expelled from Prairie Heights High School after making violent threats. The LaGrange County Sheriff's Office says the threats were made Saturday and ...
Joey Martin Sep 18, 2024 Brett Levin / CC

Honor Flight taking 48th trip to D.C.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) will take off Wednesday for its 48th flight to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Honor Flight #48 currently consists o...
Joey Martin Sep 18, 2024 Qingwa / Depositphotos.com

Coroner identifies man shot and killed by Fort Wayne police
UPDATE (September 17, 2024): The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man shot and killed by Fort Wayne police on Monday. Saying in a release the man killed was 59-year-old Samuel Sterling C...
Joey Martin Sep 17, 2024