Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Coroner identifies man killed by FWPD officer in Wells St. burglary
UPDATE (September 10, 2024): The Allen County Coroner has identified a man who was shot and killed by a Fort Wayne Police Department officer in a Wells Street home Friday morning. The Allen County Cor...
Sep 10, 2024 Daniel / CC
Cannabis company to open just over Indiana-Ohio border
ANTWERP, Ohio (ADAMS) - A cannabis company is planning to open a dispensary just over the Indiana-Ohio border in Antwerp, Ohio. Indiana remains a state where cannabis is completely banned, including f...
Sep 10, 2024 Marketeering Group / CC
Indiana State Police investigating deadly DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police are investigating a deadly and fiery crash in DeKalb County over the weekend. Troopers say they found an Audi Avant vehicle engulfed in flames on State ...
Sep 09, 2024 Naypong / Depositphotos.com
Shawnee Place Historic District now on National Register
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Shawnee Place Historic District is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official list of properties considered worthy of preservation. Th...
Sep 09, 2024 Lawcain / Depositphotos.com
New partnership could help crack local cold cases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The FWPD is hoping that a new partnership could help to crack cold cases in Fort Wayne. Trine University launched the Cold Case Unit this semester. It is the first universit...
Sep 06, 2024 Olivier26 / Depositphotos.com
St. Joe Road shooting leaves one man with critical injuries
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a man has critical injuries following a shooting off St. Joe Road on Thursday. Just after 5 p.m., officers found him off the 6500 ...
Sep 06, 2024
Arrests made in fatal Kinnaird Avenue shooting
UPDATE (September 6, 2024): The Fort Wayne Police Department says there have been arrests made in a fatal shooting off Kinnaird Avenue. Two people are now facing charges. The FWPD released the followi...
Sep 06, 2024
Traffic alert! Spring Street water main work to shift
UPDATE (September 9, 2024): To accommodate Norfolk Southern's rail work on West State Boulevard, the detour for the Spring Street water improvement project will change beginning Monday, September 9, 2...
Sep 05, 2024
Fort Wayne TinCaps release 2025 schedule
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne TinCaps have released their schedule for the 2025 regular season, with Opening Day at Parkview Field on the calendar for Friday, April 4 against the Lansing L...
Sep 04, 2024
Man in critical condition following Tuesday afternoon shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a shooting on Tuesday afternoon left one person with life-threatening injuries. Police found the man with at least one gunshot wou...
Sep 04, 2024
