Category Archives: WXKE Local News

Ramp restrictions to begin for work at exit 350 on I-69
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says there will be new ramp restrictions on I-69 at exit 350 near Angola for pipe liner installation. Starting on or after ...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2024

S.R. 37 and S.R. 101 intersection to become all-way stop
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that there will be a traffic pattern change to the intersection of State Road 37 and State Road 101. INDOT says that after a tra...
Joey Martin Aug 28, 2024

Hoosier Lotto jackpot for Wednesday at $20.1 million
INDIANAPOLIS (ADAMS) - The Hoosier Lotto jackpot has reached $20.1 million for the Wednesday, August 28, drawing. It currently ranks as the largest state lottery jackpot and third-largest jackpot in t...
Joey Martin Aug 27, 2024

Temperatures hamper firefighters in house blaze
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a home on the city's northwest side during Monday afternoon's extremely hot temperatures. A fire was reported at 1225 Orlando Dri...
Joey Martin Aug 27, 2024 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com

Gas prices continue to fall ahead of Labor Day travel
(ADAMS) - A lot of motorists are rollin' through the weekend with slightly lower prices at the pump. As reported by AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular fell in the Buckeye State to $3.21 to...
Joey Martin Aug 26, 2024

Coroner: Inmate's death ruled suicide
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say an inmate at the Allen County Jail died on Wednesday. The man, Keimar Butler, had been an inmate since July 22, 2024, and was being held in solitary...
Joey Martin Aug 23, 2024 Emiliano Bar / Unsplash

Deadly crash near New Haven under investigation
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - New Haven police and the Allen County Sheriff's Department are investigating a deadly crash Thursday afternoon. A driver ignored a stop sign and crashed with another vehicle ...
Joey Martin Aug 23, 2024

Two people found fatally shot in vehicle off Tonkel Road identified
UPDATE (August 22, 2024): The coroner has released the identities and causes of death for the two people found dead in a vehicle Monday morning off Tonkel Road. The coroner says that Nicole Beason was...
Joey Martin Aug 22, 2024

Parkview, ONE break ground on new facilities in Warsaw
WARSAW, Ind. (ADAMS) - Parkview Health and Ortho NorthEast (ONE) broke ground on a new orthopedic ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and medical office building in Warsaw on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The new fac...
Joey Martin Aug 21, 2024

One person dead in fiery crash south of downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that one person died in a crash south of downtown Tuesday night. Three vehicles were involved at the intersection of South Clinton and ...
Joey Martin Aug 21, 2024