Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Groundbreaking for Arts United Center expansion
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, commencing the expansion and modernization of the Arts United Center. The Arts United Center, w...
Aug 08, 2024
Big Lots closing three Indiana stores
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Discount retailer Big Lots will close three more stores in Indiana. Those are in Elkhart, Fort Wayne, and Warsaw. In July, the company said it expected further losses and re...
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Ohio man arrested after chase in two Indiana counties
HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police have arrested a man from Toledo, Ohio for a chase through Allen and Huntington counties. 21-year-old Keshaun Carrington gave officers a fake name wh...
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Indiana Tech receives $21 million grant from Lilly Endowment
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Tech is receiving a $21 million grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. Through the support of the grant, Indiana Tech will collaborate with a range of community and corpor...
Aug 06, 2024
Middle school teacher charged with possessing child pornography
NOBLE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A middle school teacher in Noble County is charged with possessing child pornography. Indiana State Police arrested 57-year-old West Noble Middle School teacher Greg Riegseck...
Aug 06, 2024 Greg Riegsecker
Suspect arrested, victim identified in W Fourth St. shooting
UPDATE (August 6, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a man has been located and arrested in a murder over the weekend. On Friday, officers were called to the ...
Aug 06, 2024
Groundbreaking for new section of Pufferbelly Trail
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Tuesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker joined Fort Wayne Trails, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, residents and business owners, along with the City's Public Works Divi...
Aug 06, 2024
YLNI Farmers Market named #1 in Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition has announced that YLNI Farmers Market has placed 1st in Indiana in the 2024 America's Farmers Market Celebratio...
Aug 05, 2024 default
Covington Road closure moved ot this week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Due to the construction of the Covington Road Trail, Covington Road will be closed between Hadley Road and the east entrance to Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery beginning Mo...
Aug 05, 2024
Water main work to restrict parking on Hanna Street
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Beginning Monday, August 5, 2024, construction crews will begin replacing 1-mile of 8-inch water main on Hanna Street, installed in 1925. During the installation, there will...
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