Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Governor Braun says he might veto property tax bill
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun says he might veto Senate Bill 1, which is what is left of his property tax plan after the Senate made large changes to it this month. It is in...
Feb 26, 2025
FWPD: Woman's death in Fairfax Avenue home was not criminal
UPDATE (February 26, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police say the death of a 60-year-old woman on the city's south side was not connected to any crime. The woman was found dead by a fri...
Feb 26, 2025 The Fort Wayne Police Department
YMCA launches annual fundraiser for local scholarships and programs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne has launched its annual fundraising campaign under the theme of "The Y Within Reach for All." With a goal of raising $800,000 in just one mont...
Feb 26, 2025
New factory in Defiance County expected to generate 400 jobs
DEFIANCE CO., Ohio (ADAMS) - A paper supply company is announcing plans to build a new production facility in Northwest Ohio. First Quality Tissue Midwest, a producer of paper and packaging items, pla...
Feb 25, 2025 ajdin-k / Depositphotos.com
All Joann Fabrics stores to close
UPDATE (February 25, 2025): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - All Joann Fabrics locations are being closed after the fabric and craft store chain was auctioned off to new owners in bankruptcy court. Original...
Feb 25, 2025 lucidwaters / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne native named on Time Magazine Woman of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne native Amanda Zurawaski, just named to Time magazine's list of 2025 Women of the Year, is coming back home to help raise awareness of the need to restore reprod...
Feb 25, 2025 Amanda Zurawaski
Two teens shot early Sunday off Lima Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Two teenagers are recovering after they were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Fort Wayne. Police responded to the 4900 block of Lima Road on reports of the shoo...
Feb 24, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: Speed and alcohol suspected in crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that left the driver with a head injury on Saturday. According to a press release, the...
Feb 24, 2025
NFL Scouting Combine begins in indidanapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The next stage in the NFL offseason is here. The league's future stars gather in Indianapolis on Monday for the Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Prospects will parti...
Feb 24, 2025 alexeys / Depositphotos.com
SUV driver badly hurt in crash with school bus
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The driver of an SUV that crashed with a school bus in Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The Fort Wayne Police Department says th...
Feb 21, 2025
