Category Archives: WXKE Local News
FWFD fight two separate fires spanning five structures overnight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating a house fire that spread to two other adjacent homes. Crews were sent to Caroline and Pontiac just before 3:30 Friday morning...
Feb 21, 2025 Jean Carlo Emer / Unsplash
Looking for a summer gig? The zoo is hiring for the upcoming season
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Love animals? Looking for a job this spring or summer? The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo may have something for you. The following was released: The Zoo opens for the season in ...
Feb 21, 2025
Indiana Senate passes bill to eliminate Medicaid coverage for thousands
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage under a bill passed by the Indiana Senate. The bill would impose work requirements on the H...
Feb 20, 2025
Second suspect charged with attempted murder in September shooting
UPDATE (February 20, 2025): Fort Wayne police have arrested 20-year-old Aniah Hill on an attempted murder charge in a shooting in September. The shooting left a 17-year-old boy fighting for his life. ...
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Wells County Sheriff's Office looking for parolee who ditched monitor
https://www.facebook.com/WCSheriffIndiana/posts/pfbid0uufQW9VHRq1hin6SLwQAcNBNReh6YF7C1yD4XinZy9nyehPYLaMV2rmBCLG2JfVol WELLS CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Wells County Sheriff's Office is trying to ...
Feb 18, 2025 Justin Allen Walters
FWFD accepting applications for new recruit class
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Beginning February 17, the Fort Wayne Fire Department will accept applications for firefighter positions. The Department is seeking qualified applicants, ages 21 - 40, who w...
Feb 18, 2025
Indiana Task Force 1 dispatched to help with Kentucky flood relief
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Task Force 1 is in Kentucky to help with flood relief efforts. 49 members were dispatched after being activated at 4 p.m. Saturday. They will be working primarily ...
Feb 17, 2025 ALesik / Depositphotos.com
Two dead in snowmobile crash on Blue Lake
WHITELY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A snowmobile crash early Saturday morning on Blue Lake in Whitley County has killed a teen girl and an adult man. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says they cras...
Feb 17, 2025 Alex.S. / Depositphotos.com
Braun wants federal officials to withdraw plan to log, burn 20,000 acres
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun is telling the U.S. Forest Service to "immediately withdraw" a plan to log and burn nearly 20,000 acres of The Hoosier National Forest. Braun s...
Feb 17, 2025 crazy.daisy / Depositphotos.com
Fort Wayne man dies in Huntington County crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A 26-year-old man from Fort Wayne was killed in a crash Friday evening in Huntington County. Indiana State Police say Maung Aung died after he crossed the center line headin...
Feb 17, 2025
