Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Historic Mechanic Street Bridge reopens
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mayor Sharon Tucker, Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, neighborhood leaders, Public Works, Fort Wayne Trails, park staff and local officials gathered Thursday to...
Jul 25, 2025
FW Animal Care & Control: Protect your pets from the heat
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - With the hot temperatures here, Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control wants to remind pet owners to pay extra attention to their pets. Animals cannot regulate their body temp...
Jul 25, 2025 Chalabala / Depositphotos.com
One person dies following Thursday night stabbing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne police say one person has died from being stabbed Thursday night. It happened shortly before 10 p.m. at a home in the 2700 block of Stardale Drive near Paulding a...
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Man critically injured after being run over by bus
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that one person has life-threatening injuries after being hit by a Citilink bus as they were getting off. It happened around 10:30 a.m....
Jul 24, 2025
City of Fort Wayne street line painting gets underway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The City of Fort Wayne Traffic Operations Department has begun its annual street line painting program with the goal of enhancing visibility and safety on our roadways. Driv...
Jul 24, 2025
FWCS prepares for new year with registration event
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Community Schools will host its annual in-school registration from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at all elementary, middle and high schools. Families are invit...
Jul 24, 2025 jacksonjesse / Depositphotos.com
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. receives national recognition
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Congratulations to Greater Fort Wayne Inc. The group is being honored on a national level for its operations, community reach, and services. GFW Inc. announced this week tha...
Jul 24, 2025
First West Nile case this year in Indiana confirmed
VANDERBURGH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's first human case of West Nile virus for 2025 has been confirmed in a Vanderburgh County resident. The Indiana Department of Health made the announcement Tuesd...
Jul 23, 2025 itakdalee / Depositphotos.com
Coroner identifies subject in fatal officer-involved shooting
UPDATE (July 23, 2025): The Allen County Coroner identified the man shot by Fort Wayne police on Monday. The FPWD said that the man, now identified as 51-year-old Christopher Stutler, pointed a gun be...
Jul 23, 2025 The Fort Wayne Police Department
Stranger Things head to Fever jerseys
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - In anticipation of the upcoming fifth and final season of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things, the Indiana Fever are once again embracing the Upside Down by bringing back...
Jul 23, 2025
