Category Archives: WXKE Local News
Renovations get underway at Packard Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Tuesday, Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, community leaders, funding partners and neighborhood representatives celebrated the...
Nov 13, 2024
TinCaps groundskeeper and home clubhouse manager honored
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne TinCaps head groundskeeper Keith Winter and home clubhouse manager Sam Lewis have been honored by Minor League Baseball. Winter is the 2024 Midwest League Head Gr...
Nov 13, 2024
Steuben County Sheriff's Department investigating fatal head-on crash
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Steuben County Sheriff's Department says an investigation is underway into what happened before a fatal head-on crash this past weekend. Investigators are working to de...
Nov 12, 2024
Traffic alert! Portion of Lake Avenue closes for culvert replacement
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Lake Avenue, between Reed Road and Old Maysville Road will close beginning Monday, November 11, 2024. City Utilities says that crews will begin work to replace the culvert a...
Nov 11, 2024
Man killed in shooting south of downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A man has died following a shooting south of downtown Fort Wayne early Saturday morning. Fort Wayne Police (FWPD) responded to a report of a possible shooting in the 1000 bl...
Nov 11, 2024
Fort Wayne Fire Department welcomes 29 new firefighters
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - 29 firefighters were welcomed to the Fort Wayne Fire Department in a graduation ceremony Thursday night in the North Side High School Auditorium. The City released the follo...
Nov 08, 2024
Indiana House, Senate leadership to stay the same
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Republican majorities in the Indiana House and Senate have voted to keep leadership in place for the next session. Representative Todd Huston of Fishers was re-elected...
Nov 08, 2024 sepavone / Depositphotos.com
Some brie cheese sold in Indiana Aldi stores recalled
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (ADAMS) - Six different kinds of Brie cheese are being recalled for listeria contamination. The cheese was recalled in 12 states after listeria was detected on processing equipment at...
Nov 08, 2024 Westlight / Depositphotos.com
Driver arrested after crash sends van into vacant building on Maumee Ave.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says an arrest was made following an overnight crash that sent the driver to the hospital and a building with structural damage. Police were...
Nov 07, 2024 Emiliano Bar / Unsplash
Family of 18-year-old sues City, FWPD over his 2022 death
UPDATE (November 6, 2024): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The family of 18-year-old Wyatt Beckler is suing the city of Fort Wayne and Fort Wayne police for his November 2022 shooting death. Officer Andrew...
Nov 06, 2024
