Category Archives: WXKE Local News
DeKalb Co. Sheriff's Dept. looking for car involved in hit-and-run
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance on the following investigation. They are looking for a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run on Tuesday that...
Oct 16, 2024 *Similar vehicle
Warsaw man arrested for felony rape
WARSAW, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Warsaw man is facing 27 charges for allegedly driving to New York to have sex with a 14-year-old girl three times over the course of a year. Tyler Harmon was arrested yesterda...
Oct 16, 2024
Man and woman hospitalized following Monday afternoon shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Fort Wayne Police Department says that a man and woman were taken to the hospital Monday after a shooting on the city's southeast side of Selkirk Drive. It happened arou...
Oct 15, 2024 The Fort Wayne Police Department
City announces plans for "The Wells Street Wedge"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, Mayor Sharon Tucker, the Fort Wayne Community Development Division and Barrett Realty Investments announced that the Indianapolis-based developer will move forwar...
Oct 15, 2024
ACPL reaches $100,000 Goal for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) says it has successfully reached its $100,000 fundraising goal for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program dedicated to fosterin...
Oct 15, 2024
Diaper distribution in Indiana to expand with new funds
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - This month, the Indiana Community Action Association (IN-CAA) received a grant of $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Diaper Distrib...
Oct 14, 2024 roblan / Depositphotos.com
Abandoned home catches fire for a second time
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) crews extinguished the second fire in four months at the same house on Saturday on the city's southeast side. Around 9 a.m., firefighters w...
Oct 14, 2024
Driver hospitalized after distracted driving crash in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO. Ind. (ADAMS) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says that one person was hospitalized following a crash over the weekend. According to a press release, a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 was headi...
Oct 14, 2024
Portionb of S.R. 37 to close for culvert replacement
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of of State Road 37 will close soon for a culvert replacement near Harlan. Starting on or after October 14, crews...
Oct 14, 2024
ISP investigating fatal semi crash on the Indiana Toll Road
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) -Indiana State Police (ISP) says that one person died after semis crashed on the Indiana Toll Road east of Angola Friday afternoon. The crash, which also involved a pickup tr...
Oct 14, 2024
