Category Archives: WXKE Featured News

Your Vote 2022 results
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Tuesday’s Midterm election results continue to come in. However for us in Indiana, we have a pretty clear view of the results. U.S. Senator Todd Young has won a ...
Joey Martin Nov 09, 2022

Consumer alert: Products recalled in October
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in October. Consumers are encouraged to take advant...
Joey Martin Nov 03, 2022

U.S. students post largest-ever decline in math test scores
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) – The “Nation’s Report Card” is painting a grim picture of the state of schools in the U.S. The National Assessment of Education Progress found that mat...
Joey Martin Oct 25, 2022

Indiana AG urges caution during this Cybersecurity Awareness Month
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers of predatory cyber criminals during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. "Cybersecurity has been an important iss...
Joey Martin Oct 20, 2022

Mayor Henry: I will pay for everything in drunk driving crash
UPDATE (October 18, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Mayor Tom Henry says in a statement released Monday that he will be paying for all of the damages that were a result of a crash that happene...
Joey Martin Oct 18, 2022

Hoosier health officials signal first flu death of season
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana health officials are encouraging Hoosiers to get vaccinated against influenza after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2022-23 flu season. No addi...
Joey Martin Oct 17, 2022

College admissions test scores fall to lowest levels in 30 years
(ADAMS) – Average ACT college admissions test scores are in decline for the fifth straight year. The average score is just below 20 points out of 36, the first time below 20 since 1991. ACT Rese...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2022

Auditor: All Indiana automatic taxpayer refund checks sent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – State officials say all automatic taxpayer refund checks have been printed and mailed. That’s according to an announcement from Indiana State Auditor Tera Klut...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2022

Indiana electric vehicle plan receives federal approval
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved Indiana's plan to use funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to build out a ...
Joey Martin Sep 28, 2022

Study puts Indiana in top ten for drug overdose deaths
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A new report says Indiana is among the Top 10 states for drug overdose deaths. The website NiceRx ranks Indiana seventh in the nation for drug deaths between 2013 an...
Joey Martin Sep 16, 2022