Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Lawmakers consider nursing school expansion to amid shortage
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The omicron surge could lead to more nursing students in classrooms in Indiana. Lawmakers are considering a plan that would allow nursing schools in the state to enroll mo...
Jan 19, 2022
Indiana House okay's vaccine mandate ban
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The plan to ban vaccine mandates in Indiana is halfway to the governor's desk. The Indiana House yesterday voted to require employers in the state to include medical and r...
Jan 19, 2022
Train derailment outside of Indianapolis: no cause, no injuries
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Investigators are looking for the cause of a train derailment just outside of Indianapolis. Two locomotives and six cars jumped the tracks in the Avon rail yard around 11:...
Jan 19, 2022
IU Health doctor slams U.S. testing strategy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A doctor at IU Health says getting a coronavirus test in the United States is harder than it should be. Doctor Paul Calkins says other countries have a much more efficient...
Jan 18, 2022
Planners look for solar project at old GM plant in Muncie
MUNCIE, Ind. (ADAMS) - There are plans to possibly convert Muncie's old GM plant into a solar farm. Muncie's city council last week endorsed plans to add solar panels to the 53 acres that used to be a...
Jan 18, 2022
Gun permit legislation shifts to Indiana Senate
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The new week means a new beginning for the plan to do away with gun licenses in Indiana. The state Senate will hear the plan next. Supporters want to join 21 other states,...
Jan 18, 2022
Indiana to mark MLK Day with celebrations, learning opportunities
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - It is a day full of celebrations for Martin Luther King Junior Day. There are several breakfasts or other celebrations planned across the state. There are also all sorts o...
Jan 17, 2022
Indiana lawmakers continue to move vaccine mandate ban at Capitol
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana lawmakers are not stopping in their plan to ban vaccine mandates in the state. The Indiana House yesterday added a provision to their plan that would eliminate vac...
Jan 14, 2022
Holcomb focuses on coronavirus in State of the State speech
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Holcomb's latest State of the State speech spent a lot of time updating people on the coronavirus. The governor delivered his annual speech to lawmakers Tuesday n...
Jan 14, 2022
Indiana House advances proposal to end gun permits
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Lawmakers at the Capitol in Indianapolis are trying again for a constitutional carry plan. The Indiana House approved a piece of legislation that would end the need for gu...
Jan 14, 2022
