Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
National Championship brings $150 Million in revenue to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - An estimated $150 million dollars in revenue is now in Indianapolis after the College Football Playoff National Championship this past weekend. The sporting event brought ...
Jan 12, 2022
Indiana teachers fight curriculum "transparency" plans
UPDATE (January 12, 2022): Teachers in Indiana are lining up to fight a plan that would have parents see just what their kids are learning in school. Dozens of teachers testified on Tuesday against th...
Jan 12, 2022
ISP looking for carjacking suspect
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that officers are investigating a carjacking on Interstate 65 that sparked a police chase over the weekend and now has a suspect on the run. ISP offic...
Jan 12, 2022
Association warns of "state of crisis" at Hoosier hospitals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Hospital Association is warning that the state will pass its record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations this week. The group says hospital emergency departments...
Jan 12, 2022
Red Cross declares first blood crisis amid historic shortage
UPDATE (January 11, 2022): WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The Red Cross is declaring the nation's first-ever blood crisis. A historic shortage is leaving hospitals empty as some blood centers are down to l...
Jan 12, 2022
Over 100 pounds of cocaine found in semi on Indiana interstate
PUTMAN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Over $2 million dollars worth of cocaine is seized by police in Putnam County. A state trooper pulled over a semi tractor-trailer for motor carrier inspection on I-70 Sunday...
Jan 11, 2022
Most Afghans have left Indiana's Camp Atterbury
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. (ADAMS) - Most of the 7,000 Afghans who were living at Indiana's Camp Atterbury are now living in new homes. The Indiana National Guard yesterday said just about 1,200 remain. No ...
Jan 11, 2022
Tennessee child rapist may have victims in Indiana
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (ADAMS) - Investigators in Tennessee are looking to see whether a suspect in a series of child rapes has any victims in Indiana. Ryan Meyung is accused of sexually assaulting at lea...
Jan 11, 2022
State now offering booster shots to ages 12 to 15
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health is expanding who can get COVID-19 booster shots. Hoosiers ages 12 to 15 who received their second Pfizer doze at least five months ago are...
Jan 11, 2022
Indy bomb threat was fake, suspect wanted to cut in line
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - There wasn't a bomb at the Doja Cat concert at the Monument Circle on Saturday. Indianapolis Police say a man wanted to get to the front of the line at the concert, so he ...
Jan 10, 2022
