Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
2021 Indiana State Fair comes to a close
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The 2021 Indiana State Fair is over. There were extra dates added this year to spread out crowds as a COVID-19 safety protocol, causing the fair to run for more than three...
Aug 23, 2021
Indiana Court of Appeals okays unemployment benefit withdrawal
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A court is giving Indiana the green light to end the enhanced federal unemployment benefits. Last week, the state's Court of Appeals unanimously overturned an Indianapolis...
Aug 23, 2021
Toyota to cut production by 40% because of chip shortage
TOKYO (ADAMS) - Toyota is cutting production of its vehicles by 40-percent because of the global chip shortage. It's the last major automaker to make cuts because it had stockpiled microchips after a ...
Aug 20, 2021
Indy officer drops suit against NFL
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - An Indianapolis Police officer who sued the NFL is dropping his case, for now. Lawyers for Officer De'Joure Mercer dropped the suit yesterday but are keeping the option to...
Aug 20, 2021
Indiana AG joins fight against Biden border policy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's attorney general is joining the fight against President Biden's policies along the southern border. Attorney General Todd Rokita yesterday joined 14 other states...
Aug 20, 2021
Missing Plymouth girl found dead
UPDATE (August 20, 2021): There are questions to answer about the death of a missing little girl from Plymouth. Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman Jr. yesterday said the suspect in 11-month-old...
Aug 20, 2021
Indiana aims for 90% broadband coverage in five years
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The clock is ticking on Indiana's goal to get high-speed internet to 90-percent of the people in the next five years. The governor signed a law that sets the goal back in ...
Aug 20, 2021
FDA links dog deaths, illnesses to Midwestern Pet Foods
(ADAMS) - The FDA believes over 300 dog deaths and illnesses may be linked to products made by Midwestern Pet Foods. The agency's warning letter Tuesday said it was aware of more than 130 pet deaths a...
Aug 20, 2021
Questions linger about shooting at Indiana manufacturing facility
FRANKFORT, Ind. (ADAMS) - No one is saying if the grandmother and granddaughter gunned down at a central Indiana manufacturing plant were targeted or just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Clinton...
Aug 19, 2021
Indiana high schoolers can compete in national poetry contest
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Wednesday, the Indiana Arts Commission announced educators and students are invited to sign up to participate in the Poetry Out Loud program. Poetry Out Loud is a natio...
Aug 19, 2021
