Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Traffic stop ends with felony drug charges
LOWELL, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that nearly 30 grams of methamphetamine are off the street after a traffic stop on Tuesday. ISP officials say that it started when a trooper saw a vehic...
Aug 18, 2021
Governor Holcomb supports local mask mandates
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's governor is not going to issue a statewide mask mandate, but he supports local schools that are instituting local mask requirements. On Monday, Governor Holcomb ...
Aug 18, 2021
Indiana senator wants to end unemployment overpayment collections
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - One Indiana lawmaker wants the state to stop trying to collect unemployment payments that people across the state should never have gotten. On Tuesday, State Senator Karen...
Aug 18, 2021
ISDH says contact tracing survey data was breached
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) On Tuesday, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) said that it is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers that data from the state's COVID-19 online contact tracing survey was i...
Aug 18, 2021
Indiana Census shows more diversity, population shift
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's new Census numbers show a continuing trend. People are moving away from the state's more rural counties, and fewer people are identifying as white. The Census Bu...
Aug 17, 2021
Infrastructure plan could mean no tolls for southern IN bridge
HENDERSON, Ky., (ADAMS) - The massive federal transportation package could spare drivers in southern Indiana from having to pay tolls on a new bridge across the Ohio River. On Monday, the judge-execut...
Aug 17, 2021
Five Indianapolis firefighters injured in floor collapse
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - One of the five Indianapolis firefighters taken to the hospital last night is recovering from serious injuries. The city's fire department says the five were hurt when the...
Aug 17, 2021
Indianapolis hospitals see uptick in Coronavirus admissions
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - After weeks of seeing new coronavirus cases, hospitals in and around Indianapolis are seeing an uptick in coronavirus patients. Dr. John Christenson, with Riley Hospital f...
Aug 16, 2021
Colts win preseason match-up against Carolina
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - It is the preseason, and it was just a three-point win, but Colts fans are happy. The Colts beat the Carolina Panthers yesterday, 21-18, to get their first win of the pres...
Aug 16, 2021
Four more central Indiana school districts requiring masks
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Four more central Indiana school districts will require face masks regardless of vaccination status. Noblesville Schools reports high absentee rates due to COVID-19. Hamil...
Aug 16, 2021
