Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
SCOTUS declines to hear Indiana transgender bathroom case
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The Supreme Court is declining to hear a case about an Indiana high school's transgender bathroom policies. A lower court ruled students are allowed to use restrooms accordin...
Jan 17, 2024 Brett Levin / CC
House panel approves 13th check for public Indiana retirees
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state House Ways and Means Committee has approved a Republican bill offering public retirees a 13th check every year. The bill from Representative Bob Cherry would giv...
Jan 16, 2024 Marco Verch / CC
Indiana lawmakers consider bill defining antisemitism
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill to define antisemitism in an effort to protect Jewish Hoosiers. House Bill 1002 went before the Indiana House Education Committee ...
Jan 11, 2024 Steven Van Elk / Unsplash
ISP partnering in Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) is partnering with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) for CVSA's Human Trafficking Aware...
Jan 05, 2024
Indiana Arts Commission accepting applications for grants
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) and its Regional Arts Partners announced this week the opening of applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 Arts Project Support grant progra...
Jan 05, 2024 Marty O’Neill / Unsplash
Indiana health officials report increase in COVID-19 deaths
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Hoosier state is seeing an increase in COVID-19 deaths. The death toll for the virus increased by 105 people from December 19th to Tuesday. There were 24 additional pr...
Jan 04, 2024 Viki Mohamad / Unsplash
Unemployment claims drop in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - New filings for unemployment benefits in Indiana dropped slightly last week. The U.S. Department of Labor says the initial claims were 3,722 - down from 3,765 last week. N...
Dec 27, 2023 Ivan Radic / CC
Community Health Network to pay $345 million in settlement
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indianapolis-based Community Health Network will pay the federal government $345 million to settle allegations that it submitted fraudulent Medicare claims. The U.S. Depar...
Dec 21, 2023 Martha Dominguez de Gouveia / Unsplash
Indiana unemployment claims up last week
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The U.S. Department of Labor says initial filings for unemployment in Indiana were up last week compared to the week before. Officials say new claims rose to 5,165 from 5,...
Dec 19, 2023 Ivan Radic / CC
First Dog of Indiana "Henry" dies at age 13
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Eric Holcomb and First Lady Janet Holcomb are mourning the loss of the first dog of Indiana. The family's dog Henry died, according to an announcement Monday nigh...
Dec 19, 2023 Henry
