Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
No winner in billion-dollar Powerball drawing
(ADAMS) - The Powerball jackpot is over a billion dollars after no one won the grand prize in Monday night's drawing. Six tickets did however net players a million dollars each. Those tickets were sol...
Apr 02, 2024
Senator Braun fined for 2018 campaign violations
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - U.S. Senator and Indiana candidate for governor Mike Braun is being fined $159,000 by the Federal Election Commission. The fine is for not disclosing loan balances, terms, da...
Apr 02, 2024 Se. Mike Braun, (R) Indiana
New funds will help expand EV charging stations in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced the first round of awards for Charging the Crossroads, INDOT's plan to expand Indiana's statewide electric v...
Mar 29, 2024
Indiana National Guard members prepare to leave for Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - 50 Indiana National Guard members are preparing to leave for Texas. The Indiana National Guardsmen and women will travel to the southwest Texas border to help with Operati...
Mar 29, 2024 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / CC
IDOH releases infant mortality report
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health has released the 2022 infant mortality rate (IMR) and preliminary 2023 data. The 2022 IMR is 7.2 per 1,000 live births, on trend with the ...
Mar 28, 2024
INDOT shares recommendations on US 30 and US 31 studies
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) continues its efforts to assess innovative ways to address corridor needs along the US 30 and US 31 corridors in northern ...
Mar 28, 2024
ISP: Put away distractions while behind the wheel
JASPER, Ind. (ADAMS) - The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort this April to deter dis...
Mar 27, 2024
Eli Lilly announces insulin product shortages
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly says they have a shortage of two insulin products. The company says the products are Humalog and Insulin Lispro Injection...
Mar 26, 2024 dml5050 / Depositphotos.com
Antisemitism bill vetoed by Eric Holcomb
UPDATE (March 19, 2024): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has vetoed a bill that supporters said would further define antisemitism. He says he applauds the General Assembly's...
Mar 19, 2024 Changbok Ko / Unsplash
Indiana lawmakers approve bill to lift ban on happy hours
UPDATE (February 21, 2024): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A bill to lift a statewide ban on happy hours is now in Governor Holcomb's hands. House Bill 1086 was approved in a 38 to 10 vote, sending it t...
Mar 15, 2024 Newtown grafitti / CC
