Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News

Gov. Holcomb leading delegation to Japan this week
Twitter via @GovHolcomb INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Governor Eric Holcomb is leading a delegation to Japan today. The week-long trip includes a meeting with U.S. and Japanese government officia...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

Grants awarded to combat violence against women
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) has awarded more than $2.8 million to 46 public and nonprofit organizations through the STOP Violence Against Women For...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

Suspected meth, narcotics found in Miami County traffic stop
MIAMI CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police have arrested a 57-year-old man after troopers found drugs during a traffic stop in Miami County late Tuesday night. Jeffrey Azbell was pulled over...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

ISP: Impaired driver caught going 121mph on US 31
MIAMI CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State police say that a Michigan man is now facing a felony OWI charge after allegedly driving drunk at a speed of over 120 mph on U.S. 31 in Miami County on Fr...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Woman who died at St. Joseph County Jail identified
UPDATE (September 6, 2023): Indiana State Police say that following an autopsy the identity of the woman who died while incarcerated at the St. Joseph County Jail. ISP says that full results are still...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Lawmakers urging Holcomb to reconsider ABA therapy rate cuts
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A group of lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are urging Governor Holcomb to reconsider proposed rate cuts for Applied Behavioral Analysis the...
Joey Martin Sep 05, 2023

Prosecutor wants ISP investigation of dog deaths
UPDATE (September 1, 2023): CROWN POINTE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office is asking Indiana State Police to investigate the deaths of several canines in Lake Station. Th...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2023
Two arrested in I-80/94 crash
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police have arrested two people for a crash between a semi and a car on eastbound Interstate 80/94 early yesterday morning. The crash happened near the 7.7 mile ...
Joey Martin Aug 30, 2023
ACLU sues over ban on gender-affirming surgeries for inmates
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The ACLU of Indiana is suing the Indiana Department of Correction over a law banning gender-affirming surgeries for inmates. They say the state's prison officials have den...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2023
Lieutenant Governor wants to eliminate state income tax
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch is proposing eliminating the state income tax if she is elected governor next year. She released a video yesterday on her intent...
Joey Martin Aug 25, 2023