Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Over 200,000 items of children's sleepwear recalled
(ADAMS) - Over 200,000 items of children's clothing have been recalled due to a potential burn risk. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Meijer, a Midwestern superstore chain, has issued a rec...
Feb 23, 2026 Paha_L / Depositphotos.com
Funeral arrangements announced for fallen Beech Grove officer
UPDATE (February 20, 2026): BEECH GROVE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Funeral arrangements are announced for a Beech Grove Police officer killed in the line of duty. Brian Elliott was shot to death on Monday when r...
Feb 20, 2026 structuresxx / Depositphotos.com
Grant County homicide suspect arrested in Florida
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A woman who is suspected of being responsible for a deadly crash in Grant County has been arrested in Florida. The sheriff's office says 31-year-old Adria Wilkerson is waitin...
Feb 19, 2026 ChiccoDodiFC / Depositphotos.com
Hoosier voters to decide on state constitutional amendment
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hoosier voters will decide in November if they want to amend the state constitution to allow judges to deny bail for some defendants. The Indiana House gave the proposed a...
Feb 18, 2026 KITREEL / Depositphotos.com
Early voting window could be reduced under proposed amendment
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The early voting window could change if lawmakers approve a measure being considered at the Indiana Statehouse. House Bill 1359 originally aimed to regulate when local ele...
Feb 17, 2026 vepar5 / Depositphotos.com
Indiana receives first payment for housing ICE detainees
UPDATE (February 12, 2026): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Corrections says it has received the first payment from the federal government for housing U.S. Immigration and Custo...
Feb 12, 2026 coffeekai / Depositphotos.com
Governor Braun says social media companies need to better protect kids
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun says social media companies need to enact policies to better protect kids using their services. Braun says he wants technology companies that profit fr...
Feb 11, 2026 Dennis Sylvester Hurd
Over 100,000 blackout license plates sold in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says the state's new blackout license plate is a hit. The BMV has sold over 100,000 of the black and white license plates so far. Depu...
Feb 10, 2026
New Indiana senator sworn in
UPDATE (February 10, 2026): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Republican Nick McKinley has taken the oath of office as a state senator. Chief Justice Loretta Rush administered the oath to him yesterday as ...
Feb 10, 2026 crazy.daisy / Depositphotos.com
Indiana House Committee takes testimony on school cell phone ban
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A state House committee has held a hearing on a bill to ban the use of cell phones in all classrooms. Supporters of the bill say they want their children to be able to foc...
Feb 05, 2026 David Kennedy / Unsplash
