Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
President Trump nominates U.S. Attorneys for Indiana
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Adam Mildred and Thomas Wheeler the Second are being nominated by President Trump as Indiana's U.S. Attorneys. Mildred is currently the Allen County deputy prosecutor, and Wh...
Jul 02, 2025
Indiana cigarette, tobacco taxes increase
UPDATE (July 1, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Smoking in Indiana is now more expensive. The state's cigarette tax has risen from nearly $1 to $3, which is a 200 percent increase. The hike is par...
Jul 01, 2025 Lester120 / Depositphotos.com
Indiana AG requests execution date for inmate
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking for an execution date for death row inmate Roy Lee Ward. He is from Spencer County and was convicted of raping and killing 1...
Jun 30, 2025 DIGICOMPHOTO / Depositphotos.com
Siren's Curse opens for riders at Cedar Point
UPDATE (June 28, 2025): SANDUSKY, Ohio (ADAMS) - The debut date is here for Cedar Point's new Siren's Curse roller coaster. At a height of 160 feet, a length of almost 3,000 feet, and a speed of 58 mi...
Jun 28, 2025 Siren's Curse (Courtesy of Cedar Point)
AG Rokita's defense costing Hoosiers nearly half a million dollars
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The defense of Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita in several disciplinary investigations and formal ethics cases has cost Hoosier taxpayers nearly $500,000 Rokita has fa...
Jun 27, 2025 AG Todd Rokita (R) Indiana
Governor Braun orders state to have energy plan
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun is ordering the state to plan for how it will meet a growing energy demand. He says the economy is growing and Indiana needs "new solutions to meet thi...
Jun 26, 2025 elenarostunova / Depositphotos.com
Indiana's public universities, colleges agree to tuition freeze
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - All of Indiana's public universities and colleges are committing to a two-year tuition freeze. Governor Mike Braun made the announcement on Tuesday. The governor says the ...
Jun 25, 2025 steilemas@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Indiana officials react to Iran strikes
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun is praising the U.S. military's bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. Braun says, "We are thankful our brave troops who executed the...
Jun 23, 2025 CelsoDiniz / Depositphotos.com
Ten bills aimed at healthcare reform signed into Indiana law
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Ten bills are now law after a ceremonial signing held by Governor Braun on Wednesday. Braun says the new laws aim to make healthcare more affordable in Indiana, a goal he ...
Jun 19, 2025
ISP trooper charged with theft, obstruction of justice
ST. JOSEPH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A state police officer is now facing charges. Indiana State Police (ISP) Trooper Andrew Kocsis is charged with felonies of theft and obstruction of justice. Investigator...
Jun 18, 2025
