Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Purdue University engineers develop pothole detection sensors
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Purdue University engineers have teamed up with the company Wavelogix to develop pothole detection sensors. They are being embedded in the concrete of the new interchang...
Jul 26, 2023
State law now requires schools to have AEDs at all activities
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Education will be sending surveys to all schools next month after state lawmakers passed a law requiring Automatic External Defibrillators at all...
Jul 26, 2023
Nearly 36,000 Hoosiers lose Medicaid coverage
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Monthly reports from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicate nearly 36,000 Hoosiers have lost Medicaid coverage in June. That figure is down sharply from n...
Jul 26, 2023
Colts agree to $34 million contract for new QB
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indianapolis Colts are agreeing to a $34 million dollar contract with quarterback Anthony Richardson. The team selected Richardson as the fourth overall pick in the NF...
Jul 25, 2023
Missing child found safe in Wabash County
WABASH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say a missing child in Wabash County has been found safe. An hours-long search yesterday ended around 3 p.m. and three-year-old Evelyn Clark was turned ...
Jul 25, 2023
Indianapolis International Airport recognized as one of the best
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indianapolis International Airport is being recognized as one of the best domestic airports in the U.S. The airport placed second in the Travel and Leisure 2023 World'...
Jul 25, 2023
Candidate for governor wants to eliminate Indiana's diversity office
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Republican candidate for governor Curtis Hill calls Indiana's Office of Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity "pandering" and a drain on state resources. Hill says if he is el...
Jul 25, 2023
Indiana food banks to get $2 million in funding
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The eleven food banks in Indiana will receive $2 million dollars in funding as a result of the state budget. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture says it is double ...
Jul 25, 2023
Protest at Indiana Statehouse ahead of abortion law taking effect
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Pro-choice advocates are speaking out before a near-total ban on abortion takes effect in Indiana. Protesters gathered and marched outside the Indiana Statehouse on Saturd...
Jul 24, 2023
Indiana Secretary of Commerce to step down
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - There is speculation that Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers might run for governor in 2024. He announced Monday that he will step down on August 6th, which is th...
Jul 18, 2023
