Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
New food options available at this year's Indiana State Fair
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Dozens of new menu items will be available at the Indiana State Fair this year. The 2023 Indiana State Fair happens July 28th through August 20th but is closed Mondays and...
Jul 10, 2023
We could see the northern lights in Indiana this week
(ADAMS) - The northern lights could be visible soon across 16 states. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is predicting high activity of the aurora borealis on Thursday, July 13th...
Jul 10, 2023
Oregon man struck and killed on Indiana Toll Road
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police says its troopers from Fort Wayne and Steuben County responded to a 911 call reporting a pedestrian had been struck on Indiana Toll Road on Saturday af...
Jul 10, 2023
Consumer alert: Products recalled in June
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in June. This is the time to take advantage of opportunit...
Jul 07, 2023
No injuries in southern Indiana plane crash
CLARK CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - No injuries are reported after a plane crash in Clark County. It happened near Jeffersonville Thursday morning. The personal aircraft left from Bowman Field in Louisville and...
Jul 07, 2023
Flags at half-staff Friday for ISP trooper
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Flags in Indiana are at half-staff today in honor and remembrance of Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron Smith. Smith was killed in the line of duty last week when he was p...
Jul 07, 2023
Indiana State Auditor now State Comptroller
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Auditor Tera Klutz is now the State Comptroller. The change became official on July 1st after lawmakers passed a bill to help dispel the misconception that t...
Jul 06, 2023
Ohio man pleads guilty to raping child
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - An Ohio man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a child under the age of ten who traveled across state lines for an abortion. Gerson Fuentes, a Guatemalan national...
Jul 06, 2023
Fort Wayne firefighter injured in Broadway blaze
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Fort Wayne firefighter is recovering after suffering minor injuries battling a fire early this morning. Crews were called to a commercial building south of downtown in the...
Jul 05, 2023
Tell City officer, suspect killed in shooting at hospital
PERRY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A Tell City Police, Sergeant Heather Glenn, was shot and killed at a Perry County hospital. She was shot and killed by domestic violence suspect Sean Hubert just before 1 a.m...
Jul 05, 2023
