Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Stranger Things head to Fever jerseys
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - In anticipation of the upcoming fifth and final season of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things, the Indiana Fever are once again embracing the Upside Down by bringing back...
Jul 23, 2025
Rabies confirmed in Henry County bat, third this year in Indiana
HENRY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A rabies case is confirmed in a bat in Henry County. Health officials announced the rabies case this week after the bat was discovered at Baker Park in New Castle. No people ...
Jul 17, 2025 EcoPic / Depositphotos.com
Hartford Bakery Inc. recalls hundreds of loaves of artisanal bread
(ADAMS) - Hartford Bakery, Inc. is voluntarily recalling hundreds of loaves of its "Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style 1/2 Loaf" because the product may contain undeclared hazelnuts. The recall announcemen...
Jul 16, 2025
Indiana Task Force 1 deploys more responders to Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Task Force 1 is deploying an additional 35 emergency responders to Texas to help in the search for flood victims. Task Force 1 Chief Tom Neal says that is along wi...
Jul 16, 2025 kotafoty / Depositphotos.com
Indiana Public Broadcasting eliminates statewide reporting team
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations is eliminating its statewide team of editors and reporters due to the defunding of the organization by the Indiana General Assembly in...
Jul 10, 2025 sepavone / Depositphotos.com
Indiana sending search and rescue team to Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A search and rescue team from Indiana is headed to Texas to help with the aftermath of catastrophic flooding. Governor Mike Braun says FEMA activated Indiana Task Force On...
Jul 09, 2025 kotafoty / Depositphotos.com
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)
