Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Counterfeit money showing up in Elkhart
ELKHART, Ind. (ADAMS) - Counterfeit money is hitting Elkhart businesses and it passes several tests. One bank detected $250 in fake money this week. The scammers are using real $10 dollar bills that a...
Joey Martin Feb 10, 2023
Gov. Eric Holcomb named to Council of Governors
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is now on a council of bipartisan governors. President Biden appointed Holcomb to the Council of Governors Thursday. As part of his role, he ...
Joey Martin Feb 10, 2023
Bill to let undocumented Hoosiers drive legally passes committee
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A bill that would give driving privilege cards to undocumented people living in Indiana has passed out of committee. Senate Bill 248 would allow the Indiana Bureau of Moto...
Joey Martin Feb 08, 2023
Crouch: COVID-19 Impact Grants provide lasting effect across the state
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - In late 2021, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) awarded COVID-19 Impact Grants totaling just under $600,000 to si...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2023
Suspect dead, two officers shot in Mitchell during traffic stop
MITCHELL, Ind. (ADAMS) - A suspect is dead after an exchange of gunfire that also left two police officers shot near Mitchell. Police say 29-year-old Anthony Richmond fired several rounds at Lawrence ...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023
Purdue University freezes tuition for the 12th consecutive year
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Purdue University is freezing tuition for another year. The decision was approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees Friday. It means there will not be a tuition...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023
Officer-involved shooting in Marion leaves one dead
MARION, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police are looking into an officer-involved shooting in Marion that left the suspect dead. Troopers say it happened about 3:30 Sunday morning after a traffic s...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023
IDOH gifts $8.5 million in grants to improve Hoosier health
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health has awarded nearly $8.5 million in grants to organizations working to improve Hoosiers' health as part of the Health Issues and Challenges...
Joey Martin Feb 03, 2023
Former Vice President Pence's Carmel home to be searched
CARMEL, Ind. (ADAMS) - The FBI is expected to search former Vice President Mike Pence's Carmel home. On Thursday, reports indicated the search would be scheduled for the near future. This comes after ...
Joey Martin Feb 03, 2023
GOP Attorneys General: CVS, Walgreens abortion pills plan "unsafe, illegal"
(ADAMS) - Republican attorneys general from 20 states are telling CVS and Walgreens that their plans to distribute abortion pills through the mail are "both unsafe and illegal." The officials said in ...
Joey Martin Feb 02, 2023




