Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
State Senate to hear bill that would reduce the early voting window
UPDATE (February 5, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State lawmakers are considering a bill that would reduce the number of early voting days in Indiana. Senate Bill 284 proposes cutting the early ...
Feb 05, 2025 vepar5 / Depositphotos.com
Not just the grocery store - you'll be paying more for eggs at Waffle House
ATLANTA (ADAMS) - Ordering eggs at your local Waffle House will soon cost more. The restaurant has placed a temporary egg surcharge of 50 cents on every egg ordered at the establishment. Waffle House ...
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New bill would offer grants to sheriff's departments that sign ICE agreements
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Senate is passing a measure to offer grants to Indiana sheriff's departments that sign agreements with ICE. Senate Bill 430 would allow the Indiana Department ...
Feb 04, 2025 dechevm / Depositphotos.com
Governor Braun: Police will fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana police will fully cooperate with all federal immigration enforcement efforts, according to Governor Mike Braun. He is also planning to keep 50 Indiana National Gua...
Jan 29, 2025 crazy.daisy / Depositphotos.com
Indiana man pardoned for January 6 role killed in deputy-involved shooting
JASPER CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A Hoosier recently pardoned by President Trump is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Jasper County. 42-year-old Matthew Huttle of Hobart was recently pardoned for his ...
Jan 28, 2025
Black lawmakers criticize Braun's anti-DEI order
UPDATE (January 22, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state's Black Legislative Caucus is condemning Governor Braun's anti-diversity moves. Braun last week signed an executive order eliminating ...
Jan 22, 2025
Indiana fentanyl test strips bill advances
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State lawmakers are advancing a measure that would clarify that fentanyl test strips are legal in Indiana. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee looked at a bill au...
Jan 16, 2025 Skorzewiak / Depositphotos.com
Mike Braun sworn in as Indiana's 52nd governor
UPDATE (January 14, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Mike Braun has taken the oath of office as Indiana's 52nd governor. The former U.S. Senator took the oath of office using two Bibles, one of whi...
Jan 14, 2025 Governor Mike Braun, (R) Indiana
Lawmakers weighing ban on marijuana ads in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana lawmakers are weighing two bills that would ban marijuana ads in the state for businesses in Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio that have legalized recreational marijuan...
Jan 14, 2025 Tinnakorn / Depositphotos.com
New bill would ban social media for Hoosiers under 16 without consent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new bill before the Indiana Senate is seeking to ban social media for anyone who is under 16 years old without having "verified" permission from their parents. The legis...
Jan 10, 2025 S O C I A L . C U T / Unsplash
