Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Governor Braun signs executive orders on unemployment fraud
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed executive orders aimed at stepping up anti-fraud efforts on unemployment and requiring jobless Hoosiers to do "meaningful work searc...
Feb 28, 2025 Ivan Radic / CC
Governor Braun says he might veto property tax bill
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun says he might veto Senate Bill 1, which is what is left of his property tax plan after the Senate made large changes to it this month. It is in...
Feb 26, 2025
NFL Scouting Combine begins in indidanapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The next stage in the NFL offseason is here. The league's future stars gather in Indianapolis on Monday for the Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Prospects will parti...
Feb 24, 2025 alexeys / Depositphotos.com
Indiana Senate passes bill to eliminate Medicaid coverage for thousands
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage under a bill passed by the Indiana Senate. The bill would impose work requirements on the H...
Feb 20, 2025
Indiana Task Force 1 dispatched to help with Kentucky flood relief
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Task Force 1 is in Kentucky to help with flood relief efforts. 49 members were dispatched after being activated at 4 p.m. Saturday. They will be working primarily ...
Feb 17, 2025 ALesik / Depositphotos.com
Braun wants federal officials to withdraw plan to log, burn 20,000 acres
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun is telling the U.S. Forest Service to "immediately withdraw" a plan to log and burn nearly 20,000 acres of The Hoosier National Forest. Braun s...
Feb 17, 2025 crazy.daisy / Depositphotos.com
Indiana reports season-high flu activity, 57 deaths
UPDATE (February 13, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Flu activity in Indiana has reached its peak this season, with 57 flu-related deaths reported, most among seniors. Hospital and urgent care vis...
Feb 13, 2025
Indiana RV makers prepare for more tariff issues
ELKHART CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Manufacturers of recreational vehicles in Elkhart County are preparing for higher prices for much of what they use. President Trump has issued a 25-percent tariff on all al...
Feb 12, 2025 Mirage3 / Depositphotos.com
FDA recalls canned tuna products
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The FDA is recalling canned tuna products at multiple major grocery chains. That includes Walmart, Trader Joe's, Kroger and Costco. Tri-Union Seafoods made the recall after f...
Feb 12, 2025 viperagp / Depositphotos.com
Indiana House proposes day after Super Bowl as state holiday
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Today, the Monday after the Super Bowl, could become a state holiday in Indiana. The state House has a bill to declare the day after the NFL championship game "American Pr...
Feb 10, 2025
