Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The early voting window could change if lawmakers approve a measure being considered at the Indiana Statehouse. House Bill 1359 originally aimed to regulate when local ele...

UPDATE (February 12, 2026): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Corrections says it has received the first payment from the federal government for housing U.S. Immigration and Custo...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun says social media companies need to enact policies to better protect kids using their services. Braun says he wants technology companies that profit fr...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says the state's new blackout license plate is a hit. The BMV has sold over 100,000 of the black and white license plates so far. Depu...

UPDATE (February 10, 2026): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Republican Nick McKinley has taken the oath of office as a state senator. Chief Justice Loretta Rush administered the oath to him yesterday as ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A state House committee has held a hearing on a bill to ban the use of cell phones in all classrooms. Supporters of the bill say they want their children to be able to foc...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A bill has passed the Indiana House to give the governor the authority to deploy a military police force of Indiana National Guard members anywhere in the state. Represent...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Senate has passed a bill expanding the state's "good citizenship" instruction. The bill would include high school completion, full-time employment, and marriag...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Over $4 million in federal grants supporting Indiana's recovery from severe storms last spring have been approved. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the gra...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have allowed the state to use a firing squad to carry out a death row inmate's execution. The bill was ...