Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Fifteen new Indiana laws take effect
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana is getting 15 new laws. New laws on everything from guns to taxes to bail reform take effect July 1. The biggest new law is that legal gun owners in Indiana no lon...
Jul 01, 2022
First West Nile virus case of the year reported in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - State health officials are urging Indiana residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites following the detection of the first West Nile virus case of 2022 in a Lake C...
Jul 01, 2022
Indiana's parental notification abortion law to be reconsidered
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - An Indiana abortion law will be reconsidered by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a ruling against the law, which requir...
Jul 01, 2022
Fireball spotted over central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - It was a meteor about the size of your fist going at least 40,000 miles-per-hour that lit up the early morning sky in central Indiana yesterday. Astronomers say a fireball...
Jun 30, 2022
Indiana AG asks courts to lift abortion law injunctions
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Now that Roe is gone, Indiana's attorney general wants the court to allow all of the state's abortion laws to go into effect. On Monday, Attorney General Todd Rokita asked...
Jun 30, 2022
Indiana abortion clinics see influx of patients
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Consider this the consequence of ending Roe v. Wade. Abortion clinics in Indiana say they've been much busier since the Supreme Court last week ruled that states can set t...
Jun 29, 2022
Indiana grants $500,000 to domestic violence shelters
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) awarded $500,000 in grant funding to 26 non-profits to provide emergency shelter and services to victims of domestic violence...
Jun 28, 2022
IDOH: Check requirements for COVID vaccines for kids under 5
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is urging Indiana parents seeking COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years to contact the vaccine site listed at www...
Jun 28, 2022
Indiana State Police: Be aware of online puppy scams
GREENCASTLE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police Putnamville Post is currently investigating reports of fraud incidents involving the purchase of puppies using online social media platforms. Citiz...
Jun 17, 2022
Report: Climate change could trigger toxic disaster on Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (ADAMS) - Climate change could be detrimental to Lake Michigan in the future. A report from the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center shows the lakefront could experience toxic dis...
Jun 16, 2022
