Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Police say Elkhart shootings are connected
ELKHART, Ind. (ADAMS) - Police in Elkhart say Wednesday's two deadly shootings are connected. Officers got a call Wednesday afternoon about a woman who'd been shot in what they are now calling a domes...
May 27, 2022
Muncie hires private security firm for next school year
MUNCIE, Ind. (ADAMS) - A private security firm will handle security at Muncie Schools next year. The district's Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a new $675,000 contract for the firm Legacy Life S...
May 26, 2022
Former Indiana state superintendent wants more done for school safety
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana's former state superintendent says state and federal leaders need to do more to make schools safe. Former superintendent of public education Jennifer McCormick yes...
May 26, 2022
Former Indiana police chief, wife charged
VINCENNES, Ind. (ADAMS) - The case against former Vincennes Police Chief Dustin Luking and his wife involves stolen money, stolen drugs, and years of questionable actions. Investigators arrested Lukin...
May 26, 2022
Miles Teller named honorary starter for Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The stars are showing up for this weekend's Indianapolis 500. Actor Miles Teller, who plays Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw in the upcoming film Top Gun: Maverick, will serve a...
May 25, 2022
NFL Combine to be held in Indianapolis in 2023 & 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The NFL Combine will continue to be held in Indianapolis for the next few years. The Circle City has hosted the event for the last 35 years, but the NFL for the first time...
May 25, 2022
Indiana lawmakers okay trans athlete ban, ACLU sues
UPDATE (May 25, 2022): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - As expected, Indiana lawmakers once again passed a law to ban trans athletes from competing. And as expected, the ACLU has sued. Lawmakers overrode ...
May 25, 2022
Jim Irsay buys Kurt Cobain's 'Teen Spirit' guitar for $4.5 million
CULVER CITY, Calif. (ADAMS) - The guitar played by Kurt Cobain in Nirvana's "Smell Like Teen Spirit" music video is being sold to the tune of $4.5 million dollars. The blue 1969 Fender Mustang was auc...
May 24, 2022
Waitlist for Casey White, Vicky White's hotel in Indiana
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Dozens of people are waiting to stay in the Indiana hotel where an escaped Alabama inmate and corrections officer stayed before their capture. 65 people are on the waitlist ...
May 24, 2022
Marion County deputy fired for letting murder suspect out of jail
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A jail guard in Indianapolis is out of a job after the sheriff says he mistakenly let a murder suspect go free. The suspect, 23-year-old Noah Edwards, walked out of jail l...
May 24, 2022
