Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
National Weather Service confirms two Indiana tornadoes
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - There were two tornadoes in central Indiana on Wednesday. The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed tornadoes did indeed touchdown in Rush and Madison counties. Bot...
Jun 10, 2022
National average gas price closing in on $5 a gallon
UPDATE (June 8, 2022): (ADAMS) - Every day marks a new record for gas prices and the national average is closing in on five dollars a gallon. The national average price for regular rose another nickel...
Jun 08, 2022
Former Muncie mayor transferred from prison to community confinement
MUNCIE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The former mayor of Muncie is being transferred from a federal prison to community confinement. Dennis Tyler pleaded guilty to taking a bribe after serving as the mayor of Munci...
Jun 08, 2022
Indianapolis woman accused of tracking, then running down ex
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - She tracked him to a bar, then police say she killed him in the parking lot. Indianapolis Police say they've arrested 26-year-old Gaylyn Morris for last week's murder of 2...
Jun 07, 2022
Indy Children's Museum apologizes for Juneteenth watermelon salad
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Managers at Indianapolis' Children's Museum are apologizing for serving a watermelon salad to celebrate Juneteenth. The museum sold the salad in its cafeteria last week bu...
Jun 06, 2022
Walmart to add 4K jobs with new distribution centers
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (ADAMS) - Walmart says it's opening four new distribution centers that will create 4,000 jobs in the U.S. The company said Thursday that the new centers in Joliet, Illinois; McCordsv...
Jun 03, 2022
Driver arrested after Toll Road pileup
UPDATE (June 3, 2022): ST. JOSEPH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A driver of a semi has been arrested after being involved in a six-vehicle crash that resulted in two fatalities Wednesday afternoon on the Indian...
Jun 03, 2022
ISP trooper narrowly escapes crash during traffic stop
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that one of their own was not seriously hurt when his vehicle was hit on I-80 Wednesday afternoon. Officials say that Sergeant Fifield, a 24-year vete...
Jun 02, 2022
Marijuana to be discussed by Indiana lawmakers in study committee
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Marijuana will be discussed in a summer study committee being held by Indiana lawmakers. Republican and Democratic leaders approved an agenda that includes discussing delt...
Jun 01, 2022
Mental health evaluation ordered for teen in six-year-old's death
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (ADAMS) - The now-16-year-old accused of murdering a six-year-old girl will be examined by doctors to see if he can be tried as an adult in the case. A judge in South Bend ordered a m...
Jun 01, 2022
