Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News

Ohios' Safe Routes to Schools Program accepting applications
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has an opportunity for Ohio school districts or their partners to apply for funding to develop and implement projects that e...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023

Ohio kids invited to join Severe Weather Awareness Poster contest
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness is hosting a poster contest for kids in the state. Students across Ohio in grades one through six are invited to particip...
Joey Martin Feb 03, 2023

"New Medicare Card" phone scammers reported in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio Department of Insurance director Judith L. French is urging Ohioans on Medicare to be alert for telephone scammers posing as representatives of the government to st...
Joey Martin Feb 03, 2023

Second fatal crash of new year in Mercer County
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Police in Mercer County are investigating crash that is the second fatal wreck of 2023. According to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey’s Office, first responders were ...
Joey Martin Feb 02, 2023

Three arrested during HIT Operation in Mercer County
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports the arrest of three individuals on drug-related charges during a HIT Operation (Heroin Interdiction Team), on Thursday, January 12t...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

Ohio AG requests temporary restraining order against Dollar General
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says Dollar General stores are continuing to charge higher-than-advertised prices. Yost returned to Butler County Common Pleas Court on W...
Joey Martin Jan 12, 2023

Ohio Patrol reports 11 traffic deaths over New Year's holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting eleven traffic-related deaths over the four-day New Year’s holiday weekend period. OSHP says impaired driving was a fact...
Joey Martin Jan 04, 2023

Sports betting now legal in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Sports betting is now legal in Ohio and players have wasted no time getting in on the action. A law went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day allowing sport...
Joey Martin Jan 03, 2023

Ohio Department of Insurance: Don't skip your winter review
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Winter can put a financial chill up your spine if you decide to skip your seasonal insurance review assuming you have adequate insurance protection. The Ohio Department ...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2022

Ohio Highway Patrol releases holiday statistics
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – According to provisional statistics, 13 people were killed on Ohio roadways this Christmas holiday. During the four-day reporting period, from Friday, December 23, at 12...
Joey Martin Dec 28, 2022




