Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News
Ohio Patrol to focus on impaired drivers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging motorists to drive sober. During the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, which runs from August 17 to September 5, troopers ...
Aug 18, 2022
Ohio Patrol enters nationwide "Best Looking Cruiser" contest
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol has entered the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) "Best Looking Cruiser" contest. Last year, Ohio finished in second place. You...
Aug 17, 2022
Ohio troopers engage in pursuit and gunfire with alleged FBI attacker
CINCINNATI, Ohio (ADAMS) – The man who died after trying to break into Cincinnati’s FBI headquarters Thursday allegedly posted his intentions on his Truth Social account. Multiple outlets ...
Aug 12, 2022
Nearly 1,000 'move over' citations issued in Ohio during recent push
UPDATE (July 29, 2022): COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) -The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with members of the 6-State Trooper Project enforcing and raising awareness about the Move Over law from Jul...
Jul 28, 2022
16 killed over 4th of July holiday on Ohio roadways
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 16 people lost their lives in 16 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Friday, July 1 and ended Monda...
Jul 06, 2022
6-State Trooper Project: Ohio patrol cites 4,712 with seatbelt violations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol and other members of the 6-State Trooper Project recently collaborated in a safety belt enforcement project. The initiative began Monday, May 23 ...
Jun 03, 2022
Ohio Patrol releases statistics from Memorial Day reporting period
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 17 deaths on Ohio's roadways during the 2022 Memorial Day weekend according to provisional statistics. This Memorial Day saw m...
Jun 02, 2022
Ohio Patrol: 'Buckle up and drive sober for Memorial Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – During the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible on Ohio's roadways promoting traffic safety. As motorists travel this week...
May 26, 2022
Agents remind parents, students of Ohio's alcohol law ahead of graduation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) and the Ohio Division of Liquor Control are reminding high school students not to use drugs or alcohol during graduation ce...
May 17, 2022
Two facing drug charges in Mercer County
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Two Mercer County men were arrested after the sheriff’s office got a tip that one was bringing fentanyl into the county. 31-year-old Zachary Frazier and 29-year-old ...
May 16, 2022
