Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News
Law enforcement urges New Year's Eve safety on the road
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Ohio officials are urging residents to keep safety in mind while ringing in the new year. Governor Mike DeWine is reminding people to make sure they have arranged for a sober ...
Dec 31, 2024 DPP Law / CC
Over $24 million in grants announced to increase traffic safety across Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - More than $24 million in state funding is going into traffic safety grants across Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine announced the nearly 190 individual grants on Monday. Some money g...
Dec 17, 2024
OSHP: Eight died during Thanksgiving travel on Ohio roads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) says that eight people were killed in seven crashes on Ohio's roadways this Thanksgiving holiday, resulting in the fewest deaths since 201...
Dec 03, 2024
ODOT readys for first snow of the season
COLUMBUS, Ind. (ADAMS) - With snow in the forecast for Thursday, the Ohio Department of Transportation says that crews are making sure trucks, drivers, and equipment are ready to safely roll across th...
Nov 21, 2024
Ohio judge rules "heartbeat bill" unconstitutional
HAMILTON, Ohio (ADAMS) - An Ohio judge says the state's six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional. That ruling came Thursday from Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins who granted a permanent injunc...
Oct 25, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Ohio agencies collaborate to for commercial motor vehicle safety
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a new collaboration has led to a sizable decrease in crashes on four major interstates. A high-visibility enforcement push focused on enforc...
Sep 30, 2024 marchello74 / Depositphotos.com
Ohio Supreme Court leaves Issue 1 ballot language largely unchanged
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Supreme Court is leaving the ballot language for Issue 1 largely unchanged. In a four-to-three ruling on Monday, the court decided to let the measure go before...
Sep 17, 2024
Ohio school report cards available now
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is making the latest school district report cards available. The annual evaluations rate each of the state's 600 public school s...
Sep 16, 2024
Cannabis company to open just over Indiana-Ohio border
ANTWERP, Ohio (ADAMS) - A cannabis company is planning to open a dispensary just over the Indiana-Ohio border in Antwerp, Ohio. Indiana remains a state where cannabis is completely banned, including f...
Sep 10, 2024 Marketeering Group / CC
OSHP reports 15 fatal crashes recorded during Labor Day weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is sharing roadway fatality numbers from Labor Day weekend. OSHP says 15 people died in 15 separate crashes across the state between last Friday ...
Sep 04, 2024 DPP Law / CC
