Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News
Ohio non-profits encouraged to apply for traffic safety grants
COLUMBUS, Ohio, (ADAMS) - The Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) is seeking grant proposals from non-profit organizations and government agencies to reduce traffic fatalities in their communities. The ...
May 02, 2024
Ohio now spending $10 million to clean up roadsides
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - It's spring, Monday was Earth Day, and it's all happy - until you see litter, and you're reminded of the human problem that haunts us all. Since January, ODOT says its forces ...
Apr 23, 2024
Unlike other states, Ohio didn't see major gridlock during eclipse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The message from Ohio officials was clear: Come early, stay late for last week's solar eclipse. New data shows that most people did just that, avoiding the post-eclipse gridlo...
Apr 17, 2024
Murder suspect awaits extradition after traffic stop in Indiana
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Toledo murder suspect awaits extradition back to Ohio after he was arrested during a traffic stop first in Henry County, Indiana over the weekend. Indiana State Police tr...
Apr 15, 2024
New numbers show Ohio's distracted driving law is working
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - New numbers out of Ohio show some promising data that comes in the wake of the state passing more aggressive distracted driving laws. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and leaders fro...
Apr 05, 2024
Gov. Holcomb declares disaster relief for three counties
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is declaring disaster relief for Delaware, Jefferson, and Randolph Counties. The governor signed an executive order on Thursday. It comes aft...
Mar 22, 2024
Severe weather reported across several states
WINCHESTER., Ind. (ADAMS) - Severe weather took a toll on a number of states Thursday, with reports of tornadoes in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. In Indiana, there were earlier reports of at least thre...
Mar 15, 2024
Road projects totaling $127 million approved for Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has approved the 2024 draft list of projects to receive funding through the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Major ...
Feb 01, 2024
ODOT: We are ready for this statewide snow event
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - With several inches of snow forecast to blanket the entire state through the weekend, with the heaviest amounts in northern Ohio - crews from the Ohio Department of Transporta...
Jan 19, 2024
New minimum wage for the new year in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Ohio is ringing in the New Year with a new minimum wage. As of January 1, it has gone up from $10.10 to $10.45 an hour for non-tipped employees. The wage for workers who do re...
Jan 02, 2024 Alexander Grey / Unsplash
