Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News
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
Ohio Supreme Court rules Cedar Point PD must release reports
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Supreme Court is ordering the Cedar Point Police Department to turn over documents to media outlets in the state. In a ruling last week, the court found the security ...
Dec 27, 2023 Jeremy Thompson / CC
Ohio EV fast charging station is the first in the nation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Electric vehicle (EV) drivers now have another place to charge up in Central Ohio. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchba...
Dec 14, 2023
Ohio continues into peak time for deer-related crashes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - AAA, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Department of Insurance, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure ...
Nov 14, 2023 Don DeBold / CC
Study: Ohio could see millions in new tax funds from legalized marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - A new study is estimating that the State of Ohio could see more than $200 million dollars in additional tax revenue in the first year if recreational marijuana is legalized. R...
Sep 27, 2023 Marketeering Group / CC
New signs welcome travelers to Ohio as "Heart of it All"
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Drivers entering Ohio will soon be welcomed with signs bearing the state's new branding and slogan - Ohio, The Heart of it All. The signs will replace older and outdated signs...
Sep 14, 2023
Ohio troopers arrest four murder suspects over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – During the 2023 Labor Day holiday weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says that troopers saw an increase in traffic stops. A total of 17,965 traffic enforcement stops...
Sep 06, 2023
OSHP: Troopers "focused on impaired drivers for Labor Day"
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio's roadw...
Sep 01, 2023
Driver that caused deadly bus crash charged with vehicular homicide
UPDATE (August 24, 2023): CLARK CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The minivan driver who allegedly caused the deadly school bus crash in Clark County Tuesday morning is now facing criminal charges. Court offi...
Aug 24, 2023
