Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News

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...

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 The signs will replace older and outdated signs...

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...

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...

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...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with members of the 6-State Trooper Project to enforce and raise awareness about the Move Over law. The high-visibility campa...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol has entered the 10th annual "Best Looking Cruiser" contest sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers (AAST). Voting for the b...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, is expanding a program to prevent injuries among older drivers. OTSO is now pr...

CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Police in northwest Ohio say that an Indiana woman is behind bars after a multi-agency search. Police say 32-year-old April Spence was the suspect in a child abduction cas...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) -The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 11 people lost their lives in nine traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Monday, July 3, and ended Mon...