Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News

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...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - An Ohio man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a child under the age of ten who traveled across state lines for an abortion. Gerson Fuentes, a Guatemalan national...

BRYAN, Ohio (ADAMS) – Effective Oct. 1, Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (CHWC) will be joining Parkview Health. Representatives say that both organizations have approved a definitive ag...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio's 104 public-use airports generate billions of dollars for the state's economy each year. The Ohio Department of Transportation is asking for the public's help as i...

WATERLOO, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two children who were the focus of an AMBER Alert in Ohio have been found safe in Waterloo, Indiana. The car they were in was seen by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deput...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA), National Weather Service (NWS), and the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness (OCSWA) are promoting June 18-24 as ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – State lawmakers are discussing legislation that would lower the minimum age for hiring police officers in Ohio. House members are considering a bill that passed through ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting an increase in roadway fatalities over this past Memorial Day weekend. OSHP says 22 crashes resulted in 23 deaths across the s...