Category Archives: WXKE Ohio News

UPDATE (April 4, 2023): COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – As of today, a new law surrounding distracted driving is in effect across the State of Ohio. The measure was signed by Governor DeWine in January...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC) released a public safety bulletin this week alerting parents of emojis that it says are being used by youth on social media...

UPDATE (March 16, 2023): PUTNAM CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Shipments of hazardous waste from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment are again coming into Indiana. The shipments resumed Tuesday after third...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has an opportunity for Ohio school districts or their partners to apply for funding to develop and implement projects that e...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness is hosting a poster contest for kids in the state. Students across Ohio in grades one through six are invited to particip...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio Department of Insurance director Judith L. French is urging Ohioans on Medicare to be alert for telephone scammers posing as representatives of the government to st...

CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Police in Mercer County are investigating crash that is the second fatal wreck of 2023. According to Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey’s Office, first responders were ...

CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports the arrest of three individuals on drug-related charges during a HIT Operation (Heroin Interdiction Team), on Thursday, January 12t...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says Dollar General stores are continuing to charge higher-than-advertised prices. Yost returned to Butler County Common Pleas Court on W...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting eleven traffic-related deaths over the four-day New Year’s holiday weekend period. OSHP says impaired driving was a fact...