Category Archives: WXKE Regional News
Ohio Issue Two passes as preliminary election results posted
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Preliminary results are in for Ohio's primary and special elections. The only state ballot item, Ohio Issue Two, is passing with support from nearly 70 percent of voters. This...
May 07, 2025 slexp880 / Depositphotos.com
Hamilton County Libertarian Chairwoman running for Secretary of State
HAMILTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Hamilton County Libertarian Party chairwoman Lauri Shillings is seeking her party's nomination for Secretary of State.. Shillings says, "Hoosiers need to be able to trust ...
May 07, 2025 vepar5 / Depositphotos.com
ODOT: 13,000 bicycle helmets handed out for free across Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Department of Transportation is working with partners to distribute thousands of bicycle helmets again this year. ODOT is teaming up with the Ohio Chapter of the Amer...
May 06, 2025
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary opens for the season
ALBION, Ind. (ADAMS) - Black Pine Animal Sanctuary opens for the season this Friday, May 2nd. Three new animal residents have come to live at Black Pine for the rest of their lives since last season. ...
May 02, 2025
Semi driver in 2022 school bus crash to plead guilty
KOSCIUSKO CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Semi driver Victor Santos will plead guilty in Kosciusko Superior Court on Monday to five felony charges for a 2022 crash with a school bus. Santos collided with the bus ...
Apr 30, 2025
Winning Hoosier Lottery Powerball Double Play ticket sold in Decatur
DECATUR, Ind. (ADAMS) - A Hoosier Lottery Powerball Double Play ticket purchased in Decatur is a winner. The ticket, sold at a Casey's, matched four out of five numbers in Saturday night's drawing. Th...
Apr 28, 2025
ISP investigating deadly officer-involved shooting in Marion
MARION, Ind. (ADAMS) - One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Marion. Police responded to a report of someone with a knife after 4:30 p.m. Sunday. A Marion police officer shot the pe...
Apr 28, 2025
Indiana Safe Zone to begin enforcing penalties in some areas
UPDATE (April 22, 2025) Transportation officials will begin enforcing penalties for speeding in construction zones in Indiana. A pre-enforcement warning period is already underway in the Clear Path I-...
Apr 22, 2025
Governor Braun recalling Indiana National Guard from Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana Governor Mike Braun is recalling 50 Indiana National Guardsmen home from the Texas-Mexico border. The troops had been deployed in March for what was supposed to be...
Apr 17, 2025 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / CC
Braun unveils "Make Indiana Healthy Again" with nine executive orders
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Mike Braun is unveiling a new initiative called "Make Indiana Healthy Again". Braun was joined by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a...
Apr 16, 2025 katiebordner / CC
