Category Archives: WXKE Regional News

Governor Braun orders flags to be flown at half-staff
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Flags in Indiana have been ordered to fly at half-staff through Sunday. Governor Mike Braun issued the order Thursday, a day after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was...
Adams News Sep 12, 2025 Denise Krebs / CC

Indiana Senate Republicans discuss redistricting
UPDATE (September 11, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Senate Republicans met for two hours at the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday to talk about redistricting. Senate President Pro Tem ...
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Patrol reports fewer fatal crashes during '100 Deadliest Days of Summer'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Earlier this week, we learned that traffic fatalities went up over Labor Day weekend this year in Ohio. (Story HERE) Just a day later, the Ohio State Highway Patrol had better...
Adams News Sep 04, 2025

OSHP: Nearly two dozen die in Labor Day weekend crashes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting nearly two dozen roadway fatalities during Labor Day weekend. Officials say 23 people died on Ohio roads in 20 separate crashes last...
Adams News Sep 03, 2025

Richard Allen's attorneys want another appeal extension
UPDATE (September 3, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Attorneys for convicted Delphi double murderer Richard Allen are asking the Indiana Court of Appeals for an extension of their September 5 dead...
Joey Martin Sep 03, 2025 Richard Allen

OSHP to focus on impaired drivers over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is stepping up impaired driving enforcement for this Labor Day weekend. Additional troopers will be out on the road watching for motorists...
Adams News Aug 29, 2025

Indiana flags to be flown at half-staff after Minneapolis school shooting
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Flags in Indiana are being flown at half-staff to remember those killed in a school shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis. Indiana Governor Mike Braun's office says...
Adams News Aug 28, 2025 Denise Krebs / CC

400 Indiana National Guard troops return to Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Hundreds of Indiana National Guard members are back home in Indiana. The 400 troops landed in Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon. This follows a nearly year-long deployme...
Adams News Aug 21, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com

DeWine gives more details on National Guard deployment to D.C.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - Governor Mike DeWine is sharing more details on the planned deployment of Ohio National Guard members this week. The governor has confirmed that 150 military police officers w...
Adams News Aug 19, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com

Officials say no new construction for housing immigration detainees
BUNKER HILL, Ind. (ADAMS) - There will not be any construction underway in Indiana to build space to house up to 1,000 immigration detainees. Indiana Department of Corrections spokeswoman Annie Goelle...
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