Category Archives: WXKE Regional News

Tractor driver hospitalized after LaGrange County crash
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The LaGrange County Sheriff's Department says that one man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a semi while on a tractor on Tuesday. Police said it happened just ...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2023

ISP investigating fiery semi crash on US 20 in Steuben County
ANGOLA, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that a fiery crash closed lanes of US 20 Monday evening. ISP officials say that the semi was speeding when the driver lost control close to CR 900W. The...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2023

Anderson man killed in vehicle collision with train
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Grant County Sheriff's Office says that an Anderson man was killed when his vehicle was struck by a train Thursday afternoon. Just after noon, the Grant County Central Di...
Joey Martin Sep 29, 2023 Robert Linder / Unsplash

Angola man charged with child molesting
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Steuben County Sheriff's Office says that an Angola man accused of molesting a 9-year-old multiple times was arrested Friday. Officials say that detectives arrest...
Joey Martin Sep 11, 2023

Firearms, cocaine, and meth found in Kosciusko County search
KOSCIUSKO CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A Leesburg man was arrested Tuesday after police found more than four ounces of meth and other drugs in his home. Indiana State Police say that multiple tips were r...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

Suspected meth, narcotics found in Miami County traffic stop
MIAMI CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police have arrested a 57-year-old man after troopers found drugs during a traffic stop in Miami County late Tuesday night. Jeffrey Azbell was pulled over...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

ISP: Impaired driver caught going 121mph on US 31
MIAMI CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State police say that a Michigan man is now facing a felony OWI charge after allegedly driving drunk at a speed of over 120 mph on U.S. 31 in Miami County on Fr...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Ohio troopers arrest four murder suspects over Labor Day weekend
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...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Woman who died at St. Joseph County Jail identified
UPDATE (September 6, 2023): Indiana State Police say that following an autopsy the identity of the woman who died while incarcerated at the St. Joseph County Jail. ISP says that full results are still...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Illinois man arrested after high-speed chase on Toll Road
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police have arrested a 19-year-old Illinois man for a chase on the Indiana Toll Road of over 150 miles an hour. Adrian Martinez of Home Glen, Illinois ...
Joey Martin Sep 05, 2023