Category Archives: WXKE Regional News

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

Prosecutor wants ISP investigation of dog deaths
UPDATE (September 1, 2023): CROWN POINTE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office is asking Indiana State Police to investigate the deaths of several canines in Lake Station. Th...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2023

OSHP: Troopers "focused on impaired drivers for Labor Day"
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio's roadw...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2023

One person dead in five-vehicle crash in Grant County
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A crash involving five vehicles on northbound I-69 in Grant County has claimed one life. Indiana State Police say the crash happened just before 2 p.m. Wednesday near t...
Joey Martin Aug 31, 2023
Two arrested in I-80/94 crash
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police have arrested two people for a crash between a semi and a car on eastbound Interstate 80/94 early yesterday morning. The crash happened near the 7.7 mile ...
Joey Martin Aug 30, 2023

Driver that caused deadly bus crash charged with vehicular homicide
UPDATE (August 24, 2023): CLARK CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The minivan driver who allegedly caused the deadly school bus crash in Clark County Tuesday morning is now facing criminal charges. Court offi...
Joey Martin Aug 24, 2023
Hartford City man pleads guilty in wife's attempted murder
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Blackford County prosecutor's office has reached a plea agreement with 45-year-old Kevin Kearney, who was charged in July 2022 with attempted murder. Kearney was accu...
Joey Martin Aug 24, 2023
Tippecanoe County jail inmate dies, ISP investigating
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police are investigating the death of an inmate in the Tippecanoe County Jail. The inmate was found unresponsive in the shower Sunday from what is believed to b...
Joey Martin Aug 22, 2023

Grant County Sheriff: Man found in dumpster died of natural causes
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Grant County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation after authorities found a man’s body in a dumpster Saturday. At approximately 7:47 p.m., pol...
Joey Martin Aug 22, 2023





