Category Archives: WXKE Regional News

Sheriff: Suspect in Wells Co. 117 mile-per-hour crash walked away
BLUFFTON, Ind. (ADAMS) – Authorities in Wells County know who they are looking for in a 117-mile-per-hour wreck over the weekend, they just don’t know where that person is. Deputies with t...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2023

Ohios' Safe Routes to Schools Program accepting applications
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...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023
Officer-involved shooting in Marion leaves one dead
MARION, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police are looking into an officer-involved shooting in Marion that left the suspect dead. Troopers say it happened about 3:30 Sunday morning after a traffic s...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023

Ohio kids invited to join Severe Weather Awareness Poster contest
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...
Joey Martin Feb 03, 2023

"New Medicare Card" phone scammers reported in Ohio
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...
Joey Martin Feb 03, 2023

Second fatal crash of new year in Mercer County
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 ...
Joey Martin Feb 02, 2023

Two men arrested for dealing during Steuben County stop
ANGOLA, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police seized a large stash of marijuana that was headed to Massachusetts from California in a traffic stop Monday morning on the Indiana Toll Road. The two ...
Joey Martin Jan 31, 2023
Lengthy investigation leads to arrest of Mishawaka woman
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that a months-long investigation has ended with a Mishawaka woman facing drug charges. After a search of the 49-year-old woman's residence, police se...
Joey Martin Jan 23, 2023
Unsafe slow speeds traffic stop yields drugs, counterfeit cash
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road resulted in the arrest of three women from Illinois after troopers discovered drugs and counterfeit money. Indiana State Police rel...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

Three arrested during HIT Operation in Mercer County
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...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023