Category Archives: WXKE Regional News
Ohio state minimum wage earners now making 50 cents more an hour
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Minimum wage workers in Ohio are now making 50-cents more per hour. Over the weekend on January 1st, the state’s minimum wage increased from $8.80 to $9.30 an hour...
Joey Martin Jan 03, 2022
Patrol warns against driving impaired for New Year's holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers who intend to celebrate the New Year's holiday to plan ahead and designate a sober driver. The Patrol's zero-tolerance po...
Joey Martin Dec 30, 2021
Ohio-based hospital groups team to promote face-mask mandates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A pair of Ohio-based hospital groups want local school districts to consider imposing mask mandates ahead of the new school term. In the joint letter issued early this w...
Joey Martin Dec 30, 2021
Ohio minimum wage to increase beginning January 1st
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Minimum wage workers in Columbus are set to get a raise starting this weekend. Beginning January 1st, 2022, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $9.30 an hour for ...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2021
Indiana Toll Road launches smart parking network
ELKHART, Ind., (ADAMS) - ITR Concession Company (ITRCC) is launching a network of smart parking signage for freight and truck drivers who depend on the Indiana Toll Road. Through a mix of sensors and ...
Joey Martin Dec 29, 2021
Ohio Highway Patrol releases Christmas holiday traffic death totals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says seven people died on the highways during the Christmas holiday this year. According to yesterday’s report, three of the seven de...
Joey Martin Dec 28, 2021
Gov. DeWine warns of possible month-long surge of omicron in Ohio
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (ADAMS) – Governor Mike DeWine is warning Ohioans that the next 30-days could see a large surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. On Monday, DeWine spoke at a super...
Joey Martin Dec 21, 2021
Ohio National Guard deployed to hospitals for COVID while flu cases rise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Officials in Ohio are warning of not just COVID but also the flu this season. It comes as soldiers with the Ohio National Guard are deploying to hospitals around the sta...
Joey Martin Dec 20, 2021
Two dead in fiery crash on Indiana Toll Road near Elkhart
ELKHART CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana State Police are looking into how one semi-truck crashed into another on the Indiana Toll Road near Elkhart overnight Saturday. Troopers say it looks like one t...
Joey Martin Dec 20, 2021
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich to co-host podcast with Daily Show star
TOLEDO, Ohio (ADAMS) – Northwest Ohio Republicans who twice helped to elect John Kasich as the state’s governor will soon have the opportunity to listen as he co-hosts a new podcast. Produ...
Joey Martin Dec 17, 2021