Category Archives: WXKE Regional News
Nearly 1,000 'move over' citations issued in Ohio during recent push
UPDATE (July 29, 2022): COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) -The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with members of the 6-State Trooper Project enforcing and raising awareness about the Move Over law from Jul...
Jul 28, 2022
Alcohol possible cause of serious early morning crash on I-80
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that an early Monday morning crash in Lake County left at least two people with life-threatening injuries. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. when an S...
Jul 19, 2022
State Police helicopter locates missing Elkhart County child
ELKHART CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - This past Monday, July 4, 2022, a routine air patrol took a serious turn for Indiana State Police pilot, Sgt. Eric Streeval and Tactical Flight Officer, John Riggers, a cor...
Jul 07, 2022
Autopsy pending for toddler pulled from northern Indiana lake
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) - We are waiting for more answers about the weekend drowning of a nearly two-year-old child in a northern Indiana lake. Yesterday's autopsy results are pending in the case. In...
Jul 06, 2022
16 killed over 4th of July holiday on Ohio roadways
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 16 people lost their lives in 16 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Friday, July 1 and ended Monda...
Jul 06, 2022
Report: Climate change could trigger toxic disaster on Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (ADAMS) - Climate change could be detrimental to Lake Michigan in the future. A report from the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center shows the lakefront could experience toxic dis...
Jun 16, 2022
Former Muncie mayor transferred from prison to community confinement
MUNCIE, Ind. (ADAMS) - The former mayor of Muncie is being transferred from a federal prison to community confinement. Dennis Tyler pleaded guilty to taking a bribe after serving as the mayor of Munci...
Jun 08, 2022
6-State Trooper Project: Ohio patrol cites 4,712 with seatbelt violations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol and other members of the 6-State Trooper Project recently collaborated in a safety belt enforcement project. The initiative began Monday, May 23 ...
Jun 03, 2022
Driver arrested after Toll Road pileup
UPDATE (June 3, 2022): ST. JOSEPH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - A driver of a semi has been arrested after being involved in a six-vehicle crash that resulted in two fatalities Wednesday afternoon on the Indian...
Jun 03, 2022
ISP trooper narrowly escapes crash during traffic stop
LAKE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say that one of their own was not seriously hurt when his vehicle was hit on I-80 Wednesday afternoon. Officials say that Sergeant Fifield, a 24-year vete...
Jun 02, 2022
