Category Archives: WXKE Regional News

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio residents are slightly above average when it comes to giving to charity. According to a recent survey, folks in the Buckeye State reportedly ponied up an average of...

ELKHART, Ind. (ADAMS) - There are questions to be answered about a deadly officer-involved shooting in Elkhart. It happened early yesterday morning at a liquor store. Elkhart Police responded to a cal...

ST. JOSEPH'S CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - Indiana State Police say an operator of an ultralight landed in jail after crashing in St. Joseph County and was found to be operating while intoxicated late Monday af...