Category Archives: WXKE Regional News
High winds cause further damage at historic Mercer County church
MERCER CO., Ohio (ADAMS) - A historic Catholic church that was nearly destroyed by fire in Mercer County is seeing additional damage. Operators of the Churches of Ohio Facebook page posted images of a...
Dec 30, 2025 s_photo.op.pl / Depositphotos.com
Arrest made in Grant County scam investigation
GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Grant County Sheriff's Office says an arrest has been made in a scam case that totaled over $200,000. The 68-year-old man said he received phone calls from someone saying...
Dec 12, 2025
Ohio BMV raising registration, title fees next month
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is increasing auto registration costs next year. Annual registration fees will go up by $5 on January 1st to $16 for personal vehicles and $3...
Dec 09, 2025 arsave / Depositphotos.com
Indiana National Guard deploys to Washington, D.C.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana National Guard is deployed in Washington, D.C. 300 members of the guard are assisting with the "D.C. Safe and Beautiful" mission. Their work will include traff...
Dec 08, 2025 rachwal / Depositphotos.com
Two killed in crash between dump truck, Amish buggy
SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. (ADAMS) - A crash Tuesday afternoon between a dump truck and an Amish buggy has killed the two who were in the buggy. Indiana State Police say they are 75-year-old Marvin Schrock and...
Dec 04, 2025 DelmasLehman / Depositphotos.com
OSHP reports 11 roadway fatalities over Thanksgiving holiday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting eleven roadway fatalities over the Thanksgiving holiday period. That is the same number of people who died in crashes during the sam...
Dec 02, 2025
Amazon to build $15 billion data center in northern Indiana
(ADAMS) - Amazon is planning to bring at least one data center to northern Indiana and create over 1,000 jobs. The retailer says the data center will cost around $15 billion to support its cloud compu...
Nov 25, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Hoosier health officials recommend best practices for food safety
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - As families and loved ones celebrate the season by coming together for holiday meals, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is reminding Hoosiers of food safety tips to ...
Nov 25, 2025 melastmohican / Depositphotos.com
Black Pine gets special gift to make every donation go further
ALBION, Ind. (ADAMS) - You can help the Black Pine Animal Sanctuary with a special match, making every dollar go further. Sanctuary representatives say that W. Paul Wolf, an Avilla native and retired ...
Nov 18, 2025
Richard Allen's attorneys file Odinism evidence in appeal
UPDATE (November 12, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The defense attorneys for convicted Delphi murderer Richard Allen have submitted new evidence in their appeal of his conviction. They filed 1,2...
Nov 12, 2025 Richard Allen
