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Mayor Joe Hogsett says it may take the city of Indianapolis up to a week to clear all roads of snow after the winter storm. A flock of turkeys in eastern Indiana has tested positive for H5N1 or bird flu. Indiana is among the worst states for access to child care, and some lawmakers want to allocate more funding in the state budget to better support the industry and the Hoosiers who rely on it. The...

As people bunkered down for the winter storm this weekend, some were unhoused and vulnerable to the bitter cold, snow and wind. By Monday morning certain areas in central Indiana reached over 9 inches of snow, marking the largest snowfall in Indianapolis in one day since February 2022. Indiana Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would dissolve the state’s largest public school distric...

Indiana’s high school graduation rate reached a record high last year. Colleges and universities across Indiana will feel the impact of the state’s new high school graduation requirements. Efforts to make the Indiana Dunes more accessible to Region residents and visitors have gotten a $20 million boost. The Indiana School Boards Association’s first priority during the upcoming legislative session...

State lawmakers are listing education funding as one of their top priorities for the upcoming legislative session. State, local and national partners have teamed up to purchase nearly four thousand acres for a new fish and wildlife area in Sullivan County. Last year, fewer than three percent of full-time workers in Indiana experienced workplace injuries or illnesses, according to a federal estimat...

Indianapolis ends the year with 17 police involved shootings. A coal producer and renewable energy company team up to put solar and battery storage on reclaimed mine land. “Buy now, pay later” products have become more common. The deadline for Indianapolis to obligate funds from the American Rescue Plan Act passes.

Indianapolis Fire Department officials said the cause of a fire that destroyed a historic church Christmas Eve is still unknown. U.S. colleges are accepting a greater percent of applicants. Marion County residents can apply for heat bill assistance starting January 1st. The number of police involved shootings in Indianapolis remained high in 2024.

Following the U-S November election results farmers are optimistic about their future, despite the threat of tariffs. A Christmas Day mass shooting on the northeast side of Indianapolis leaves one woman dead. The Indiana Supreme Court establishes a new task force to strengthen guardianship oversight. A free online program teaches Indiana residents how to use a life saving medication.

Indiana’s Medicaid Director will resign in early 2025. President Joe Biden commutes the sentences of almost all prisoners on federal death row. The Family and Social Services Administration is adjusting how it covers a common behavioral treatment for people with autism. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is requiring more states, including Indiana, to test their unpasteurized milk for bird flu or...

As lawmakers prepare to write a new Indiana budget, state agencies typically appear before the State Budget Committee to present funding requests. Lawmakers gathered at the Indiana Convention Center, to discuss their priorities ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Indiana’s unemployment rate for November stood at 4.4% for the second month in a row. Purdue University hosted its first ever art...

In the latest installment of The Checkup, our health reporting team looks into how mental illnesses are diagnosed. Hundreds more Indianapolis students will have automatic admission to Indiana University Indianapolis beginning with the 2026 school year. Just three initiatives under Indiana’s significant local public health funding program generated nearly 100 million dollars in savings for the stat...

A 14-year-old girl fatally stabbed Monday on the near east side was identified as Anabel Trujillo, a freshman at Arsenal Tech High School. Long-neglected apartments on Indianapolis’s far east side, called Towne and Terrace, will be razed. The parents of a 10-year-old boy who died by suicide earlier this year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fourth grader’s school district, Greenfiel...

Fifth District Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spartz voiced her solidarity with President-elect Donald Trump this week. The growth of Medicare Advantage plans can create unique problems for rural hospitals and clinics, such as being excluded from provider networks. Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schmuhl announced over the weekend that he will not seek reelection for the position at the end of...

Indianapolis Public Schools locked down three east side campuses Monday after a fatal stabbing nearby. Governor Eric Holcomb appointed Lake County Judge Stephen Scheele (SHE-lee) to the Indiana Court of Appeals Monday. Marion County hospitals are restricting visitors in response to a rise in flu and RSV cases. A recent fire at a transitional housing complex displaced 48 Indianapolis veterans – now...

President-elect Donald Trump praised Indiana schools as "well run" in a recent interview with Time magazine. President Joe Biden issued sweeping pardons last week to clear the records of more than 1,500 people – one Indianapolis woman was pardoned for a drug crime committed two decades ago. Washington Township Schools Board approved new rezoning in their district. A recent state law prompted by a...

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is the 2024 Times Athlete of the year. New revitalization efforts are coming to the north east side of Indianapolis. A federal court says Indiana utilities can’t have dibs on building and owning power lines that cross the state’s borders. In Indianapolis, monopolies have played a part in at least five independent grocery stores opening and closing in less than a d...

Indiana’s Class of 2029 will graduate with new high school diploma requirements after three drafts and thousands of public comments. A new report is out as part of an ongoing, extensive study on the highway system in Indianapolis. The state is re-implementing a waitlist for two of its child care voucher programs: the Child Care Development Fund and On My Way Pre-K. After one Indianapolis family lo...

A dozen charter schools in and around Indianapolis will be considered for renewal this week. A team of civilians that responds to mental health calls in Indianapolis will expand in 2025. Indiana is one of 12 states that are vulnerable to Medicaid coverage loss if federal funding is reduced under the upcoming Trump administration. The state’s largest teachers’ union has a long list of changes they...

While IU and Notre Dame meet regularly in most other sports, December 20 will be their first meeting on the football field since 1991. A civil trial over groping allegations against former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has been canceled again – this time, it seems, for good. The Indiana Democratic Party has adopted a new code of conduct and formed an ethics committee. A research project led...

A jury found two Indianapolis officers not guilty on all charges in the death of a man who was having a mental health crisis. Certified Peer Support Professionals can be an important addition to health care spaces by providing care to people with substance use disorder. A strong majority of Hoosiers support legal access to cannabis, abortion access in the first trimester, and requiring a permit to...

In the next installment of our regular segment The Checkup, the team asks – what is science? More Marion County residents are riding Pacers Bikeshare bikes than ever before. Governor-elect Mike Braun doubled down on his outlook for the future of Indiana schools and students. A jury heard heated testimony on the fourth day of the criminal trial for IMPD police officers charged in the death of Herma...

Tuesday was the second day of a five-day criminal trial for police officers charged in the death of Indianapolis resident Herman Whitfield III. A new report from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security makes nearly 30 recommendations for how the state can improve the emergency medical response infrastructure. Governor-elect Mike Braun has released a detailed policy agenda as he prepares to tak...

The Indianapolis City-County Council met for the final time in 2024 Monday night. The criminal trial for the police officers charged in the death of Indianapolis resident Herman Whitfield III started Monday. The U.S. Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment to loan up to $7.5 billion for two electric vehicle battery plants in Kokomo. Urban forests in Indianapolis are at risk and a c...

Decatur Township Principal Susan Strube is Indiana’s Elementary Principal of the Year. A state program that funds tutoring for struggling students is open for applications through December 20. Several top officials in Governor Eric Holcomb’s administration have left state government in recent weeks. COVID-19 infections are down after a spike over the summer, according to wastewater levels recorded...

The Indianapolis City-County Council holds its last full meeting of the year tonight. What is the process of receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits? Fewer cows led to a drop in the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. A new $800 million data center for Meta could be coming to Boone County. Some rural hospitals have invested in mobile clinics as a way to meet the...

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