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Caitlin Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history on Saturday to record a triple-double. In the upcoming November election there are more open seats than candidates for the Perry Township school board. Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic blood disorder in the U.S., but states struggle to collect data on it – a new Indiana dashboard aims to streamline data collection on the rare bloo...

Climate change is altering the world as we know it. For example, it’s making our water less safe to use. In the latest episode from The Checkup, Side Effects Public Media’s community engagement specialist Lizzy McGrevy spoke with Elizabeth Gabriel to answer one question: how does climate change impact our water quality?

Historic policies such as redlining continue to haunt minority communities throughout Indiana, according to new analysis that examines how pressing environmental issues can impact housing. Fewer Indiana high school seniors have completed the federal application for college financial aid this year than state leaders hoped. One of Indiana’s three regional tech hubs will receive over $50 million in f...

Authorities say Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with bringing a firearm through airport security. Marion County officials are for the first time working together to release a quarterly report on suspected overdose deaths. Indiana Democrats will have four candidates to choose from for the party’s lieutenant governor nomination later this month. The walruses are back at...

New federal funding will help realize transit and infrastructure improvements on the east side of Indianapolis. An Indiana law requiring stricter age verification for adult websites will not take effect July 1. The Family and Social Services Administration is implementing a significant change to an important Medicaid program for medically complex children. The Indianapolis Public School Board vote...

Purdue, local, and state officials gathered at Monument Circle on Thursday to celebrate the launch of the university’s campus in Indianapolis. Affordable housing is further out of reach for Hoosiers, according to a new housing wage report. The Indianapolis Public School Board approved a resolution last week reaffirming support of the LGBTQ+ community. Homelessness in Indianapolis continues to be a...

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday gave final approval for a new, potential Major League Soccer stadium site. A 13-year-old student at a Hamilton Southeastern school says he was sexually assaulted by another student on more than one occasion – his family alleges school administrators failed to respond. The principal of North Central High School announced his resignat...

The Indiana Hospital Association launched software this month to connect hospitals with available staff. Cummins is undergoing a round of layoffs, citing the company’s commitment to a zero-emissions business strategy. A low-head dam is a structure built across a river where water still flows but is very hazardous for users – WFYI’s Jill Sheridan sat down with Friends of the White River's Scott Sal...

More funding for a bridge project on a historical site in Indianapolis has been identified. With the number of high-heat days increasing due to climate change, some advocacy groups say tree cover is important to keep neighborhoods cool. The Versiti Blood Center of Indiana’s blood bank is critically low. The nonprofit blood center is seeking one thousand donors. Four seats on the Indianapolis Publi...

Former state senator Randy Head is the new chair of the Indiana Republican Party. WWE and Indiana Sports Corp are teaming up to bring the sports entertainment company's three largest stadium events, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania, to Indianapolis. An east coast chemical supply company says it’s ceasing production of a drug that’s been used to carry out lethal injections here in Indiana....

A new project aims to slow traffic at a busy and dangerous intersection on Indianapolis’s north side. Racial disparities persist across many sectors in Indianapolis, according to newly released data from the city’s 2024 Racial Equity Report Card. Thousands of Indiana school children and teachers spent this last school year in a pilot program for artificial intelligence. Bioenergy company likely wo...

With Bird Flu infecting dairy cows across the country, some have questions about the safety of retail milk. Democrat gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick announced her pick for running mate. New Title IX rules that would enshrine LGBTQ+ protections in Indiana schools were recently blocked by a U.S. District Court judge – a state lawsuit could delay the rules on sex-based discrimination.

The last stretch of upgrades to natural gas pipelines are underway on the east side. Nearly one in five students attend schools outside of their home district, according to a new data analysis by WFYI. New Title IX rules that would enshrine LGBTQ+ protections in Indiana schools were blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. When a critical access hospital in southern Indiana closed in 2022, health c...

A Marion County team will take a close look at dangerous intersections as part of a new fatal crash study. The two top officials at the Indiana Republican Party will step down next week. Thousands of Indiana’s Muslim residents gathered over the weekend for a special prayer to celebrate the first day of Eid on Sunday. A historic cemetery where the bodies of Indianapolis’s first Black residents were...

Ultraconservative pastor Micah Beckwith scored a stunning upset Saturday to become the Indiana Republican Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor. More Indiana students graduate on time, but the state has lost ground in other key educational areas. Southern Baptists voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, at their national convention in Indianapolis last week.

The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials kick off in Indianapolis this week. The Southern Baptist Convention wrapped up Wednesday in Indianapolis, as members voted to decide the church's stance on In Vitro Fertilization. A group of voting rights organizations are worried that recent guidance could lead to over-policing at polling places. Alcohol-impaired car crashes cost communities north of $58 billion i...

A new animal shelter is in the making for Indianapolis Animal Care Services. The United States’ pivot to biofuels is releasing large amounts of hazardous air pollution into largely rural communities, according to a new report. Marion County voters will have 18 Superior Court judges on their ballot in the November General Election. Renewed federal grants for incarcerated students is making college...

Free immunization clinics will be available on the south side of Indianapolis this summer. A plan was approved last week to finance and construct a new facility at Purdue University in Indianapolis. There’s a new superintendent of Gary Community Schools. A group of pornography website operators are suing the state of Indiana over a new law that requires stricter age verification for sites that hav...

Marion County voters will have 18 judges on their ballot in November for the General Election — on Tuesday, eight incumbent judges recommended for retention will give public interviews. A conservative organization is suing Indiana University for its bias reporting system. Indiana’s three candidates for governor have agreed to at least one televised debate this fall — but can the debates matter? In...

Thousands of people came out Saturday for the Indy Pride Parade in downtown Indianapolis. Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann will retire in June of 2025, at the end of her current contract. How can industries around the state be held accountable for emissions and pollution? A new report digs into how mobile and manufactured homes in Indiana contribute to the state's affordable housing problem.

The Checkup finds out what parents and young people should know to help prevent overdose deaths. The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors. New diplomas for Indiana’s high school students are still under revision – but dozens of teachers brought concerns to the State Board of Education meeting on Wednesday.

Rufus Parnell Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson's disease. For every 100 job openings in Indiana, there are only 72 workers available to fill those roles – experts say one possible reason is the lack of affordable and accessible childcare. Food insecurity increased for the second straight year in 2023, according...

A majority of the Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve a new sports development area at its meeting Monday night. The Monroe County Prosecutor’s office is dropping charges for criminal trespass against 55 pro-Gaza demonstrators arrested at IU’s Dunn Meadow. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday that Microsoft plans to invest $1 billion on a new data center in northwest Indiana. The...

Two public media news organizations serving local and statewide news in Indiana announced plans last week to cut staff. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is threatening to sue three cities and a county for what he claims are violations of the state’s ban on “sanctuary cities.” The Indiana Department of Environmental Management denied a permit application to turn wetlands in Marion County into a...

June is Pride month for the LGBTQ plus community. Union workers at an Indianapolis REI store are calling on the company to resume the collective bargaining process after several months of what they say amounts to "bad faith bargaining." A new report shows Indiana has a lot of land space for solar and renewable energy projects. What's the progress of nuclear power in Indiana? The trial in the lates...