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An agency that assists people caring for a family member on Medicaid is expanding in Indianapolis. Last month, Gov. Mike Braun warned that Indiana teachers could lose their licenses over statements made related to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. Free food is available for government workers impacted by the shutdown in Indiana. Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson spoke to a fu...

Carmel’s Christkindlmarkt is set to debut a free shuttle service. A bipartisan majority of Indianapolis City-County Council members have spoken out against AES' new plan to raise electricity prices. Lawmakers from the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are calling on their Republican colleagues to fight back against a congressional redistricting push from the Trump administration. A joint investigat...

AES Indiana has reached a tentative settlement with the City of Indianapolis over the utility company's proposal to raise prices on electricity. Staff of Purdue’s independent student newspaper, The Exponent, traveled from West Lafayette to Bloomington on Friday, distributing thousands of copies of a special edition paper supporting student journalism. A public park on Indianapolis’ northeast side...

A southside park is once again open to the public after a substantial renovation. Passengers at the Indianapolis International Airport will not be subject to a partisan video from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the shutdown. Hoosiers are dissatisfied with both major political parties, according to a new poll. Indiana is at the center of a data center boom, with billions of dollars i...

Indiana rewards its public colleges and universities for outcomes such as low-income youth enrollment and on-time degree completion – but the statehouse defunded that program, and universities won't see that money for at least two years. President Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan joined Indiana lawmakers Tuesday to push immigration enforcement. The Marion County Public Defenders have their f...

Local nonprofit HOPS Heart of Charity, HOPS stands for Helping Other People Succeed, will host a free leadership summit this weekend on the far east side. Purdue University will purchase the Canal Square Apartments in downtown Indianapolis, part of the school's plan to expand its footprint in the city. The Trump administration's immigration enforcement has created fear among immigrants and groups...

Former NFL player and FOX Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was booked and released at the Marion County jail Sunday morning. Shelter dogs are getting break from their kennels. A key section of a west side, rail-to-trail project was completed last week. Roughly one in five Indiana residents has medical debt that is currently in collections, according to a 2022 report from the Indiana Community Action Po...

Indianapolis waterways should be cleaner than ever, thanks to a newly completed construction project deep under the city. A small crowd of mostly women — some with children in tow — gathered on the steps of the Indiana State House Friday. Also on Friday, protesters rallied at the Statehouse to oppose redrawing Indiana’s congressional maps. For 10 years, WFYI’s Small Studio Sessions has been a stag...

The Indianapolis Airport has lost grant funding for renewable energy at the direction of the Trump administration. A disabled artist in Indiana is being recognized for his creativity and resilience. The Indianapolis Colts will host a free watch party this Sunday for their game against the Falcons. Grassroots Pride events are growing even as the Trump administration has turned federal policy sharpl...

Indianapolis leaders call on power company A-E-S Indiana to withdraw its plan to raise rates. As lawmakers consider redrawing Indiana's congressional districts, the biggest question remains: When? Indiana rewards its public colleges and universities for outcomes such as low-income youth enrollment and on-time degree completion. The average wage for Hoosiers has increased over the last nine months,...

Wayne Township has chosen its next schools chief. Longtime district leader Shenia Suggs was approved in a unanimous board vote Monday night/this week. In less than a month, researchers from Purdue University will take part in an expedition to investigate the potential site of the remains of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Beau Bayh, a 29-year-old Marine Corps veteran and Harvard-trained lawyer, announced...

The Indianapolis City County Council approved next year’s budget last night. Some Indianapolis residents will notice their trash bins were replaced starting yesterday. Indianapolis Public Schools leaders are pushing back against the idea of turning the city’s schools into an all-charter system. Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez now faces a felony count after an alley fight in downtown Indianapolis l...

The Indianapolis City County Council will vote to approve next year’s budget tonight. Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was charged after a downtown Indianapolis fight over the weekend that left him hospitalized. The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis launched a fundraiser last week to help foot the bill for child care for low-income families. Early this year, President Trump rolled back a policy that...

A recent addition to the city budget did earmark one million dollars for pedestrian and traffic safety. The Vision for the Prison event Saturday will invite community members beyond the fence of the historic women’s prison site to take part in clean-up efforts and see plans for the property. A long-awaited project in the overhaul of the old GM stamping plant site near downtown Indianapolis is comp...

Federal employees across Indiana were furloughed or forced to work without pay starting yesterday because of a government shutdown. A new report shows 2025 is already the deadliest year on record for cyclists in Indianapolis. President Trump announced a one hundred percent tariff on pharmaceutical drugs manufactured outside of the United States, that took effect on the first of October. Detainees...

Indianapolis Public Schools is offering a long-closed school building for one dollar. Purdue University abruptly ended a popular statewide program Tuesday to help low-income Indiana students go to college. Universities in Central Indiana have fewer international students this fall, according to recent enrollment data. Increased activity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has made ma...

A Marion County judge ordered a jury trial for a lawsuit brought by residents of a troubled public housing complex. Purdue University’s independent student newspaper, The Purdue Exponent, will no longer employ international students. President Donald Trump has taken a sudden interest in the decades old mystery surrounding pilot Amelia Earhart. Facing elimination the Indiana Fever rallied Sunday to...

Downtown Indianapolis is growing and thriving according to the newly named Downtown Indy Alliance. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced results from a new arrest initiative that played out last week. The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana reports an increased number of foreclosures in Marion County. Some expectant mothers are uncertain whether they can take Tylenol during...

Indiana Pacers matriarch Nancy Leonard passed away Tuesday evening at the age of 93. Governor Mike Braun signed letters of intent Thursday with Taiwanese officials to purchase nearly six point four billion dollars of Indiana corn and soybeans over the next four years. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. will release the results of a forensic examination into the agency and its partners once a l...

Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office reopened a court case in August related to the Indianapolis Housing Agency’s troubled Lugar Tower. Two Purdue University alumni have been selected for NASA’s 2025 class, continuing the school's legacy as the "Cradle of Astronauts." The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America. A local recovery program is expand...

The Indianapolis ArtsGarden celebrates 30 years this month as a landmark destination downtown where arts and culture collide. The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Ball State University’s president over the firing of an employee who posted about Charlie Kirk’s death on social media. USA Gymnastics has selected Noblesville as the location for its new training center and headquarters offic...

Google has dropped its plan to rezone hundreds of acres on the southeast side of Marion County for a massive data center campus. Community leaders from across the country will gather in Carmel this weekend to discuss the importance of civility in the face of growing political violence. Everyone who was living at an encampment in Fountain Square has been housed through a new initiative. The ACLU of...

Vote centers will not be coming to Hamilton County for upcoming elections. A crowd gathered in Zionsville Sunday night to honor the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in Utah earlier this month. Governor Mike Braun says teachers could lose their license for making negative statements about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. After months of heated debate, the...

Citizens Energy Group is suing the Indianapolis Housing Agency, claiming the agency owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars in utility service payments. Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urged hundreds of Hoosiers at a Statehouse rally Thursday to hold Republicans accountable if they redraw the state’s congressional map. Ball State University has fired an employee after online...

IndyGo asks for public feedback about its services through its second annual customer perception survey, launched earlier this week. Work is complete on an affordable housing complex on Indianapolis' northeast side. Governor Mike Braun suggested this week that Indiana lawmakers could return for a special session in November to redraw congressional boundaries. A genetic genealogy group helps the Ha...