Coming up on Indiana Newsdesk:
Progress on a new Monroe County Jail is moving at a snail’s pace in part because of friction among community leaders. Coming up, the sheriff gives us a tour of the current jail facility and what he calls the inexcusable conditions.
Bans on medical care for transgender youth are sailing through legislatures across the country, including here in Indiana. Ahead, we break down Indiana’s proposed ban and ask whether it protects children or denies them access to proven medical care.
And you’ll want to meet Hellen Guthrie. In honor of international women’s day, we talk to this World War II veteran about her service in a Navy intelligence unit and her secret to living past 100.
Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 on Indiana Newsdesk.
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