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Increased traffic enforcement efforts – centered around the Labor Day holiday – are made possible by federal dollars through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Louisville bank employee livestreamed attack that killed 4

Louisville police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire.

A bill that would limit discussions of human sexuality in early learning classrooms passed through the Senate on Monday.

Indiana 'Don’t Say Gay' bill passes out of the Senate following floor debate, questioning

The bill was part of a group of anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed by lawmakers this legislative session that were dubbed a "slate of hate" by opponents.

Supporters argue Senate Bill 486 will free teachers and administrators up to do their jobs in the way that best fits their local communities rather than responding to top-down mandates from the state.

Union teachers say education 'deregulation' bill advanced by Indiana House is a 'slap in the face'

The bill passed the House Education Committee Monday following nearly three hours of testimony, mostly from teachers speaking in opposition.

Indiana hasn't increased eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in decades.

Indiana set to expand access to temporary government help for low-income people – eventually

Legislation headed to the governor expands eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, program for the first time in three decades.

The waterfall at McCormick's Creek State Park is open and accessible from hiking trail 3.

McCormick's Creek State Park reopens after deadly tornado but access limited

The campground area was the most heavily damaged by the tornado and will not be accepting any new reservations for the remainder of 2023.

$8.65 million grant to study binge drinking, alcohol use renewed

The grant will fund research to understand inherited and acquired behavioral and neurobiological vulnerabilities of people with alcohol use disorder.

Indiana officers cleared in fatal shooting at traffic stop

A prosecutor has cleared two Indiana law enforcement officers of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with a fatal shooting during a traffic stop in February.

Julie West holds a poster of her son, Jake, inside the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Jake died from an undetected heart condition, and collapsed while playing football at his La Porte High School.

AEDs could save lives – but stocking them in schools isn’t easy

SB 369 would require automated external defibrillators – more commonly called AEDs – to be accessible at schools’ extracurricular activity practices and performances, including athletics, marching band and theater.

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students' names

A federal appeals court says an Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and gender pronouns.

A bill that would limit discussions of human sexuality in early learning classrooms passed through its second Senate reading with some big changes. Critics say the bill is part of a "slate of hate" against the LGBTQ+ community.

Indiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill amended, no longer requires parental consent for name changes, pronouns

Some have considered the bill part of this legislative session’s “slate of hate” – a group of anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed by legislators during this legislative session.

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