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Dangerous heat expected across central Indiana

Forecasters expect highs in the lower- to mid-90s starting Monday, with heat indices from around 100 degrees to as high as 105 degrees in the afternoons.

The ACLU of Indiana challenged Indiana's 2023 ban on gender affirming medical care ban, arguing that it violated the Constitutional rights of transgender youth, their parents and care providers.

ACLU will drop class action suit against Indiana's gender affirming care ban

Transgender youth and their parents may submit comments for the court's consideration by July 24.

Mixed reaction to Supreme Court ruling impacting thousands of Haitians living in Indiana

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove thousands from Haiti and Syria here under temporary legal status.

A sign for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is displayed at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

Indiana SNAP payment error rate rises, increasing likelihood state will be on the hook for benefits

Indiana’s payment error rate for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program rose last year — which, without improvements, could cost the state more than $140 million annually as soon as next year.

A live look at ongoing construction at the site of the new Northwest Indiana Correctional Facility in Westville, taken on June 25, 2026.

Indiana’s new prison already equipped for firing squads as death penalty debate continues

Correction officials confirmed Westville can accommodate firing squad executions as lawmakers, governor and the U.S. Justice Department push for changes to protocols.

IU employee arrested for pointing gun at bicyclists

Lois Hugentober, 67, of Bloomfield, also known as Lois Watson, is charged with two counts of felony intimidation and two counts of pointing a firearm at another person, a misdemeanor.