Zika virus reported in Indiana after Hoosier returns home from Haiti
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say the state has its first case of Zika virus.
The Indiana State Department of Health announced Tuesday the...
Police: Bus driver didn’t use parking brake before crash that killed principal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police report says the driver of a school bus that struck and killed a principal last month got out...
Indiana lawmakers taking up bill dealing with hate crimes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana is one of five states without hate crime laws, but that could soon change under a bill advancing in the Legislature.
A...
Indiana Senate Passes Bill To Create Public Registry For Convicted Child Abusers
The Indiana Senate has passed a bill that would create a public registry of people convicted of child abuse or neglect. The bill, which...
Former Indiana Governor Whitcomb passes away
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Former Indiana Gov. Edgar Whitcomb, who escaped a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II and sailed around the world in his 70s,...
Governor Pence’s highway funding proposal backed by Senate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The Indiana Senate has endorsed a proposal backed by Republican Gov. Mike Pence that aims to boost highway funding by drawing down...
LGB anti-discrimination bill pulled from Indiana Senate over lack of support
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The sponsor of the Indiana Senate’s bill to extend anti-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay and bisexual people is pulling the proposal...
Expert: controlling mosquitoes will protect against Zika virus
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP): A Purdue University medical entomologist says taking steps to control mosquitoes and prevent bites can go a long way to...
Baby box law implementation recommendations not given by Indiana health department
A state legislator says the Indiana Department of Health has ignored a law requiring it to prepare guidelines for installing “baby boxes” in which...
Transgender advocates push for changes to Indiana anti-discrimination proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Advocates at the Indiana Statehouse are urging lawmakers to include protections for transgender people to proposed civil rights legislation, Senate Bill...