Zak Cassel
Data JournalistZak Cassel is a data journalist at WFYI, examining inequity in health, education and beyond. He comes most recently from a fellowship at Columbia Journalism Investigations.
Zak has published work in the Center for Public Integrity, The Intercept, Montana Free Press and The New York Times. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School and Wabash College.
Contact Zak at zcassel@wfyi.organd follow him on Bluesky at @zakcassel.bsky.social
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The Metropolitan Development Commission approved more than $240 million in tax breaks for a $4.3 billion data center set to be built in Decatur Township. -
The City of Indianapolis mailed 546 letters to flood-damaged households warning they may need new permits to repair, sparking confusion that the city acknowledges could have been handled differently. -
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ali Brown was elected in 2029 2019. Her Sept. 10 resignation start the clock for the Marion County Democratic Party to find a replacement. -
Indiana is holding disaster recovery centers in Marion, Porter and Wayne counties this week to help residents after the August floods and severe weather. -
Protesters held multiple demonstrations on Indianapolis' west side amid reports of increased ICE arrests and immigration enforcement across the city. -
U.S. Rep. André Carson has launched a congressional inquiry into reported ICE arrests in Indianapolis, as city and county officials say they've received no notice of federal operations. -
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted to reconsider a rate hike already raising bills for Central Indiana customers, following petitions tied to a Google data center and the utility’s pending sale. -
Without a formal investigation, the state cannot order binding actions on a regulated utility. -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency scheduled locations around Indiana to help impacted residents apply for assistance after historic flooding. -
The Department of Public Works says water levels never required closing Rocky Ripple's last exist but they city's own messaging that night made many think otherwise.
