Zak Cassel
Zak 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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Gov. Mike Braun committed Monday to overseeing enforcement of a new law that ties utility rate approvals to performance data, as the state's regulatory commission investigates rising electric bills. -
A new report by Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana finds that Marion County filed nearly 19,000 eviction cases in the first nine months of 2025. -
Indiana's utility regulatory commission opened an investigation into rising energy costs, questioning the state's five investor-owned utilities at a public hearing as customer complaints hit record levels. -
Legislation that would have restricted birth certificate gender marker changes failed the Indiana General Assembly this year. -
The Indianapolis and Evansville metropolitan areas rank in the top five of all U.S. cities. -
More than 200 people from 48 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony in Carmel, with the vast majority immediately registering to vote. -
The legislation classifies doxxing as a threat if the intent is to cause bodily harm to a person, damage to their property, or to encourage others to commit a crime against them. -
The Indiana state treasurer is calling on federal regulators to review of the new acquisition deal announced to sell Indianapolis’s electric utility company to out-of-state investors. -
A WFYI data analysis of Marion County Jail records reveals that more than 1,000 people from at least 55 countries were held on immigration detainers in 2025. -
The utility company created the event as an opportunity for customers to connect with staff and ask questions.
