Indiana’s unemployment rate has increased more than 1 percent over the last five months. There was also an increase in the number of unemployment insurance claims filed for the third month in a row.

Two recently released political polls show wildly different results for Indiana’s statewide campaigns — from Democrats nearly tied in races for governor and attorney general, to Republicans with huge leads.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick said Indiana needs to prioritize Hoosier citizens and businesses over utility companies’ profits.

Porter County Judge Mary DeBoer is the newest member of the Indiana Court of Appeals.

A federal judge has ordered the Indiana Department of Correction to provide a transgender inmate with gender-affirming surgery.

The DOE said the project would revitalize a community that lost jobs with the decline of the coal industry. But residents said, so far, the federal government has ignored their safety concerns.

A campaign poll released Thursday shows Democrat Destiny Wells and incumbent Republican Todd Rokita in a ‘”statistical tie” for attorney general.

The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it is the first federal lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act since it took effect in June.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun said Indiana can do more to protect the future of rural communities and the state’s “farming legacy.”