He has taken the lead in Iowa, but the Texas senator's strength goes beyond just good poll numbers. And his path to the nomination would have to go through more than just one state.

Carson, who's himself a Muslim, appeared on ABC following a week that saw acts vandalism - and even arson - levied against mosques across the country. And a new New York Times poll shows anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States at its highest level since just after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis has resettled a family of Syrian refugees in Indianapolis despite objections raised by Republican Governor Mike Pence and actions taken by the Governor to prevent refugees from the war-torn country from arriving in the state.

Elkhart County public prosecutor Curtis Hill is trying to become the state's next attorney general.

Rep. Matt Ubelhor of Bloomfield announced Monday he was resigning from the Indiana House effective Dec. 1 to focus on business opportunities.

Environmental group the Sierra Club will launch digital and print ads this weekend pushing Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly to oppose legislation curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency's new Clean Power Plan. He is being targeted as a potential swing vote in the Senate.

The newly-elected Joe Hogsett, the Democrat preparing to become the next mayor of Indianapolis, has named the leaders of his transition team.

Republicans will no longer control the mayor's post in Indianapolis and they're still in the minority on the City-County Council. But the head of Marion County Republicans says his party isn't in trouble after its big loss in local elections Tuesday.

City-County Democrats held on to a one seat majority despite controversial changes to the council's structure.

Tuesday night was a mixed bag for incumbent mayors in three of Marion County's excluded cities and towns.