A new Indiana law prevents police detaining children under 12 years old. But some argue that 12 is still too young for a child to be held by law enforcement, or even charged.

The majority of laws passed each year by the Indiana General Assembly take effect July 1. But there are always a few that take a little longer.

Indiana legislators passed more than 170 new laws this year and the vast majority take effect July 1.

A federal judge denied a motion to stop a new Indiana law from going into effect Friday that blocks charitable organizations from paying a person's bail to get them out of jail.

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of a bill to ban transgender girls from girls school sports. The ACLU of Indiana has already filed a lawsuit against the bill.

Lawmakers will gather at the Statehouse Tuesday for whats called a technical session. There, they will vote to override a veto and pass a technical corrections bill.

The chair of the Hoosier Lottery Commission said he fully respects but is "disappointed" that the legislature stopped the lottery from offering online gaming this year.

The Bail Project filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Indiana over legislation set to become law on July 1.

One law passed by the Indiana General Assembly hopes to overhaul the juvenile justice system and create changes that lawmakers and community members say are long overdue.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association on Wednesday commended Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's veto of a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports after the association previously held back from taking an explicit stance on the proposal.