An Indiana House committee advanced an amended bill this week that would extend syringe services programs by two years. Some advocates say requirements in the amendment would weaken programs.

Louisville Public Media will lay off eight employees as part of a plan to cut operating expenses by about 10% for the upcoming budget year.

One of two women police say are connected to the death of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase in a wooded area in Southern Indiana last year has been sentenced.