According to Ronalli High Schools website, the nickname was in homage to John XXIII, who was referred to by some in the church as a rebel. But Confederate imagery was eventually connected to the Roncalli Rebels.

Indiana House and Senate Democrats want the governor to call a special session of the General Assembly to meet in August.

One-third of Indiana's 92 counties are named for men who had ties to slavery or supported otherwise racist policies.

The American Indian Center of Indiana planned Zoom conversations for interested parties this week in hopes of drafting a resolution calling for the removal of the minor-league teams name and any imagery using offensive or false characterizations of Native Americans.

The charges follow weeks of protests demanding arrests in the assault on Vauhxx Booker, a civil rights activist and member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources responded to the scene on the day of the alleged assault and released the 68-page document to The Associated Press Thursday following a public records act request.

The Indianapolis City-County Council held a full meeting Monday night and discussed a variety of issues.

An attorney for two people accused of being involved in a reported assault on a Black man at a southern Indiana lake said Monday his clients are victims of a "smear campaign" and a "rush to judgment."

The panelists noted the importance of normalizing discussions of race for all children, so that the subject isnt stigmatized.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said Thursday he will stop pushing his recent bill to reform qualified immunity protections for police without input from law enforcement. There are questions concerning when those talks happened, despite statements Braun made on Fox News earlier this week.