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The utility Indiana Michigan Power expects that by 2030, data centers planned for its territory – like this proposed center in Jeffersonville – will use more electricity every year than all the residents it serves today.

Consumer advocates: Big data centers threaten to raise electric bills, prolong fossil fuels

Companies like, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon are expected to build large data centers in Indiana. Each one requires a massive amount of energy.

Path4You aims to address Indiana’s high infant and maternal mortality rates by offering free birth control access to all women in Indiana.

New program offers free birth control to Hoosiers

The program is open to anyone in the state and covers all types and brands of birth control.

Workers outside the MonoSol plant in LaPorte pile up wood to keep fire pits going as they prepare for another week on strike.

MonoSol union workers to vote on new contract, could end weeks-long strike

After three weeks on strike, about 190 union employees at a northern Indiana packaging manufacturer are considering a new contract this week. A Teamsters official confirmed the workers will vote on it once a date and venue for the vote is chosen.

IU said in a statement last week it’s reviewing the court’s decision and reaffirms its commitment to fostering a learning environment enriched by students, faculty, and staff with a broad range of backgrounds.

Will end of affirmative action affect IU Bloomington's enrollment? Students express concern

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last Thursday, ending race-conscious admissions practices at colleges and universities that accept federal money. Indiana universities like IU Bloomington, Purdue, and Notre Dame did use race-conscious admissions.

Meet the candidates running for U.S. House District 4

Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim Baird and Democratic candidate Roger Day are running for Indiana's 4th U.S. House District, which includes Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Howard Jasper, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White counties. Baird was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Photo caption: Indiana's voter registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 5. Registered voters who qualify can apply for an absentee ballot until Oct. 22.

Coronavirus: School COVID Dashboard Public, State Must Count Ballots Postmarked Nov. 3

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 93 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the state's total to 3,447 the highest in a single week since mid-June. The state announced more than 125,000 total confirmed cases including three days with more than 1,000 reported cases and more than 1.4 million Hoosiers tested.

Indiana FSSA Division of Mental Health and Addiction director Kevin Moore addresses the Commission to Combat Drug Abuse.

Progress And Needs Highlighted By Drug Abuse Commission

Indiana's Commission to Combat Drug Abuse met Friday in Indianapolis discussing how the state has addressed the opioid and addiction crisis. The group highlighted progress, as well as areas of need.

Senator Richard Lugar (left) and Representative Lee Hamilton (right). Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is named after both lawmakers.

Late Sen. Richard Lugar Was An Advocate For Climate Action, Renewable Energy

At an annual foreign policy conference at Indiana University last month, Lugar said climate change deserved more of a focus.

Lawmakers pushed back the death sentence for Indiana’s syringe exchange programs by one year under legislation approved by a Senate committee.

Senate Panel Gives Syringe Exchange Programs One Extra Year

The state's first syringe exchange programs were created in 2015 in response to an HIV epidemic in southern Indiana.

An Asian carp minnow lays next to a shad minnow. The fish look almost identical when they're small. (Photo courtesy of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources)

'Bait' Near Dams Could Be Asian Carp

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is trying to raise awareness about a new fishing rule intended to prevent the spread of Asian carp.

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