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Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns speaks at Fall Convocation Aug. 15 in Emens Auditorium.

Ball State fires employee over Charlie Kirk social media comments

Ball State University has fired an employee after online comments she made about the Charlie Kirk shooting were highlighted by the state’s attorney general.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch tours a development in Carmel, Indiana on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The development will help provide attainable housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Leaders hope development is model for housing for intellectual, developmental disability population

State leaders hope a development in an Indianapolis suburb can be a model for housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Members of the Community Affairs Committee heard testimony from supporters and opponents of a resolution urging state lawmakers to considering a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Resolution Calling For Assault Weapons Ban Fails In Committee

Indiana law prohibits county and city governments from enacting local gun ordinances, so the proposed resolution urged state lawmakers to take action on the issue.It failed to pass the Community Affairs Committee.

A 2013 criminal justice reform effort aimed to keep people convicted of low-level, nonviolent felonies out of the state’s prison system. Instead, they were supposed to go to community corrections and treatment programs.

Lawmakers aim to roll back major pillar of criminal justice reform

The reversal comes as a lack of a local mental health and addiction treatment resources have left county jails overcrowded.

A crowd gathered Monday to hear the city council discuss a proposed ban on conversion therapy

Facing pushback, West Lafayette City Council postpones vote on conversion therapy ban

25 states and the District of Columbia ban conversion therapy for minors in part or in full. In Indiana, bills prohibiting conversion therapy have been introduced without moving forward.

Boulanger's Barberie in South Bend displays a sign citing it's closure due to Gov. Eric Holcomb's "Stay-At-Home" order.

You Asked: Why Is COVID-19 Hitting African-Americans So Hard?

Indiana Public Broadcastings digital producer Lauren Chapman and reporter Justin Hicks recently joined Side Effects Public Medias Brittani Howell on Facebook Live to answer questions weve received about the new coronavirus and COVID-19.

Indiana University leaders plans to cut, merge or suspend 116 degree programs offered at the Bloomington campus.

'You're cheating the students': IU to cut, merge almost 250 degrees to comply with state law

After Indiana University volunteered to cut, merge or suspend 249 degrees to comply with a new law, faculty are wondering what comes next.

The daily average for new cases last week was 1,423.9 – the lowest it's been since the first week of August.

Coronavirus: Senate scales back vaccine mandate bill, IDOH issues new school guidance

A Senate committee dramatically scales back the House’s vaccine mandate bill. The Indiana Department of Health releases new school COVID-19 guidance. And COVID-19 data continues to improve.

ndiana Fever's Caitlin Clark reacts during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Indianapolis.

Caitlin Clark rallies Fever past Liberty 83-78 with first triple-double by WNBA rookie

Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to rally Indiana to an 83-78 victory over New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, snapping the Fever's nine-game losing streak to the Liberty. Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for Indiana (9-13). Aliyah Boston finished with 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and had eight rebounds for the Fever. Sabrina Ionescu scored 22 to lead New York, which had won five straight games. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 20 points, Clark, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, was one rebound shy of a triple-double two games ago in an 88-82 road victory over the Phoenix Mercury.

Ben Davis High School senior Isela waits on hold with the federal financial aid hotline Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the school. She needed help completing the new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

FAFSA is a 'nightmare' for many Indianapolis students whose parents are immigrants

Indiana high school seniors are struggling to complete the new version of the FAFSA and some fear that the financial aid fiasco will prevent students from attending college at all.

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