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Deadly morning on the streets of Indianapolis

A child was struck by a car and killed Friday morning.

Child care and early learning providers have struggled to adequately staff classrooms during the pandemic, resulting in some abrupt closures that have left families scrambling to find care.

Indiana sets stage for early learning quality, workforce improvements under new law

Lawmakers renewed efforts this session to improve early learning opportunities across Indiana, approving changes to focus and grow the mission of the state's Early Learning Advisory Committee.

Census Bureau Director nominee Robert Santos says he has gone on a listening tour with stakeholders and the agency is making permanent community outreach efforts in an effort to restore any trust that was lost following attempts by the Trump administration to politicize the nation's head count.

Time to retool census? Some think so after undercounts in 2020

Policymakers and demographers have been asking whether it's time to rethink the census after results released last week that showed Black, Hispanic and American Indian residents were undercounted in greater rates in 2020 than a decade ago.

Wife Patrol is a rock trio consisting of Nicole O’Neal, Natasha O’Neill and Greg O’Neill

Local group provides support for Indy’s rising artists

Nine Marion County-based performing artists have been selected as part of the Next Up Fellowship.

Independent commission to draw citizens maps

A push to draw more independent redistricting maps in Indianapolis is underway with a new commission working on this issue.

U.S. Marines inspect a MV-22B Osprey prior to flight at Norwegian Air Force Base Bodo during Exercise Cold Response 22, Norway, March 16, 2022. Four U.S. Marines were killed when their Osprey aircraft crashed in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to Russia's war in Ukraine, authorities said Saturday, March 19. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that they died in the crash on Friday night. The cause was under investigation.

Marine from Fort Wayne among 4 killed in NATO exercise crash

The U.S. Marine Corps has identified the four Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed Friday night in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise.

Less Nutritious Grains May Be In Our Future

When crops are surrounded by high levels of carbon dioxide, they're more productive. But they may have lower concentrations of some crucial nutrients, which could increase malnutrition in the future.

Starting when you pay your taxes in 2024, the tax credit available for CollegeChoice 529 plans will increase from $1,000 to $1,500.

Indiana's CollegeChoice 529 savings program marks 25 years since creation

Tens of thousands of Hoosiers have nearly $7 billion invested for post-high school education as Indiana’s CollegeChoice 529 program marks 25 years since its creation.

The Environmental Protection Agency's Smoke Sense app shows the expected smoke cover for July 20 at 3 p.m.

Why it's hard to forecast wildfire smoke

Until the wildfires are under control, it might be best for Hoosiers to check the air quality before they go out and keep an N95 mask handy.

The U.S. Department of Education said the fixes are an attempt to address "historical failures" in its administration of the federal student loan program.

Biden administration to discharge $932M in student loans from Hoosier borrowers

More than 19,000 eligible Indiana borrowers will have part or all of their student loans discharges following federal action taken last week by the Biden administration.

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