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Extension granted in lawsuit challenging local government for failure to redistrict by deadline

The Anderson City Council has been given more time to respond to a lawsuit filed against them for failing to draw new redistricting maps before the 2022 deadline.

Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Insure Thousands More Indy Residents

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says 49,000 more Indianapolis residents can get health care by 2016 if the state expands it Medicaid program.If those…

Reading science not taught in Indiana's largest teacher colleges, study says

Indiana - Bloomington, Butler and Ball State universities received an F rating on the effectiveness of the reading curriculum in teacher prep programs.

University Park is home to many statues. (Jill Sheridan/WFYI)

Indianapolis to take over University Park management

The City of Indianapolis will take over management of University Park at the site of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza.

City leaders announced the first use of a new “Gun Free Zone” policy at this weekend’s WonderRoad Music Festival at Garfield Park.

City leaders announce first ‘Gun Free Zone’ at weekend music festival

The step is one of several initiatives Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett laid out in his violence reduction plan last month.

A makeshift memorial to Liberty German and Abigail Williams near where they were last seen and where the bodies were discovered stands along the Monon Trail leading to the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi, Ind., Oct. 31, 2022. Attorneys for Richard Matthew Allen, accused of killing the two teenage girls six years ago, argued before a judge Thursday, June 15, 2023, that Allen has been mistreated at the prison he is housed in, requesting relocation to a different facility.

Indiana attorneys allege poor treatment against man accused of killing two girls

Attorneys for an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls six years ago argued before a judge Thursday that the man has been mistreated at the prison he is housed in, requesting relocation to a different facility.

Two studies from the Learning Policy Institute show that federal funding meant to support students experiencing homelessness is insufficient.

Studies on students experiencing homelessness show gaps in funding

Two studies released by the Learning Policy Institute show schools around the country struggle to provide resources for students experiencing homelessness. In Indiana, that means a lack of funding leaves many schools without the means to help some of their most vulnerable students.

The BLS estimates only 63.6 percent of Indiana's working-age population was participating in the labor force in May.

Indiana’s labor market kept steady, still at record-high employment in May estimates

Indiana's unemployment rate remained stagnant in May, continuing a months-long streak. But that and the other employment numbers released Friday may not reflect current and future labor market conditions.

Federal Judge James Patrick Hanlon wrote in his opinion, issued Friday, June 16, 2023, that preliminary evidence showed the law would “violate [the] constitutional rights” of the plaintiffs and risk “irreparable harm.”

Federal judge partially blocks Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge Friday blocked parts of Indiana’s gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth from taking effect July 1.

NCAA explore dropping marijuana from banned drug list

NCAA committee recommends dropping marijuana from banned drug list for athletes

An NCAA panel calls for the removal of marijuana from the organization's list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances.

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