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The 2022 Indiana Sickle Cell Disease Conference, organized by The Martin Center Sickle Cell Initiative, was held virtually April 22. Speakers included sickle cell disease patients and treatment providers.

Sickle cell can be passed on to kids – but many don’t know if they carry the gene

Sickle cell disease is a serious genetic condition that can cause severe pain, strokes and organ failure, affecting mainly people of African descent. Many adults don't know if they are carrying the sickle cell trait, which can be passed on to children, so medical providers want to raise awareness about the importance of genetic testing.

Walmart does not plan to reopen the Plainfield warehouse distribution center that was destroyed by a fire on March 16.

Walmart won’t reopen Plainfield fulfillment center destroyed by fire

The closure could put 1,132 people out of work. Of the 2,089 employed at warehouse before the fire, 957 have accepted new positions with the company.

City lays out affordable housing strategy

Indianapolis faces a critical shortage of safe, affordable housing. Now millions in federal money is set aside for the preservation and creation of housing solutions.

Second Case Of MERS Found In U.S.

A health care worker from Saudi Arabia is being treated for MERS in Florida. It's the second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the United States. The first was a man who was treated in Munster, Ind. He's also a health care worker from Saudi Arabia.

Indiana worst in Midwest for cost burden on lowest-income renters

Nearly three quarters of the lowest-income Hoosiers have to spend at least half of their income on housing. That’s the worst rate in the Midwest and 13th worst in the country.

Broad Ripple High School was closed in 2017 as part of a wider effort to stabilize finances as enrollment declined in the Indianapolis Public School district.

Purdue charter may move into Broad Ripple High School, George Hill wants in too

The shuttered Broad Ripple High School could soon have students back in it. The North Campus of Purdue Polytechnic High School could relocate from its current location into the large campus just a few blocks away.

IU Democrats table to register voters prior to the 2022 primaries. Monroe County Circuit Court Judge candidate Karen Wrenbeck (right) assists.

Young voters showed out for the 2020 election. Can they keep it up?

Usually, younger Americans vote well under their proportion of the population. In Indiana, 42 percent of young voters participated in the 2020 election, up from 35 percent in 2016.

Delvin Defrancesco leads a group of cars into Turn 1 during testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Indianapolis.

IndyCar adds shootout segment to Indianapolis 500 qualifying

Roger Penske told The Associated Press the tweaks will create a high-pressure atmosphere on the second day of qualifying.

5 hurt in electrical fire at Pendleton Correctional Facility

Responders with the Pendleton Fire Department and the Indiana Department of Correction were dispatched to the prison for the fire and contained the blaze quickly, Madison County Sheriff Scott Mellinger said.

NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at a news conference at the Target Center, site of of the Women's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, March 30, 2022, in Minneapolis. Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday, April 26, and said it was by mutual agreement. Emmert will continue to serve in his role until a new president is selected and in place or until June 30, 2023.

NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023

NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday and said it was by mutual agreement. The 69-year-old Emmert will continue to serve in his role until a new president is in place or until June 30, 2023.

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