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Indianapolis Public Schools did not violate a controversial state law that requires school districts to offer unused classroom buildings to charter schools for $1, the state attorney general’s office concluded on Tuesday.

Local students, colleges and universities are reflecting on public safety after three students were killed and several others were injured during a mass shooting at Michigan State University this week.

New Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has hired his brother-in-law for a top position paying a six-figure salary.

A Senate bill that targets discussion of race and gender in class curricula was removed from the Senate education committees agenda Wednesday. Even though the bills future is not certain, it can still come up in future committee meetings this session.

Indiana residents along the Ohio River worry toxic chemicals from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio could pollute their drinking water. But water quality experts say the amount in the river has been low and is getting lower as it flows down the Ohio.

The cause of a fire at Rosie’s Southside Animal Shelter remains under investigation.

Indiana lawmakers have filed a historic number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session. Advocates are raising concerns about what theyre calling a slate of hate targeting gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth, limits on classroom conversations and identification laws.

House Bill 1024 contains the sixth attempt since 2019 to take away the power counties, cities and other local units have to limit bids to employers who have a Project Labor Agreement.

Data gathered by the DEA shows xylazine-positive overdose deaths in the Midwest rose from 57 in 2020 to 351 in 2021.  

A House panel approves new vote-by-mail rules. Expanded access to birth control nears passage by the House. And a bill to decriminalize simple possession of cannabis gets a historic hearing.