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Inductees will receive the Hall of Fame Medallion of Honor.

Indiana Veterans Hall Of Fame Seeks Nominations

The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame says it expects to induct the first honorees around Veterans Day at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park in Lawrence.

The aging twin boiler system at Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., is photographed Jan. 12, 2023. A litany of infrastructure issues in the nearly 60-year-old school and others like it, make for tough choices on spending COVID recovery funds on infrastructure or academics.

Pandemic school funding to sunset as Indiana asks for spending extension

Indiana could get some more time to close out ESSER-funded projects. Schools can apply for an extension that would push the deadline from January to March 2026.

Last school year, almost 18 percent of Indiana students were considered chronically absent.

Indiana schools get real-time data to tackle absenteeism crisis

A new dashboard will include local data on excused and unexcused absences broken down by grade and demographic information, like race and family income.

Lawsuits against Indiana's near-total abortion ban have been ongoing since the law was passed in 2022.

Judge rejects effort to expand Indiana abortion ban's serious health exception

A county judge rejected an effort by abortion care providers to expand the health exception in Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.

Attorney General Todd Rokita said the training to combat antisemitism is meant to address "yet another dangerous scourge on our society."

Local prosecutor criticizes Rokita's antisemitism training as political grandstanding

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is promoting training to combat antisemitism for local prosecutors and law enforcement — a move at least one prosecutor is sharply criticizing.

Some of the additional funding requested for next year would help expand wellness services and cover maintenance for tasers, body-worn cameras, automatic license plate readers and video cameras for squad cars.

IMPD asks for nearly $14 million funding boost to hire more officers

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s request for a nearly $14 million boost for its 2025 budget represents more than a 4% increase from the previous year.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick said she would draw from lessons learned in other states to craft a "well-regulated" cannabis industry.

Democrat Jennifer McCormick pitches legalized cannabis, starting with medical use

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick wants Indiana to gradually legalize adult cannabis use, saying Hoosiers have told her they’re ready for the state to make that move.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett introduced the 2025 budget last month. (Sam Horton WFYI)

City leaders would receive pay increase under new proposal, raise for mayor delayed

A proposal to increase pay for several city government positions passed a committee this week.

A survey found that the vast majority of Indiana high school students and their parents believe that training and education beyond high school is important and worth the cost.

Indiana students say cost is the biggest barrier to college

The vast majority of Indiana high school students and their parents believe that training and education beyond high school is important and worth the cost.

Breast density, which isn’t related to breast size or firmness, is an assessment of how much fibrous and glandular tissue is in the breast.

Women will now be informed of their breast density in mammogram reports. Here’s why that matters

Women across the U.S. will get a report with their mammogram results that tell them about their breast density assessment thanks to a new federal law that took effect this week.

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