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A hair salon in Nappanee displays a closure sign in April 2020 related to Gov. Eric Holcomb's COVID-19 executive orders.

Gov. Eric Holcomb officially ends Indiana's COVID-19 public health emergency

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order Thursday ending the emergency declaration that's been in place since March 2020.

Jon Ryan Schaffer of Indiana was the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Indiana man charged in Jan. 6 insurrection asks to have civil suit dropped

Indiana resident and member of the Proud Boys, Jon Schaffer, was one of the first to plead guilty to federal charges for the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales said his office complied with a letter from the Trump administration and provided the personal information of the state's registered voters — nearly 5 million Hoosiers — to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Secretary of state sends every registered Indiana voters' personal information to federal government

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales said his office provided the personal information of the state's registered voters — nearly 5 million Hoosiers — to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Jury convicts central Indiana man of 3 counts of murder in 2021 apartment slayings

A jury convicted a central Indiana man of three counts of murder Tuesday in the 2021 execution-style slayings of three people that authorities said resulted from an ongoing feud between one of the victims and a friend of the defendant.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a pregnant employee at Wabash National Corporation wanted to transfer to a role that did not require them to lie on their stomach.

First lawsuit under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act filed against Indiana company

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it is the first federal lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act since it took effect in June.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sues major Black Lives Matter organization

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is taking a major Black Lives Matter organization to court.

Protesters rally at the Statehouse during a legislative debate in the summer of 2022 over Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. The ban only allows abortion if the pregnant person’s life or serious physical health is at risk, in some cases of lethal fetal anomalies and in some cases of rape or incest.

County court set to hear arguments in religious freedom challenge to Indiana abortion ban

The state is in court this week, defending its near-total abortion ban over a lawsuit that seeks to strike down the ban because it infringes on some Hoosiers religious freedom.

Bank of America and at least five other large, national banks have said they'll align their lending portfolios with the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Anti-ESG bill passes Indiana House with fewer losses expected for state pensioners

A bill that aims to cut ties with banks and other financial institutions with certain ESGs passed the state House on Monday.

Prosecutor: Trio convicted of murder in fatal shooting of former Indiana U football player

Three people have been convicted in the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down during unrest in Indianapolis following the death of George Floyd.

Aside from the $40 million penalty, BP North America will have to add roughly $197 million worth of equipment to reduce air and wastewater pollution at the Whiting Refinery.

BP to pay record high penalty for air pollution at its northwest Indiana refinery

BP North America will have to pay $40 million for air violations at its Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana — the largest federal penalty ever imposed for industrial air pollution.

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