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The Indiana Department of Health reported more than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, crossing yet another milestone in its late summer surge.

These are old wells that could be leaking oil, natural gas, or salt water into the environment potentially polluting public drinking water supplies, harming livestock, and impeding agriculture and other land uses.

The overall growth of Hoosier students using publicly-funded vouchers to attend a private school remains relatively flat as the cost increases, according to a just released report.

Parents could receive notice of school bullying incidents sooner under a bill passed by the House Education Committee this week. HB 1539 also broadens the state’s definition of bullying to encompass severe one-time acts, even if they are not repeated.

The annual Kids Count report says students who have a job during their high school years are less likely to drop out, and those who participate in programs that give them work experience are more likely to go to college.

A former Indiana lawmaker accused of pushing a bill favoring a casino company in exchange for promises of employment has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. The Indianapolis Star reports that former state Rep. Sean Eberhart was sentenced Wednesday. Eberhart pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud in November and agreed to pay $60,000 in restitution. His attorneys didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment. According to court documents, Eberhart used his position in the Legislature to secure favorable terms for Spectacle Entertainment's plan to buy two casinos and relocate them. In exchange, Eberhart accepted the promise of future employment.

Their legal arguments rest on constitutional violations and equal protections for transgender Americans.

Inconsistent delivery of diabetes medications was commonly reported, and prisoners say the pandemic has strained an already strapped health care system in the state prisons.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could upend federal elections across the country.

Advocates representing Black Hoosiers, teachers and other education groups called for lawmakers to vote no on a controversial school curriculum bill Wednesday, as they gathered in the statehouse to further condemn legislation many of them say is racist and divisive.