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Sen. Linda Rogers speaks on SB1 in the senate chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

Indiana lawmakers aim to adjourn their session early. Here’s what's at stake in the final week

Indiana lawmakers are making good on their promise to keep this year’s legislative session short, with leaders saying they plan to wrap by the end of this week.

This photo provided by North Slope Borough shows an aerial view of a shallow lake where a helicopter crashed on Alaska's North Slope near Utqiagvik, Alaska, Thursday, July 20, 2023. Alaska search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists, Sunday, July 23, from the sunken wreckage of their aircraft, which went down several days earlier in a shallow lake on the remote North Slope, authorities said.

Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash, including Indiana scientists, are recovered from lake

Authorities in Alaska say search and rescue divers have recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists whose aircraft went down in a shallow lake last week. The three were on assignment with the Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey, part of the state's natural resources department.

According to the Indiana Department of Education, more than 40 school corporations are planning to start the new school year with remote instruction only.

Indiana Lawmaker Says Schools Could Face Cuts If Offering Only Online Instruction

Sen. President Pro Tempore Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) sent a letter to school leaders Thursday, saying they could risk up to 15 percent of their state funding if they do not offer in-person classes this fall.

A health care worker at the Sister Maura Brannick CSC Health Center in South Bend puts out a sign directing people where to get tested for COVID-19.

Indiana Reports 1,000 Dead In 11 Days, Surpasses 7,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths

More than 52 percent of the state's total deaths have been reported since Indiana moved to Stage 5 of its reopening plan on Sept. 26.

Kyle Hupfer is the longest-tenured chair of the Indiana Republican Party in 20 years.

Indiana Republican Party Chair Kyle Hupfer stepping down after more than six years in charge

Kyle Hupfer will soon step down as chair of the Indiana Republican Party, after more than half a decade leading the political organization.

Photo provided by the Rush County Sheriff’s Department shows Patrick Scott. Scott, suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, after human remains were found buried in a pit on his central Indiana property.

Indiana coroner identifies remains of teen girl found buried on land of man charged in her death

An Indiana coroner has identified the remains of a 17-year-old girl who vanished in June and whose body was found this week in a box buried on land owned by a man now charged in her slaying.

At the end of the ACLU's Rally To Protect Trans Youth on Saturday, April 1, a protester left a sign reading "Stop trying to erase me" with a transgender pride flag next to the elevators inside the Indiana Statehouse.

Indiana's slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills part of national fight over 2020 Supreme Court decision

Indiana lawmakers filed nearly two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills during this years legislative session, up from a peak of seven over previous years. The explosion in bills targeting LGBTQ+ Hoosiers is part of a national trend, in which state legislatures across the country proposed more than 500 bills in 2023.

The director of the Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center at Indiana University said state lawmakers couldn't put money into the fund due budget constraints. The center has until its next renewal in 2029 to show the state is investing in research.

Indiana cancer center needs state support. Lawmakers established fund but didn't contribute money

Indiana's only comprehensive cancer center could lose its National Cancer Institute designation if the state doesn't invest in cancer research. A new state law establishes a cancer research fund — but Indiana hasn't dedicated any money to it.

New abortion count in Indiana shows that providers performed more abortions in 2022 than any year since 2018. But Indiana’s on again, off again near-total abortion ban may have caused confusion. The numbers fell in the first quarter of 2023 despite an injunction that halted the law from going into effect during that period.

Indiana abortions increased in 2022 with more than usual out-of-state patients. But the trend changed this year.

Indiana providers performed more abortions in 2022 compared to every year since 2018, according to the latest state abortion count released by the Indiana Department of Health. But the number of abortions dropped in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year.

Students are taught construction skills at Shoals High School, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Indiana must upskill 82,000 workers a year to meet job demands, Ivy Tech report finds

Without non-degree training, Indiana risks falling short on workforce goals, according to the study.

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