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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last Thursday, ending race-conscious admissions practices at colleges and universities that accept federal money. Indiana universities like IU Bloomington, Purdue, and Notre Dame did use race-conscious admissions.

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida. Nassar is serving decades in prison after admitting sexually assaulting athletes at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, including Olympic medalists.

The amount of confidence Americans have in Congress has hit a new low, plummeting from highs in the 1970s and '80s. In the same period, the military has boosted its image.

Indianapolis police said a suspect detained at the Indianapolis Adult Detention Center assaulted a sheriff’s deputy and stole a van, crashing it outside the Community Justice Campus.

Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, whose law license was temporarily suspended while in office when the state Supreme Court ruled he criminally battered four women, is running for governor.

The Indiana Department of Health, along with local health departments and other statewide health care entities, have launched the Start Smart campaign to promote immunization clinics.

One action will allow the city to hire three attorneys to prosecute violent offenders on the federal level. Another measure would control access to guns in Marion County, but state law needs to change in order for those restrictions to take effect.

Since he began performing as a teenager, Miles Mason has been known on the stage as Dead Silence. "Vanilla Bean" is his new single that's now available. But just a few months ago, Miles' career and his life were almost silenced by a fire at his apartment complex on the northwest side of Indianapolis. He is still recovering from his injuries, and he stopped by WFYI for a conversation with local Morning Edition host Ray Steele.

Indianas looming abortion ban will mean people in the Midwest and South will need to travel further, wait longer and jump through extra hoops to access abortion care.

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.