News for Indiana

The Drug Enforcement Administration and several Marion County agencies are sounding the alarm about a growing and deadly trend: dangerous synthetic drugs being mixed with fentanyl.

Michigan on Monday reported the first deaths linked to a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands.

The flavor of fall is returning to coffee chains near you! The beloved pumpkin spice is heading home to the Dunkin' and Starbucks menu in August.

President Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children.

State Senator Chris Garten (R-Charlestown) has announced his candidacy for President Pro Tempore of the Indiana State Senate.

Indiana State Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 265 that occurred Sunday evening, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old passenger and serious injuries to two others.

Todd Blanche formally rescinded Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund Sunday after Senate Republicans threatened to block his attorney general confirmation.

Hundreds gathered in the small town of Lynn on Sunday to mourn the loss of Town Marshal Bradley Fisher.

Police say a man is in custody after leading officers on a multi-county pursuit Sunday afternoon after a robbery that at restaurant in Avon.

About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in Washington state, authorities said.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A public safety warning has been issued regarding the "growing presence of dangerous emerging synthetic drugs being mixed with illicit fentanyl." According to a news release from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA officials, along with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, the county's coroner's office and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, came together […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service confirmed that a weak tornado briefly spun up in Indianapolis on Saturday, uprooting a tree on the city's near south side. The tornado lasted only two minutes, from 5:20 p.m. to 5:22 p.m., and was rated an EF0, the lowest classification of a tornado. The tornado's rotation peaked at […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Seven Indiana University fraternity members are being criminally charged for hazing methods that led to two pledges developing a serious medical condition. Charges were officially filed on Friday against the following: According to court records, the seven students were members of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. In October 2025, these students were […]

MUNCIE, Ind. — Muncie police have arrested a Walmart employee accused of sexually battering a customer and sending her unwarranted nude photographs. Joshua Ramey, 35, was arrested Monday morning and booked into Delaware County Jail on a preliminary charge of sexual battery. The arrest comes after an alleged assault inside a local Walmart store on […]

MUNCIE, Ind. -- A man was sentenced in relation to a January 2022 deadly shooting in Muncie, according to the Delaware County Prosecutor's Office. On Monday, 59-year-old Kenneth Burden was sentenced to 35 years in prison after he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter during a bench trial in June, according to a news release […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On Friday, the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office filed one count of felony neglect against a Bloomington mother whose toddler was found wandering around outside at 2 a.m. Investigators determined the mother knew the child had learned to climb out of her crib and open doors, and had taken measures to barricade the […]

INDIANAPOLIS – State Sen. Chris Garten stepped forward to announce his candidacy for Indiana State Senate President Pro Tempore while "pledging decisive leadership and unapologetic conservatism." This comes days after current President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, announced he would not seek re-election in the leadership position. In Friday's announcement, Bray's office stated that he […]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Police arrested a suspect more than a year after a man died from a drug overdose, using phone records, location tracking and witnesses to make their case. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the Overdose Death Task Force (ODTF) apprehended 34-year-old Aaron Woodburn on July 30, 2026, with help from the U.S. […]

GREENFIELD, Ind. – A pursuit involving multiple robbery suspects closed an interstate ramp in Hancock County overnight. The entrance ramp to exit 104 near Greenfield on I-70 westbound shut down due to police activity around 1 a.m. Monday. Indiana State Police said the police activity was the result of a “short pursuit” involving three out-of-state […]

INDIANAPOLIS - More than 50 people were displaced in a Sunday evening apartment fire. According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, just before 8:40 p.m., fire crews responded to the Diplomat Apartments at 2425 Albany Street on a report of a kitchen fire on the third floor of the building. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy smoke […]