News for Indiana

A life jacket worn by Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for $906K at auction, smashing estimates and highlighting enduring fascination with the 1912 disaster.

Popular areas of Zion National Park in southern Utah are closed due to a search and rescue operation.

Pope Leo XIV sidesteps feud with Trump on Iran war, focusing on his mission of promoting peace and unity during an 11-day Africa tour.

DNA testing has confirmed the identity of Gallup, N.M., Sgt. Celestino Chavez Jr., nearly 73 years after he was killed in the Korean War.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday to expand federal research on psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, a potential treatment for PTSD and traumatic brain injuries.

U.S. shelters saw the biggest drop in euthanasia since 2020 in 2025, with 4M pets adopted, moving closer to ‘no-kill’ status nationwide.

A judge blocked Nexstar’s $6.2B takeover of Tegna, citing antitrust concerns over higher costs, reduced choice, and harm to local journalism.

British military says Iranian gunboats fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Tehran reimposed shipping restrictions; crew is safe.

The third annual Indianapolis Peace Walk kicked off Friday evening as hundreds gathered at Taggart Memorial in Riverside Park on the city's west side.

A tornado watch was issued until 3 a.m. EDT Saturday counties northwest of Indianapolis and into Illinois.

A tornado watch was short-lived late Friday into the overnight hours. Some of our NW counties received 35-45+ mph wind gusts but no severe weather. A gust front/outflow boundary promptly weakened the line of storms that caused lots of damage in Illinois. The rain moves eastward this morning. The highest coverage will be this morning. […]

COLUMBUS, Ind. — One man has been airlifted following a motorcycle crash in Columbus Friday night. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers and first responders were called to the 3rd Street Bridge near West State Road 46 and State Road 11 for reports of a personal injury crash. Once first responders arrived, they found […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Monday kicks off National Youth Violence Prevention Week. Still days away, Indianapolis neighbors are getting a head start and taking a stand in the name of peace. Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence and several other local partners, came together to host the third annual Indianapolis Peace Walk. Dozens flocked to Riverside Park to […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Kevoian, the former co-host and founder of "The Bob & Tom Show", a nationally syndicated radio program, has died at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer. The BOB & TOM Show announced on social media that the radio legend passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon in his home, surrounded […]

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- An investigation is underway after a large fire erupted Friday afternoon at a pallet factory in Winchester. Crews with the Winchester Fire Department responded around 2:40 p.m. to Pallet Builders located at 1099 N. Rainbow Drive in response to incoming reports describing a large industrial fire in the area. Fire crews arrived […]

INDIANAPOLIS-- Gov. Mike Braun has endorsed seven candidates hoping to unseat incumbent Republican state senators who helped defeat a mid-decade redistricting bill. The governor had said he would support efforts to primary lawmakers who voted ‘no’ after the Indiana Senate rejected the White House-backed redistricting proposal last December. “[Braun] was really putting his money where […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Aliyah Boston is set to stay in Indiana. The Indiana Fever announced on Friday that they agreed to a new multiyear agreement with the center. Boston is reportedly signing a four-year, $6.3 million contract extension with the Fever. That would be the highest total salary in WNBA history, according to ESPN's Sham Charania. […]

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Supreme Court will preside over a case to decide the state's ability to enforce its near-total abortion ban on individuals who have a religious exemption. According to a motion filed on Friday, Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush announced that the case challenging the Hoosier state's abortion law on the basis of […]

Editor's Note: FOX59/CBS4 is not identifying the individual who was initially named in this case due to the charges being dropped INDIANAPOLIS -- Charges have been dropped against an Indianapolis man accused of pointing a firearm at a metro police officer at Riverside Park. According to a motion to dismiss document obtained by FOX59/CBS4 on […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Less than two months after IndyCar drivers started their engines for the first time in 2026 on the streets of St. Petersburg, the momentum is matching the race pace. With the checkered flag dropping on four races within five weeks, IndyCar is already nearly a quarter of the way through its season as […]