News for Indiana

Lugar Plaza is now a designated park. Located in front of the City County Building and right off the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, the plaza is a respite for travelers and pedestrians alike.

Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Patrol drone. The FAA responded Thursday by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.

The U.S. military is amassing its largest concentration of forces in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq as tensions with Iran remain heightened.

The battle for the Bears continues. aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears to northwest Indiana, creating a framework to build a stadium in Hammond.

A Central Indiana foundation is breathing new life into African American landmarks across the state.

A new lawsuit alleges that the Department of Homeland Security is using AI to identify people who are recording federal immigration operations and then adding those people to a secret database.

The former Carnegie Library, built in 1909 and one of more than 2,500 funded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie across the United States, is entering a new chapter as a restaurant that honors its past.

A proposed 130-acre data center campus in Decatur Township drew a packed hearing Thursday at the City-County Building.

The Marion County Health Department is deploying up to ten new air quality monitors across Indianapolis, with five expected to be placed on the city's west side.

World Economic Forum head Børge Brende said Thursday that he is stepping down after facing pressure over his contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

INDIANAPOLIS - Mayor Joe Hogsett officially declared the well-trafficked Lugar Plaza downtown a park, adding to the Indy's more than 200 parks citywide. With its new designation, the plaza brings new expectations. Bordering the City-County Building's south entrance, Lugar Plaza Park sees countless downtown dwellers, visitors and sometimes, troublemakers. "Just today, we've already made two […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Amid the walkways and aisles of Lucas Oil, two colors stand out: cream and crimson. Sharon Waggoner matched a crimson undershirt to a crimson zip-up hoodie. “Indiana” plastered itself across her chest. Outfit aside, it’s no secret that Waggoner and her 10-year-old grandson, Tyler, are Hoosier fans. ”I went to school there,” Waggoner […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A pedestrian bridge under the Harding Street exit caught fire Thursday evening. According to the Speedway Fire Department, the damage from the fire caused about 30 feet of the bridge to be removed. SPD assisted IFD, Wayne Township and an Avon Tanker in working to get the fire under control. No injuries have […]

INDIANAPOLIS --- After a brief conference committee meeting at the Statehouse on Thursday, the CDL amendments the Indiana Senate made to HB 1200 will remain in the bill. The author of the bill, State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie), said if this bill passes, Indiana would be the first in the nation to start holding […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University student has been on the ride of a lifetime as he has competed on season two of Amazon Prime's "Beast Games" hosted by YouTuber MrBeast. According to Purdue, John "Jack" McKenna is a 20-year-old (19 at the time of filming) electrical and computer engineering junior at Purdue and […]

In 49 states it's just basketball… but this is Indiana. All Hoosiers know about the Pacers and the Fever. But there’s a new league aimed at giving players an opportunity to get to the next level.

INDIANAPOLIS — If the battle between Indiana and Illinois to secure a new home for the Chicago Bears were a football game, the Hoosier state would be holding a commanding lead at halftime. At the same time, the Land of Lincoln scrambles to call an audible to get back in the contest. The Indiana Senate, […]

INDIANAPOLIS -- A new executive order from Indiana Gov. Mike Braun established the Indiana Faith-Based Institutions Initiative, a program that Braun stated in the order will be run by the office of Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. The initiative aims at encouraging and fostering faith-based institutions to better serve individual Hoosiers, families and communities, according […]

INDIANAPOLIS-- A 54-year-old man is in jail accused of murder and arson following a deadly fire at a mobile home park on Indy’s west side. Police were called to the 2800 block of Landola Lane around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. That's when a woman came home from work and found the living room badly burnt, […]

GREENWOOD, Ind. — Two high-level executives at a veteran-owned business in Greenwood have been fired and face criminal charges after allegedly giving themselves unauthorized raises and pay advancements worth more than $35,000. Brian Sherer, 45, of Fishers, and Brandon Johnson, 43, of Pendleton, have both been charged in Johnson County with one count of fraud […]