News for Indiana

South Korean company SK Hynix had a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 27, 2026, for a more than $4 billion semiconductor packaging and research facility at Purdue University Research Park.

Trump-supporting Maga Inc. has more than $400 million available, according to filings. But it has yet to tap into most of its funds for the midterm election cycle.

Hamilton County commissioners extended a disaster emergency through Sept. 3, 2026, to facilitate ongoing flood recovery efforts. The county ended a ban on recreational travel along the White River.

Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Trump’s helicopter discussed communication issues one week before a close call with a commercial jet, investigators said Thursday.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for investigations into Flock Safety cameras. Are these license plate readers a public safety tool or a surveillance threat?

More than 13,000 Hoosiers have applied for federal disaster relief following mid-August storms in Indiana, according to FEMA official Fred Kaehler. Find out in the story how to apply for aid.

President Donald Trump is hoping to give Republicans a boost in Texas as he attends a GOP fundraiser in Houston amid signs the state's high-profile Senate race is on the verge of going to Democrats.

Air traffic controllers did not hear Marine One’s warnings before a passenger jet took off as President Trump’s helicopter left the White House on Aug. 4, officials said.

Hamilton County health officials are urging residents to eliminate standing water following record flooding of the White River to prevent mosquito breeding and mitigate the risk of West Nile virus.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 27, 2026, to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in the United States amid escalating trade tensions with Canada.

CARMEL, Ind. — A portion of the Blue Woods Creek, once only a few feet wide and a few feet deep, has turned into a gaping canyon of clay revealed by the flood. A collection of pipes sits shattered on the ground, along with the obvious loss: the Hazel Dell Parkway Bridge. “None of this […]

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — A woman has been arrested after allegedly harassing and stalking ex-husband's family online. According to the Lafayette Police Department, a report was made approximately Aug. 3 regarding a possible threat to the victim. The victim told officers that a person later identified as Elizabeth Nelson had been sending them threatening messages […]

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indy man will serve over 20 years behind bars for entering his ex-girlfriend's home and kidnapping her, sparking a statewide Silver Alert last year. On Thursday, the Marion County Prosecutor's Office announced that Cieyon Wheeler has been sentenced to 23 years in the Indiana Department of Correction after pleading guilty to the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Hoosier Lottery is offering payouts to 252 people after a Space Invaders-themed lottery ticket misprint caused hundreds to think they'd won a cash prize. The $5 Space Invaders Cash Invasion Scratch-off was pulled off the shelves in early June due to a "technical issue" that led to many people believing they'd won. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Court documents reveal that a young mother left a note in her infant's car seat after abandoning the babe behind a strip mall on the city's southeast side. The roughly 1-month-old child wasn't alone for long and appeared healthy and unharmed, according to police. "I am unable to keep him," the note reportedly […]

(WXIN/WTTV): Three area police departments are in the process of building new headquarters. Westfield, Noblesville and IMPD are at different phases of building out new spaces. The projects come as policing has changed and competition for officers grows. "The old, small town police officer headquarters where Joe and Sue Smith would walk in the front […]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, along with the executives of Rolls-Royce, gathered in Indianapolis on Thursday to cut the ribbon on a $1 billion investment in the aerospace company's Indiana manufacturing, assembly and test facilities. According to a news release from Braun's office, this is the largest investment the company has made in the […]

MARION, Ind. -- A Grant County man has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars for molesting children over a 50-year span. Online court records from Grant County Circuit Court indicate that Leland Smith has been sentenced to 45 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, with five of those years suspended, meaning that Smith […]

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- Who can forget the sight of IU Coach Bobby Knight punishing a defenseless piece of courtside furniture at Assembly Hall during a Big Ten matchup with Purdue in 1985, flinging that chair across the foul line into a row of photographers because he was mad about six fouls called during the first […]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Two young men, ages 17 and 19, have been charged with felony murder following a shooting that left a 16-year-old dead on Indy’s northwest side. Court records unsealed this week claim the shooting stemmed from plans to commit a robbery over a gun. Neither of the two suspects charged this week actually committed […]