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STATEWIDE–State Police are reminding you to practice proper firework safety during this upcoming Independence Day weekend. Â The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)Â tracks national data on this. National context: The State Police are offering this advice on firework safety. They are also reminding you that throughout the year it is legal in Indiana to set […]
Indiana AG supports court's ruling on trans athletes but opposes decision on birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants.
STATEWIDE–Extreme heat continues to affect Indiana, but storms are likely to follow this weekend. Heat index values will be between 105 and 110 across Indiana through at least Friday. The entire state remains under an extreme heat warning through at least Thursday. “There is some chance for some showers and storms on Friday, so the […]
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind.–12 people from Indiana are all facing charges in a federal indictment tied to what the Department of Justice is calling a drug operation run by an inmate in the Westville Correctional Facility. The indictment says Justin Veal led a drug-trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of illegal narcotics […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–You might have seen fireworks a lot in your life, but do you know the science behind how they function? Marcy Towns is a chemistry professor and the associate dean for the College of Science at Purdue University. She explains what really makes a firework work. Towns says first you have to understand […]
Indiana ACLU challenges governor's effort to display Ten Commandments at statehouse, citing unconstitutionality and past court rulings.
INDIANAPOLIS–Police believe one man is responsible for attacking two people in the same location on different days this month leading to one person dying and another being badly injured in downtown Indianapolis. Both incidents happened on North Senate Avenue. The first one came on June 19 at 1:58 am. That location is between the Statehouse […]
FBI busts drug ring, seeks last member Lamar Browning. Offers $10K reward for info leading to his arrest.
INDIANAPOLIS–The Indiana Fever dominated the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse 111-87. Fever guard Caitlin Clark missed the game with a back injury. The only lead for the Sparks was when they took a 2-0 lead very early in the first quarter. The Fever would take a 3-2 lead on a three […]
Indiana faces severe storms, flooding, and record-breaking heat this weekend, with risks focused in the southern part of the state.
INDIANAPOLIS–Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas received a flagrant foul 2 penalty and a one-game suspension because the WNBA said she was “recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area” of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. The WNBA announced Thomas’ suspension on Thursday. The incident happened with 6:52 to play in the second quarter […]
INDIANAPOLIS–During a Thursday morning initial court hearing, the man accused of stalking Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham pled not guilty to all charges. Kevin Singh, who’s in his late 40s, is accused of stalking Cunningham dating back to late 2025. Law enforcement leaders who have investigated the case say Singh’s messages to Cunningham on social […]