INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has been barred from the nonpublic areas of the Marion County election services center. The Marion County Election Board confirmed this to News 8’s Garrett Bergquist on Friday. The board’s vote came after Morales’ reelection campaign used a video of him speaking with a Marion County election […]
STATEHOUSE-A bill that would create the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority was signed into law on Thursday by Indiana Governor Mike Braun. It puts together a framework to bring the Chicago Bears to northwest Indiana. Both the Bears and Indiana lawmakers say they are strongly considering a site in Hammond, just over the state line from […]
INDIANAPOLIS–More missing children may soon qualify for Indiana Silver Alert status. The Indiana House on Wednesday passed House Bill 1303 by a vote of 96-0. On Tuesday, senators approved the measure 46-0. Changes made to the bill were a response to the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee. The Fishers girl and Hamilton Southeastern student left […]
STATEHOUSE–Indiana’s county needle exchange programs would face tighter restrictions under a bill that received final legislative approval — extending those efforts to limit the spread of disease among people using intravenous drugs. It was one of dozens of bills receiving final concurrence votes in both chambers Wednesday. The Senate voted 38-10 on Wednesday in favor of Senate […]
STATEHOUSE — The death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee has sparked an urgent push at the Indiana Statehouse to overhaul child safety laws. Hailey, a Hamilton Southeastern High School student from Fishers, was found dead in Ohio after being lured from her home by Tyler Thomas, whom she met through online gaming. Because her disappearance was […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–A proposal to rename a stretch of State Road 45 near Assembly Hall on Indiana University’s main campus in Bloomington after the late legendary basketball coach Robert “Bobby” Montgomery Knight passed the Senate and will soon become a reality. “Coach Knight’s impact on Indiana goes far beyond the basketball court. Renaming this roadway near […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana state lawmakers on Tuesday said they’re already looking into possible changes to state law following the death of Fishers teen Hailey Buzbee. A Change.org petition begun Sunday calls for state lawmakers to approve changes which organizers are calling Hailey’s Law. Petition organizers are calling for the creation of a so-called Pink Alert, […]
STATEHOUSE-Improving efficiency and modernizing local government is the goal of a bill that was written by Republican State Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler of Noblesville. Shonkwiler says this bill (House Bill 1315) will reorganize certain townships to improve efficiency and streamline layers of government while protecting essential service. It addresses duplicate layers of government by consolidating townships […]
STATEHOUSE–An Indiana House panel has approved an immigration bill that would require local governments, public schools, and colleges to comply with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. An amended version of the bill was passed Monday. Along with that, it also means those insitutions could no longer restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws, regardless […]
WASHINGTON–Indiana Republican Senator Jim Banks said Thursday that Democrats have it all wrong when it comes to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Like many investigators and politicians, Banks reacted to new video which appears to show Alex Pretti in a confrontation with federal agents 11 days before he was shot and killed in Minneapolis on January […]
STATEHOUSE–Â Students at all public universities and K-12 schools would have to use the bathroom that aligns with their birth sex under a bill the Senate approved this week. The bill is written by Republican Senator Liz Brown of Fort Wayne. “This does allow women to have their private spaces. Just because you have decided today […]
STATEWIDE–Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced on Wednesday that the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) returned to normal daily operations at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, after being activated to Level III (Emergency Conditions) since Saturday, Jan. 24, to coordinate the state’s response to the extreme winter storm. “Indiana […]