(INDIANAPOLIS) – A Rising Sun teenager’s sentence of life without parole for killing his 10-year-old brother is under review by the Indiana Supreme Court. Andrew Conley was 17 when he choked, suffocated and beat his brother Conner to death. In February, 12 years after the murder, a unanimous Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Legislators are starting the work of drawing new districts. You could win up to $6,000 by drawing your own. The anti-gerrymandering group All IN for Democracy is holding a contest for the best maps. The group has set up a website with census data and drawing tools, and will award $3,000 for the […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – IU Health is putting all non-emergency hospitalizations on hold. IU announced last week it was canceling half of non-urgent procedures at its 16 hospitals because of the growing number of COVID-19 patients. Now it’s suspending the other half for at least two weeks, starting Monday. The announcement comes a day after Governor Holcomb […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Governor Holcomb is ordering hospitals to put standards in place to determine when they need to put off non-emergency procedures to handle the growing flood of COVID-19 patients. COVID hospitalizations are six times what they were at the pandemic’s low point just two months ago. Intensive care admissions have gone up ninefold in […]
INDIANAPOLISÂ — Camp Atterbury will temporarily house Afghan evacuees in support of Operation Allies Refuge, the Indiana National Guard confirmed Tuesday. “As Hoosiers, we are proud to do our part and provide a temporary home for Afghan evacuees who have supported this nation,” Gov. Eric J. Holcomb said. “Our federal partners are taking necessary and appropriate […]
EDINBURGH, Ind. — Thousands of Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan will be housed at Camp Atterbury, Rep. Greg Pence said Tuesday. “Today, I received confirmation that the Dept. of Defense has now authorized the use of Camp Atterbury, Ind., to provide temporary housing, sustainment, and support to Afghan evacuees,” Pence said in a Tweet. Over the coming […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – State health officials have emphasized for months that masks are important and effective to stop COVID-19, but they’ve also been firm in saying they won’t require them. They’re elaborating on why not. Health commissioner Kris Box says in the nine months when there was a statewide mask order, many local governments just ignored […]
INDIANAPOLISÂ — The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday issued an order in favor of Gov. Eric Holcomb in the dispute over the state’s emergency powers bill. In a 4-1 vote, the state Supreme Court ruled that Holcomb’s lawsuit against state lawmakers can continue. The emergency powers bill, passed earlier this year, created a way for lawmakers […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – State employees are raising money for hundreds of charities through the end of October. Then-Governor Evan Bayh created the State Employees Community Campaign nearly 30 years ago. Many of Indiana’s 70 or so executive branch agencies have picked a preferred charity to raise money for during the nine-week State Employees Community Campaign. But […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Governor Holcomb says Indiana is willing to serve as a temporary home for Afghan refugees, but needs more answers from the Biden administration. Camp Atterbury shot down rumors it’s already been tapped to receive Afghans. But Holcomb says Afghans who assisted American troops during the 20-year war laid their lives on the line, […]
