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INDIANA – Indiana is marking a significant milestone this year, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the state’s Safe Haven Law. This vital legislation provides a critical and legal lifeline for parents in crisis, offering them a secure option to surrender an infant without fear of arrest or prosecution.

INDIANAPOLIS (WFFT) — The Indiana Senate voted down the mid-decade congressional redistricting bill on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, with a 31-19 vote. House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta of Fort Wayne expressed gratitude for the outcome, emphasizing the importance of Hoosiers' voices in state government. "Today is...

Indianapolis' winter contingency plans are laid out every year to help people without a home during the coldest months of the year. This year's plan didn't go into effect until December 1. That decreased shelter availability during the city's first serious cold snap in November. This is the second year...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - 38 out of 100 prospective citizens were turned away from an Indianapolis naturalization ceremony on Tuesday. Many of whom have gone through the vetting process, taken all the tests, and waited years to take an oath to America. Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell (D-Indianapolis) says the...

Jacob Lee Bard, of Evansville, is charged with murder and assault after the shooting in Frankfort. Court records show previous charges of assault and threatening.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Prosecutors have charged a man for the Thanksgiving Day murder of two people in Indianapolis. Jaren Morgan, 18, was charged with murder, robbery and arson. The shooting and fire happened Nov. 27 at a home in the 3800 block of Audubon Road, near East 38th Street and North Arlington Avenue. Police...

INDIANAPOLIS — A 21-year-old man from Indianapolis was out on bond after being accused in the summer of recklessly opening fire in an east side neighborhood and injuring an innocent woman. Now, he’s wanted again by police after being linked to a robbery turned shooting that occurred just a few months before. Demarion...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana prosecutors hope to fend off a proposed constitutional amendment they say could politicize prosecutorial decision-making – and, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, released their own suggested legislative fixes. “When we’re in a big room together, to be honest, I’m not sure who I’m sitting next to,...

Sarah Jo Pender, once dubbed “the female Charles Manson” by a prosecutor, stood before an Indiana judge in December, asking for a second chance at freedom 25 years after being convicted in a double murder that left two roommates dead. (12/9/25)

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING. TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT... A round of accumulating snow is expected later this evening, ending by Friday morning thanks to a quickly passing Alberta Clipper with. the highest amounts occurring north of the I-64 corridor. Most...