Notre Dame withdraws as host for 1st Trump-Biden presidential debate, citing ‘necessary health precautions’
The university made the announcement Monday, stating “the necessary health precautions would have greatly diminished the educational value of hosting the debate on our campus.”
US executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia
Wesley Ira Purkey was put to death at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Judge halts execution amid claims inmate isn’t mentally fit
A U.S. judge has halted the execution of a federal death row inmate whose lawyers argue suffers from dementia.
Indiana woman marks 100th birthday after surviving COVID-19, beating cancer and living through WWII
Leora Martin has lived through World War II, survived cancer and successfully battled her way back from a bout of pneumonia last year, learned earlier this month that she’s also a survivor of COVID-19.
High school senior marries girlfriend after learning he has just months to live
Chase Smith, who was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, recently married his high school girlfriend, Sadie, in Indiana.
FedEx driver surprises 6-year-old girl with cupcakes on quarantine birthday
A kindhearted FedEx driver in Indiana left a little something special when he spontaneously dropped off cupcakes for a little girl’s sixth birthday, after bringing a package to the family’s home and realizing that the coronavirus crisis likely dampened the youngster’s celebrations.
Indiana man paints enormous US flag on field to honor coronavirus health workers
An Indiana man painted a 10,686-square-foot American flag in a field northwest of Indianapolis to honor health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic over the weekend.
Indiana man waiting for stimulus payment finds $8.2M in his bank account: report
A volunteer firefighter in Indiana recently had the surprise of a lifetime after discovering $8.2 million in his bank account.
Church holds drive-in service for congregation
Churches are coming up with new ways to keep their members connected without traditional services.
Pete Buttigieg drops out of presidential race
Pete Buttigieg has dropped out of the Democratic race for president.
Colonel swears in future soldiers across country from International Space Station
Colonel Andrew Morgan, currently at the International Space Station, swore in over 100 future soldiers on the ground, the first ceremony of its kind.
Grandfather to plead guilty in toddler's cruise ship death
An Indiana man who was holding his granddaughter before she fell from a cruise ship window and plunged to her death in Puerto Rico has agreed to a plea deal.
Newborn baby girl surrendered in Indiana fire station's baby box
Firefighters retrieved a newborn baby girl after a mother surrendered the infant at an Indiana fire station's baby box.
Autopsy reveals infant overdosed by ingesting methamphetamine from her mother's breast milk
New information shows that an infant died from overdose after ingesting methamphetamine from her mother’s breast milk.
Indiana's oldest state employee, 102, retiring after nearly 60 years on the job
Bob Vollmer joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1962.
Indiana couple has ICU wedding so bride's dying father can attend
An Indiana couple held their wedding ceremony at the hospital so the bride's dying father could be with them.
After 2,461 days at shelter, 12-year-old dog finds forever family
After spending nearly seven years at an animal shelter, a pitbull-boxer mix has finally found her forever family.
Indiana mom who injected feces into son's IV during cancer treatments sentenced to 7 years
The Wolcott, Ind., mother was arrested in November 2016 after she was seen on surveillance video using a syringe to inject a substance into her 15-year-son's IV bag.
Bald eagle dies of gunshot wound in Indiana, reward offered
A bullet struck a protected bald eagle in Indiana, leading to the bird’s death, officials said Sunday.
Indiana woman gets 4 years in prison for killing 3 kids in school bus stop crash
Alyssa Shepherd, 25, could have been sentenced to as much as 21½ years in prison for the Oct. 30, 2018, crash that killed 6-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle, and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl.