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Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston speaks during a session at the Statehouse, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Highlights of Indiana's new state budget

Apr. 22, 2021 04:23 PM EDT

Indiana inmates make crosses for virus victims' memorial

Mar. 19, 2021 03:55 PM EDT
BRANCHVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Inmates at a southern Indiana prison have donated 40 crosses for use at a memorial to people who died last year due to the coronavirus...

This 2009 photo shows Mom's Right of Center (R.O.C) leader Holli Sullivan speaking during a meeting at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library's Central Library in Evansville, Ind. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday, March 16, 2021 that he had selected Republican state Rep. Holli Sullivan for as Indiana’s new secretary of state. Sullivan will replace current Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who said last month she was resigning with nearly two years left in her elected term. (Jason Clark/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
Evansville lawmaker named new Indiana secretary of state

By Tom Davies Mar. 16, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

Federal trials expected to resume in Indiana district

Feb. 13, 2021 09:03 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal jury trials suspended last fall amid a surge in coronavirus cases are expected to resume in April in all divisions of the Southern...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, South Florida coach Jose Fernandez calls a play during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut in Tampa, Fla. It's been a rough few weeks for Jose Fernandez and his South Florida team. The 14th-ranked Bulls were put on pause because of COVID-19 issues on Jan. 21, 2021 when a Tier I member in the women's basketball program tested positive. They've had other Tier I individuals test positive over the last two weeks, including one on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
No. 14 South Florida on pause due to coronavirus issues

By Doug Feinberg Feb. 04, 2021 02:47 AM EST

Givance, Evansville top Valparaiso 70-52 in 1st game back

Jan. 31, 2021 07:31 PM EST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Shamar Givance had 19 points as Evansville ran past Valparaiso 70-52 on Sunday, playing for the first time in two weeks. ...

Montezuma fans react to a call in the first half of an 8-man high school football semifinal playoff game between Montezuma and Remsen St. Mary's at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Capacity for state tournament games has been limited to 2400 and masks are required. (Liz Martin/The Gazette via AP)
The Latest: LA Rams player tests positive for coronavirus

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2020 08:18 AM EST

Federal jury trials suspended in Indiana's Southern District

Nov. 15, 2020 09:28 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal jury trials have been suspended through at least late January in Indiana's Southern District as coronavirus cases continue to surge...

Kurt Dougherty votes while his nephew, David, looks on at the Haute City Center voting site in Terre Haute, Ind., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Austen Leake/Tribune-Star via AP)
Republican Rokita wins Indiana attorney general race

By Tom Davies Nov. 02, 2020 11:32 PM EST

Attorney general candidate calls for Indiana to legalize pot

Oct. 27, 2020 12:04 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Democratic candidate for Indiana attorney general is calling on the state to legalize marijuana, saying that doing so would reduce the...

Catholic bishops extend dispensation from Mass obligation

Oct. 22, 2020 04:16 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday extended a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of...

Republican attorney general candidate Todd Rokita speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana race opens up after attorney general's troubles

By Tom Davies Oct. 10, 2020 01:01 PM EDT

Dr. Woody Myers, Democratic candidate for Indiana governor, speaks at an early voting rally across the street from the Old National Events Plaza in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, 2020. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
Officials worry about virus outbreaks in parts of Indiana

By Tom Davies And Casey Smith Oct. 07, 2020 01:27 PM EDT

Republican attorney general candidate Todd Rokita speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana attorney general candidates split over virus powers

By Tom Davies Oct. 06, 2020 04:43 PM EDT

Indiana's second-largest county latest to adopt mask mandate

Jul. 21, 2020 11:39 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Officials in Indiana’s second-largest county and one of the largest Indianapolis suburbs have adopted face mask mandates for residents and...

2 more Indiana counties join others in mandating face masks

Jul. 17, 2020 11:26 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At least two more Indiana counties on Friday joined the growing list of local governments in the state mandating the wearing of face masks...

More Indiana cities mandating masks as virus illnesses grow

Jul. 13, 2020 02:56 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More Indiana cities have decided to impose mask mandates as health officials reported Monday the state’s most hospitalizations of people...

Indiana Democrats nominate Weinzapfel for attorney general

By Casey Smith Jun. 17, 2020 07:56 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Democrats announced Wednesday that former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel will be their nominee for state attorney general, a...

Indiana Democrats prepare to choose attorney general nominee

By Casey Smith Jun. 14, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Democrats are announcing this week who will run for state attorney general in November. Longtime state Sen....

A sign is displayed at the Bethany Pointe Health Campus, Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Anderson, Ind. Multiple residents at the Indiana nursing home have died from COVID-19. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana death toll rises to 330, drive-through testing set

Apr. 11, 2020 12:00 PM EDT