The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado that produced winds of up to 115 mph swept through two southeastern Illinois communities, causing damage but no injuries before dissipating in Indiana. Weather service staffers who surveyed the storm damage determined that an EF-2 tor…
Authorities say a Chicago officer who shot and seriously wounded a 13-year-old boy who ran away after being pulled over while driving a stolen vehicle has been relieved of his police powers. Police spokesman Don Terry told the Chicago Tribune that the officer is "still an active member of th…
Authorities say two people were fatally shot and seven more were wounded when a man involved in a fight opened fire in downtown Chicago. The shooting happened about 10:40 p.m. Thursday near a McDonald’s restaurant not far from the city's famed Magnificent Mile shopping district. Police say o…
Democrats and activists are holding out little hope of getting the votes needed to uphold the Indiana governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in school sports. The Republican-dominated Legislature is slated to override the veto by GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb, who said…
The kids described witnessing the killing of a woman who police say was pregnant with her killer's child.
Gov. Eric Holcomb is heading overseas on a quick jaunt to promote Indiana's advanced manufacturing industries at an annual meeting of the world's top business leaders in Davos, Switzerland.
State data show approximately 128,000 children ages 5-11, or about 21% of the eligible Hoosiers in that age group, are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Hoosier children ages 5-11 can now receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine following authorization this week from federal health officials. The Indiana Department of Health on Friday advised vaccine providers they can begin administering boosters of the Pfizer pediatric vaccine to childre…
The kids described witnessing the killing of a woman who police say was pregnant with her killer's child.
Gov. Eric Holcomb is heading overseas on a quick jaunt to promote Indiana's advanced manufacturing industries at an annual meeting of the world's top business leaders in Davos, Switzerland.
State data show approximately 128,000 children ages 5-11, or about 21% of the eligible Hoosiers in that age group, are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Federal officials have accused a company that runs a Virginia facility breeding dogs for research of violating animal welfare law and recently seized at least 145 beagles found to be in acute distress. That's according to a lawsuit the government filed Thursday against Envigo RMS. The facili…
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb will be traveling to Switzerland for the gathering of global business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum. The governor's office announced Friday that Holcomb is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion Monday in Davos about high-tech manufactur…
A tornado reportedly touched down in southeastern Illinois, knocking down trees and damaging numerous homes and other buildings. Mount Carmel police Chief Mike McWilliams says people told officers they saw a tornado sweep through as a storm cut across the city’s south side about 9:30 p.m. Th…
Dawan Glenn, 22, was located Thursday and arrested with charges for murder and attempted murder.
A woman has died after being stabbed at a prominent intersection in downtown Indianapolis. Police officers found the victim while responding to a reported disturbance about 5 p.m. at the intersection of North Meridian Street and Vermont Street, outside the World War Memorial. Police spokesma…
The Hoosier State is preparing to welcome government and business leaders from at least 28 counties next week for a series of conversations about next-generation industries, technology and talent.
Illinois fuel retailers argued in a lawsuit that a requirement to post signs alerting consumers about a six-month freeze in the state motor-fuel tax unconstitutionally compels them to promote Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reelection campaign. The Illinois Fuel & Retail Association and others file…
The Crown Point Police Department was notified and investigated the incident.
Community leaders say the city of Chicago pursues a “two-faced” strategy of acknowledging an ugly history of police brutality in public while directing its lawyers to deny that legacy in court when victims sue. That allegation came in a filing in Chicago’s U.S. District Court on behalf of ne…
Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws. This comes as a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion says justices could overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abort…
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., was among just 11 "no" votes on the Ukraine aid legislation in the Senate. All 11 were Republicans.
Two arrests have been made in connection with the disappearance of Norma Crutchfield, a 41-year-old Decatur woman last seen in November 2020.
There's no cap on Indiana's gasoline sales tax rate, so if wholesale gas prices increase the state sales tax rate will go up in tandem.
With less than two months to go until ex-R&B superstar R. Kelly and two of his former associates go on trial in Chicago, the sparks are starting to fly. But the most recent legal spat hasn’t involved prosecutors at all — it’s between the defendants.
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