Jul 30 Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed By Rick Callahan, Associated Press The Indiana State Department of Health approved a permit for Dillinger's nephew to have the body exhumed from an Indianapolis cemetery and reinterred there. Continue reading
Jul 03 Special prosecutor named to investigate South Bend shooting of Eric Logan By Associated Press A judge appointed a special prosecutor Wednesday to investigate a white police officer's fatal shooting of a black man in the Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is mayor. Continue reading
Jun 24 Buttigieg criticized at town hall after South Bend police shooting By Associated Press The 2020 presidential candidate faced an emotional crowd in South Bend, Indiana, a week after a white police officer fatally shot a black man in the city where he is mayor. Continue reading
May 28 Supreme Court upholds Indiana abortion law on disposal of fetal remains By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court split 7-2 to uphold an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. Continue reading
May 28 Tornadoes leave trail of damage across Ohio and Indiana By Angie Wang, John Minchillo, Kantele Franko, Associated Press One person was killed and dozens were injured. Continue reading
Apr 12 Buttigieg goes from cordial to critical of Pence on campaign By Brian Slodysko, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press WASHINGTON — On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg blasts Vice President Mike Pence’s cultural and religious conservatism. But as the mayor of Indiana’s fourth largest city, his tone toward the state’s Republican former governor was more muted. Continue reading
Mar 14 Former Sen. Birch Bayh, champion of Title IX, dies at 91 By Tom Davies, Associated Press Bayh was the lead sponsor of the landmark 1972 law prohibiting gender discrimination in education — known as Title IX. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:40 Why Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg believes he’d make a good president By Judy Woodruff Pete Buttigieg, Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, recently announced he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for the presidency in 2020. Only 37 years old and with no federal government experience, Buttigieg might seem an unlikely… Continue watching
Jan 23 Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins 2020 presidential race By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Democrat Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, says he's forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential bid. Continue reading
Nov 07 Republican Mike Braun ousts Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly By Associated Press Republican businessman Mike Braun defeated Sen. Joe Donnelly, Indiana's lone statewide elected Democrat. Continue reading