Indiana education board approves new graduation requirements
The Indiana State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve new requirements mandating that students do more to graduate from high school in the years to come.
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Donnelly joins growing chorus of voices calling for Franken resignation
The demands came in rapid succession after Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday vehemently denied a new sexual misconduct accusation that came from a former Democratic congressional aide.
Walmart changing legal name to reflect growing online business
The giant retailer said the move underscores its growing emphasis on serving shoppers in different ways beyond just physical stores.
Counterterrorism expert named to lead FBI in Indianapolis
Bradley “Grant” Mendenhall will succeed Jay Abbott as the special agent in charge of the Indianapolis Division beginning in February.
Kennedy seems conflicted in Supreme Court wedding cake case
In a sharply divided Supreme Court, the justice in the middle seemed conflicted Tuesday in the court's high-stakes consideration of a baker who declined to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2012.
Bank information taken in hack of Duke Energy vendor
Nearly 375,000 Duke Energy Corp. customers may have had personal and banking information stolen in a data breach.
Supreme Court takes up sports betting case
If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, 32 states would likely offer it within five years, according to one report.
Office holiday parties get another look amid growing scandals
With a series of high-profile workplace sex scandals on their minds, some employers are making changes to their holiday parties, especially when it comes to alcohol.
Five GOP hopefuls for U.S. Senate agree to April debate
The April 23 event will come two weeks before Indiana’s May 8 primary.
Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win
A burst of 11th-hour horse trading gave a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph the votes it needed.
Top FBI official in Indianapolis to retire after 30 years
Jay Abbott, Indianapolis' special agent in charge, announced Friday he will step down on Jan. 26. He joined the Indianapolis Division in 2014.
McConnell confirms votes are there to pass tax-cut bill
GOP leaders hope to vote on Friday and send the measure to a House-Senate conference to work out the differences. They want to deliver a bill to President Donald Trump by Christmas.
Macy’s to add 7,000 workers amid strong holiday sales
Macy's needs a good holiday season after suffering 11 straight quarters of sales declines.
Former Indiana doctor sentenced to probation in ‘pill mill’ case
The former doctor, who ran offices in Peru, Bloomington and Indianapolis, was sentenced to more than 10 years of probation but no time behind bars under a plea agreement with prosecutors. Fifty of the 55 charges against him were dropped.
Health nominee Azar no stranger to management controversy
In Indiana, Alex Azar was an influential member of a public airport board, tasked with oversight of human resources matters, when he defended the conduct of the airport CEO who was under fire for spending public money on travel, golf fees, steak dinners and Super Bowl tickets.
Dow Jones industrial average closes above 24,000 points
Stocks powered to new highs on Wall Street on Thursday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its biggest gain since March and putting it past 24,000 points for the first time.
Jim Nabors, actor and Indy 500 ‘Back Home’ singer, dies at 87
Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" at Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies 36 times, was remembered Thursday as “a Hoosier to all of us.”
Work begins on $30M cold-storage warehouse in Anderson
The facility off Interstate 69 is expected to create 60 jobs by the end of next year and possibly 200 over the next decade.
Senate GOP presses ahead on tax bill, gets McCain’s backing
Senate Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead on a sweeping revamp of the nation's tax code, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing confidence of final passage by week's end and a key Republican getting on board.
Indiana Senate candidate fires white nationalist-linked aide
Caleb C. Shumaker was a contract employee who gathered ballot petition signatures for Senate candidate Mike Braun, the candidate’s campaign said.