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Indy Historic Preservation Commission denies bid to demolish Holy Cross Church

October 1, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

After nearly two hours of occasionally passionate discussion, the nine-member panel voted unanimously to deny church leaders’ request to raze the historic building and the attached rectory at 125 N. Oriental St.

Federal funding uncertainty eliminates some Indiana programs, threatens others

June 16, 2025 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle and Madelyn Hanes, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana is the third most reliant state on federal cash–behind Louisiana and Mississippi according to the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Love for the game fuels sports complex development across Indiana

June 2, 2025 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Sports tourism projects have popped up all over the state—from Columbus and Noblesville to Hammond and Newton County. But the recent push to make Indiana a go-to destination for youth sport competitions started, arguably, in Westfield.

‘Better in Indiana’: Bill to absorb Illinois communities advances to Senate floor

April 3, 2025 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously called Indiana’s legislation “a stunt.” He’d need to bless the move, but companion legislation is already dead.

Chatterbox owner calls political clash a ‘set-up’; customer says she was there for music

March 17, 2025 | Dave Lindquist

A video of a March 14 exchange between a bartender at the Chatterbox and a woman wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat has sparked a flurry of online reaction.

What to expect as Braun, McCormick go head-to-head in back-to-back debates

September 27, 2024 | Cate Charron

The two major party candidates running for Indiana governor—Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and Democrat Jennifer McCormick—will spend close to two hours pitching their policy plans and attempting to resonate with voters next week in back-to-back televised debates.

Gubernatorial candidates spar in last debate before early voting begins

March 28, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Questions submitted by the public to host WISH-TV ran the gamut, from taxes and diversity to education and “outsider” status.

Gubernatorial candidate Reitenour lambasts debate, forum hosts for exclusion

March 18, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Jamie Reitenour, who is being left out of at least two election events, urged other groups not to impose “self-contrived stipulations” and include all candidates in their events.

Editorial: Gubernatorial debates, forums give insight into Indiana issues

March 14, 2024

You won’t learn what you need to know from the candidates’ ads.

Indiana schools must ban cell phones from class time under new law

March 13, 2024 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

Lawmakers and advocates hope the ban improves student engagement, behavior, and mental health, all of which they say have declined since cell phones became a common sight in students’ hands.

Spartz threatens to resign from Congress unless national debt commission is formed

October 3, 2023 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Her departure would reduce the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and create the possibility that Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb would have to call a special election before May.

WISH-TV hires news anchor as another one gets ready to depart

September 27, 2023 | IBJ Staff

April Simpson, who spent 12 years as an anchor in St. Louis, has been hired to fill an open position created by the coming departure of Alexis Rogers.

Indy mayoral candidates agree to two televised debates

September 5, 2023 | Taylor Wooten

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Republican challenger Jefferson Shreve plan to square off this fall in televised debates hosted by WISH-TV Channel 8 and WXIN-TV Channel 59.

Meteorologist Stephanie Mead to exit WISH-TV Channel 8

April 3, 2023 | Dave Lindquist

Mead is set to wrap up six years of forecasting weather in Indianapolis for WISH-TV Channel 8 on Friday, the meteorologist announced via social media.

Proposal seeks to change state constitution over who has right to bail

January 16, 2023 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Prosecutors say Sen. Eric Koch’s Senate Joint Resolution 1 would keep dangerous people off the streets before trial, while defenders and civil rights advocates say its subjectivity could endanger the rights of those presumed innocent until convicted.

New IPS board could oversee unprecedented era for charter supporters

January 12, 2023 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The shift in the board’s makeup comes at a critical moment, right as the district implements its Rebuilding Stronger revitalization plan adopted unanimously by the board last year.

COVID vaccine hesitancy among Black, Latino students concerns local officials

June 15, 2021 | Carson TerBush, Chalkbeat Indiana

Marion County officials hope to ramp up vaccinations among 12- to 18-year-olds before the start of the school year to enable relaxed masking and social distancing restrictions.

Scrappy WISH-TV throws passion, resources into covering chaos

June 5, 2020 | Marc D. Allan

WISH usually has one crew on Saturday nights, but on May 30, it had four. WISH went live outside its normal newscasts more than any other station—which is easier for it to do than any other station because it lacks a major network affiliation.

THE LATEST: PPE Marketplace hits 20,000-bundle mark; BMV to begin charging penalty fees again; no movie theaters, playgrounds in Stage 3

May 22, 2020 | IBJ Staff and Associated Press

Get the latest news on the coronavirus and COVID-19 in this ongoing series of updates available outside IBJ’s paywall.

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