According to a press release, the Sheriff's Office says it was caused when the RAV 4 SUV carrying Walorski crossed the centerline while trying to pass another vehicle on a two-lane highway at an excessive speed.

Republican Secretary of State candidate Diego Morales is resisting calls to participate in a debate. His campaign said his focus is on traveling all 92 Indiana counties.

Indiana's unemployment rate increased slightly in August to 2.8 percent. The state's unemployment rate is still near record lows for the last decade. It's also below the national rate of 3.7 percent.

A man has been convicted in the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old Columbus, Indiana high school student struck by his car last year as she prepared to board a school bus.