Indiana's need for greater speed and capacity in internet service will dramatically increase over the next five years, according to a study from the Indiana Rural Broadband Working Group.

IFM Investors, an Australian company the state selected from among four finalists, now takes over management of the 156-mile stretch across northern Indiana.

Republican leaders admitted earlier this year that controversy surrounding the religious freedom bill fast-forwarded the debate around adding LGBT protections to the state's civil rights statute. But the topic didn't make it onto the list of issues lawmakers will officially study this summer.

Students at Cumberland Elementary have been working with a Purdue entomology professor to lobby for a bill calling for Indiana to adopt the firefly as its state insect.

Donnelly's bill helps ensure servicemembers find quality local mental health providers by creating a special "servicemember-friendly" designation. Facilities would earn the label by receiving training in military issues and familiarizing themselves with military culture.

The Internal Revenue Service says criminals were able to gain access to people's tax returns, and file fraudulent tax returns.

The reservoir would be created by damming the White River in Anderson, creating a lake stretching seven miles from Anderson to Yorktown and flooding part of Anderson's Mounds Mall, adjacent business properties, about 400 homes and parts of Mounds State Park.

Mihalik submitted a two-sentence resignation letter to Republican Secretary of State Connie Lawson on Friday. The resignation took effect immediately.

Gov. Mike Pence insists the program will keep more money in Hoosiers' pockets.

Zoeller's office announced last week that U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman appointed him to serve on the 28-member Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee that shares the concerns of local and state governments on U.S. trade policy.