A bill that could jeopardize flood insurance for Wayne County residents — and potentially other insured Hoosiers — passed the state Senate on Tuesday.

Two state Senate bills would limit the Department of Natural Resources’ authority to protect people from flooding.

A state House bill, HB 1209, would set up a permit program to allow companies that pollute to capture carbon emissions and store them underground.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is proposing the addition of about 20 insects to the state’s list of endangered and threatened species. Most of those are moths.

One state agency will acknowledge the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday as a day of service.

When Debra Treesh’s children moved away, she and her husband didn’t need as much venison, but they didn’t know what to do with the leftovers. That’s when she contacted a local food bank.

The agency said rising inflation and declining license sales have meant fewer dollars for its Division of Fish and Wildlife — which relies on those license fees to fund its programs.

The trail is the second of three new routes being completed in the park with a $200,000 state grant to the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association for developing 7.5 miles of new mountain bike trails.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources enforces a harvest season and other regulations to protect its wild crop of ginseng from going extinct.

The number one cause of hunting accidents in Indiana isn't mishandling firearms, it's falling out of trees.