The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday that Hoosiers in all counties can put their bird feeders back out again.

The pipeline would bring gas from other states to two small natural gas plants in southern Indiana that CenterPoint Energy intends to build.

The illness appears to be primarily affecting songbirds. Commonly affected species include: blue jays, American robins, common grackles, Northern cardinals, starlings, and brown-headed cowbirds.

State wildlife officials are investigating after a black bear was found dead in far northern Indiana in one of only a handful of confirmed instances of the mammal in the state since the late 19th century.

The Department of Natural Resources has asked 16 counties to keep bird feeders down while the investigation of a mysterious illness in songbirds continues.

A Black man who said a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to "get a noose" at a southern Indiana lake is facing criminal charges more than a year after the confrontation that earlier led to charges against two of the alleged attackers.

Indiana's Department of Natural Resources expect record crowds on lakes and rivers across the state this holiday weekend.

About 40 white-tailed deer were found dead in late February and early March on private property in Newton County after a heavy snowfall melted.

At a time when more Hoosiers are getting outside, the legislature has made even more budget cuts to Indianas underfunded and understaffed environmental agencies.

Indiana Conservation Officers are asking for help in finding who is responsible for the shooting deaths of two juvenile bald eagles.