Thousands of Indiana students could be held back in third grade if they don't pass a reading test. Indiana lawmakers will hear a proposal this week to mandate students repeat third grade if they do not pass the state's reading skills exam.

The bill would also require Medicaid reimbursement for services regardless of medical necessity criteria. The proposal builds on legislation from last year that set up the process for how people who are arrested should be evaluated, treated and potentially committed for mental illness.

A state law says counties with wind or solar ordinances that are more restrictive than state guidelines can't access state incentives. But a new state House bill, HB 1278, would let counties that nearly meet the guidelines get them too.

Pregnant people could claim their fetus as a dependent on their state taxes under legislation in a Senate committee. But Tuesday's hearing on the bill is as far as it will go this session.

Indiana lawmakers want to add computer-generated images and video, particularly those created by artificial intelligence, to the state's revenge porn law.

One of the few, narrow exceptions of Indiana's near-total abortion ban is if the pregnant person's health or life is at risk. However, some providers say because the bans language is vague, they have concerns about the potential legal risk of determining what qualifies under the exception.

Climate change isn't playing out everywhere in the same way. That's because our climate here in Indiana is different from other parts of the country and the world. This can make the data confusing. A member of our audience from Noblesville wanted to better understand it.

At a meeting this week they urged the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to update Cleveland Cliffs air permit, which is up for renewal.

An Indiana law that gives on-duty police a 25-foot buffer that bystanders cannot cross does not violate the U.S. Constitution. That's according to a federal judges ruling Friday.

Indiana House Republicans want to identify more people who might not be eligible to vote with legislation considered by a House committee this week.