Democratic state legislative candidates say the only way to repeal Indiana's near-total abortion ban is by electing Democrats to the Statehouse.

Last year, the Hoosier chapter of the Sierra Club won a lawsuit against the company for emitting too much particle pollution at its Whiting Refinery between 2015 and 2018. Exposure to particle pollution can cause heart attacks, aggravate asthma, and cause other heart and lung problems.

Indiana's near-total abortion ban won't be halted by a temporary restraining order.

Under the Federal Public Health Emergency, some Medicaid programs including traditional Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Healthy Indiana plan have put a hold on typical rules such as having updated paperwork and documentation. As the emergency nears an end, some listeners were curious about continued coverage once these changes go into effect.

The states near-total abortion ban took effect at midnight Thursday. It outlaws most of the thousands of abortions that typically occur in the state each year.

Morgan County Judge Peter Foley is the newest member of the Indiana Court of Appeals

The fungal disease white-nose syndrome has driven a once common bat in Indiana to near extinction.

Peabody workers at a mine near the southeastern Indiana town of Francisco were at risk because the mine manager failed to act as a drill released potentially-explosive methane in July 2018, according to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission ruling released earlier this month.

Indiana lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban on Aug. 5, which Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law quickly after. The ACLU and several abortion care providers are challenging the new law in court, but unless it is halted, the ban will take effect Sept. 15.

Indiana's abortion law is set to go into effect on Thursday Sept. 15. While it bans abortion in almost all cases, it does not include explicit language discussing contraceptives or morning-after pills, like Plan B.