The ruling, issued in February, says Lake Michigan's shoreline is open to all and property owners can't exercise exclusive control of the beach between their homes and the water.

A judge will decide whether to throw out a lawsuit regarding a proposed Cass County wind farm this week. Two landowners claim a county wind ordinance would violate their property rights.

A measure that would stop local governments from regulating logging and mineral extraction on private property received new life this week.

A Republican lawmaker says a bill that would stop local governments from regulating logging and mineral extraction on private property could create thousands of jobs.

Local governments would be unable to regulate timber harvests or mineral extraction on private property under a measure that passed out of committee Monday.

The court will hear arguments September 28 in a case to decide who owns the beach along Lake Michigan.

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled the public access extends to the Ordinary High Water Mark, where beach gives way to dunes and vegetation.

Indiana ranks 12th in the nation for the amount of wind energy currently being generated. Now, several Indiana counties are rewriting their wind ordinances.

A property rights battle over public access to Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is likely to go before the state Supreme Court.