Social affairs

Social affairsDec 3, 2022

Mom gets 25-year prison term; daughter died from fentanyl

A young Indiana woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the death of her 3-year-old daughter who ingested fentanyl

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Social affairsDec 3, 2022

Indiana judge won't block probe over 10-year-old's abortion

Indiana's Republican attorney general can continue his investigation of an Indianapolis doctor who spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim

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HealthNov 30, 2022

AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old's abortion

Indiana’s Republican attorney general has asked the state medical licensing board to discipline an Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect

Government and politicsNov 29, 2022

Court reinstates Indiana's abortion burial, cremation law

A federal appeals court has reinstated an Indiana law adopted in 2016 that requires abortion clinics to either bury or cremate fetal remains

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Social affairsNov 22, 2022

Indiana lawmakers return ahead of new state budget debate

Indiana lawmakers have returned to the Statehouse, fresh off Republican election victories this month that maintained their party's dominance of the Legislature and facing a possible list of expensive proposals from GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb

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Government and politicsNov 22, 2022

Indiana doctor: AG shouldn't get abortion patient records

Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio told a judge Friday that Indiana’s attorney general should not be allowed to access patient medical records for an investigation into undisclosed complaints

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HealthNov 22, 2022

Indiana doctor defends actions in 10-year-old's abortion

An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio has defended her actions before a judge in the case that drew national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June

Government and politicsNov 17, 2022

Indiana deputy's gun discharges, shoots student in classroom

Officials say an Indiana high school student was shot and wounded when a sheriff’s deputy’s gun accidentally discharged in a classroom as students were taking part in law enforcement vocational training

HealthNov 16, 2022

Officials: Monkeypox contributed to Indiana resident's death

State health officials say monkeypox was a contributing factor in the recent death of an Indiana resident