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Congresswoman Spartz now charged with bringing gun to airport
UPDATE (July 12, 2024): WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - Indiana Congresswoman Victoria Spartz is now charged in Virginia for allegedly carrying a gun in an airport terminal. She was found with the weapon in...
Jul 02, 2024
Federal judge blocks Indiana age verification law for adult sites
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Indiana's law that would require age verification to view porn websites. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young says the state's "...
Jul 02, 2024
Indiana losing farmland but increasing productivity
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state has lost nearly 346,000 acres of farmland from 2010 to 2022, but the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says agricultural productivity increased. Director D...
Jul 02, 2024
Nearly 150 new laws take effect July 1 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - All or part of nearly 150 new laws will take effect on July 1 in Indiana. Those include the legalization of happy hour, the requirement that schools hold back third grader...
Jun 28, 2024
Federal ruling puts Healthy Indiana Plan in jeopardy
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The Healthy Indiana Plan that has provided health insurance to hundreds of thousands of people may be in jeopardy. A federal judge has found fault with the U.S. Department of...
Jun 28, 2024
SCOTUS puts Biden Administration "good neighbor" smog plan on hold
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The Supreme Court is stopping the Biden administration's controversial "good neighbor" pollution rule. The plan would have forced states to cut emissions to reduce the amount...
Jun 28, 2024
Some Indiana Medicaid beneficiaries will have to pay premiums
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Some Indiana Medicaid beneficiaries will have to start paying premiums for the first time in years on July 1. People enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan, Children's Healt...
Jun 28, 2024
Indiana paid $900,000 for drug to execute Joseph Corcoran
UPDATE (March 27, 2025): INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - A new document says the Indiana Department of Corrections paid $900,000 for the drug that was used to execute Joseph Corcoran. The drug was pentob...
Jun 27, 2024
Indiana GOP selects Noblesville pastor as lieutenant governor nominee
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Republican Party has selected Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith as the lieutenant governor nominee over state Representative Julie McGuire. She was the choice ...
Jun 17, 2024
INDOT will spend $265 million on welcome center overhaul
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will spend $256 million to overhaul welcome centers in the state. The rest stops in the state are mostly dated to the mid-1960s an...
Jun 13, 2024
