Mercedes Lain: Missing baby found dead in Indiana woods
Investigators said 11-month-old Mercedes Lain was seen last Saturday when her parents left her in the care of their friend.
Family asks Cincinnati Zoo to name newborn sloth after their late 1-year-old son
A family wants the Cincinnati Zoo to name its newborn sloth after their late son who died earlier this year and adored his sloth stuffed animal.
Indianapolis shooting: Police officer, 2 others hurt; suspect dead
Authorities say three people including a police officer were wounded and a suspect was dead in a shooting connected to a reported domestic disturbance in Indianapolis.
FedEx shooting: Indianapolis suspect didn't have 'red flag' gun hearing after he was reported by mother
Indiana was one of the first states to enact a “red flag" gun law, though prosecutors said Monday the FedEx shooting suspect never had a hearing even after he was reported by his mother.
FedEx gunman legally bought firearms used in Indianapolis shooting despite red flag laws, police say
Police said the former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent that.
Stimulus check argument led to quadruple murder, family claims
A man suspected of killing three adults and a child had pulled out a gun and opened fire following a heated argument over dividing a stimulus check, the family says.
‘Nothing short of mass murder’: 6 dead in shooting, including pregnant woman, at Indianapolis home
Six people were killed early Sunday in a shooting at a home in Indianapolis, including a woman and her unborn baby. “What happened this morning was a mass murder,” the city’s mayor said.
March Madness: Indianapolis will host entire 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA has reached an agreement with city officials to host the entire tournament at venues around Indianapolis.
Woman burned granddaughter for urinating on couch
The grandmother scalded her 4-year-old granddaughter in a hot shower for urinating on a couch.
Man guilty of murder, cannibalism gets life term
A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.
Man bites trooper, abandons 6-year-old along toll road in Northwest Indiana
A man bit a trooper and abandoned a child on a busy toll road in Northwest Indiana early Saturday morning. The trooper tased him, but the taser had no effect.
Police: Indiana woman admits to burning infant with lighter, holding baby's face against treadmill
Police in Indiana say a woman admitted to burning an infant with a lighter and holding the baby's face against a running treadmill.
2-year-old girl dies after being shot in northwest Indiana
A 2-year-old girl died two days after she was shot in her head during crossfire Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.
Indiana police officer helps 12-year-old boy run lemonade stand, matches proceeds
An officer helped a 12-year-old boy run his lemonade stand -- and even matched all of his proceeds.
Indiana firefighters 'rescue' prosthetic leg worth $20G
Firefighters in Indiana spent an hour searching a reservoir on Saturday to recover a valuable item for one woman – her prosthetic leg.
Indiana officials investigate report of assault on Black man
A Black man says a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property as they gathered at an Indiana lake over the Fourth of July weekend.
'Can’t stop our love': 90-year-old couple shares emotional reunion after wife recovers from coronavirus
Joyce and Don Hoffman were separated for five weeks after she tested positive for COVID-19.
Pilot, Florida family of 4 headed to funeral in Indiana die in Georgia plane crash
Officials said four members of a Florida family, including two young children, and a pilot on their way to a funeral in Indiana were killed in a plane crash in north Georgia
Indiana man paints giant American flag on lawn in honor of health care workers
An Indiana man and his crew painted a giant American flag on his lawn to celebrate health care workers.
Indiana man paints enormous US flag on field to honor coronavirus health workers
An Indiana man painted a 10,686-square-foot American flag in a field northwest of Indianapolis to honor health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic over the weekend.