Rick Callahan

Indiana State Rep. Charlie Brown said he will sponsor a bill giving Indiana's counties the right to start needle exchanges on their own.

Lawmaker: Panel couldn’t reach consensus on drug legislation

May 13, 2019 at 6:11 a.m.

A panel that reviewed Indiana's fledgling needle-exchange program couldn't agree on additional steps to combat the state's drug abuse woes, although measures targeting those problems are still in the works,...

Benny Funderburk waits to board the Amtrak train bound for Chicago out of Union Station in downtown Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Indiana lone holdout in long-term deal for Amtrak lines

May 13, 2019 at 4:49 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — The hum of incandescent lights fills downtown Indianapolis' sleepy Amtrak waiting room when the intercom crackles on at 5:30 a.m., stirring bleary-eyed travelers with the news that they'll...

President Barack Obama takes questions after he spoke at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Obama was in Indianapolis to promote his budget proposal to make two years of community college free. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Obama pitches free college plan in Indianapolis

May 13, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

President Barack Obama's proposal to make two years of community college free got a warm welcome Friday from Ivy Tech Community College students who heard about the plan during the...

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