Indiana

Two people are shown next to a water-filled ditch with a grassy field on either side.

We’re not fixing this environmental crisis. Could one ditch show us the way?

Contaminants are winding their way from farm runoff into streams and rivers and into the Mississippi River that have created a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. But a conservation effort in Indiana may show a fix to this dilemma.

We’re not fixing this environmental crisis. Could one ditch show us the way?
mayor pete

With eyes on the presidency, Mayor Pete seeks a 'generational alliance' to tackle climate change

With eyes on the presidency, Mayor Pete seeks a 'generational alliance' to tackle climate change
Before the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, five states had "red flag" statutes called gun violence restraining orders. Recently, Florida became the six state to add the statute.

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence
Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An EPA penalty of $15 million for selling emissions defeat devices was decreased by $3 million under the Trump administration in December 2017.

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
The generation of a ball of mouse skin through stem cell work has created excitement among the the scientific community about possible new insight in skin formation — especially on humans.

A ball of mouse skin could lead to new insight in human skin generation

A ball of mouse skin could lead to new insight in human skin generation
Migrants sleep on the ground at dawn at the Hermanos en el Camino shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca. The buildings here are too damaged by the recent earthquakes to enter.

Mexico's earthquakes complicate life for Central American migrants fleeing violence

The state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico is still recovering from the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a century. The epicenter of the damage occurred on the main route that Central American migrants travel on to the US, complicating their journey north.

Mexico's earthquakes complicate life for Central American migrants fleeing violence
The sixth floor of the old Studebaker factory, about a fifth of a mile in length, in downtown Sound Bend, Indiana. A large cardboard photo shows the way the factory looked in the early 20th century, with almost 30,000 workers building cars at the Studebak

After a half-century, a Rust Belt town looks to restore its 'temples'

South Bend was once a thriving center of industry, but has suffered a 60-year decline. Today, civic leaders are looking to leave their history of manufacturing behind, by literally rebuilding it.

After a half-century, a Rust Belt town looks to restore its 'temples'
John Feltner, a registered Democrat turned Trump supporter, is losing his manufacturing job to Mexico. He’d like the president to do more, but doesn’t blame him for now being out of work.

Factory workers in Indiana appreciate Trump's support, but need jobs more than tweets

More Indiana factory jobs that President Trump tried to save are heading for Mexico.

Factory workers in Indiana appreciate Trump's support, but need jobs more than tweets
Carrier manufactures air conditioners, like the one pictured.

Trump delivers on promise — manufacturing jobs to stay in Indiana. But at what cost?

Donald Trump often boasted that he’d stop American companies from shipping jobs out of the country. Now he's doing that. But at what cost?

Trump delivers on promise — manufacturing jobs to stay in Indiana. But at what cost?
HVAC Instructor Dennis Matney (left) teaches Travis Keppen how to repair pipes in a classroom in Burns Harbor, Indiana.

Job retraining classes are offered to Rust Belt workers, but many don’t want them

There’s long been a hesitation by blue collar workers to train for a new career. But put yourself in the shoes of a manufacturing worker in his 40s or 50s.

Job retraining classes are offered to Rust Belt workers, but many don’t want them
Mike Fugate crossed party lines to vote for Trump. He hopes the president-elect can save his Indiana job from going to Mexico.

Trump gave a '100 percent' guarantee that their jobs wouldn’t go to Mexico. Now, Indiana workers expect him to deliver.

We’ve all heard the promises. But will Trump follow through?

Trump gave a '100 percent' guarantee that their jobs wouldn’t go to Mexico. Now, Indiana workers expect him to deliver.
Indiana AG response

Indiana attorney general stands by conviction of Purvi Patel for feticide and child neglect

In a response to Patel's appeal, the state's attorney general argues that her precedent-setting convictions are “in keeping with Indiana’s well-established interest in protecting unborn human life.”

Indiana attorney general stands by conviction of Purvi Patel for feticide and child neglect
School lockers

This school may be 'the safest school in America.' But would you want to send your kids there?

There were two school shootings reported on Friday — and there hasn't been a single calendar week in the past three years without a school shooting. This Indiana school thinks it has the answer for keeping its students safe.

This school may be 'the safest school in America.' But would you want to send your kids there?
A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.

The Carolinas' 'thousand-year' flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US

The "thousand-year" flood that hit the Carolinas earlier this week is just the latest in a string of extraordinary rain events in the US and around the world. And while the details differ, they fit into a pattern directly linked to climate change.

The Carolinas' 'thousand-year' flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US
Body Politics

Purvi Patel's legal team attacks evidence behind her controversial conviction for feticide, child neglect

In a case that caught the world's attention earlier this year, a jury convicted 34-year-old Purvi Patel and sentenced her to 46 years in prison — of which she's currently serving 20. The jurors in South Bend, Indiana, found her guilty of both feticide — fatally harming her unborn child — and child neglect, leaving the child to die after birth. In filing an appeal, her new legal team says there's not enough evidence to justify that conviction, and that her charges should be reversed.

Purvi Patel's legal team attacks evidence behind her controversial conviction for feticide, child neglect