Newest census data from 2024 shows that a greater percentage of children between ages 5 and 17 are living below the poverty line.

Indiana lawmakers advanced a bill this week to extend approval for syringe services programs another decade. It's set to expire in July.

On Saturday and Sunday, there were demonstrations against the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings by agents in Minnesota.

A federal judge ruled in favor of a a group suing the Department of Homeland security for the decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Burmese nationals in the U.S.

This story has been republished with an update, as well as a translation from English to the Burmese and Karen languages to make it more accessible to the area's Burmese population. Temporary Protective Status for Burmese people was to have ended on Jan. 26. There has been a court-ordered pause by a federal judge.

Students at urban and suburban Indianapolis high schools walked out of class Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement.

Lawmakers voted against a bill to allow death sentences to be carried out by firing squads. Many lawmakers indicated they opposed death sentences altogether.

A bill advancing at the Statehouse would allow Indiana National Guard military police to make arrests and conduct searches when activated by the governor.

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Music Director Andrew Constantine led the orchestra in a special program honoring the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

More classic hip-hop and R&B are coming to WBOI on Sunday evenings with the addition of Halo Effect on December 21st.

WBOI is celebrating the holiday season in a new way this year: we’re bringing Purdue Fort Wayne’s holiday tradition to northeast Indiana.