Since becoming the president of Purdue University just five months ago, former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has taken action to freeze tuition and reduce some student fees. Is he trying to send a message to other universities?More>>
Gov. Mike Pence and Indiana lawmakers are using a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few days before the Indy 500.More>>
A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.More>>
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is urging congressional leaders to bring a revived federal media shield law to a vote on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate.More>>
Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse for one day next month to possibly override Republican Governor Mike Pence's veto of a local tax measure.More>>
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions.More>>
Organizers of a summer camp for children of military families say the program will go on this summer at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore despite losing federal funding.More>>
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to add three Superfund sites in Indiana to its highest priority cleanup list for hazardous waste sites.More>>
The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.More >>
Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:43 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:43:30 GMT
A former Indianapolis City-County Council member was sentenced to 27 months in prison with three years on supervised release after pleading guilty to fraud charges.More >>
A former Indianapolis City-County Council member was sentenced to 27 months in prison with three years on supervised release after pleading guilty to fraud charges.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:00:42 GMT
Some key Indiana legislators say it's unlikely that the state will any time soon go along with a federal safety board's recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in half. TheMore >>
Some key Indiana legislators say it's unlikely that the state will any time soon go along with a federal safety board's recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in half.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 5:37 PM EDT2013-05-16 21:37:06 GMT
A second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups. An internal IRS memo says Joseph Grant, commissionerMore >>
A second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-05-16 21:23:42 GMT
President Barack Obama says military leaders are ashamed about the military's failure to stop sexual assaults in the ranks. Obama says there's no silver bullet to solve the problem. He says it will takeMore >>
President Barack Obama says military leaders are ashamed about the military's failure to stop sexual assaults in the ranks.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 1:26 PM EDT2013-05-16 17:26:00 GMT
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund. The court ruled 5-0 that the limit stillMore >>
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:34 PM EDT2013-05-15 22:34:10 GMT
President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service,More >>
President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:58:14 GMT
The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration's response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September. The White HouseMore >>
The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration's response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:53:00 GMT
An Indiana-based Tea Party organization is one of the groups that feels targeted by the Internal Revenue Service. Richmond, Indiana is an all-American city, home to Ken and Sylvia Johnson, an all-AmericanMore >>
An Indiana-based Tea Party organization is one of the groups that feels targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:27 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:27:36 GMT
There's a growing debate across the nation over this small number - .05 percent. The National Transportation Safety Board says Indiana and the 49 other states together can save up to a thousand livesMore >>
The National Transportation Safety Board says Indiana and the 49 other states together can save up to a thousand lives a year by lowering their blood-alcohol content standard to .05 percent.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:25 AM EDT2013-05-15 09:25:30 GMT
A new government estimate says the budget deficit for the current year will come in well below what was projected just a few months ago. The Congressional Budget Office study predicts a 2013 budget deficitMore >>
A new government estimate says the budget deficit for the current year will come in well below what was projected just a few months ago.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:23 AM EDT2013-05-15 09:23:23 GMT
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will return to northwest Indiana to give the commencement speech at the Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from in 1973. Roberts is scheduled toMore >>
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will return to northwest Indiana to give the commencement speech at the Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from in 1973.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 9:28 PM EDT2013-05-15 01:28:18 GMT
President Barack Obama says a government watchdog's report shows intolerable and inexcusable behavior by the Internal Revenue Service in targeting tea party groups. Obama says in a statement that someMore >>
President Barack Obama says a government watchdog's report shows intolerable and inexcusable behavior by the Internal Revenue Service in targeting tea party groups.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 6:34 PM EDT2013-05-14 22:34:17 GMT
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill that legalizes gay marriage, making the state the 12th to do so. Cheering spectators filled the south lawn of the state Capitol for the outdoor ceremony, withMore >>
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has signed a bill that legalizes gay marriage, making the state the 12th to do so.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-14 19:45:44 GMT
Attorney General Eric Holder says he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. He said the FBI was coordinatingMore >>
Attorney General Eric Holder says he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-13 22:40:04 GMT
A new state law changes the way Indianapolis city government operates and it passed without any input from Marion County voters. Those changes cover everything from who serves on the council to who overseesMore >>
A new state law changes the way Indianapolis city government operates and it passed without any input from Marion County voters.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 6:15 PM EDT2013-05-13 22:15:27 GMT
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the IRS inspector general notified the White House counsel's office during the week of April 22 that it was completing a review of the IRS office in Cincinnati thatMore >>
The Internal Revenue Service says acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller was first informed in May 2012 that tea party groups were inappropriately targeted for scrutiny.More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-05-13 14:40:49 GMT
The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a unanimous vote Monday,More >>
The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 12:15 PM EDT2013-05-08 16:15:18 GMT
Indiana Governor Mike Pence has attended a solemn Statehouse memorial for former Governor Otis "Doc" Bowen. Pence bowed his head in silence Wednesday morning as he stood in the Statehouse Rotunda beforeMore >>
Indiana is honoring former Governor Otis "Doc" Bowen at the Statehouse.More >>
Mary Milz covers breaking stories and ongoing developments affecting residents of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.More >>
A veteran journalist with 18 years experience in TV news, Mary Milz is Channel 13's City Beat reporter, covering breaking stories and ongoing developments affecting residents of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.More >>
In an exclusive one-on-one interview at the White House this week, Eyewitness News asked President Barack Obama about a number of issues affecting Hoosiers.More >>
The state is facing more pressure to release secret statistics as one of the state's most powerful lawmakers responds to a WTHR investigation by taking action.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:46 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:46:25 GMT
A woman faces sentencing Friday for her part in the shooting death of a female basketball star. The shooting happened last July at Ben Davis Park on the city's west side. Witnesses say Vincennes UniversityMore >>
A woman faces sentencing Friday for her part in the shooting death of a female basketball star.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:19 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:19:14 GMT
Police are seeking criminal charges against two missing campers who were found on the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury. Bartholomew County sheriff's Maj. Todd Noblitt says the two men, ages 19More >>
Bartholomew County sheriff's Maj. Todd Noblitt says the two men, ages 19 and 20, were found Wednesday after a ground and air search for several hours by police officers and soldiers of the Atterbury grounds near Edinburgh.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:02:40 GMT
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and EmersonMore >>
The family of Richard Allen Moore told Eyewitness News that he was killed in the accident.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:29:00 GMT
Authorities say a cat might have started a central Indiana house fire by knocking over a lamp. The fire happened Thursday in the town of Chesterfield just east of Anderson. Chesterfield deputy fire chiefMore >>
Authorities say a cat might have started a central Indiana house fire by knocking over a lamp.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:25 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:25:14 GMT
The Holiday World amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in 1946.More >>
The Holiday World amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in 1946.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:22 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:22:46 GMT
It will likely be months before a judge rules on whether a new trial should be granted to a man convicted of killing an Indiana University student who disappeared during a 2000 bike ride. A Morgan CountyMore >>
It will likely be months before a judge rules on whether a new trial should be granted to a man convicted of killing an Indiana University student who disappeared during a 2000 bike ride.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:20:10 GMT
One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. Indianapolis-basedMore >>
One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 3:37 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:37:35 GMT
An act of credit card fraud has been traced back to a downtown Indianapolis restaurant. Some workers upstairs love walking downstairs for a bite at Ike and Jonesy's downtown. But they say the bite isMore >>
The owner of Ike & Jonesy's downtown says he is working to find out how the credit and debit cards of several customers and employees could have been compromised.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:26 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:26:01 GMT
Officials with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway tell Eyewitness News that 35 runners from the Midwest who did not complete the Boston Marathon because of the tragedy there will be finishing that race atMore >>
The Speedway invited runners to cross the finish line on race day morning before the start of the race. They will be running from Turn Four across the historic Yard of Bricks.More >>
After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the...More >>
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.More >>
Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.More >>
Silvio Berlusconi's figure looms large over Rome's mayoral elections this weekend, even though the former premier isn't among the 19 candidates running.More >>
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, says he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.More >>
Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.More >>
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.More >>
Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members.More >>
Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, is introducing himself to Iowa Republicans as would-be presidential candidates often do - as one of their own.More >>
Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do - one of their own.More >>
U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner says he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system.More >>
U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced Thursday that he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system.More >>
However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade.More >>
Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he...More >>
President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce is facing scrutiny in the Senate for her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the...More >>
President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but...More >>
The Socialists, who finished second in Bulgaria's election this month, were asked to form a new government Thursday, after the front-running party was unable to.More >>
The Socialists, who finished second in Bulgaria's election this month, were asked to form a new government Thursday, after the front-running party was unable to.More >>
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