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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
Thursday, April 4 2013 10:43 AM EDT2013-04-04 14:43:09 GMT
WTHR.com has compiled these links as the best of what the web has to offer on North Korea and the developing situation on the Korean peninsula. New York Times - See an archive of current and past stories. TimelineMore >>
WTHR.com has compiled these links as the best of what the web has to offer on North Korea and the developing situation on the Korean peninsula.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 >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:27 AM EDT2013-05-14 04:27:57 GMT
Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married. A final legislative vote Monday that will let the weddings start on Aug. 1. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has pledgedMore >>
Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married.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 >>
Saturday, May 11 2013 2:35 PM EDT2013-05-11 18:35:23 GMT
Governor Mike Pence Saturday signed Senate Enrolled Act 621, concerning reforms to Marion County Government and issued the following statement: "Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 621 came to my desk in the midstMore >>
Governor Mike Pence Saturday signed Senate Enrolled Act 621, concerning reforms to Marion County Government.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 5:28 PM EDT2013-05-10 21:28:02 GMT
The government says it has sold another piece of its stake in General Motors Co. The Treasury Department said in its April report to Congress that so far this year it has sold 58.4 million shares of GMMore >>
The Treasury Department said in its April report to Congress that so far this year it has sold 58.4 million shares of GM stock and earned net proceeds of $1.6 billion.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 5:00 PM EDT2013-05-10 21:00:55 GMT
President Barack Obama is giving the federal personnel director six months to submit a strategy to address gender-based pay disparities in the U.S. workforce. Two days before Mother's Day, the White HouseMore >>
President Barack Obama is giving the federal personnel director six months to submit a strategy to address gender-based pay disparities in the U.S. workforce.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 11:05 AM EDT2013-05-10 15:05:30 GMT
The northern Indiana hometown of former Governor Otis Bowen is set to honor him during his funeral services. Bowen's funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bremen. BowenMore >>
The northern Indiana hometown of former Governor Otis Bowen is set to honor him during his funeral services.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 4:00 PM EDT2013-05-09 20:00:46 GMT
Indiana Governor Mike Pence is ready to sign into law an expansion of the state's private school voucher program. The governor's office says Pence will sign the bill Thursday afternoon at Calvary ChristianMore >>
The plan approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature will allow more children to be eligible for vouchers without first having to spend at least a year in public schools.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 3:09 PM EDT2013-05-08 19:09:36 GMT
Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed the state's new two-year, $30 billion budget into law. Pence said in a Wednesday statement after signing the budget bill that the plan includes $600 million a yearMore >>
The budget approved April 27 by lawmakers includes a modest increase in school funding, new money for roads and highways and roughly $350 million in income tax cuts.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 2:37 PM EDT2013-05-08 18:37:11 GMT
The Senate has rejected an effort to expand the use of firearms on the heavily visited lands of the Army Corps of Engineers in a congressional victory for gun control supporters. The vote for the proposalMore >>
The Senate has rejected an effort to expand the use of firearms on the heavily visited lands of the Army Corps of Engineers in a congressional victory for gun control supporters.More >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 1:27 PM EDT2013-05-08 17:27:40 GMT
Leaders of a state agency have approved economic incentives to a company started by a top Republican legislator and his son after a review sought by Gov. Mike Pence. The governor asked the Indiana EconomicMore >>
Leaders of a state agency have approved economic incentives to a company started by a top Republican legislator and his son after a review sought by Gov. Mike Pence.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 >>
Wednesday, May 8 2013 4:19 AM EDT2013-05-08 08:19:23 GMT
Gov. Mike Pence is ready to veto his first measures since taking office in January. The freshman governor said he would announce which bills he is opposing Wednesday. Pence declined to say Tuesday whichMore >>
Gov. Mike Pence is ready to veto his first measures since taking office in January.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 3:04 PM EDT2013-05-06 19:04:22 GMT
The Indiana Supreme Court is agreeing to review a pair of cases involving a school principal's failure to immediately pass along a student's report of rape and the privacy of online commenters on newsMore >>
The Indiana Supreme Court is agreeing to review a pair of cases involving a school principal's failure to immediately pass along a student's report of rape and the privacy of online commenters on news media websites.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 10:41 AM EDT2013-05-06 14:41:32 GMT
Former U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary and Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen has died. He was 95. Bowen helped promote same sex practices in the early years of the AIDS crisis as the top federalMore >>
Flags are being flown at half-staff this week in honor of former U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary and Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen, who died over the weekend. Click to see his contributions to Indiana and national politics.More >>
Friday, April 19 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-04-19 16:01:33 GMT
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma is slowly getting back up to speed following emergency surgery on his knee. Bosma said Thursday that his doctor removed 30 staples from his knee the previous eveningMore >>
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma is slowly getting back up to speed following emergency surgery on his knee.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 >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-05-18 14:40:00 GMT
Allison Jacob of Indianapolis who is a junior at Ball State University where she's majoring in Communications and Public Relations was named the 2013 500 Festival Queen on Saturday morning. She graduatedMore >>
Ball State student Allison Jacob named 2013 500 Festival Queen. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:18 AM EDT2013-05-18 08:18:20 GMT
The winning numbers were drawn Friday night in the $190 million Mega Millions jackpot. The winning numbers were 11, 15, 35, 43, 49, with a MegaBall number of 41. Saturday night, numbers will be drawnMore >>
The winning numbers were 11, 15, 35, 43, 49, with a MegaBall number of 41.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 3:18 PM EDT2013-05-17 19:18:48 GMT
CeCe Bruce has received a couple of large tips in her life, but nothing like he one she got Wednesday morning. CeCe, a waitress at the Steak 'n Shake restaurant at Keystone and 54th Street, receivedMore >>
CeCe Bruce has received a couple of large tips in her career, but nothing like the one she got Wednesday morning.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:43 AM EDT2013-05-18 10:43:31 GMT
A car came very close to crashing into someone's home near Lawrence. It started with a brief police chase after the officer tried to pull the driver over for a traffic stop. It ended on Conreid Drive,More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:14 AM EDT2013-05-18 13:14:33 GMT
The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Peter Busch, whose father Frank oversees the American program, is a newsMore >>
The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:58:30 GMT
The San Diego Chargers have agreed to a two-year deal with star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million. The deal to bring Freeney to the Chargers came four days after outside linebackerMore >>
The San Diego Chargers have agreed to a two-year deal with star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:06 AM EDT2013-05-18 05:06:01 GMT
Visitors and employees of Indiana University Health will no longer be able to buy sugary drinks from cafeterias, vending machines and gift shops on hospital campuses. Indiana University Health implementedMore >>
Visitors and employees of Indiana University Health will no longer be able to buy sugary drinks from cafeterias, vending machines and gift shops on hospital campuses.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:19 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:19:05 GMT
Point guard George Hill will be a game-time decision as the Pacers try to close out the Knicks. After Indiana's shootaround Saturday morning, coach Frank Vogel did not say whether Hill had passed hisMore >>
Point guard George Hill will be a game-time decision as the Pacers try to close out the Knicks.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:13 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:13:48 GMT
A Lafayette program designed to help the homeless, victims of domestic violence and nonviolent offenders is carrying on its mission despite the loss of federal funding. Efforts started under the WeedMore >>
A Lafayette program designed to help the homeless, victims of domestic violence and nonviolent offenders is carrying on its mission despite the loss of federal funding.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:59:44 GMT
A mother is pleading with police and her neighbors to try and find the driver who struck her son in a hit and run crash. Daniel Lopez is in critical condition, fighting for his life at the hospital. PoliceMore >>
Police still don't know who struck seven-year-old Daniel Lopez, who remains in critical condition in a coma. More >>
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual...More >>
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.More >>
Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress holds its first hearing on the tougher scrutiny the IRS gave tea party and other conservative groups that applied for...More >>
Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said...More >>
Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.More >>
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.More >>
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday that he will convene the nation's newly elected Parliament next week to begin trying to form a government, a task complicated by the refusal of three parties to...More >>
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday that he will convene the nation's newly elected Parliament next week to begin trying to form a government, a task complicated by the refusal of three parties to enter a...More >>
The White House's release of nearly 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans demanding more...More >>
President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his...More >>
While President Barack Obama quickly added his voice to the bipartisan outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, it's hardly the first time a...More >>
The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and...More >>
A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog says women cannot be presidential candidates, effectively killing the longshot bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election.More >>
A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14...More >>
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