‘Nothing short of mass murder’: 6 dead in shooting, including pregnant woman, at Indianapolis home

Six people were killed early Sunday in a shooting at a home in Indianapolis, including a woman and her unborn baby. “What happened this morning was a mass murder,” the city’s mayor said.

US carries out its 1st execution of a female inmate since 1953

A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.

Federal judge postpones execution of  only woman on US death row

A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row.

NBA moves Indianapolis' All-Star weekend to 2024

Indianapolis will host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2024, the league said Wednesday, formally rescheduling the plans for that city to be the site of the league’s midseason showcase this season.

Man convicted of killing Texas teen becomes 8th federal execution of 2020

The U.S. government has executed a man who kidnapped and raped a 16-year-old Texas girl before dousing her with gasoline and burying her alive.

It's a boy! Indianapolis Zoo welcomes adorable baby giraffe

"He is already growing and will be several feet taller before his first birthday," the zoo wrote on its website.

Woman burned granddaughter for urinating on couch

The grandmother scalded her 4-year-old granddaughter in a hot shower for urinating on a couch.

Grandfather pleads guilty in death of girl he dropped out of cruise ship window

A grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico last year pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide.

Man guilty of murder, cannibalism gets life term

A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.

8 missing children rescued during federal operation in Indiana

Eight missing children were rescued in a five-day rescue operation in the Indianapolis area and one person was arrested on charges including parental kidnapping, according to federal authorities.

Amid ‘uncontrolled spread of COVID-19,’ Indiana University calls for closure of Greek housing

The outbreaks since students began returning to campus in the past few weeks have heightened tensions between colleges and their towns and led to recriminations between local politicians and university officials.

2-year-old girl dies after being shot in northwest Indiana

A 2-year-old girl died two days after she was shot in her head during crossfire Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.