A former IU postdoc pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served, a $500 fine and deportation after prosecutors say he hid E. coli plasmid DNA inside a mislabeled package.

Nine former residents accuse a Lebanon girls program of forced labor, isolation and trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed this week.

A Greenfield man was sentenced to 40 years after prosecutors say he used social apps to groom and exploit children, some as young as 12. Investigators say devices and thousands of images were seized.

New renderings show a three‑story, 108,000‑sq‑ft Indiana Fever training center downtown — courts, recovery suites and lifestyle spaces are on the plans. The club says it will open before the 2027 season.

Gov. Mike Braun has suspended Indiana’s 7% sales tax on gasoline for 30 days to ease pump prices. State officials will monitor stations and the attorney general will handle complaints.

The Indiana Crime Guns Task Force was named national HIDTA Task Force of the Year after a multi‑agency probe that seized firearms, drugs and conversion devices.

Sheetz says it will invest nearly $1B to open about 100 stores across Indiana over the next decade, a major expansion that will intensify convenience-store competition in Hoosier communities.

A Marion County jury convicted Stephen Uppfalt of attempted murder in a 2023 I‑465 road‑rage shooting that wounded a 19‑year‑old. Sentencing is set for April 27.

Federal prosecutors say four men ran a Near East Side stash house and distributed more than 55 kg of cocaine; sentences range from under five years to nearly 12.

A Hamilton County judge signed an order ending GPS monitoring for the former Noblesville student; the tracking lapses on April 11 when he turns 21.

Eric Christopher, the co-founder of Zylo, will take over as TechPoint’s president and CEO on April 7, stepping into a statewide role focused on talent, capital and AI. The hire follows a national search and the departure of Ting Gootee to CICP.

A judge remanded the SD 38 ballot dispute to the Indiana Election Commission after an expungement, complicating the Republican primary days before voting. The commission must decide whether the change alters eligibility.

Reports say the NCAA is close to expanding March Madness to 76 teams, adding a 12-game opening round and eight extra at-large bids that would reshape the bubble.