Three Mexican nationals with prior criminal records were federally charged for illegal reentry into the U.S. as part of Indiana's broader crime-linked immigration crackdown.

A Brownsburg day care closed suddenly due to allegations of child exploitation by a former employee, with management failing to report incidents properly. Authorities are investigating and the suspect, Gabriel Garner, faces an initial hearing.

A hit-and-run in Indianapolis left a child dead and two adults critically injured when a car ran a red light, hit a bicycle towing a child, and then a Civic. The driver fled, and the police are investigating.

Operation Restore Justice, led by the U.S. Department of Justice, resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrest of 205 offenders for child sexual abuse.

IMPD used a drone to apprehend two juvenile robbery suspects, with the assistance of a victim's description and coordination between air and ground units.

Benjamin Ritchie, a death row inmate, pleads for clemency for his conviction in murdering a police officer in 2000, with his fate resting on the Indiana Governor's decision.

Indianapolis experienced four separate shootings overnight, injuring three men and prompting investigations by the IMPD into the episodes of violence across the city.

An Evansville man on the sex offender registry was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for using Instagram to exploit minors for explicit material.

A lawsuit accuses Indianapolis Public Schools and former educators of failing to intervene in the physical abuse and bullying of a 6-year-old special needs student.

A plane crashed in Ohio's Ashland County, killing 72-year-old Indiana pilot Gary Wolfelt. The incident is under investigation with no further details on the cause released yet.

Deputies shot and killed Mark Vawter at Hendricks County Courthouse when he opened fire, allegedly targeting an inmate involved in a crash that killed his great-grandchildren. No one else was injured. An investigation is ongoing.

Fort Wayne Police are probing a fatal early morning hit-and-run where a male bicyclist died. They appeal for witnesses as their FACT team gathers evidence.

Two men arrested by the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force in a narcotics and firearms trafficking probe, recovering multiple firearms, including stolen ones.