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Indiana House GOP Leader: Democrats to End Boycott

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana House Democrats who fled the state nearly six weeks ago to protest a Republican agenda they considered an assault on labor unions and public education planned to return to the Statehouse on Monday, ending one of the longest legislative walkouts in recent U.S. history, the House Republican leader...

UPDATED: One Person Shot at Indiana Middle School, Suspect in Custody

UPDATED, 12:21 P.M. EST -- A teenage boy was shot this morning at Martinsville West Middle School, in Martinsville, Ind., police confirmed to AOL News today. Brad Wilson of the Martinsville Police Department said in a phone interview that the suspected shooter, a 15-year-old boy who is also a student at the middle school,...

Mennonites, Presbyterians Oppose Indiana Immigration Bill (SB 590)

A tough new bill targeting illegal immigrants in Indiana has several faith traditions speaking up in protest. The Elkhart Truth reports that the Mennonite Church USA, which is headquartered in Indiana and represents 939 congregations nationwide, has registered its official opposition to Senate Bill 590. Meanwhile,...

Indiana Elections Chief Charged With Voter Fraud

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's top elections official was indicted Thursday on voter fraud and other charges for allegedly listing his ex-wife's address as his own on voting and loan forms and serving on a town council when he was ineligible, a prosecutor said. The Hamilton County grand jury charged Republican Secretary of...

Old Enemy -- Flooding -- Revisits Weary Ohio City

FINDLAY, Ohio -- Jarrod Steffan loaded his kayak with fans and shuttled them across his flooded street Tuesday to begin drying out his house. It was a drill he knew all too well. Floodwaters slowly began to recede after soaking several hundred homes, the third major flood to swamp this northwest Ohio city in the past four...

Background on indiana

Indiana () is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.

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