Category: Indiana

Indiana Bill Would Fund Firearms Training for Teachers, School Staff

The lower chamber of the Indiana General Assembly has approved a bill allowing for state-funded handgun training for teachers and school staff. Indiana House Republicans were able to pass House Bill 1177 on Feb. 21, which would fund handgun training for teachers to protect their classrooms and students. The bill passed the House with a 71–24…


Scientists Work to Teach Robots How to Have More Heart

Computer scientists in Indiana are training robots to comprehend human emotions, nonverbal cues, tone of voice, subconscious movements and gestures, and eye movements in pursuit of teaching them to become more heart-smart, not just head-smart. Aniket Bera, an Assoc. Prof. of computer science at Purdue University’s College of Science and an expert in emotional computing—the…


Police Officer and His Wife Adopt Abandonded Newborn Just Months After Adopting Their First Daughter

An Indiana police officer and his wife, who struggled for years to conceive, adopted their second daughter: a newborn baby girl who was anonymously surrendered to a local hospital. The devout couple thanks God for gifting them the family of their dreams in his perfect timing. Nurse Shelby Marie Faltynski, 35, and her husband, police…


2 Men Arrested in 1975 Slaying of Indiana Girl, 17

Two Indiana men have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl failed to return home from her job at a church camp and was found dead in a river, state police announced Tuesday. Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen, and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, were arrested Monday on one…


2 Indiana Officers Shot, Suspect Dead After Gunfire Exchange

MITCHELL, Ind.—Two southern Indiana law enforcement officers were shot and wounded early Sunday during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who fled a traffic stop on foot and fired at the officers before he was fatally shot, police said. Both officers flown to a hospital in Indianapolis, where they are were in stable condition…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 21 Indiana Stuns No. 1 Purdue

Trayce Jackson-Davis totaled 25 points, seven rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 21 Indiana to a 79–74 upset win over top-ranked Purdue on Saturday at Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers (16–7, 7–5 Big Ten) won for the sixth time in their past seven games and beat a No. 1-ranked Purdue team for the first time…


Rep. Victoria Spartz Announces She Will Not Be Running for Reelection in 2024

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) said on Feb. 3 that she will not run for reelection to her Indiana congressional seat next year, nor will she run in the Republican primary for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Spartz, 44, said in her statement that she found being a working mother to be a difficult balance,…


Girl, 3, Dies After Indiana Apartment Fire Kills Dad, Sister

INDIANAPOLIS—A 3-year-old girl has died more than two weeks after she was seriously injured in an Indianapolis apartment fire that killed her father and 15-month-old sister, a fire official said. Battalion Chief Rita Reith said the Indianapolis Fire Department was notified that the girl died Thursday morning. She was among five people hospitalized after firefighters…


Storm System Dumps Heavy, Wet Snow on Indiana and Michigan

INDIANAPOLIS—Heavy, wet snow—part of a storm system that spawned tornadoes in the Houston area—has covered roads, vehicles, houses, and buildings Wednesday from central and northern Indiana into much of southeastern Michigan. The storm on Wednesday was expected to bring damaging winds to parts of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, forecasters said. Winter weather advisories stretched…


Classified Documents Discovered at Home of Former Vice President Mike Pence

Documents with classification markings were found at Mike Pence’s home, lawyers for the former vice president say. A “small number of documents bearing classified markings” were found on Jan. 16, Greg Jacob, one of the lawyers, informed the National Archives and Records Administration in a Jan. 18 letter obtained by The Epoch Times. The discovery…