The Trump administration has renewed an emergency order to keep two aging Indiana coal plants operational through mid-September. Administration officials argue the orders, renewed last Thursday, are necessary to minimize energy costs and prevent blackouts at peak summer demand — despite two of the units being taken offline for maintenance and objections from an energy

More than a third of households in both Central Indiana and across the state are struggling to afford basic necessities — including housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare and technology, according to data from United Way. United Way of Central Indiana and Indiana United Ways have been tracking working households that earn too much to qualify

In a Bloomington backyard, beekeeper Joe May carries a smoke tin as he walks through swarms of bees buzzing around stacks of hive boxes. After two decades of beekeeping, he doesn’t worry about getting stung. May, owner of Little Bits Honey Bees, manages roughly 144 hives at his home yard and about 500 colonies as

Indiana’s Republican Party nominated Max Engling for the secretary of state race at its convention in Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of delegates came from around the state to meet party candidates and discuss the Republican policy platform. Party conventions in Indiana are used to appoint the parties’ candidates for statewide races instead of being

Madison County has joined a handful of counties across Indiana to enact a pause on data center projects.  As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, the new moratorium lasts for six months, but some residents want to go even further. Madison County Commissioners voted unanimously for the moratorium, which took effect immediately. But Susan Hanna was just