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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has won the state’s first competitive gubernatorial primary in two decades, according to the Associated Press.
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Photo by Michael Caterina/Courtesy of Indiana University South Bend/WVPEThe Map the Gap program is open for applications as a way for recent high school grads to figure out their next career steps -
Jennifer Weingart/WVPENotre Dame police detained 17 people, who are charged with trespassing. The arrests on Thursday were the first arrests on Notre Dame's campus -
Photo courtesy Lacasa Inc./WVPELacasa is partnering with Bashor Children's Home to build 11 units for youths who age out of foster care. -
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The Biden administration announced this week it’s moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. That move could put more pressure on the Indiana General Assembly to take some steps toward cannabis legalization. -
The Michigan Senate approved a few of its plans for the state’s next budget Thursday, including spending on agriculture, natural resources, and regulatory affairs. -
Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife were in court Thursday to plead not guilty to embezzlement and conspiracy charges. -
Family caregivers of medically complex children will soon no longer be able to provide attendant care — meaning they have to transition to other Medicaid programs. The Family and Social Services Administration provided updates this week on one of the main programs families can shift to in July. -
One law professor says an advisory opinion from Attorney General Todd Rokita on pronoun use in the workplace is “counterproductive” for employers. -
A federal court this week permanently struck down a state law that tried to ban people from telling minors about other states’ abortion laws without parental consent. -
The Michigan House of Representatives has voted to outlaw the possession of tools designed to break into a car with the intent of stealing it. -
One of the chief targets of Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel’s failed Flint water prosecutions has filed a notice that he intends to sue the state. -
Stephanie Steele's ruling to deny a new trial for Jeff Pelley, 52, is his last best chance at a new trial -
Speed cameras in a few highway work zones around Indiana are expected to arrive in late summer or early fall.
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The classified documents trial had been scheduled to begin May 20. But months of delays had slowed the case as prosecutors pushed for the trial to begin before the November presidential election -
This comes after recent remarks Omar gave on a college campus where she referred to Jewish students not engaging in an anti-Israel protest "pro-genocidal." -
President Biden spoke out against harassment of Jewish students on college campuses, part of what he called a "ferocious surge of antisemitism" seen since Oct. 7. -
The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing." -
Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and University of Minnesota are among the handful of schools that have reached agreements with student protesters. Here's how they did it, and what could come next.
