The Gist Indiana appears to be in the middle-of-the-pack when it comes to its high school graduation rates, but those statistics may be inflated by two loopholes.  More than a quarter of Indiana students graduated in 2021 because their school waived a graduation test requirement or allowed them to use a military enlistment test instead, …

About 11 years ago when a vacancy opened on the state Supreme Court, Indiana was one of just a few without a woman serving as a justice.  Loretta Rush, who had been serving as a juvenile court judge in Tippecanoe County, wanted to change that.  “That probably motivated me as much as anything,” Rush told …

A woman in rural Indiana wanted to harm herself. Without friends or family, she felt alone, like no one cared. But on that day in February, a Logansport behavioral health clinic sent two members of its mobile team to the woman’s home. They convinced her to return to the clinic with them. She spoke with …

South Bend Fire Chief Carl Buchanon is all but certain it’s too late for him. Over his 37 years in the department, he’s been exposed to cancer-causing chemicals found in firefighting foam and gear known as PFAS. Multiple former South Bend firefighters have died of cancer, and firefighters are 14% more likely to die of …