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Warnings preceded suicide attempt at Indiana ICE prison. Conflicting info followed
This story contains discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. The commotion began sometime after 9 p.m.
Avon High School wins 2026 ISSMA Class A band competition at Lucas Oil Stadium
The Avon High School Marching Black and Gold drummed, trumpeted and marched their way into another statewide championship title. The band placed first in Class A in the 2026 Indiana State School Music Association Marching Band Finals held on Nov. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The win marks the 19th ISSMA state championship for Avon and the band's fourth consecutive title in the Class A division since 2023.
Indiana GOP congressman calls Stephen Miller's promotion a mistake
U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, an Indiana Republican, criticized President Trump's decision to promote Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, arguing Miller should be fired after the GOP's crushing defeat in the midterm election. Stutzman, who represents Indiana's 3rd congressional district in northeast Indiana, made the comments on CNN's Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju on Nov. 8. Stutzman spoke about why Republicans lost on Election Day and called for changes at the White House.
Avon High School wins 2026 ISSMA Class A band competition at Lucas Oil Stadium
Updated Nov. 8, 2026, 10:55 a.m. ET The Avon High School Marching Black and Gold drummed, trumpeted and marched their way into another statewide championship title. The band placed first in Class A in the 2026 Indiana State School Music Association Marching Band Finals held on Nov. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The win marks the 19th ISSMA state championship for Avon and the band's fourth consecutive title in the Class A division since 2023.
Avon High School wins 2026 ISSMA Class A band competition at Lucas Oil Stadium
See Class A bands perform at 2026 ISSMA State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium Avon High School performs at the Indiana State School Music Association Class A marching band state finals at Lucas Oil Stadium , Nov 7, 2026; Indianapolis, IN. (Gary Brockman/ For IndyStar) The Avon High School Marching Black and Gold drummed, trumpeted and marched their way into another statewide championship title.
See a tally of Indiana Statehouse seats that turned blue after the midterms
Follow See a tally of Indiana Statehouse seats that turned blue after the midterms John Tufts and Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star Updated Fri, November 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM EST Indiana is a little more purple after the midterm elections. Voters frustrated with the status quo turned out in force Tuesday for Election Day, Nov. 3, ushering a blue wave that flipped House and Senate seats across the country mostly in favor of Democrats.
Houchin seeks No. 3 House GOP leadership post after election night crash
Following a blue tsunami that shifted control of the U.S. House of Representatives to Democrats in a national rebuke to President Donald Trump's policy outcomes on Election Day, U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin of Indiana says she's running for the No. 3 spot in House GOP leadership to improve messaging. Houchin is challenging U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan for chair of the House Republican Conference. The position is typically focused on communicating for House Republicans.
Indiana congresswoman seeks No. 3 U.S. House GOP leadership post after election night crash
Following a blue tsunami that shifted control of the U.S. House of Representatives to Democrats in a national rebuke to President Donald Trump's policy outcomes on Election Day, U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin of Indiana says she's running for the No. 3 spot in House GOP leadership to improve messaging. Houchin is challenging U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan for chair of the House Republican Conference. The position is typically focused on communicating for House Republicans.
Democrats crack GOP supermajority in Indiana House
(This story was updated to reflect Alex Wait's win in House District 5.) Democrats cracked the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House for the first time in 14 years, riding a blue wave that swept the GOP out of office in many contests across the nation. Democrats flipped at least 14 of the 70 seats previously held by Republicans in the 100-member chamber, with a strong possibility of additional gains as ballots are counted.
Democrats crack GOP supermajority in Indiana House
Democrats cracked the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House for the first time in 14 years, riding a blue wave that swept the GOP out of office in many contests across the nation. Democrats have flipped at least four of the 70 seats previously held by Republicans in the 100-member chamber, with a strong possibility of additional gains as ballots are counted. Democrats have picked up 14 seats in the Indiana House, according to the New York Times.
Hunley, Osili join Black leaders in supporting for IPS property tax
Mayoral candidates state Sen. Andrea Hunley and Councilman Vop Osili joined local Black leaders Oct. 31 in urging Indianapolis Public Schools voters to support an annual $95 million operating referendum on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. The proposed property tax increase would fund staff salaries and educational programming for Indianapolis Public Schools and city charter schools. The candidates – along with state Rep.
6 things to know about IndyStar's Cook Medical investigation
Medical device maker Cook Medical is one of the largest private employers in Indiana. It's influential, charitable and well-respected. But for more than a decade, it has been the defendant in an expansive federal case over its blood clot filters, which are meant to catch blood clots before they reach the lungs. Plaintiffs say the filters tilted, fractured and migrated inside their bodies. Cook says its products are safe, effective and life saving for those at risk of pulmonary embolism.
AP: Records suggest ICE has detained mentally ill U.S. citizen at Indiana prison for nearly a year
For nearly a year, a mentally ill man from Florida has been held in an ICE detention center in Indiana, despite records that show he is a U.S. citizen, according to an Associated Press investigation. Phillip James is a 39-year-old who goes by the name Felibi Siagha-Coke, attorneys and family members told AP. He has been held since early January at Miami Correctional Facility, dubbed the "Speedway Slammer" by the Trump administration. It's about 70 miles north of Indianapolis.
What's the building with the golden domes on I-74?
Gold domes from India now welcome worshippers at new Sikh temple Gold gilded domes were installed earlier in Oct. 2026 atop the new Gurdwara Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis. The new temple opened earlier in 2026. The sacred domes came later. They were delayed in their shipping from Chandigarh, India because of the U.S.-Israel War with Iran. Photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar)More Gurdwara Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis has been crowned.
Cook Medical has significant influence in Indiana: Here's what you need to know
For more than a decade, Bloomington-based Cook Medical has battled thousands of lawsuits about its blood clot filters, tiny cage-like devices designed to catch potentially deadly blood clots. Thousands of patients across the country say the products harmed them and that Cook failed to fully disclose safety concerns. Cook maintains that its products are safe and effective. Here's what you need to know about Cook Medical, its origins and influence.
This company is owned by Indiana's wealthiest man. Thousands of patients claim its products injured them
Patients and researchers claim Cook failed to fully disclose the devices' risks and took advantage of a broken FDA process. Cook denies any fault. Updated Oct. 21, 2026, 6:16 a.m. CT Melvin Barrows collapsed near his recliner. The 72-year-old Southern Baptist preacher from Manchester, Indiana, had tried walking around his living room at the behest of his wife, Phyllis, in an attempt to alleviate a pain stabbing him in the back. Melvin stood. He took one step, then several more.
This company is owned by Indiana's wealthiest man. Thousands of patients claim its products injured them
The 72-year-old Southern Baptist preacher from Manchester, Indiana, had tried walking around his living room at the behest of his wife, Phyllis, in an attempt to alleviate a pain stabbing him in the back.
People rally to protest ICE operations in Indy
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After days of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations around the Indianapolis metro area, people came together Sept. 3, 2026, to protest the agency and its actions. People are protesting outside a hotel on the city's northwest side where organizers believe ICE agents are staying. The hotel is also about a six-minute walk from an ICE office at 7355 Woodland Drive where people say their family members have been taken after being picked up during the past several days.
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People rally to protest ICE operations in Indy
With horns, whistles and protest chants, roughly 100 protesters converged on the Hampton Inn on West 73th Street late Sept. 3 demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers leave in Indianapolis. A flier advertising the protest indicated that organizers believed the hotel was housing ICE officers. That has not been confirmed. The interior door to the hotel was locked and staff turned away a reporter seeking comment.
Here's what we know so far about the ICE sightings in Indianapolis
For the first time since the Trump administration began an aggressive effort to track down, detain and deport more immigrants from the United States, Hoosiers are seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers mobilize in Indianapolis and surrounding areas at a scale and pace unlike before. Videos and photos shared on social media reflect a statewide sweep in cities throughout the state.
Here's what we know so far about the ICE sightings in Indianapolis Original
Online website has logged more than 135 suspected ICE sightings in Indianapolis. • Activists say the first reports of an apparent sure in ICE activity came on Monday, Aug. 31. For the first time since the Trump administration began an aggressive effort to track down, detain and deport more immigrants from the United States, Hoosiers are seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers mobilize in Indianapolis and surrounding areas at a scale and pace unlike before.
Empty cars. Left behind tools. A shattered door. ICE mobilization spreads through Indy
A sister, frantic to find her brother. An observer shaken by what she was witnessing. A business left in shambles after a warrant was served.
Reports of ICE activity surge across Indianapolis
Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement are apparently sweeping Indianapolis. Local volunteer watchdog organizations such as Indy Rapid Response have reported a surge in sightings of ICE agents and people being detained around the city since Aug. 31, 2026. As of 8 a.m. on of Sept. 2, Indy Rapid Response has reported ICE activity on the city's north side, near Speedway and the International Marketplace neighborhood.
Former Colts player Daniel Muir arrested on federal gun charges Original
Former Indianapolis Colts player Daniel Muir has been arrested on federal gun charges. According to court records, Muir is charged with making false and fictitious statements in the acquisition of a firearm on a form that must be completed during a purchase. He's also accused of making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer. The charges were handed down in May, and the case against Muir was sealed. But on Aug.
Flood victim Stephanie Jo Sallee remembered for her compassion Original
It's been a few years since Jennifer Woody-Roberts last had contact with Stephanie Jo Sallee, but Woody-Roberts remembers her kindness. The last time they spent time together, Sallee picked up Woody-Roberts and took her to church. They had lunch afterward. "I had lost my job and she was just being a supportive friend to me," Woody-Roberts told IndyStar via Facebook Messenger ― mere days after news broke that her dear friend was gone.
Indianapolis Sikhs cast more than 13,000 ballots on Khalistan referendum Original
Global campaign seeks to create independence homeland for people of the Sikh faith in Punjab. • Indianapolis is the latest U.S. city to host referendum vote for independent Sikh state. Editor's note: This story has been update to the correct the spelling of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's last name. More than 13,000 ballots were cast by people of the Sikh diaspora in an Aug. 16 global referendum held at Indianapolis' Richard G.
A trail of business disputes preceded FBI raid on developer Andy Card
Those are among the accusations Westfield developer Andy Card faced in various business disputes years before federal agents knocked on his door alleging that he diverted $2.2 million from a Mishawaka public project to buy a waterfront home in Florida.
What to know about Indy's data center debate
The Indianapolis City-County Council will take up a proposal to pause development of new data centers through the end of 2027. • Residents from local neighborhoods reiterate concerns about possible noise and light pollution, impacts on the cost of utilities and other environmental impacts. • Consumer watchdog says a moratorium is not the end of their fight.
ICE admits 800 doses of missed medications at Indiana prison, but blames detainees Original
Detainees at Indiana's largest immigration detention center did not receive 800 doses of medication they were prescribed, federal immigration officials have acknowledged. But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement blamed detainees for the majority of the missed doses at Miami Correctional Facility, the state prison in Bunker Hill, Indiana, that Trump administration officials nicknamed the "Speedway Slammer." The new information comes in response to an April inquiry from Democratic U.S. Rep.
Here's the $6.6M home the Feds want to seize from developer Andy Card Original
Andy Card's waterfront home on Marco Island has a pool, spa, and private boat deck. • The home on Florida's Gulf Coast is part of a community known for resort-style living. • Federal prosecutors say monies used for Florida home were fraudulently diverted from the Mishawaka Fieldhouse project. The $6.6 million home on Marco Island, Florida, is now the target of an asset forfeiture that federal prosecutors in Indiana are pursuing against Westfield developer Andy Card.
Feds look to seize Marco home; Indiana probe leads prosecutors here Original
A $6.6 million waterfront Marco Island home is part of an FBI investigation of fraud including money laundering by an Indianapolis developer. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana submitted a filing July 16, 2026, for an asset forfeiture of the home at 488 Richards Court. The same day federal agents raided the home and business of developer James Andrew "Andy" Card, an FBI spokesperson confirmed to IndyStar.
Andy Card says he's ceding control of development division after FBI raid Original
Prominent developer Andy Card says he is hopeful he'll be vindicated after federal agents raided his home and office. • Feds accuse Card of funneling money from Mishawaka project to personal accounts. • Card says he will continue to manage Card & Associates' current facilities.
What we know about Westfield developer Andy Card after FBI raid
Before federal agents raided the Westfield home and business of developer James Andrew "Andy" Card he built sports complexes throughout Indiana, including the Pacers Athletic Center in Westfield.
US Attorney says $6.6M Marco Island home bought in illegal scheme
A multi-million-dollar waterfront home in Marco Island is part of an FBI investigation of fraud alleged of an Indianapolis developer. The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home was purchased in 2023, using money targeted for a city-financed field house project in Mishawaka, Indiana, according to forfeiture documents.
US Attorney says $6.6M Marco Island home bought in illegal scheme Original
July 18, 2026, 11:18 a.m. ET A multi-million-dollar waterfront home in Marco Island is part of an FBI investigation of fraud alleged of an Indianapolis developer. The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home was purchased in 2023, using money scammed in a city-financed field house project in Mishawaka, Indiana, according to forfeiture documents. A $6.6 million waterfront Marco Island home is part of an FBI investigation of fraud including money laundering by an Indianapolis developer.
FBI raids home, business of Westfield developer Original
The raid took place on same day that federal prosecutors sought to seize Card's waterfront property in Florida. • Card's company has developed sports complexes including the Pacers Athletic Center in Westfield and the Mishawaka Fieldhouse. Federal agents raided the home and business of real estate developer James Andrew "Andy" Card on July 16, an FBI spokesperson confirmed to IndyStar.
A daughter prays, a pastor worries: Indiana Haitians brace for life after TPS
6-3 Supreme Court vote was a blow for Haitians residing in Indiana, U.S. Seeking new refuge, pastor says church attendees have self-deported or moved to other countries. Weedberline Cetoute is leaning on her Christian faith.
A daughter prays, a pastor worries: Indiana Haitians brace for life after TPS
Weedberline Cetoute is leaning on her Christian faith.
A daughter prays, a pastor worries: Indiana Haitians brace for life after TPS
July 14, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET Weedberline Cetoute is leaning on her Christian faith. After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25 that President Donald Trump could end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for more than 350,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals, Cetoute is hoping Congress will intervene and provide a path for many in her community to stay in the United States. After all, the ruling would impact her family. Cetoute's father is a beneficiary of TPS.
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