State News

State health officials say 13 people died of the flu in Indiana in the week ending January 4th.

That more than doubles the previous count–to a new total of 22.

Eight of those

A Purdue graduate is headed on a mission to space.

36-year-old Loral O’Hara joins twelve other graduates in the first class to graduate from the NASA Astronaut Program.

O’Hara

The Illinois State police is hiring…and applications for this summer’s cadet class are due by January 31st.

Applicants must be at least 21 and have an Associate Degree or 60 hours of

Indiana’s economy has been growing every year.

2019 broke another record.

Every time that happens, we benefit with more choices for jobs and a lower cost of living.

Gerry

A non-profit group is trying to end taxes on feminine hygiene products.

Period Equity is working to get lawmakers to get rid of the so-called tampon tax.

They say Indiana is one of 32

Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker is discussing some of the criminal justice reforms he’d like to see passed.

Pritzker says he wants to look into ending cash bail, since many people are just

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill issued an advisory opinion today saying landlords cannot be held responsible for tenants’ municipal utility bills.

Hill says if a tenant is responsible

The American Red Cross needs help.

They say there’s a national shortage of both O-positive and O-negative blood.

During the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s, about 500

Subaru is recalling nearly 500,000 cars for faulty airbags.

The airbags are located on the passenger side of a number of Subaru vehicles from 2003 to 2014.

The safety concern is that

Indiana lawmakers are looking to toughen the penalties stores face for selling tobacco products to underaged customers as they raise the state’s minimum age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 21