Community says goodbye to 11-year-old girl with Harry Potter-themed funeral

Ryana Alexis Nix lost her fight with Leukemia last week, so family, friends, and complete strangers came together to say goodbye to the 11-year-old in a magical way.

A rare disease stole her vision. Thanks to technology, she can see again

An Indiana girl has a new outlook on life thanks to some groundbreaking technology. Twelve-year-old Kaylee Marks went blind over the past two years. A rare disease took her vision away, but technology is giving it back.

Yikes! Man captures 6-inch spider at work

An employee at Godfrey Marine encountered it while building a boat at work. Jacob Collins, who shared photos of the spider on Facebook, didn’t know what to think at first.

Toddler shoots pregnant mother outside Indiana thrift store

A 3-year-old girl found her father's gun inside a parked car and managed to pull the trigger, accidentally firing a bullet into her pregnant mother, police said.

Over 70 pounds of marijuana discovered during Indiana traffic stop

That's what Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine tweeted after officers seized more than 70 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Greenfield, Indiana on Monday morning.

Teen buys every cupcake from bakery after getting fat-shamed

Vega Blossom said she went to Designer Desserts in Valparaiso on Saturday night because they were having a sale.

Video shows inmate escape jail by diving under closing garage door

An Indiana inmate who escaped custody by diving under a closing garage door on Monday has been caught, authorities said late Tuesday.

Drug laced with heavy-duty bug spray has zombie-like effects

First responders in Indianapolis say they are seeing a spike in the number of people overdosing on a street drug that is mixed with heavy-duty bug spray.

Police identify 'car wash bandit,' ask public to help find him

Police in Indiana say they have identified the man suspected of stealing thousands of dollars from car wash auto-pay machines in multiple states over the last several months.

Mom left kids in freezing car during 80-minute job interview at hospital, police say

Police say a mother left her two young kids alone in a freezing car for more than an hour outside a hospital in Indianapolis, where dangerously cold temperatures have gripped the city.

Teacher arrested after students catch her doing drugs in a classroom

A high school teacher in St. John, Indiana, was arrested Wednesday after students allegedly observed her doing drugs in an empty classroom. 

'Don’t let strippers in your house' warns Indiana man after having 16 guns stolen

Indiana gun owner Billy Swaggerty learned a bitter lesson after his back door was kicked in last spring and more than a dozen firearms - some of them assault-style rifles - and the safes they were kept in were stolen.

Canceled $30K wedding becomes dinner for Indiana homeless

A bus pulled up to the swanky event center on Saturday that Sarah Cummins had booked for the reception in Carmel, a suburb north of Indianapolis.

Woman praised for helping blind Cubs fan hail cab after game

Over the weekend, 26-year-old Casey Spelman explored Wrigleyville for the first time with some friends, but the highlight of her trip was actually when she met a stranger.

Naked brothers high on mushrooms terrorized apartment complex, police say

Two brothers took magic mushrooms, got naked and then caused havoc around an Indianapolis apartment complex Sunday, according to court documents.