Niki Kelly

17 abortions meet exceptions under ban, new report shows

The Indiana Department of Health posted the third quarter terminated pregnancy report Friday afternoon, finding 764 abortions occurred between July 1 through Sept. 30.... Read More

Rust challenge set for argument in February

The Indiana Supreme Court has set arguments in John Rust’s election law challenge for February 12, three days after the filing deadline to run for U.S. Senate. If Rust gathers the required 4,500 signatures the court’s decision could remove him from the ballot.... Read More

Disciplinary commission files to unseal Rokita agreement

The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission on Monday filed a petition asking to release a conditional agreement signed by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after he publicly denied wrongdoing following a settlement.... Read More

Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of Ball State in COVID class action case

The Indiana Supreme Court has sided with the state legislature over a Ball State student who wants a refund for his pandemic-interrupted classes in early 2020. Keller Mellowitz filed a class action complaint against the university and its board of trustees.... Read More

Senate candidate Rust pushes for primary ballot access in court

At issue is whether John Rust, of Seymour, can run as a Republican for U.S. Senate in May. But his attorney, Michelle Harter, said the unconstitutional law impacts up to 80% of Hoosiers who would not meet an initial statutory test to run.... Read More

New state senator chosen in caucus

Greg Goode will replace outgoing state Sen. Jon Ford in Senate District 38 after winning a Saturday morning caucus vote. Goode defeated former state lawmaker John Waterman, who had hoped to return to the Senate chamber. ... Read More

Families urge FSSA to halt proposed ABA therapy cuts

Indianapolis parents rallied outside the Governor's Residence in wake of a proposed cut to reimbursement rates for Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy.... Read More

Reaction to Bernard hearing swift and divergent

Advocates on both sides of Thursday’s contentious licensing hearing declared victory Friday after the panel sanctioned Dr. Caitlin Bernard for privacy violations related to a 10-year-old girl’s 2022 abortion but cleared her of other serious reporting charges.... Read More

Supreme Court seeks comments on Purdue law school change

The state’s highest court is now accepting comments on an amendment that would allow graduates of the Concord Law School at Purdue University Global to take the Indiana bar exam.... Read More