By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
"For more than 15 years, the family of these two innocent children has waited for justice." — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita
State utility regulators approved a big rate hike for a major Indiana electric utility despite the governor's push against such increases. But it could have been worse.
Another state execution could be on tap for a man on Indiana death row.
Arts and culture grants are coming soon.
Higher food prices and fewer federal dollars to help = hungry Americans.
Plus, who counts as a journalist in Indiana? Today's commentary says the definition needs to be updated.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved a rate hike on June 17, 2026, for AES Indiana customers. (Getty Images)
State regulators approve $70M increase for AES, less than utility originally sought
By Niki Kelly and Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday to approve a $71 million electricity rate increase for AES Indiana customers.
That is about 37% of what the utility initially requested and lower than a settlement agreement proposed in October.
But consumer advocates are not happy with the outcome.
Attorney General Todd Rokita has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to set an execution date for death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers)
Indiana AG seeks execution date for death row inmate convicted in 2010 killings of two children
By Casey Smith
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday asked the Indiana Supreme Court to schedule the execution of death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit.
The filing came just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in Weisheit’s case.
He was sentenced to death in 2012 for the murders of 5-year-old Caleb Lynch and his 8-year-old sister, Alyssa Lynch, who were killed in a Vanderburgh County house fire in 2010.
COMMENTARY
Indiana’s legal definition of news media is from the past. (Getty Images)
Defining media is key to retaining freedom of the press
By John McGauley
Freedom of the Press is a foundational American principle. The right of journalists to be there, to witness the actions of government and to report what they see is as inviolable as any aspect of the rights enshrined under the law.
Or is it? Unfortunately, in Indiana, it might not be as safe as you think.
NATIONAL NEWS
People shop the shelves at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis last week. The nonprofit has seen rising need as grocery prices soar and thousands of Missourians lose federal food assistance. (Photo courtesy of Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry)
More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices
By Kevin Hardy
The days of ground beef and chicken legs are long gone at the Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry just outside of St. Louis. The nonprofit has swapped out those staple proteins for cheaper ground chicken and hot dogs as it faces higher food costs and surging demand.
“We have to adapt just like everybody else,” Executive Director Angela Gabel said about rising grocery prices.
Last year, Ritenour spent about $120,000 on food. The pantry budgeted $180,000 for this year, though Gabel said that may not be sufficient.
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