Student, staffer test positive for COVID-19 at Indiana schools

The two cases were recorded just days after public schools around the state reopened their doors for the first time since March.

• Aug 1, 2020

Buttigieg on U.S. role in Afghanistan

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, is the only 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who served in Afghanistan. He told CBS News the U.S. must withdraw troops from the country, and he fears what could happen if the Trump administration works with the Taliban. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Musadiq Bidar spoke to Buttigieg, and joined "Red & Blue" to discuss what he learned about the mayor's approach to foreign policy and Iowa.

• Sep 3, 2019
• 5:49

Buttigieg criticized over police shooting

As most of the 2020 Democratic field is preparing for the first debates this week, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is dealing with a crisis back home. Buttigieg has faced criticism over a white police officer fatally shooting a black man. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Jack Turman, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Democratic strategist Joel Payne spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" about the controversy Buttigieg is facing.

• Jun 24, 2019
• 13:44

Federal inmate addresses victim's family before execution

Esley Ira Purkey was convicted of kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old girl before dismembering, burning and dumping her body in a septic pond.

• Jul 16, 2020

U.S. carries out the first federal execution in 17 years

The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee came over the objection of the victims' family.

• Jul 14, 2020

First federal execution in 17 years delayed once again

Murderer Daniel Lewis Lee was slated to die by lethal injection even though the victim's family objects due, among other things, to concern they could be exposed to the coronavirus by attending.

• Jul 14, 2020

FBI probes alleged racist attack in Indiana

Vauhxx Booker says a group of White men pinned him against a tree and threatened to "get a noose." Booker's attorney says the FBI is questioning witnesses who captured the assault on cellphone video. Jericka Duncan reports.

• Jul 8, 2020
• 3:43

Black man claims group of assailants threatened to "get a noose"

A Bloomington, Indiana civil rights activist says he was assaulted by a group of white men at a lake. Two people were hit by a car at a protest over the incident.

• Jul 8, 2020

Alleged racist assault in Indiana

A reported racist attack on a Black man by a group of White men is under investigation in Indiana. The alleged victim posted a video of the incident on Facebook. He's getting support from people in the community, who held a rally Monday to call for action. Jericka Duncan says police are looking into his claim that the men threatened to string him up.

• Jul 7, 2020
• 2:35

Priest suspended for comparing Black Lives Matter to "maggots"

"They are maggots and parasites at best, feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families," Rev. Theodore Rothrock wrote.

• Jul 2, 2020

Sen. Mike Braun on GOP's police reform bill

Republican senators released their version of a police reform bill just one day after President Trump signed an executive order on the topic. Indiana Senator Mike Braun joined CBSN to discuss what he thinks of the proposed legislation and why he believes "qualified immunity" needs to be reformed.

• Jun 17, 2020
• 12:07

Pandemic: The Indiana "Front Porch Portraits"

Families in quarantine step out of their homes for photographer Shane Cleminson

• May 24, 2020
• 30 photos

18-year-old given months to live marries high school sweetheart

His devastating prognosis was a "wake-up call" from God, his dad said.

• May 22, 2020

Teen with just months to live gets married

Chase Smith, a teen from Indiana, has suffered from Ewing sarcoma since he was 12 and was recently given just months to live. The 18-year-old high school senior said receiving the prognosis was a "wake-up call" from God. He decided to marry the love of his life – his high school sweetheart, Sadie Mills.

• May 22, 2020
• 2:11

Violent tornadoes destroy houses, toss cars

A relentless severe weather pattern brought violent tornadoes to Ohio and Indiana Monday night. A rapid-fire line of twisters caused devastating damage in southwestern Ohio, where debris was so bad in one area that crews used snowplows to clear Interstate 75. An estimated five million people in Ohio alone had their power knocked out. Lonnie Quinn of WCBS-TV reports.

• May 28, 2019
• 2:12

Severe weather bringing heavy rain to the East

Severe storms are expected Sunday from Texas to the East Coast. On Saturday, several tornadoes cut a path of destruction through Indiana and Oklahoma. Another twister ripped the roof off a high school near Indianapolis. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has the latest.

• Jun 16, 2019
• 1:24

Buttigieg confronted by protesters

2020 Democratic hopeful and South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg was confronted during protests over a white police officer shot and killed a black man. Major Garrett, Elaine Quijano, Caitlin Huey-Burns and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright discuss.

• Jun 21, 2019
• 4:27

Pete Buttigieg faces contentious town hall

The first Democratic debates in the 2020 presidential campaign take place this week with race and Civil Rights expected to be major topics. Candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg was emotional, as he heard from angry constituents Sunday. A police-involved shooting that killed a black man has raised racial tensions in South Bend. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jun 24, 2019
• 3:44

Powerful tornado rips through South Bend

More than a dozen states in the Central and Eastern U.S. are starting Monday under a severe weather threat. A tornado slammed parts of Indiana over the weekend. Adriana Diaz reports from South Bend.

• Jun 24, 2019
• 1:26

Buttigieg facing criticism at home

One Democrat running for president has been off the campaign trail for several days. Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been trying to cool down simmering tensions in his hometown. Adriana Diaz reports.

• Jun 24, 2019
• 2:23

Toddler dies after falling from cruise ship

A 1-year-old girl from Indiana apparently slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, police said Monday.

• Jul 8, 2019
• 0:25

How authorities are tackling domestic threats

There's been a wave of arrests of people who, police say, threatened to carry out mass shootings after this month's massacres in Dayton and El Paso. The suspects include a truck driver in Indianapolis who allegedly threatened to shoot and stab people at a Tennessee church and a 15-year-old in Florida accused of posting a mass shooting threat on a video game platform. CBS News national security analyst Fran Townsend was a homeland security and counterterrorism adviser for President George W. Bush. She joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how law enforcement are tackling the "epidemic" of domestic terrorism threats.

• Aug 21, 2019
• 3:41

Buttigieg unveils mental health policy

While campaigning in New Hampshire, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg unveiled his plan to tackle the growing issue of mental health and drug addiction in America by expanding health care services and treatment options. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Nicole Sganga has more.

• Aug 24, 2019
• 4:54

Austin mayor on why he supports Pete Buttigieg

Austin Mayor Steve Adler says he's supporting South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg for president — not the two Democratic candidates from Texas, Julian Castro and Beto O'Rourke. He told CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns about why he's backing Buttigieg.

• Sep 12, 2019
• 0:28

Bikers, woman who helped after crash reunite

A group of Indiana bikers made an unexpected stop at an eight year old’s lemonade stand. The bikers lined up one by one to get a cup of lemonade from Bryanne Sturch. One year ago, her mom, Daryn, pulled over to help, after some of them got in a serious crash. She kept in touch through social media. When Daryn posted about her daughter's lemonade stand, the bikers decided to stop by to say thanks.

• Sep 18, 2019
• 0:32

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