Suspected homicide victim ID'd 31 years after remains found by kids
Human remains discovered by children in 1993 south of Indianapolis have been identified as a man from South Carolina, authorities said.
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Human remains discovered by children in 1993 south of Indianapolis have been identified as a man from South Carolina, authorities said.
Lowell Badger, 85, was fatally shot in December 2012 during a burglary at his rural home about 30 miles south of Terre Haute.
In Indianapolis on Wednesday, Kamala Harris asked the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta to help her defeat former President Donald Trump this November. The vice president is a member of the first Black intercollegiate sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports.
Vice President Kamala Harris will address members of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, during its Grand Boulé Wednesday in Indianapolis, Indiana. The stop is part of Harris' events scheduled before President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe is following Harris' first week campaigning for president this cycle.
A woman is dead after a tree fell on a home during severe storms near Cedar Lake, Indiana, on Monday. The National Weather Service reported at least 10 tornadoes as dangerous storms hit the Chicago area and northwest Indiana for a second night. That weather is expected to hit the East Coast over the next two days. CBS News Chicago reporter Marissa Perlman has more.
Rep. Victoria Spartz is facing a weapons charge after her office confirmed she had an unloaded handgun in her suitcase while going through security at a Virginia airport.
Over the last two decades, the U.S. has seen a majority of state governments completely lean in one political direction or the other, with 40 states in 2024 having one-party control of the governorship and both legislative bodies. In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels argues that the structural forces of this kind of government lead to bad lawmaking. Daniels joins CBS News to explain.
Herb Baumeister killed himself in 1996 as investigators sought to question him after 10,000 charred bones were found at his estate.
With the 2024 election less than six months away, President Biden is traveling to the West Coast on Thursday night to drum up support. Kevin Munoz, spokesperson for the national Biden 2024 campaign, joins "America Decides" to discuss what the president has planned.
Even though Nikki Haley has been out of the 2024 presidential race for months, she captured nearly 22% of the vote in Tuesday's Indiana Republican primary. Political strategists Joel Payne and Olivia Perez-Cubas join "America Decides" to examine what the figures could mean for former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress, fended off eight Republican challengers for her seat, CBS News projects.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese suited up as professionals for the first time Friday night as the brief league preseason begins.
For more than two decades, retired Lt. Gene Eyster wondered what became of that boy he found abandoned in a cardboard box in an apartment hallway.
Retired police lieutenant Gene Eyster of South Bend, Indiana, had always wondered what became of the abandoned baby he saved 24 years ago. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to reveal how a phone call from a fellow officer revealed their incredible connection.
American schools are facing layoffs as enrollment falls and pandemic-era aid dries up. CBS News reporter Bo Erickson has the details.
Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.
As the solar eclipse reached totality in several states on Monday, onlookers had a variety of reactions — from screams of excitement to overwhelmed tears. Revisit these special moments featured in CBS News' special report of the rare event.
William Shatner, who for years adventured through the galaxies as Captain Kirk on "Star Trek," witnessed the total eclipse from Bloomington, Indiana. He joined CBS News to discuss his experience.
Around 50,000 people gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to experience the total solar eclipse. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and Tony Dokoupil could see other planets in the solar system during the celestial event.
Americans across the heartland are awaiting a total solar eclipse Monday that can be seen from parts of Texas through Maine. CBS News' Dave Malkoff, Omar Villafranca and Tony Dokoupil are witnessing gatherings for the celestial event around the U.S., and Dr. Kelly Korreck, NASA's solar eclipses program manager, breaks down how to watch the eclipse safely.
Dozens of couples were married in a mass ceremony in Arkansas before the solar eclipse reached totality above them. Norah O'Donnell and Tony Dokoupil anchored CBS News' special coverage as the total eclipse passed over Arkansas and Illinois.
During Monday's total solar eclipse, the moon will travel 8,000 miles closer to the Earth than it did during the 2017 solar eclipse. CBS News' Lana Zak, Dave Malkoff and Jason Mikell have a preview of the celestial event.
The total eclipse on April 8 will bring an economic boom to cities and towns in more than 12 states, from Texas to Vermont.
At least 10 people were hurt when severe weather and reported tornadoes passed through Jeffersonville, Indiana, on Tuesday. Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore joined CBS News to discuss the damage and recovery efforts.
A violent weather system ripped through massive sections of the U.S. causing damage as millions were placed under tornado watches in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.