A federal judge found the Indiana Department of Homeland Security likely discriminated against people with disabilities. The ACLU of Indiana’s complaint alleges IDHS has been applying zoning laws in a way that discriminates against a recovery home in southwest Indiana.

The five state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges that were on the ballot in Indiana this year easily kept their seats on the bench in Tuesday’s election.

Democrat Wendy Dant Chesser has been elected to the Indiana House District 71 seat, less than a year after being caucused into the spot.

Mike Braun said his big election victory gives him a “platter of opportunity” to tackle the “kitchen table issues” he ran on for governor— including property tax and health care reform.

Indiana Republican state Rep. Ed Clere was elected to a ninth term in District 72, which covers most of Floyd County in Southern Indiana, according to unofficial results.

Polls are open in Kentucky and Indiana 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. Laws say that if you’re in line by 6 p.m., you must be allowed to vote.

Multiple local organizations in Louisville and Southern Indiana are offering free rides to polling locations around the city on Election Day.

The Indiana Department of Education released a new statewide attendance dashboard to the public Friday. IDOE said it hopes making the information widely available will raise awareness about the importance of school attendance and help decrease chronic absenteeism.

A Southern Indiana woman is suing the city of New Albany in federal court over the drowning death of her son in May.

There are four state representative seats on the ballots this year between Clark and Floyd counties. All have incumbents facing challengers, but in District 71, it’s a little different. Democrat Wendy Dant Chesser hopes to retain the seat she was selected for earlier this year against Republican and Libertarian challengers.