MARKING 100 YEARS: Noblesville and Indianapolis programs reflect on Klan trial that changed history
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 11, 2025 Nearly a century after the D.C. Stephenson trial exposed the violent corruption of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, communities across central Indiana are reflecting on its legacy through art, history, and public dialogue. The 19 “...”
‘BEHIND THE SCENES’: Former Beckwith Adviser Describes Office’s ‘Frat House’ Culture
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2025 A former senior adviser to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says she witnessed what she calls a “frat-house” environment inside Indiana’s second-highest office — one now under the scrutiny of a Marion County grand jury. Erin Sh “...”
WRITTEN UP: Senate leadership issued reprimand to Lt. Gov. Beckwith Over X Posts, ‘AI Glasses’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 5, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith received a written reprimand from Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray in February after lawmakers complained about his X posts and uncommon behavior presiding over the Senate — including incident “...”
Evangelical pastor: Look to Jesus’ teachings to oppose Christian nationalism
By Steven Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen October 27, 2025 Searching for a way to counter the authoritarian Christian nationalism that is gaining strength in Indiana? Christian theology and values could be a good starting point, a speaker at a public radio-hosted forum suggested Fr “...”
ARREST MADE: Pastor’s Son Charged with Child Sex Crimes; Draws Scrutiny to Life Church, Lt. Gov. Beckwith
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 FISHERS, Ind. — The son of Pastor Nathan Peternel — a longtime mentor and close ally of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith — has been arrested on seven felony counts related to child sex crimes, according to law enforcement and cou “...”
‘MORE FAITH-FORWARD’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith urges integration of Christianity into governance at FlashPoint Live event
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2025 CROWN POINT, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told a cheering crowd Thursday night that faith should be “more openly integrated into governance,” urging politicians to be “unapologetically faith-forward” as part “...”
‘NO APPLICATION’: Indiana school board’s use of new sex ed law to pull books baffles its advocates and opponents
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2025 Hoosiers on both sides of Indiana’s newest sex education statute — and even the Republican state senator who wrote the law — say they are puzzled that a school board in northeastern Indiana is using it to justify remov “...”
CIVICS LESSON: Lt. Gov. Beckwith mixes history and religion at Bootcamp, remembers Kirk
By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith hosted his first in a possible series of Civic Bootcamps Saturday in Fort Wayne, but the legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed Wednesday while speaking on a “...”
LOSING PRIVILEGE: Speakers and panel spotlight fears driving Christian nationalism
By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE – Although it has gained traction in recent years, Christian nationalism is not a new ideology, Moises Serrano of Americans United for Separation of Church and State told a crowd of concerned Indiana ci “...”
‘DARK DAY’: Charlie Kirk’s death draws calls to end political violence from Indiana lawmakers
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana politicians across the political spectrum denounced political violence Wednesday after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, with many Republicans describing the populist ally of President “...”