The state is considering a program to train some National Guard members in local policing.

National Guard members typically do not make arrests or conduct local law enforcement, but Indiana law carves out some exceptions.

A state Democrat says he filed legislation to restrict guardsmen's policing power in response to Republicans who want to strengthen it.

The Indiana National Guard wants to enhance some guardsmen's role as police officers during times of civil unrest, as debates about the military's role in policing play out nationwide amid President Trump's deployment of federal forces in Democrat-led cities.

National Guard spokeswoman Lauren Houck confirmed the state is pushing a program that would offer Indiana law enforcement training to military police so those federal troops

See Full Page