Vance, who was born in Ohio, would visit family in Breathitt County during his summers as a child.
The incident occurred during a closed-door Republican lunch in the Capitol on Thursday.
The 10-member council was put together by former President Barack Obama in January 2010 to better coordinate preparedness and response between the federal government and states.
Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan failed to get the Republican Party's nomination to run in the fall election, losing to a challenger Saturday who has called for more voting restrictions and embraced former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
A west central Indiana man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife, whose severed head was found buried in the basement of the couple's home.
A man convicted of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer who came to his aid following a car crash in 2017 was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison.
A former Indiana state senator pleaded guilty Monday to receiving about $40,000 in illegal contributions from a casino company for his unsuccessful 2016 congressional campaign.
A Kentucky sailor was buried with full military honors at a cemetery in Paducah, fulfilling his family's wishes to bring his remains home after his death during the attack at Pearl Harbor.
A man accused of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer who came to his aid following a car crash was convicted Tuesday in the officer's slaying.
Thompson hit both of his 3-point tries and notched his fourth double-double of the season.