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MORE THAN A PARADE, THE PERSIMMON FESTIVAL BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER · INDIANA IS STILL TESTING STUDENTS. THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE READY · ROOKIE’S GOES DARK ON GREAT ESCAPE DRIVE · INDIANA LAWMAKERS HOLDING HEARING INTO WEEKS-LONG POWER OUTAGE AFTER AUGUST DERECHO · FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · INDIANA RANKS 38TH IN TEACHER PAY; WHERE DO AREA DISTRICTS STAND? · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · 175 INDIANA CHILDREN RECEIVE BEDS THROUGH ASHLEY’S HOPE TO DREAM DONATION · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · GOV. BRAUN POWERS GROWTH IN INDIANA'S SKILLED TRADES PIPELINE · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · A FEW PHOTOS FROM A ZIONSVILLE CAR SHOW · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · THE MIDTERM STORY MS NOW IS MISSING: DEMOCRATS KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE FROM HARRIS · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · INDIANA ‘MAKING THE CASE’ TO HOST US SPACE ACADEMY · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · DATA DRIVEN: KEEPING INDIANA AHEAD AS TECH MARKET EVOLVES · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · ESTIMATES OF STATE'S RESERVES STILL VOLATILE · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · 'A NEW RECORD': SOUTHERN INDIANA FOOD PANTRIES SEEING SURGE IN DEMAND · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · SEPTEMBER 28 RECAP: NORTHWEST INDIANA NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED TODAY ·

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Mr.Newz

“High Crime, LMAO”: Law Enforcement has to answer for Flock Use.

Indiana was not merely a slice of the information. Indiana made up the the whole sample.

Daniel Pierson Sep 16, 2026
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Mugshot mills and the degradation of "news"

Do any of us know what news is anymore?

Daniel Pierson Sep 15, 2026
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What Is Sean Steele Actually Running On?

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026
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Hey, do you want to do good things?

Explaining our recent Facebook departure and updates.

Mr.Newz 3 Sep 2, 2026
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Clean Your Own House First

The ICE panic in Bloomington this week has the usual shape.

Kristen Withers 2 Sep 2, 2026
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Summit District: Selling the Overflow as a Lifestyle

Natasha Johns, a Bedford-based realtor who works the Monroe–Lawrence corridor, posted a bright little sales pitch this month about the Summit District.

Mr.Newz 2 Aug 28, 2026
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Am I the Last Democrat?

I was a Democrat because the party, as I understood it, was supposed to protect that arrangement.

Daniel Pierson 4 Aug 26, 2026
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Shining the Turd: The Convention Center Hotel and the Jobs Bloomington Doesn’t Need

Will they need to reserve a block of rooms as employee quarters?

Kristen Withers Aug 21, 2026
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A Beam from the Towers Stops in Indianapolis — and a Question About Where We Are Looking

It is possible to honor the dead without treating the date as a permanent national holy day that crowds out attention to the living future.

Daniel Pierson 1 Aug 20, 2026
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Could Beau Bayh Look Like Anymore of a Doofus?

Does the candidate understand how he lands with regular people outside the donor circuit and the convention hall?

Bob Taylor 4 Aug 12, 2026
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French Lick Irony: Indiana Democrats Hold Their “Big Idea” Convention Where Their Base Can't Afford to Show Up

Indiana Democrats say they want to rebuild the middle class and speak for everyday Hoosiers.

Bob Taylor 1 Aug 11, 2026
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When the Camera Becomes the Cause: Civilian Auditing in Southern Indiana

Daniel Pierson Aug 8, 2026
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Jenee Abram Trimble: Real Crusader for Taxpayers?

Trimble publicly offered help with property-tax appeals in exchange for signature sheets

Kristen Withers Aug 7, 2026
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Saved from the Cell: Hoosier Helicopter Parents Freaking Out Over Unplugging Kids

Parents do not need to fear the adjustment.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 5, 2026
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Data Centers: You're gonna love em'

"We're building the future one rack at a time."

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 5, 2026
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Lawrence County's Budget Difficulties, Monroe County's been there, done that.

Error-Driven Shortfalls and Reserves

Skylar Lehr Aug 5, 2026

Around Indiana aggregated headlines

Indiana Is Still Testing Students. That May Be One of the Best Ways to Make Sure They Are Ready

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has spent years debating how much standardized testing is too much, but the more important question may be whether the state can afford to test too little…

Hoosier Enquirer

Indiana lawmakers holding hearing into weeks-long power outage after August derecho

CBS News

Indiana ranks 38th in teacher pay; Where do area districts stand?

Northwestern School Corporation has raised its starting teacher salary by $4,000 since 2021. Eastern Howard has raised the bottom of its salary range, too. Yet Indiana still ran…

Kokomo Tribune

175 Indiana children receive beds through Ashley’s Hope to Dream donation

Hope to Dream has donated 175 complete bed sets to Firefly Children & Family Alliance for distribution to children and families across Indiana.

Furniture Today

Gov. Braun Powers Growth in Indiana's Skilled Trades Pipeline

Governor Mike Braun is building a stronger pipeline of electricians, welders and skilled trades professionals to help meet growing demand for technical talent by working with In…

Building Indiana Business

A few photos from a Zionsville car show

Some black-and-whites of old cars.

Down the Road

The Midterm Story MS NOW Is Missing: Democrats Keeping Their Distance From Harris

Crazy how they think they can pitch more fake news from the kings and queens of misrepresentations! That framing. moreover, leaves out a striking parallel: All Democratic candid…

Hoosier Enquirer

Indiana ‘making the case’ to host US Space Academy

The civilian academy wants to prepare “future scientists, engineers, astronauts, pilots, operators, entrepreneurs, civil servants, warfighters, and other leaders.”

Indianapolis Business Journal

Data driven: Keeping Indiana ahead as tech market evolves

I will not support a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers if it comes before the 2027 General Assembly.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Estimates of state's reserves still volatile

Even though revenue trends look promising, any downturn in the economy could severely hamper Indiana’s available reserves for spending that will benefit Hoosiers.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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