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LIVING DISTRACTIONLESS: MAKING THE HARD CHOICES TO GET BACK TO "YOU" · REP. HOUCHIN RECOGNIZES OCTOBER AS NATIONAL LEARNING DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH · THIS IS THE LAST PHOTO I'LL EVER TAKE ON THIS DAMN SMARTPHONE. THE THING IN THE MIDDLE IS AN AUDIO PLAYER · INDIANA STATE POLICE SEIZE 130 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA DURING TOLL ROAD ARRESTS · HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE A REPORTER? · INDIANA SENATOR ACCUSED OF 2 RECENT WALMART SHOPLIFTING INCIDENTS, SOURCE SAYS · 📻🔥 INSANE TECHNOLOGY HAM RADIO SALE 🔥📻 · COLUMBUS MAN INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN INDIANA TEENAGER’S DEATH · HOOSIER HILLS HAMFEST IS SATURDAY AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS · KSP, INDIANA STATE POLICE JOIN MULTI-STATE CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL FIREARMS · ANATOMY OF A FLOCK CAMERA, AND THE OPEN STACK THAT DOES THE SAME JOB SO YOU TOO CAN BE A SURVEILLANCE LORD · 'FIRST FIVE' DOCUMENTARY TRACKING BOB KNIGHT’S INITIAL IU RECRUITING CLASS PREMIERES AT HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL · LIMESTONE HALF MARATHON · THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR $150,000 VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANTS · LIMESTONE HALF MARATHON · NEBRASKA INDIANA 2024.JPEG · DEATH THREATS AT HIGHLAND PARK: TWO SIXTH-GRADERS ADMIT THE MESSAGES, AND THE REST IS STILL PRIVATE · CROSS-COUNTRY AMERICA 250 RELAY ROLLS THROUGH NORTHWEST INDIANA NEXT WEDNESDAY · I'M A TEACHER. THAT IS NOT WHY I AM VOTING FOR SEAN STEELE. · INDIANA MAN ALLEGEDLY CRASHES CAR INTO HOME, CLAIMS HE CAN’T STICK AROUND BECAUSE HE’S LATE FOR A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT · IS INDIANA HIKING PROPERTY TAXES FOR CUTS TO DATA CENTERS? · CELEBRATE SCIENCE INDIANA RETURNS TO STATE FAIRGROUNDS WITH HANDS-ON STEM FESTIVAL · MR.NEWZ LEARNS A NEW TRICK! · PHOTOS: AMAZON TRUCK CRASH ON NB I-65 SENDS AT LEAST 2 TO HOSPITAL, ISP SAYS ·

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Jacco.News

Chris Bowen really wants you to listen to her.

Her official story sounds neighborly until you ask questions.

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026
Opinion
Jacco.NewsWasco.News

Chris Bowen in full denial after insulting entire District

A candidate can refuse a debate. Candidates refuse debates. What she cannot do is dress the refusal in academic rank and then act shocked when the district hears the rank.

Bob Taylor 2 Sep 6, 2026
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Greeco.News

West Nile Found in Greene County Mosquitoes — Health Department Says the Whole County Is at Risk

Most people who pick up the virus never know it.

Mr.Newz Sep 4, 2026
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Lawco.NewsMonco.NewsMartco.News

ICE in Bloomington: What Is Confirmed, What Is Buzz

The firmest local document of the moment is not a raid announcement. It is a consent decree.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 2, 2026
FeaturedOpinion
Broco.News

When Every Cabin Becomes a Hotel, the Hills Stop Feeling Like Home

If Brown County wants to stay Brown County, the question at the next tourist-home hearing should be simple:

Skylar Lehr 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Martco.News

Martin County Hits Pause on Data Centers, Big Solar, and Wind — Local Rules Before the Next Land Rush

Martin County is not waiting to find out what a hyperscale data campus or a utility-scale energy field would do to the landscape after the first application is already on the table.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026
Oraco.News

Orange County: French Lick’s Summer Doesn’t End. It Just Changes Shifts.

The resorts, the casino floor, the railroad, and the golf calendar do not punch out on September 1.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 1, 2026
Jacco.News

Jackson County: Forty-Two Years of Dealmaking Just Changed Hands

Lane is not a stranger. Jennings County native. Twenty-one years at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation as Southern Region Attractions Director.

Mr.Newz Sep 1, 2026
Martco.News

The Shoals Bridge Is on a Stoplight Until October

If you use U.S. 50 between Loogootee and Shoals, budget the extra minutes.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026
Lawco.News

Bedford’s Other Road (SR 58) Is Closed Too

f you run between Bedford, Heltonville, and the east side of the county, that overlay is not abstract. It is another season of extra miles.

Skylar Lehr Sep 1, 2026
Monco.News

SR 48 Just Became a Three-Month Detour

INDOT is replacing a small structure. Weather willing, the job runs through mid-November.

Kristen Withers Sep 1, 2026
FeaturedOpinion
Lawco.NewsMonco.News

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
FeaturedOpinion
Monco.News

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
FeaturedOpinion
Lawco.News

The Sheriff argument and puting critics down.

The post presents the Sheriff as a man with no options, compelled by Council neglect to gut his own roster.

Skylar Lehr Aug 26, 2026
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Lawco.NewsMonco.NewsOraco.NewsJacco.NewsBroco.NewsGreeco.NewsMartco.NewsWasco.News

WVUT Steps Away from PBS — and Shows Indiana What Local Public Television Can Look Like Without Federal Strings

That history matters. For more than five decades the model assumed a steady flow of federal and state subsidy.

Mr.Newz Aug 25, 2026
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Lawco.NewsMonco.NewsOraco.NewsJacco.NewsBroco.NewsGreeco.NewsMartco.NewsWasco.News

Matt Bair, Familiar Voice of Indianapolis Traffic and Recovery Advocate, Dies at 48

The station announced his passing on Monday, August 24. Bair had been a familiar presence on WIBC for the past eight years

Bob Taylor 1 Aug 25, 2026
Broco.News

Southern Indiana Blues Fest Returns to Bill Monroe Music Park with Stacked Lineup

Headlining is The Devon Allman Project.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 25, 2026
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Broco.News

IU and Brown County Launch Sustaining Hoosier Communities Partnership with 14 Local Projects

The initiative pairs rural communities with IU Bloomington courses, faculty, and students to work on projects the community itself has identified.

Mr.Newz Aug 25, 2026
Wasco.News

South Main Street Gets Its Next Phase In Salem

The next critical phase spans from the Blue River bridge southward to Becks Mill Road

Mr.Newz Aug 24, 2026
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Greeco.News

Solar Panels or Soybeans? Greene County’s Farmland Debate Intensifies

Large-scale solar development continues to test the balance between new energy projects and the long-term value of productive farmland in rural Indiana.

Bob Taylor Aug 22, 2026
FeaturedOpinion
Monco.News

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
Monco.News

The Powerline Camp Standoff: City vs. County on Who Owns the Problem

In a mid-August statement, the mayor said the encampment “continues to destabilize” and that September 1 is not soon enough.

Kristen Withers Aug 21, 2026
Lawco.NewsMartco.News

Lark Ranch Loogootee Opens Fall Season September 19 — Where Southern Indiana’s Ultimate Fall Experience Began

Weekends beginning Saturday, September 19, through the end of October

Terry Dailee 1 Aug 21, 2026
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Lawco.NewsMonco.NewsBroco.NewsMartco.News

HGTV-Linked Expert Brings Destination Identity Workshop to Martin County

Martin County is getting a dose of outside expertise this fall

Terry Dailee 1 Aug 21, 2026

Around Indiana aggregated headlines

Rep. Houchin recognizes October as National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-District 9) is joining another congresswoman to recognize October as National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month.

812now

Indiana State Police seize 130 grams of marijuana during Toll Road arrests

Troopers made five drug arrests during patrols in the east zone.

wndu

Indiana senator accused of 2 recent Walmart shoplifting incidents, source says

The Tippecanoe prosecutor's office this week has asked for a special prosecutor in the Lafayette case.

nwitimes

Columbus man indicted by federal grand jury in Indiana teenager’s death

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – About seven months after the remains of a missing Indiana teenager were found in Perry County, Ohio, a Columbus man has been indicted in relation to her …

NBC4 WCMH-TV

KSP, Indiana State Police join multi-state crackdown on illegal firearms

If you see suspicious or illegal activity, you’re urged to contact your local state police post immediately.

14news

'First Five' documentary tracking Bob Knight’s initial IU recruiting class premieres at Heartland Film Festival

INDIANA — Members of the late Bob Knight’s first-ever recruiting class at Indiana University walked the red carpet Wednesday evening for the world premiere ...

WBIW

The City of Bloomington opens applications for $150,000 Violence Reduction Grants

BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington is accepting applications for its Violence Reduction Grant program, which will award $150,000 to support community-bas ...

WBIW

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Hastings Tribune

Cross-country America 250 relay rolls through Northwest Indiana next Wednesday

The cross-country American Discovery Relay 250 is rolling through Northwest Indiana next Wednesday, crossing the state line in Munster and weaving through the Region.

nwitimes

Indiana man allegedly crashes car into home, claims he can’t stick around because he’s late for a doctor’s appointment

When most people get into accidents, their remaining appointments for the day are usually canceled to deal with more pressing matters—like the accident itself. But that doesn’t …

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