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WHAT IS SEAN STEELE ACTUALLY RUNNING ON? · TURNING POINT INDIANA: CHARLIE KIRK’S MOVEMENT FACES ITS BIGGEST TEST — CAN INDIANA BECOME TPUSA’S MODEL STATE · CHRIS BOWEN REALLY WANTS YOU TO LISTEN TO HER. · TINY PILLARS PRESCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPENS AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LAWRENCE COUNTY · CHRIS BOWEN IN FULL DENIAL AFTER INSULTING ENTIRE DISTRICT · COLUMBUS MAN SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION · WEST NILE FOUND IN GREENE COUNTY MOSQUITOES — HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WHOLE COUNTY IS AT RISK · GOVERNOR BRAUN THANKS VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING HOOSIERS AT AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS CENTER  · $16.7 MILLION COMING TO WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA’S RURAL HOSPITALS — GREENE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST · INDIANA STATE LIBRARY: CONSTITUTION TRIVIA · FROM A REGIONAL NIGHT IN COLUMBUS TO A LIFETIME OF SCREENINGS: FELEICA STEWART TAKES JOHN STEWART’S STORY WIDER · ROAD CLOSURE PLANNED FOR STATE ROAD 57 IN DAVIESS COUNTY · HEY, DO YOU WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS? · INDIANA COUNTIES' RESPONSE TO DATA CENTERS REFLECTS BROADER POLITICAL RISK · CLEAN YOUR OWN HOUSE FIRST · PERSONNEL FROM MULTIPLE INDIANA POLICE AGENCIES CONVERGE ON WHITESTOWN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO APPREHEND SUSPECT · ICE IN BLOOMINGTON: WHAT IS CONFIRMED, WHAT IS BUZZ · INDIANA LEADERS SEEK ANSWERS FOR SURGING FIRE TRUCK COSTS · MIDWEST PRIVACY VOLUME 1 · UTILITY PANEL GREENLIGHTS RECONSIDERATION OF AES INDIANA HIKE · SHERIFF DALLAIRE DISMISSES 77% FLOCK OPPOSITION · STORM THREAT TODAY, WIDESPREAD RAIN THURSDAY · WHEN EVERY CABIN BECOMES A HOTEL, THE HILLS STOP FEELING LIKE HOME · INDY’S NEW SIPEASY SOCIALHAUS FILLS CALENDAR; OWNER EYES EXPANSION ·

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Hey, do you want to do good things?

Explaining our recent Facebook departure and updates.

Mr.Newz 2 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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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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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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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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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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Lawco.News

What Is Sean Steele Actually Running On?

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026
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Chris Bowen really wants you to listen to her.

Her official story sounds neighborly until you ask questions.

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026

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Turning Point Indiana: Charlie Kirk’s Movement Faces Its Biggest Test — Can Indiana Become TPUSA’s Model State

Did Braun's TPUSA partnership actually work? If Indiana had X chapters before the announcement and suddenly has substantially more when students return this fall, that's measura…

Hoosier Enquirer

Tiny Pillars Preschool Officially Opens at Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence County

BEDFORD — The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence County has officially opened the doors to its new early childhood education initiative, Tiny Pillars Preschool ...

WBIW

Columbus man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation

COLUMBUS — A Columbus man has been sentenced to nearly three decades in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a young child and posses ...

WBIW

Governor Braun thanks volunteers supporting Hoosiers at American Red Cross Disaster Relief Operations Center 

INDIANA – Governor Mike Braun visited the American Red Cross Indiana Region headquarters in Indianapolis today to tour its Disaster Relief Operations C ...

WBIW

Indiana State Library: Constitution Trivia

INDIANA - Celebrate Constitution Day with a lunchtime trivia showdown! Join us on September 15th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Indiana State Library f ...

WBIW

Road closure planned for State Road 57 in Daviess County

DAVIESS COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 57 in Daviess County. Beginning on or around Monday, Septe ...

WBIW

Indiana counties' response to data centers reflects broader political risk

Indiana illustrates both the shifting political risk for data centers and the direction of the infrastructure finance discussion on this issue.

Bond Buyer

Personnel from multiple Indiana police agencies converge on Whitestown apartment complex to apprehend suspect

WHITESTOWN, Ind. — Multiple Indiana police agencies converged on an apartment complex in Whitestown to apprehend a suspect Tuesday night. In a post on Facebook, the Whitestown M…

Fox 59

Indiana leaders seek answers for surging fire truck costs

An Indiana senator wants a federal investigation into an industry he says has become a public safety problem.

Axios

Utility panel greenlights reconsideration of AES Indiana hike

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 Sept. 2 to reconsider the AES Indiana rate hike approved in June.

The Courier Times

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