Southern Indiana News

Thomson Launches Reelection Bid Days After Another Kirkwood Shooting

The November 1 incident was the third multi-victim shooting on or near Kirkwood in 2026.

Jim Lucas 69s again,

And why progressives should keep the lights on.

Girls Rock Bloomington Downsizes

Turns out bigoted policies hurt business.

Disgusting Haircuts For The Win

Oliver is a family law attorney and mediator who lives in a log cabin in Brown County.

State House Results Across the Mr.Newz Counties

Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House of Representatives for the first time in 14 years.

Kirkwood Shooting: Mayor insists it's the gun's fault.

Mayor Kerry Thomson’s public response has centered on Indiana’s gun laws. In a video and subsequent statements she called the state’s laws “lax,”

Fiddles, Hillside Shows, and a Dome Full of Standards: Orange County’s Music Scene

That is the county’s oldest music business, even if no tickets are sol

Tourism’s Quiet Powerhouse: How French Lick Resort Continues to Lift Orange County

After decades of decline, the Cook Group led a major restoration project in the mid-2000s

When the Circus Came to Stay: Ed Ballard, Hagenbeck-Wallace, and Orange County’s Big-Top Legacy

Dan Pierson worked as an adjunct Professor Of History at UOF in 1995.

From a Regional Night in Columbus to a Lifetime of Screenings: Feleica Stewart Takes John Stewart’s Story Wider

Feleica Stewart did not leave the loss as a memorial plaque. She built the John Stewart Foundation around a plain goal

Fifteen Hours for a Year of Tacos

WBIW photographed the line and left the faces as “fanatics.

The Nashville Dream Is Being Rented Out by the Night

Short-term rentals have multiplied across the hills and into town. Some are careful local operations. Others are managed by companies that run multiple properties.

Martin County’s Recycling Center Faces December Hearing as Finances Stay Thin

Farmer's Almanac Looks Ahead: Milder Lean for Southern Indiana, With the Usual Caveats

Historical accuracy in Indiana has been uneven. Local reviews by Indianapolis television stations of recent winters found the almanacs correct on the direction of temperature and snowfall.

Not Satire, Lawrence County's Dollar General density is double state average

Workers and public records have repeatedly described the stores as chronically understaffed.

Martin County, October 2026: Elections and Gay Activists, it just never stops.

Martin County heads into the final week before the midterms with the usual local work still unfinished and the larger arguments still unresolved.

Family Detains Borden Man Accused of Trying to Abduct Teen at Gunpoint on North Naugle Road

A 53-year-old Borden man is in the Washington County Detention Center after deputies say he tried to force a teenage girl into his car at gunpoint outside her home on North Naugle Road Friday afternoon.

Ellettsville Has Become Bloomington’s Suburb

Once an independent bastion now an extension of Bloomington's Housing and Retail Hell.

IU Credit Union Caught Charging Overdrafts on Money It Already Approved. $800,000 on the Table.

Local Effects of Federal Efficiency Efforts Reach Bedford Post Office

Under then-Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, USPS had already reduced its workforce by roughly 30,000 positions since fiscal year 2021 and, in early 2025

Kratos Finishes $50 Million Hypersonic Facility in Crane Ahead of Schedule — High-Tech Jobs and Regional Growth Follow

The project is expected to create more than 100 high-tech positions with average annual wages above $80,000

Mr.Newz Explains: Pulling Public Records in Monroe, Lawrence, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Washington, Brown & Orange Counties

This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.