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FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · BEST COLLEGES IN INDIANA · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · PET FRIENDLY SERVICES OF INDIANA PROMOTES RABIES PREVENTION ON WORLD RABIES DAY · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · SUMMER NATIONALS QUALIFIER THEA BIKE VERBALLY COMMITS TO INDIANA FOR FALL 2028 · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · IVY TECH BLOOMINGTON WINS BEST PLACES TO WORK AWARD FOR SECOND TIME · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · VOLUNTEER GROUP HAILED BY GOVERNOR FOR MASSIVE NORTHWEST INDIANA STORM CLEANUP EFFORT · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · MILLHOUSEN CHURCH FESTIVAL BACK FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · D.C. INSIDER TAKES BUSINESS LEADERS TO CAPITAL · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · FROM BBQ BOLOGNA TO HOT HONEY CHICKEN, FISHERS EVENT CENTER SPICES UP FALL MENU · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · THE HARVEST MOON, AKA 'FALLING LEAVES MOON,' SHINES OVER INDIANA SOON · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · NEW INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH HOSPITAL ROUGHLY A YEAR AWAY FROM COMPLETION · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · CHRIS WHITE | BUILDING A STRONGER UNITED WAY FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · SYCAMORES CONTINUE MVC ROAD SLATE AT VALPARAISO ·

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ICE in Bloomington: What Is Confirmed, What Is Buzz

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

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SR 48 Just Became a Three-Month Detour

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Summit District: Selling the Overflow as a Lifestyle

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

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

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Shining the Turd: The Convention Center Hotel and the Jobs Bloomington Doesn’t Need

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

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HGTV-Linked Expert Brings Destination Identity Workshop to Martin County

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West Virginia Media Company Buys Six Indiana Newspapers, Including Brown County and Seymour Titles

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Suppressors in Indiana: How a Federal Tax Change and a Texas Court Ruling Are Rewriting the Rules for Buyers and Sellers

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Southern Indiana Energy Costs as Summer Winds Down: Who Felt It Most and What Fall Looks Like

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Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest Lifts Off at West Boggs Park August 28–29

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