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CHRIS BOWEN IN FULL DENIAL AFTER INSULTING ENTIRE DISTRICT · INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS: CARROLL, WESTFIELD TOP LATEST Z-RATINGS · WEST NILE FOUND IN GREENE COUNTY MOSQUITOES — HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WHOLE COUNTY IS AT RISK · INDIANA MAN BUSTED WITH $3.8 MILLION WORTH OF COCAINE DURING TRAFFIC STOP IN PUTNAM COUNTY · $16.7 MILLION COMING TO WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA’S RURAL HOSPITALS — GREENE COUNTY IS ON THE LIST · BRAUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIANA WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LABOR DAY MESSAGE · FROM A REGIONAL NIGHT IN COLUMBUS TO A LIFETIME OF SCREENINGS: FELEICA STEWART TAKES JOHN STEWART’S STORY WIDER · NWI FORUM ANNOUNCES REGIONAL PROCESS FOR REDEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT APPLICATIONS · HEY, DO YOU WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS? · ELECTION 2026: INDIANA’S FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE · CLEAN YOUR OWN HOUSE FIRST · CENTRAL INDIANA GETS A BREAK FROM HUMIDITY BEFORE HEAT RETURNS MIDWEEK · ICE IN BLOOMINGTON: WHAT IS CONFIRMED, WHAT IS BUZZ · REPORT CARD: GRADING INDIANA'S 52-16 WIN OVER NORTH TEXAS · MIDWEST PRIVACY VOLUME 1 · CHANCE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN 2 INDIANA GRADUATES RESCUES FORMER COLLEGE BALL STAR FROM HOMELESSNESS · SHERIFF DALLAIRE DISMISSES 77% FLOCK OPPOSITION · INDIANA TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY WORRIED ABOUT SHORTFALL FROM STATE'S GAS TAX EXEMPTIONS · WHEN EVERY CABIN BECOMES A HOTEL, THE HILLS STOP FEELING LIKE HOME · INDIANA CHAMBER HAS A NEW ECONOMIC PLAYBOOK. HOOSIER BUSINESSES SHOULD WATCH THE SCOREBOARD. · MARTIN COUNTY HITS PAUSE ON DATA CENTERS, BIG SOLAR, AND WIND — LOCAL RULES BEFORE THE NEXT LAND RUSH · 2 MEN HURT IN ATV CRASH NEAR MICHIGAN-INDIANA STATE LINE · FALL LIGHT ON STONE COUNTRY: HOW LAWRENCE COUNTY HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AND HOW TO SHOOT IT YOURSELF · INDIANA GAS TAX SUSPENSION CONTINUES THROUGH OCT. 6 ·

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Summer’s Last Stretch: Nature Cafés, Trails, and Why Folks Still Choose the Hills

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Bedford’s Commercial Rebound: $32 Million in 2025 and a Pipeline Still Moving

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Worthington Solar Moves Forward in Greene County with Local Approvals and 150 MW Plans

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Bedford Police Pension Board Set to Review Two New Officer Candidates August 12

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Filling the Gaps: The 51-Acre Martin State Forest Expansion and Long-Term Conservation Strategy in Southern Indiana

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Professionalizing Rural Tourism: Greene County’s Next Step, with Lessons from Brown County’s Proven Path

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Saved from the Cell: Hoosier Helicopter Parents Freaking Out Over Unplugging Kids

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Downtown Shoals Boom: New Businesses Breathing Life into Main Street

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Preparing Hoosier Students for the 2026-2027 School Year: Device Policies, Health Education Updates, and Practical Steps for Families

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Spotlight on 4-H Excellence: Local Youth Achievements at the 2026 Lawrence County Fair

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Indiana high school volleyball rankings: Carroll, Westfield top latest Z-ratings

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Indiana man busted with $3.8 million worth of cocaine during traffic stop in Putnam County

Indiana State Police said a Sunday traffic stop led to them finding $3.8 million worth of cocaine.

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Braun highlights Indiana workforce, economic growth in Labor Day message

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NWI Forum Announces Regional Process for Redevelopment Tax Credit Applications

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Election 2026: Indiana’s First Congressional District Race

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Central Indiana gets a break from humidity before heat returns midweek

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Report Card: Grading Indiana's 52-16 win over North Texas

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Chance Encounter Between 2 Indiana Graduates Rescues Former College Ball Star from Homelessness

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Indiana transportation industry worried about shortfall from state's gas tax exemptions

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Indiana Chamber Has a New Economic Playbook. Hoosier Businesses Should Watch the Scoreboard.

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