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FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · INDIANA SWIM AND DIVE OPENS SEASON WITH DOMINANT CSL WIN · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · FCN BANK CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE REGION · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · GREENWOOD OFFICIALS APPROVE ZONING FOR FIRST INDIANA BUC-EE'S LOCATION · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · TWO VISITS TO NOTRE DAME, OHIO STATE, INDIANA: 4-STAR WR MADDOX WEIL'S FALL VISIT SCHEDULE IS SET · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · AURORA, BROOKVILLE NOMINATED FOR OPPORTUNITY ZONES · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · RACHEL PATZER: HEALTH CARE AI NEEDS TRUST. INDIANA ALREADY HAS A HEAD START. · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · NORTHWEST INDIANA POLICE PRESENT AT CHICAGO RAPPER BLOODHOUND Q50 FUNERAL IN MERRILLVILLE · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · DOCS: INDIANA MAN WORKING FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS DEFRAUDED FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF PROGRAMS; MADE PURCHASES AT TOTAL WINE, BEST BUY · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · NICHOLAS "NICK" E. GODFREY OBITUARY (2026) - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - INDIANA FUNERAL CARE · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · INDIANA STATE POLICE SEEKS NEARLY $30M FEDERAL GRANT TIED TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · BROOKVILLE STUDENTS HONOR DOLLY'S LOVE OF READING · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION OVER RACE-BASED BOARD QUOTA ·

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When the Camera Becomes the Cause: Civilian Auditing in Southern Indiana

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