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FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · AURORA, BROOKVILLE NOMINATED FOR OPPORTUNITY ZONES · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · RACHEL PATZER: HEALTH CARE AI NEEDS TRUST. INDIANA ALREADY HAS A HEAD START. · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · NORTHWEST INDIANA POLICE PRESENT AT CHICAGO RAPPER BLOODHOUND Q50 FUNERAL IN MERRILLVILLE · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · DOCS: INDIANA MAN WORKING FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS DEFRAUDED FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF PROGRAMS; MADE PURCHASES AT TOTAL WINE, BEST BUY · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · NICHOLAS "NICK" E. GODFREY OBITUARY (2026) - INDIANAPOLIS, IN - INDIANA FUNERAL CARE · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · INDIANA STATE POLICE SEEKS NEARLY $30M FEDERAL GRANT TIED TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · BROOKVILLE STUDENTS HONOR DOLLY'S LOVE OF READING · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION OVER RACE-BASED BOARD QUOTA · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · EVANSVILLE TO HOST 2026 NAACP INDIANA CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · RED CROSS HELPING AS ILLINOIS, INDIANA WEATHER NON-STOP STORMS · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · BEST COLLEGES IN INDIANA · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · PET FRIENDLY SERVICES OF INDIANA PROMOTES RABIES PREVENTION ON WORLD RABIES DAY ·

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Summit District: Selling the Overflow as a Lifestyle

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

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

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