There aren't many opportunities for friendly competition in the women's block at the Monroe County Jail, but as WFIU's Colin Bishop found out, one increasingly popular program allows inmates to feel not like they're in prison, but more like they're in a VFW hall...
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This year's tax deadline is less than two months away, and a new tax credit could mean big savings for many Indiana college students and their parents. WFIU's Colin Bishop has more on how the tax breaks could help Hoosiers...
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Last June's floods destroyed homes and businesses and ravaged farmland across Indiana. In and around Columbus, flooding killed two people and did millions of dollars in damage. For many, the road to recovery hasn't been easy. WFIU's Colin Bishop spoke with a woman who's still struggling to get back on her feet after losing nearly everything.
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Indiana University communication workers have begun a push to garner public support for an increase in their salaries for the coming year. Last year IU granted communication workers a 3.5% raise, but Communication Workers Association President Peter Kaczmarczyk said the increase in pay didn't keep up with inflation.
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Columbus-based Cummins has announced another round of local job cuts. The engine manufacturer is looking to eliminate about 350 hourly jobs from its southern Indiana workforce by the end of the month.
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General Electric has announced it will delay shutting-down the company's Bloomington refrigerator plant, which was set to close early next year. WFIU's Colin Bishop has more...
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Central and southern Indiana was hit by one of the biggest winter storms in years. More than a foot of snow fell on parts of central and southern Indiana. Schools, businesses and government offices shut down. In many counties, a snow emergency kept cars off the roads, and Indiana University cancelled class for the [...]
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It's been more than 25 years since the discovery of AIDS, but new cases of the disease continue to hit communities around the country. In social hubs like Bloomington, young gay men are particularly at risk. WFIU's Colin Bishop reports.
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Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation officials have decided to make theirs the first district in the state to have seatbelts in some school buses.
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The city of Columbus is putting the finishing touches on a plan to buy as many as 85 flood-damaged homes at a cost of around six million dollars. WFIU's Colin Bishop has more...
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