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Former IU swimmer Zach Apple at the Tokyo Olympics

Zach Apple anchored another relay gold medal win for the United States in the pool.

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The shooting happened as a funeral service was in progress at Sprowl Funeral & Cremation Care. Officers called to the scene found a mother trying to get her child to the hospital. The 4-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition.

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School officials announced Nasser H. Paydar’s pending retirement Thursday. He has served as chancellor of IUPUI and executive vice president for Indiana University since 2015.

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George S. Blankenbaker Jr., 56, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in Indianapolis who also ordered him to pay $1.5 million in restitution and to three years of supervised release.

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A law banning cellphone use took effect in July 2020 to combat distracted driving. That law allowed tickets of up to $500 against violators but delayed by a year any state Bureau of Motor Vehicles points toward a driver’s license suspension.

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Manchester University has hired The Verdin Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, to remove and refurbish the existing 10 bells, create four additional bells, and build a new tower structure.

A memorial for fallen Terre Haute Police Officer Greg Ferency

Shane Meehan, 44, is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig McKee on Aug. 13 in the federal courthouse in Terre Haute, the Tribune-Star reported.

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Booker made national news last summer after he claimed a group of White men jumped him and threatened to hang him as he was visiting Lake Monroe with some friends to celebrate July 4.

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The summer of 2021 may go down as one of the busiest for the folks at Beck Service Center South of Indianapolis.

State health officials say they’re not mandating masks in K-12 schools amid a surge of COVID-19 in part because local officials told them they want to make those decisions.

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MCCSC guidelines are calling for students to wear masks when school starts next week, but some want masks to be optional. How to protect your car from catalytic converter theft. And a Bloomington non-profit is recruiting out-of-state remote workers.

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The change in policy would mean required masks inside all public establishments, which includes while entering and exiting bars and restaurants. 

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Twenty-six people are hospitalized with the virus in Monroe County, down from 33 yesterday. Hospitalizations hit a low of 12 patients July 15.

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Jesse Lowery, James “Stuff” Parks and Earl Wharton-El have been friends since the fourth grade, growing up in Indianapolis and attending Crispus Attucks High School together.

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Gov. Eric Holcomb said he’ll be monitoring Indiana’s COVID-19 data as the State Fair begins. But he’s convinced it will be safe.

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Indiana is in the midst of the sharpest spike of COVID-19 cases since the earliest days of the pandemic. But Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state is in “a different place” as he defends his decision not to reimpose any statewide COVID-19 restrictions.

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The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced this week scholarships through the Build, Learn, Grow program will be available until March 2022. They were initially slated to end this October. 

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It took a world record performance to keep Lilly King from an improbable gold medal Thursday night at the Tokyo Olympics.

Gov. Eric Holcomb did not reimpose any statewide COVID-19 restrictions as he extended Indiana's public health emergency for the 17th time.

Gov. Eric Holcomb opted not to reimpose any COVID-19 restrictions Thursday as he extended the state’s public health emergency for another month.

Pam Pontones, Dr. Kristina Box and Dr. Lindsay Weaver gave an update on the coronavirus Feb. 27.

Watch live as Gov. Eric Holcomb provides an update on COVID spread and health restrictions.

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Hoosiers caught violating Indiana’s hands-free driving law will now get an added penalty: points on their driving record, enough of which can lead to a suspension of their license.

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The program is offered through Indiana’s Next Level Jobs and paid for by the Workforce Ready Grant. Applicants must live in Indiana, have a high school diploma or GED, and have not previously received a Next Level Jobs certificate.

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The state listed 795 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus today, up from 781 yesterday. The state started out with 684 hospitalized COVID-19 patients Monday. The state’s hospitalizations have been on the rise for the last month.

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In August, federal agents charged Zhao Kaikai with a visa violation and lying to U.S. government officials. They said he lied about connections to the Chinese military.

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Indiana-based craft distiller West Fork Whiskey broke ground on its second location Tuesday. The company said it will be one of the state’s largest agritourism destinations.

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One victim is hospitalized as the result of a stabbing reported early yesterday morning on the north side of town.

The Indiana State Fair was canceled in 2020 for the first time since World War II.

The Indiana State Fair returns, starting July 30, a year after it was canceled for the first time since World War II. And there are some things a little different about this year’s event.

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President Biden nominated two Hoosier attorneys to head the northern and southern federal judicial districts.

A photo of the sign outside MCCSC administrative offices.

Superintendent Jeff Hauswald said the goal of the program is to get high school students excited enough to receive their COVID-19 shots. 

A map of the fictitious Site 81 at Lake Monroe

Google ‘Lake Monroe’ and you’ll get the expected tourist, boat rental, realty property and Department of Natural Resources links. But if you dig down a bit, you can also find a link to something called ‘Site 81.’

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The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy – which trains the majority of police across the state – temporarily halted operations because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

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An invasive insect called the spotted lanternfly has arrived in Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says it was found in Switzerland County — located about halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville.

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He said breakthrough cases are bound to happen – IU President Pamela Whitten is an example. However, considering she only experienced mild symptoms, it is a good sign of things to come.  

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Health officials reported 29 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County Wednesday but no additional deaths. That’s the most new cases recorded for the county since April 20. Newly reported daily cases have been on a gradual rise since June 9.

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Public safety officials announced Wednesday that the man who carried out a mass shooting this spring at an Indianapolis FedEx facility was motivated by suicide, not racial bias.

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A task force made up of Bloomington and Indiana University representatives has suggested two new names for Jordan Avenue.

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