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Food assistance In Your Community: Where to find help, how to give in Central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — With SNAP benefits potentially interrupted starting November 5 due to the federal government shutdown, Central Indiana residents have multiple resources available for food assistance. Here's where to find help in our community. Why...
Christmas Nights of Lights opens Nov. 7 at Indiana State Fairgrounds
INDIANAPOLIS — Christmas Nights of Lights returns to the Indiana State Fairgrounds for its annual holiday season, running November 7 through December 31. The drive-thru light show features more than a million LED lights synchronized to classic...
Northeast Indiana school districts budget for property tax losses
Andrew McDaniel knows he has options if he ever faces certain car problems when strapped for cash. Broken heater or air conditioner? He could delay repairs and instead withstand uncomfortable temperatures during his five-minute drive to West Noble...
First Mid Bank & Trust highlights opportunities in shifting economic climate
Mathew Reynolds With declining interest rates and household budgets tightening, First Mid Bank & Trust (First Mid) is encouraging homeowners to take a closer look at the advantages of home equity loans and lines of credit and the various ways...
Simmons-Simelton contest tops a full slate of positions on Indiana Borough's ballot
Indiana Borough has contests Tuesday for mayor, as well as two-year and four-year seats on council and tax collector. “What our community needs is present, visible, and engaged leadership, someone who listens, acts, and brings people together,”...
Where to watch Indiana vs. Maryland football for free today
The No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers will travel to College Park this afternoon for a Big Ten matchup with the Maryland Terrapins. Fans can catch the action on CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET, with streaming available through Fubo, DirecTV and Paramount+. All three...
Where to watch Indiana vs. Maryland today: College football free stream
The Maryland Terrapins host the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Indiana remains undefeated at 8-0, the first time it’s done so since 1967. Indiana vs. Maryland will air on CBS, which you can stream on DIRECTV (free trial). Here’s...
Former IDS student media director sues IU after university terminated him, cut print
Former Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush is suing Indiana University, alleging it violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Rodenbush was fired by Media School Dean David Tolchinsky on Oct. 14 after he refused administrators’...
New businesses opening in Alpena
Courtest Photo This is a photo of the Family Farm and Home store in Gaylord. The company is opening a location in Alpena in the former Big Lots location. ALPENA – Economic development in the Alpena area is still going strong and in the coming...
Goodwill and Indiana Dinosaur Museum bring fall to life and engage with community during Harvest Fest
On the weekend of October 10, Goodwill brought tricks, treats, and triassic treasures to the Indiana Dinosaur Museum during Goodwill Days at Harvest Fest. Goodwill supported the event with plenty of fun activities, including a Halloween pop up...
Harrison Ford makes strong political speech in new interview
Harrison Ford is well-known for calling a spade a spade, which he puts on display in a recent interview, where he calls out the current U.S. president. "It scares the **** out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. [Trump] knows...
Interview: Indiana child care cuts will push parents out of jobs
The average cost of daycare in Indiana is more than $8,500 a year, according to estimates from Early Learning Indiana. For many families that can be out of reach. Low-income, working parents can get help through vouchers from the Child Care and...
More than 53,000 SNAP recipients, $9.9 million in benefits issued in northeast Indiana in September, report finds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must fund the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP. Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, SNAP payments were set to pause on November...
Wait, Are 74% Of Businesses Actually Seeing An ROI From Generative AI?
For months now, AI watchers have been citing an MIT study that found 95% of businesses weren’t seeing an ROI from their generative AI spend. The study’s popularity seemed to confirm what many close to the technology felt to be true: It was...
How to watch No. 2 Indiana vs Maryland football today: TV, odds
The No. 2 ranked Indiana Hoosiers take on the Maryland Terrapins in a Big Ten college football showdown taking place during Week 10 of the season. Kickoff takes place at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MDT) on Saturday, November 1 with a...
Opinion: Indiana Residents Should Not Bear Data Center Costs
(TNS) — Hoosiers are growing more and more concerned about the costs of data centers, which are popping up across the state from Hobart to Jeffersonville. As reported by CNHI Indiana’s Carson Gerber, the surge in data centers has left Indiana...
1 hospitalized after shooting in downtown Indianapolis
When officers arrived, they said they found a person shot. IMPD said the victim was in stable condition. IMPD told 13News this is an "isolated incident between two individuals." Anyone with information about this incident should make tips to Crime...
Salukis men’s basketball picked to finish 7th in MVC preseason media poll, Isaiah Stafford chosen for 2nd team all-conference
There has been a lot of recent uproar regarding the Missouri Valley Conference’s decision not to release a full men’s basketball preseason poll. They instead opted to only post a Top 5. They did something arguably even more egregious when they...
Gavin Newsom’s biggest political test yet is on the ballot Tuesday
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As President Donald Trump prepared to send a phalanx of federal immigration agents into the Bay Area, Gov. Gavin Newsom bemoaned the lack of outrage about Trump’s...
Redistricting, political violence and a battle for momentum in 2025 elections | Guest Commentary
One of the best ways to predict the future is to follow the energy. Right now, it’s not flowing how history would suggest. Every election tells a story about America’s political current, and the 2025 off-year elections are no exception. Beneath...