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01/10/2026

PHOTO GALLERY: Behind a near-flawless performance from quarterback Fernando Mendoza and a stifling defensive effort, the Hoosiers defeated Oregon 56–22 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

Behind a near-flawless performance from quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Hoosiers defeated Oregon 56–22 in the Peach Bowl to earn a spot in the National Championship Game.

01/09/2026

IU fans arrived to Atlanta in droves today to watch the Hoosiers play the Oregon Ducks in tonight's Peach Bowl.

01/09/2026

Residents in Martindale-Brightwood in Indianapolis have spent decades living with the environmental consequences of industrial development. Now, they say a proposed data center could repeat that history.

Martindale-Brightwood residents are mobilizing against a proposed data center development they fear will worsen environmental pollution and repeat the historic Black neighborhood's long history of industrial exploitation.

01/09/2026

Let's go, Jimmy — All Creatures Great and Small season 6 is almost here! 🐐🐕🐄

As peace finally settles throughout Europe in the spring of 1945, a new chaos finds its way to Skeldale House. While James struggles to keep up with Siegfried’s unpredictable ways, there may be good news just around the corner...

Catch the season premiere this Sunday at 9pm on WTIU and the PBS app.

01/09/2026

Coyotes are mostly harmless and play an important role in the ecosystem by helping control pests.

This time of year, you’re more likely to hear coyotes as they look for mates. While they can sometimes be a threat to small pets and livestock, a Purdue University expert said coyotes are mostly harmless and play an important role in the ecosystem.

01/09/2026

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration officials say the agency wasn’t appropriated the money required for a summertime food aid program — and is busy planning for federal changes that could add a whopping $260 million a year to the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expenses.

Anti-hunger advocates emphasize SUN Bucks program’s effectiveness.

01/09/2026

For more than 50 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has helped support public radio and television stations across the country, and its impact on what you hear and see on WFIU and WTIU has been profound. The loss of CPB marks a significant shift for the public media system, but it does NOT mark an end to our work. 🔨

WFIU and WTIU remain focused on serving our community by producing local documentaries, inspiring music programming, reporting on the news that matters in our region, and bringing you the NPR and PBS programming you value.

01/09/2026

Republicans in the House and Senate have released their priorities for the 2026 legislative session, promoting a short list of bills in each chamber. Lawmakers are focusing on deregulation around housing and education as well as increasing energy affordability.

Indiana Republicans in the House and Senate have released their legislative priorities for 2026. Leadership say they are focused on fraud, deregulation, and keeping the legislative session short.

01/09/2026

A report from the Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council estimates Indiana’s coal ash could hold more than $5.8 billion worth of rare earth elements. While there are ways to extract them, they’re not cheap and no company is doing this on a large scale.

Recovering rare earth elements from toxic coal ash could be a win-win for Indiana’s environment and its economy. These are used in things like electric vehicle batteries, medical equipment, jet engines and wind turbines. A new report shows Indiana has a long way to go before extracting those eleme...

01/09/2026

The Indiana Department of Transportation said it is postponing more than 300 projects due to funding issues. The projects are not outright cancelled, but their scope and timing are impacted.

The Indiana Department of Transportation is postponing more than 300 projects due to funding issues.

01/09/2026

More than seven million people in the country have contracted the flu since October; about 3,100 people have died from the flu. In Indiana, 17 flu-related deaths have been reported so far. Twelve of those were in people older than 65.

The “subclade K” strain accounts for about 90 percent of cases.

01/08/2026

Indiana’s Senate Republicans released a slim priority agenda Wednesday — targeting waste, fraud and abuse in Indiana’s food and health care benefit programs.