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11/25/2025

The Whitestown, Indiana homeowner charged in the fatal shooting of a house cleaner was released from the Boone County Jail after an initial hearing Friday morning. Curt Andersen, 62, was charged on Nov. 17 with one count of voluntary manslaughter.

The judge set bail at $25,000 at a Friday hearing for Curt Andersen, who was charged with shooting and killing house cleaner María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez in early November.

11/25/2025

A Mooresville teenager who planned a school shooting on Valentine’s Day will face 12 years of prison. In court Monday, Trinity Shockley described years of mental health issues and bullying, leading her to an online crime community that inspired the plan.

A Mooresville teenager who planned a school shooting on Valentine’s Day will face 12 years of prison. Police arrested Trinity Shockley February. Shockley and her attorney described years of mental health issues and bullying, leading her to an online crime community that inspired the plan.

11/24/2025

AAA projects nearly 82 million Americans, about 1.94 million of them Hoosiers, will travel for Thanksgiving this year. The majority of Hoosiers — 1.7 million —will be driving.

About 1.7 million of the 1.9 million Hoosiers traveling will do so by car.

11/24/2025

Lacking sufficient federal guidance, states are wrestling with how to define medical frailty — a consequential decision that could cut Medicaid coverage for many people, said state officials, consumer advocates, and health policy researchers.

New federal rules will require more than 18 million Medicaid enrollees nationwide to show they’re working, volunteering, or going to school for 80 hours a month starting in 2027 to keep their coverage.

11/24/2025

As the holidays approach, child development researchers are warning parents that artificial intelligence-powered toys, which are sometimes advertised as interactive learning tools, can harm children’s socialization.

AI-based toys are hitting the shelves before Christmas. Researchers say the toys can harm socialization.

11/23/2025

Bloomfield artist and art educator Wyatt LeGrand paints tight, impressionistic takes on small towns and domestic scenes of everyday life. 🖼️

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11/22/2025

Ice-nine is real?! 🧊

11/22/2025

This spring, Maxwell Fertik, who teaches comprehensive design at Indiana University, gathered a group of 13 undergraduates in a classroom and told them their assignment: design a series of miniature golf holes based on Kurt Vonnegut’s 1963 novel  . ⛳️

Over the course of eight weeks, they designed and built VonneGolf, a series of five holes that would go up on Kirkwood Avenue during Granfalloon, the festival of arts and ideas, in June.

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11/22/2025

Before creating new degrees, Indiana’s public colleges and universities will have to explain to the state how they will promote American values.

The new degree proposal form issued by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education asks how programs cultivate "commitment to the core values of American society."

11/21/2025

State legislators had the most to lose in redistricting that would have benefited the president and Republicans in Congress, an expert on Indiana politics said.

11/21/2025

Former Lawrence County Auditor Staggs was arrested in August 2024 after a special investigation by the State Board of Accounts revealed that she failed to deposit nearly $80,000 in water utility payments between 2015 and 2020.

A former local county official has been sentenced to pay over $100,000 to her oldemployer.

11/21/2025

Update: This story has been updated with information on Gov. Mike Braun, Sen. Kyle Walker and from Indiana House leadership.

Gov. Mike Braun on Friday condemned a wave of threats against state lawmakers — including ones he said targeted him and his family — shortly after Republican Sen. Andy Zay confirmed a bomb threat at his Huntington vehicle rental business.

Gov. Mike Braun on Friday condemned a wave of threats against state lawmakers — including ones he said targeted him and his family — shortly after Republican Sen. Andy Zay confirmed a second bomb threat at his Huntington vehicle rental business.