Indiana Public Radio

08/01/2025

This weekend on The Facing Project: Covert Racism & Beyond the Binary

Three women—one Black, one Muslim, and one Native American—share what their lives are like in a predominately white mid-sized Midwestern community. And then, a trans man in Ohio shares his journey with hormone therapy; a non-binary person in Indiana finds acceptance at home; and an Ohio pastor, who struggled with her faith and identity, eventually finds peace at the pulpit.

Tune in to IPR at 1 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday, or access anytime at indianapublicradio.org/thefacingproject, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or NPR Podcasts.

07/31/2025

🍾 Pop of Culture is back for the second half of Season 2! 🥳

This week, we chat with Jarrod Case and Jason Cooper of local band White Lies & The Half Truth. 🎶 They'll share tracks from their album "The Ghosts We Carry" and explain why now was the right time to form a band. Catch them in Muncie this Saturday at Fire Up DWNTWN! 🔥 https://www.facebook.com/share/1EBEUkbSVt/

✍️ We'll also hear our latest Beautiful Thing from writer Jill Currie ("He Comes Back for the Curtains"), 🎨 catch up with Pop favorite Aimee Maychack (who 'blew up' their life to pursue a full-time career in the arts), 👩‍🌾 and ask farmer Riley McDermott what she's working on.

Tune in this Friday & Saturday at noon here on IPR, or stream any time at https://indianapublicradio.org/popofculture! You can also find Pop of Culture on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or NPR Podcasts.

07/30/2025

First Lady Maureen Braun was tasked with finding philanthropic support for the program after the governor and legislature eliminated its state funding.

First Lady Maureen Braun announced a "significant investment" in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Indiana Wednesday. Braun was tasked with finding philanthropic support for the program after the governor and legislature eliminated its state funding. The CenterPoint Energy Foundation dona

07/30/2025

Forge interim CEO Caitlin Hancock says 65 percent of funds from the first round of READI has been dispersed.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun has voiced support for the state’s READI regional grant program, intended to help finance economic development projects statewide. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, that’s as the new two-year state budget doesn’t include a third round of the grants. The first $50...

07/29/2025

He said greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks have gone down in recent decades and Americans shouldn’t be forced to buy expensive electric vehicles.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to undo its finding that climate change harms people, and eliminate greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially announced the proposal on Tuesday at a commercial truck dealership in Indianapolis. The 2009 clim

07/29/2025

The labor force participation rate includes Hoosiers 16 and older who are either working or actively looking for work.

Indiana’s unemployment rate has improved for five consecutive months, with it currently standing at 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustments. During the same time period, the state's labor force saw a slight decrease. One expert names a few possible reasons behind the decline. The labor for

07/29/2025

“A lot of these dogs are gonna be happy-go-lucky dogs,” Eicher said. “If they come in and they’re not really picking their head up, but they’re just kind of laying there not really interested in getting up, moving around, things like that.”

The National Weather Service is predicting “dangerously hot conditions” this week, with increased humidity, putting both people and animals in danger of heat stroke or exhaustion. Northeast Indiana Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital (NIVES) has already seen a handful of cases in pets t

07/29/2025

Under the proposed system, schools would still receive a letter grade but it would be based on five characteristics the state wants students to succeed in.

The public can now weigh in on Indiana’s proposal to change how the state rates schools with A-F letter grades. It's the first major update to its accountability system in years. Indiana hasn’t issued grades to schools since 2018. In 2021 lawmakers removed consequences for schools that repeatedl...

07/28/2025

The Trump administration invited facilities across the country to apply for exemptions to air pollution rules.

The Trump administration will let two chemical plants in Indiana bypass recent air pollution rules for two years. SABIC Innovative Plastics in Posey County ranks sixth for most toxic releases in the state. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the company has violated clean air la

07/28/2025

The latest settlements involve eight different companies alleged to have contributed to the opioid crisis: Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun and Zydus.

Indiana will receive more than $16 million from the latest settlements with drug companies over the opioid crisis. Attorney General Todd Rokita announced some of the details of the nationwide agreements Monday. The latest settlements involve eight different companies alleged to have contri

07/28/2025

Copps says it’s expected to cost $4 million for the investigation.

Federal water testing has begun at a Superfund site in Anderson, as the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to learn how the water is contaminated and who or what is responsible. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, the tests continue a lengthy process that is still expected to take years to compl...

07/25/2025

This weekend on a brand-new episode of The Facing Project: A Place Called Home with Award-Winning Author David Ambroz 🏡

J.R. Jamison-Pippin is joined by David Ambroz to discuss his memoir, A Place Called Home, a story about growing up homeless in New York, Ambroz’s subsequent years in foster care, and eventually becoming an attorney with a vision to change the laws that affect children in poverty. Hillary Rodham Clinton praised A Place Called Home “[as a book that will] redouble your efforts to fight the systems of poverty that have plagued America for too long.”

Tune in to IPR at 1 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday, or access anytime at indianapublicradio.org/thefacingproject, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or NPR Podcasts.