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Goode drew the president’s ire for refusing to back his congressional redistricting push in Indiana, which failed.
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A curated guide to Bloomington’s early summer arts scene, featuring festivals, live performances, markets, and community events throughout May and June 2026. Compiled by Nice Work interns Jillian Blackburn and Holly Wilkerson, this roundup highlights accessible, local ways to enjoy the season’s creative energy.
Jewish Theatre Bloomington
Jewish Theatre Bloomington's upcoming production,Your Name Means Dream, tackles our relationship with technology, specifically AI chatbots. Alex Chambers sits down with director Martha Jacobs, and one of the two actors, Diane Kondrat.
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About 150 years ago, Indiana nearly bankrupted itself building a statewide canal system. Now, a new archaeological project seeks to learn more about this maligned period of Indiana history.
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In the 1970s, the owner of an Aurora plumbing business was easily recognized in town for the red Eldorado Cadillac convertible she always drove.
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sathit_koyram/Adobe StockWriter Alyse Knorr reads her poems “Scattered Forecast,” “Artifacts,” “Emptied Full,” “Evening,” “Day I Wanted Every Last Thing,” “Day I Wanted Only One Thing,” and “Epistle (You).”
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What do humans do better than AI in business? And where does AI have the edge?
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Wildfires strike without warning and can consume thousands of acres of forest and destroy grasslands. Until recently wildfires didn't cause many human casualties or destroy buildings and other property, for a simple reason. Most wildfires occur in the wild, places where people tend not to live. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
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The second in a three-part retrospective of Rodgers and Hammerstein focuses on Oklahoma! and The King and I.
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damingo@glasgow/FlickrWhen it comes to the early music of Britain, Tudor England tends to dominate the historical imagination. But there was plenty going on north of the border, as we’ll hear this hour. We’re exploring over five centuries of music in and about Scotland, so tune in for rarely heard gems from Celtic chant to heartfelt ballads and snappy dance tunes. Click title for playlist.
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In the 1940s a young jazz singer with a four-octave range and bebop chops burst onto the big-band scene with Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine before going on to establish herself as a solo star.
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Trent Deckard defeated David Henry for the Democratic nomination for Monroe County Commissioner. -
State Representative Michelle Davis won the Republican nomination for Indiana Senate District 41 over incumbent Greg Walker. -
President Trump tries to get revenge on state senators who defied him on midterm redistricting. -
President Trump has thrown his support behind challengers to Republican state senators who opposed his redistricting push. -
In the past, A Moment of Science has examined the differences between humans and our closest genetic relatives. But what else separates us from chimpanzees? -
Indiana’s attorney general has pulled out of a Republican-led lawsuit that aimed to strike down part of a federal law providing discrimination protections for people with disabilities. -
Five people were taken to the hospital late Thursday night after a suspected overdose at Kilroy’s Sports Bar on Walnut Street. -
Ancient rubies revealed some surprising information about past life on Earth. -
Golden Tempo, who trailed far behind the pack early in the race, came out on top in the 152nd Kentucky Derby. -
Changes are likely coming to the local Indiana University satellite campus.
