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The U.S. government’s sole execution chamber is on the grounds of a prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. Isolated from its general population, 44 condemned men are held in the Special Confinement Unit, or America’s death row. In 2020, the Trump administration launched a spree of executions, killing 13 condemned Americans in quick succession. A team of public radio journalists covered each execution in person.
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About 1,400 employees will remain at the site post layoffs.
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What started as a routine research task turned into a community-wide impact. Learn how the Blue Envelope Program made its way to Monroe County—and why it matters for safer, more compassionate interactions.
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Angela Caldwell, co-curator of the I Fell Gallery in downtown Bloomington, talks about the unique spaces within this historic building.
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Ron McKeethen resurrected a beloved statue of Santa Claus that soared over 30 feet tall. The statue had been a fixture in the Evansville area for years before falling into disrepair.
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When Hartke left Evansville for the U.S. Senate in 1958, he was the first Democrat to represent Indiana in the Senate for two decades.
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Courtesy of the poet.Kourtney Jones reads "Day Zero" and "The Other Side of It."
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Explore how land, food systems, and rural values shape decision-making across Indiana’s agricultural communities.
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Our bodies prefer to get their energy from carbs. But does it matter what kind of carbohydrates you put into your body?
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This week, a look at the music of composer Cy Coleman, including songs like "Witchcraft," "The Best Is Yet To Come," "Big Spender," and "I Walk A Little Faster."
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/freedom_wanted - stock.adobe.com/171079543Browse our playlist from this week's game
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Comtessa/Courtesy of the ensemble.Since 2018, Early Music America has hosted its Emerging Artists Showcase, a series presenting the rising stars of early music and historical performance. This hour, we’ll conclude our celebration of their 2025 laureates with Comtessa’s program entitled Florilegium: Songs of Medieval England from 1150 to 1300.
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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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Crocodilians appear to eat rocks on purpose, but why exactly would they want to do that? -
108 religious stations make up 27 percent of the stations in the state. That’s just over the average for the country. -
The speed limit reduction will go into effect on or after Tuesday, March 31. -
A look at the idea behind “We Are Public Media” and how it connects our programs, our community, and the people who make it all possible. -
Just because a label says a product is fat free or low fat, that doesn't mean the food is good for you. A Moment of Science looks closer at the pros and cons of fat-free foods. -
From singalongs and lanterns, festivities look at Indiana’s role in shaping America -
A woman was found dead following a house fire at 7000 S. Strain Ridge Road in Monroe County Saturday afternoon. -
The Monroe Co. Sheriff’s Office reported that a 37-year-old man from Mooresville was driving a Ford Explorer that left the roadway, entered the median, and rolled over in the northbound lanes of Interstate 69. -
About 30 volunteers worked in shifts to clean up the site on the west side of Bloomington, according to Monroe Co. Humane Association executive director Andrew Krebbs. The cleanup effort focused on smaller debris that might pose a risk to animals on the property. -
Protesters crowded downtown Bloomington over the weekend, calling for resistance to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and immigration crackdown. The gathering Saturday was in the third “No Kings” day of demonstrations across the United States since Trump returned to office last year.
