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You may have heard the legend of the town that’s below the surface of Monroe Lake, Indiana’s largest man-made lake. Learn the true story of Elkinsville in this 2003 documentary from WTIU.
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The Collaborative Justice Project Working Subcommittee was created during a June 11 joint session.
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In 1922, a group of outdoor enthusiasts established one of the country’s first national wildlife conservation organizations, the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA). Today, the vision and zeal of Gene Stratton-Porter and the other founders of the IWLA continue across the country.
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Author and retired CIA field officer Gene Coyle connects Revolutionary War intelligence tactics with the realities of modern espionage.
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WFIU invites you to a summer evening filled with live jazz, community spirit, and music under the evening sky at Jazz in July: Columbus. This free outdoor concert features the Visions Jazz Ensemble, led by Indianapolis trumpeter and composer Sam Butler, whose performances blend classic jazz traditions with contemporary influences and vibrant improvisation. -
Indiana Public Media invites community members to join us for a conversation about the issues, opportunities, and stories that deserve more attention in their community.
Putnam County Public Library - Kiwanis Room
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Sat, June 27 2026 -
Indiana Public Media invites community members to join us for a conversation about the issues, opportunities, and stories that deserve more attention in their community.
Monroe County Public Library - Southwest Branch
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM on Wed, July 1, 2026 -
Indiana Public Media invites community members to join us for a conversation about the issues, opportunities, and stories that deserve more attention in their community.
Bartholomew County Public Library (Columbus), Red Room
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Mon, July 6, 2026 -
Indiana Public Media invites community members to join us for a conversation about the issues, opportunities, and stories that deserve more attention in their community.
Vigo County Public Library - Main Library (Lifelong Learning Center)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Tue, July 7, 2026
Danny William
We’re saying goodbye to Nice Work this week. For our last show, hosts Tyler Lake and Alex Chambers talk about some of their favorite moments, look back at stories and interviews and reflect on what they hoped the show would accomplish.
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Writer Alyse Knorr reads from her book Wolf Tours, a surrealist novel-in-verse: “Day One,” “Wolf Tours Rules,” “Hunting Lesson,” and “Gratuity Not Included.”
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In Samuel Hoshour's first teaching position at Wayne County Seminary, his pupils included governor-to-be Oliver P. Morton, and the future author of Ben Hur.
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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.
In case you missed it!
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A celebration of the final four musicals written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in the 1950s.
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Even when you are exploring and unsure of a destination, signposts and maps can prove very helpful. But what if this is new territory? The events of 2020 were global, which gives a new meaning to the meaning of destination.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art/WikimediaWe’re exploring ways that landscape has been reflected in the music of earlier centuries, from topography and weather conditions to wildlife and human interventions. We’ll gaze at distant mountains, wander through meadows, hop fences, and rest in shady glens in music by Cipriano de Rore, Thomas Weelkes, Robert Johnson, and more.
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In 1957 tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins was at the peak of his first great period, playing with a confident, swinging, and radical abandon both as a leader and with Max Roach and Miles Davis.
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Learn about the infamous feud which helped launch the field of paleontology into the mainstream with today's A Moment of Science! -
Learn all about the ferocious butterwort plant with today's A Moment of Science! -
How much do you know about CERN? Learn more about it with today's A Moment of Science. -
Former Republican Indianapolis Mayor recently visited Evansville for a listening session as his campaign nears signature deadline to reach November Ballot; needs 37,000 signatures -
Forecasters expect highs in the lower- to mid-90s starting Monday, with heat indices from around 100 degrees to as high as 105 degrees in the afternoons. -
Transgender youth and their parents may submit comments for the court's consideration by July 24. -
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove thousands from Haiti and Syria here under temporary legal status. -
Indiana’s payment error rate for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program rose last year — which, without improvements, could cost the state more than $140 million annually as soon as next year. -
Correction officials confirmed Westville can accommodate firing squad executions as lawmakers, governor and the U.S. Justice Department push for changes to protocols. -
Lois Hugentober, 67, of Bloomfield, also known as Lois Watson, is charged with two counts of felony intimidation and two counts of pointing a firearm at another person, a misdemeanor.
