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Great Zimbabwe was one of the most prominent ancient civilizations of the African continent. Built between the 11th and 15th centuries by ancestors of today’s Shona people, it was the thriving capital of a massive trading empire — but for hundreds of years was dismissed by European explorers. Now, new archaeological discoveries are revealing the true scope of the ancient city's global importance.
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Paul Broderick was appointed interim Health Officer Monday. Broderick has served as the Morgan County health officer since 2011.
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Learn how AI is being leveraged to better understand us by analyzing human movement and physiology.
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Ian Jacobs/FlickrRising temperatures impact some unexpected areas of our lives. Learn more about how climate change effects mosquitoes with today's A Moment of Science.
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Kelly McBride, senior vice president at The Poynter Institute of Media Ethics and chair of the Newmark Ethics Center at Poynter.
When Congress voted to kill the Corporation for Public Media, some saw it as a death blow for public media in America. And it may yet be, especially for local news, which is 90 percent of public media. In spite of the massive outpouring of support, the system faces significant challenges if it is going to survive. And yet, there is an amazing opportunity to rethink and remake public media in the image of what consumers and communities need now, in the era of streamers and influencers. But can we do it?
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Deirdre Fagan reads "To the person in charge of discontinuation," "The Month of the Dead," "Going Hungry," and "Love Begets Love."
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Indiana’s “bone dry” law outlawed the possession of all liquor—even for medicinal purposes. And even in the hands of the state's best known temperance crusader.
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Danny WilliamWe’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.
In case you missed it
An overview of American Songbook tunes about show business.
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Browse our playlist for this week's show
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The Metropolitan Museum of ArtWe’re sounding the trumpet this week on Harmonia, with magnificent baroque trumpets in virtuosic solo music and majestic choral and orchestral works from Monteverdi to Telemann. Our featured release is Altissima: Works for High Baroque Trumpet with soloist Josh Cohen.
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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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A judge struck down the part of an Indiana law that required Union School Corp. to shut down in July 2027, after lawmakers added it to a 2025 property tax bill. -
Republicans are tapping their sizable fundraising advantage to pour money into hotly contested races during the final weeks before the election. -
Greg Ballard took the Indiana Election Commission to court Friday, arguing that they need to hear campaign finance complaints before election day. A judge has ruled against him. -
According to the county's early voting dashboard, 10,065 ballots had been cast through last Saturday. -
Curt Cignetti reflects on Indiana’s overtime win over Michigan and looks ahead to the Hoosiers’ game against Minnesota. -
The newborn baby was safely and anonymously placed in a Safe Haven baby box located at the Sugar Creek Fire Department. -
Health Department officials are working with the county's legal department to quickly appoint an interim Health Officer. -
Hoosier women are increasingly turning to midwives for care, as fewer obstetricians practice in the state and women report declining trust in the medical system. -
The Indiana Constitution only lets judges deny pretrial release on bail for murder or treason but a ballot question this election asks if judges should have discretion to deny bail for other crimes. -
Deputy Police Chief Ryan Pedigo said his department received a report of damage to glass on a large front-facing window at the county party office on East Second Street.
