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Afghan Evacuees Arrive, Indiana Marine Killed, Legal Weed | Indiana Newsdesk

Right now on  Indiana Newsdesk:

Thousands of Afghan evacuees are arriving in Indiana. The state is providing temporary housing and support services before they are resettled in a few weeks.

An Indiana solider was among 13 U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing last week at the Kabul airport. Ahead the family of Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez joins us to talk about his life and tragic death.

Plus, we take a look at Indiana’s “legal weed” – how producers are using hemp to create Delta 8 THC.

The Hoosiers are preparing for their much anticipated football season opener. Coming up a look at the team that is ranked in the top 25 - in preseason polls, for the first time since 1969.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, right now on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren