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COVID-19 still a concern this holiday season

COVID-19 cases are expected to rise this holiday season.

Image from a protest in 2020. Ohio voters chose this month to legalize marijuana in their state, but there's no referendum mechanism in Indiana.

Indiana now surrounded on three sides by recreational marijuana

Recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan, Illinois and now Ohio. Kentucky has medical exceptions for its use. But Indiana remains an Island of prohibition.

Gov. Eric Holcomb shared a meal with members of the Indiana National Guard stationed at Camp Simba in Kenya.

Holcomb visits Indiana National Guard soldiers in Kenya

More than a hundred Hoosier guardsmen have been stationed in the east African nation for most of this year. And Holcomb said he wanted his visit to help bring awareness to their service.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young, Indiana’s senior Republican senator, calls legacy and donor admissions “aristocratic perpetuation.”

Young to take on alumni, donor college admissions — without stepping on religious toes

University of Notre Dame says it “welcomes” legislation, which has a faith-based loophole.

Representative Jim Banks visited Camp Simba in Kenya over Veterans Day.

Indiana Rep. Jim Banks visits Hoosier National Guard in Kenya, anticipates US presence to increase

Third District Republican Congressman Jim Banks visited a remote airbase in Kenya last weekend over Veterans Day, where 130 Indiana National Guard are stationed.

A rendering of the Kohr Building after construction.

Low-income housing coming to old hospital admin building

Thirty-eight low-income apartments will be added to a former IU Health Bloomington building downtown.

Hoosiers might spend more on the holidays this year

The National Retail Federation predicts holiday spending to increase by 3 to 4 percent this year.

The city held its first hunt in 2019 and killed 26 deer over the course of three weekends. Starting last year, the city began hosting hunts for only two weekends. Forty-six deer were removed last year.

Griffy Lake Nature Preserve closed for deer hunt this weekend

The city is paying White Buffalo Inc. over $23,000 to coordinate this year’s hunt.

An original batch of the hops found at Clearview Farm in northern Monroe County.

Indiana's first patented hops variety to be brewed in Bloomington

Baker first discovered the hops growing on his property when he bought it in 1979.

Yoder has authored bills on childcare funding, wetland assessment, lead and waterline replacement, and mental health.

Indiana honors Native American Heritage Month with state resolution

The state resolution comes after Biden named November National Native American Heritage month in 2021.

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