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Tensions Flare As Some Republicans Boo, Heckle Black Democrats On House Floor

Two Black Democratic lawmakers expressed concerns on the House floor about what they viewed as discriminatory issues with a bill and a group of Republicans booed and heckled them.

One hundred and one Tuskegee Airmen prepare to leave Freeman Army Airfield in Seymour after refusing to acknowledge the base's separate segregated officers clubs.

Black History In Southern Indiana: The Freeman Field Mutiny

WFIU/WTIU news continues its look back on Black History in Southern Indiana by turning our attention to Seymour, where the city’s connection to the Tuskegee Airmen continues to inspire.

An aerial photo of the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield.

Northern Indiana Utility NIPSCO To Close Half Of Its Schahfer Coal Plant Early

The northern Indiana utility NIPSCO has announced it will shut down half of it’s R.M. Schahfer coal plant in Wheatfield by the end of this year.

Two Natural Helper Specialists, Francisco Ruiz and Virna Diaz, collecting Mask Up posters to distribute to immigrant owned businesses for COVID-19 prevention.

Trust Is Key To Combat COVID Vaccine Hesitancy, Experts Say

In Indianapolis, only 19 percent of Black residents age 70 and older have received the vaccine, officials said on Feb. 11; that’s compared to 32 percent of whites in that age group.