Whether it's the economy, politics, education or the environment, Indiana Newsdesk is the place to turn for in-depth news coverage. This half-hour show from the WFIU/WTIU news team will focus on the stories that have impact.
National surveys show historic lows in alcohol consumption. The change has left some businesses scrambling.
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As Monroe County Clerk Nicole Browne enters her final months in the role, three candidates are running to take her place in the May 5 primary.
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Charles Webb, former dean of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, died Monday at age 93.
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Four Democrats are competing for the party’s nomination in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District and the chance to face Republican incumbent Erin Houchin in the fall.
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The change would have altered the agreement so that 100 percent of excess revenue would be returned to the county, instead of 25 percent.
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Once a purchase agreement is drawn up, it will be presented to County Council for a vote next month. If approved, the ACLU will extend its deadline again until after the jail is completed.
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In 2025, 4.5 million Hoosiers signed up to donate an organ, and 1,379 organs were transplanted to recipients nationwide, saving 1,214 lives.
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The Indiana Valor, the state's only professional women's tackle football game, is back for a second season. They say they laid the foundation, and now it’s time to strive to be the best. The team’s home opener at Grant Park is May 2nd.
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Two ICE detainees have died at Miami Correctional since February — Lorth Sim, 59, on Feb. 16 and Tuan Van Bui, 55, on April 1
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Besides the commissioners, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and the ACLU will need to approve an extension.
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Brown was the first woman of color to earn an American pilot’s license, but her accomplishments don’t stop there. Brown trained more than 200 Tuskegee Airmen and instructors. She spent her childhood and early adulthood in Indiana.