Sara Wittmeyer
News Bureau Chief-
Cathy Knapp has been honored with the 2026 Slaymaker Service Award for her lasting contributions to journalism in Indiana. As a researcher at Indiana Public Media, her behind-the-scenes work supports accurate, in-depth reporting across the newsroom. This post highlights her career and the impact she continues to make on stories that serve the public.
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Gayle and her husband Bill started their medical device business in a spare bedroom of their Bloomington apartment in the 1960s. Cook Medical is now a global company but remains headquartered in Bloomington.
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The condemned man has exhausted his appeals but is likely to seek a clemency plea.
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The Indiana Department of Health will lose nearly $40 million in federal funds after the Trump administration in March cancelled COVID-era funding linked to addiction, mental health and other public health programs.
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Indiana House Republicans have proposed splitting local property tax revenue between traditional public school districts and charter schools as part of a broader tax relief plan.
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Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.
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Lawmakers have sent Braun 38 bills thus far, and he has signed all of them.
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Indiana’s property taxes will return to the spotlight next week, with key lawmakers refining their message Thursday.
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The amended bill would allow courts to automatically order some eviction cases to be hidden from public view.
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Indiana U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz is the first House Republican to attend a town hall in Indiana after Speaker Mike Johnson encouraged GOP members to skip them.