Noon Edition

The program surveys diverse topics of local and regional interest in a lively, but civil conversation with scholars, government leaders, and listeners, giving Indiana citizens a rare opportunity to talk with these guests about topics pertinent to their lives.
Pet ownership has risen by about 10 percent over the last three decades, with three-fourths of those surveyed saying they acquired a pet during the pandemic.
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Breast augmentation was the No. 2 cosmetic surgical procedure last year, trailing liposuction, which remains popular with the elder millennial and Gen X crowds.
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U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been a long-time critic of vaccines, recently rescinded the emergency use authorizations for COVID vaccines.
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Growing out of the labor movement of the 1880s, the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City in 1882. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894.
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The Hoosiers return the core of a team that went 11-2 last season and earned a spot in the College Football Playoffs for the first time.
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Gov. Braun has remained uncommitted to redistricting Indiana, waiting to see what Texas does and what the GOP legislators in the state want to do.
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The city purchased the property for $6.5 million with the hopes of a new neighborhood that included “homes for all, intentional design, green space, and a true sense of belonging.”
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The festival will take place Saturday from 3 to 10 p.m., all along Kirkwood Avenue, with more than three dozen restaurants, a dozen food trucks and eight alcohol establishments lining the street from Indiana Avenue to Walnut.
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Families in the United States – and around the world – are having fewer children for the first time in history. And it’s not because of the usual suspects - war, famine and pandemics. Now, it’s more economic and societal reasons that are causing people to have fewer or no children at all.
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The loss of state and federal support for climate action plans means the role of battling climate change falls on local municipalities in Indiana.
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Deloitte’s travel survey for this summer found that, despite a declining confidence in the economy, more than 53 percent of Americans planned vacations this summer, up from 48 percent in 2024.