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Southwestern Indiana gets first bird flu case in a year

A commercial turkey flock in Sullivan County has been hit with bird flu, the first case in southwestern Indiana in a year.
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New exhibit features copy of Declaration of Independence, historical artifacts

One of 26 surviving copies of the Declaration of Independence is now on display at the Lilly Library on Indiana University’s campus. It commemorates the 250th anniversary of the printing of the ...
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Indiana could crack down on foreign adversary influence

Lawmakers aim to crack down on the influence of foreign governments through legislation moving through the statehouse. One bill would require foreign agents that receive funding or are owned by ...
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Finding his rhythm: Gino Trujillo uses campus spaces to debut EP with bandmates

On a cold December night in Chicago 2025, Ball State first-year student Gino Trujillo stood on stage at Gman Tavern, preparing to share something deeply personal. His debut extended play (EP), “Night ...
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Indiana House panel advances school cellphone crackdown, revised youth social media bills

A sweeping school cellphone crackdown and revamped language tightening controls on youth social media use cleared the House Committee Wednesday after weeks of debate on both measures. In back-to-back ...
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Republicans revive push to shorten Indiana’s early voting period

Indiana’s early voting period would be cut from 28 days to 16 days in a year-old push revived by Republican state senators. The proposal for fewer early voting days was added Monday by the Senate ...
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State receives first monthly payment for ICE detainees

Indiana has received its first payment for housing federal immigration detainees at the Miami Correctional Facility in northern Indiana — $1.17 million. The Indiana Department of Correction said ...
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Anderson’s The Gathering of the Queens leaving Anderson Impact Center after no agreement on lease

An Anderson volunteer organization that runs a well-known food pantry is losing the space it’s operated out of for about two years.  As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, a local charter school ...
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‘It creates a vicious cycle.’ Advocates push back on bill to criminalize homelessness

Advocates are urging lawmakers not to support a bill criminalizing homelessness. The legislation would make it a class C misdemeanor to camp or sleep in public areas. Lawmakers behind the bill say it ...
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Amendment to deny bail to some offenders moves closer to November ballot

Hoosiers could vote this year on whether to allow judges to deny some potentially dangerous offenders bail under a constitutional amendment moving through the Statehouse. Under current Indiana law, pe ...
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‘We will be forced to close our doors’. Bill regulating hemp products receives industry pushback

A bill to change Indiana’s hemp regulations could kill a growing industry, according to some small businesses that testified at the statehouse Wednesday. Lawmakers said they are conforming to federal ...