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Indiana offers resources for exploring its outdoor spaces

Indiana offers resources for exploring its outdoor spaces

Looking for a reason to unplug and step outside this summer? Indiana offers some of the most scenic and accessible outdoor spaces in the Midwest. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources provides resources for residents to explore their state,...

Shooting range at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area reopens with safety upgrades

Shooting range at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area reopens with safety upgrades

MEDARYVILLE, Ind. -- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced they have reopened the shooting range at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area following several safety upgrades. DNR officials say the upgrades include shooting...

Mayor announces new pick for Indianapolis' animal welfare leader

Mayor announces new pick for Indianapolis' animal welfare leader

Mayor Joe Hogsett has announced his pick for the new director of Indianapolis’ animal welfare agency after a months-long search. Amanda Dehoney-Hinkle, currently the superintendent of Greenfield-Hancock Animal Management, will be appointed as the...

COINTELPRO Operations Helped Create Today’s Dystopian Political Environment

Security camera of Donald DeFreeze and Patty Hearst robbing Hibernia Bank in San Francisco in April 1974. DeFreeze was head of the CIA-created Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) which kidnapped Hearst and brainwashed her into supporting the group’s...

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett facing increased calls to resign over sexual harassment staff scandal

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett facing increased calls to resign over sexual harassment staff scandal

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett is facing increased pressure from city council members to resign over a scandal involving his staff. He has faced criticism over his handling of sexual harassment allegations made by former campaign and city staffers...

Eight Indiana Communities Receive $1 Million In Federal Grants

Eight Indiana Communities Receive $1 Million In Federal Grants

Lt. Governor Beckwith, OCRA have announced eight communities are to receive nearly $1 million in federal grants. Photo by Steven Van Elk, Unsplash. News Release INDIANAPOLIS — The Office of Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of...

Lee Alig: Designing the Future of Indianapolis

Lee Alig: Designing the Future of Indianapolis

Building Roots in the Heartland Cornelius “Lee” Alig didn’t just grow up in Indianapolis—he helped shape it. A sixth-generation Indiana native, Lee has spent his life contributing to the city’s architecture, culture, and civic identity. From...

New Indiana campaign urges vigilance around water as drowning deaths spike in July

New Indiana campaign urges vigilance around water as drowning deaths spike in July

With the July Fourth weekend approaching, a new campaign from Prevent Child Abuse Indiana is urging parents and caregivers to take a more proactive role in preventing child drownings. The “Eyes on the Child: Water Safety” initiative highlights the...

Stay safe from E. coli while swimming in open water in Indiana

Stay safe from E. coli while swimming in open water in Indiana

Hoosiers looking to cool off with a dip in open waters this summer may be met with health risks and beach closures due to E. coli pollution. The bacteria prompted temporary swimming bans at Eagle Creek and a few beaches in Hamilton County as the...

Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm free livestream: How to watch Caitlin Clark, date, time

Indiana Fever vs Seattle Storm free livestream: How to watch Caitlin Clark, date, time

The 2025 WNBA season continues this week with another slate of solid games. On Tuesday night, the Indiana Fever will continue their West coast road trip to take on the Seattle Storm. The 6-7 Fever haven’t been as great recently, losing their last...

Youth tobacco use hits record lows in Indiana 

Youth tobacco use hits record lows in Indiana 

Youth tobacco use in Indiana has dropped to its lowest level in two decades, according to the 2024 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey (IYTS) released on June 24, 2025. The report highlights significant declines in both cigarette smoking and e-cigarette...

Indiana County is getting $141,604.53 in Act 13 funds, down $7,000 from 2023

Indiana County is getting $141,604.53 in Act 13 funds, down $7,000 from 2023

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has announced the distribution of $164,592,500 in natural gas impact fees collected from producers for the 2024 reporting year under the state’s Act 13 of 2012. “The impact fee continues to provide...

National TV news largely failed to connect the record-breaking eastern U.S. heat dome to climate change

National TV news largely failed to connect the record-breaking eastern U.S. heat dome to climate change

Media Matters searched transcripts in the SnapStream video database for all original episodes of ABC’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight, CBS’ Mornings and Evening News, and NBC’s Today and Nightly News, as well as all original...

Study reveals which states are sending the most transplants to America’s 5 biggest cities

Study reveals which states are sending the most transplants to America’s 5 biggest cities

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Hoosiers urge IDEM to protect state’s environment 

Hoosiers urge IDEM to protect state’s environment 

Nearly 300 Indiana residents have called on the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to uphold critical clean air and water protections amid a contentious regulatory review ordered by Gov. Mike Braun. The appeal, submitted by...

Indiana has electric vehicle charger funding while federal EV program is on hold

Indiana has electric vehicle charger funding while federal EV program is on hold

Indiana was well on its way to installing electric vehicle chargers along interstate highways using nearly $100 million in federal funds. But the Trump administration put that funding on hold. A statewide EV education initiative wants people to...

Hidden pain: Fighting fibroids in Indianapolis 

Hidden pain: Fighting fibroids in Indianapolis 

Uterine fibroids, non-cancerous tumors arising from the smooth muscle of the uterus, affect up to 80% of Black women by age 50, often with more severe symptoms and earlier onset than other groups. These growths may be as small as a grape or large...

5 things to know for July 2: USAID, Ukraine munitions, Trump megabill, Climate change, Paramount settlement

5 things to know for July 2: USAID, Ukraine munitions, Trump megabill, Climate change, Paramount settlement

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee teens who pick on their classmates may soon have to walk to school. A new state law that took effect this week will give courts the ability to suspend a minor’s driver’s license for up to a year if found...

Indiana lawmakers call for public hearings on proposed AES rate hike

Indiana lawmakers call for public hearings on proposed AES rate hike

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two Indiana lawmakers are calling for multiple public hearings to discuss newly proposed AES rate increases. “We firmly oppose this rate hike,” State Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis) and State Sen. Fady Qaddoura...

Popular concert series returns to the Indianapolis Zoo each Thursday this month

Popular concert series returns to the Indianapolis Zoo each Thursday this month

The first concert of the Animals and All That Jazz series at the Indianapolis Zoo happened on Juneteenth, a day when prices were half off and many people had the day free to commemorate the holiday. “I think it was more so the stars aligned to...

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