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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...

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...

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...

Scientists Create Digital Twin to Simulate Cell Behavior

Scientists Create Digital Twin to Simulate Cell Behavior

Summary Researchers have developed a program that simulates human and animal cell behavior, creating digital models of tissues and diseases. The tool, based on mathematical rules and agent-based modeling, can predict cellular responses to drugs...

Pvolve Inks Four New Franchise Deals

Pvolve Inks Four New Franchise Deals

By: Pvolve | 0 Shares 29 Reads July 25, 2025 // Franchising.com // NEW YORK, NY – Pvolve signs four new franchise agreements. The latest will introduce six studios across Highlands Ranch, Colorado; Atlanta North Perimeter, Georgia; Granger,...

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...

Fish and Game K-9 Officer Hudson in the Panhandle Region is retiring

Fish and Game K-9 Officer Hudson in the Panhandle Region is retiring

Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Region’s first K-9 Officer, Hudson, is retiring after working alongside his K-9 handler, Senior Conservation Officer Matt Haag for nearly 10 years. Hudson is a yellow Labrador retriever. “It has been an honor and a...

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...

Road riding in Catalonia: Landscapes of Barcelona

Road riding in Catalonia: Landscapes of Barcelona

The Catalonia region in northeast Spain offers the perfect combination of warm climate, great food, relaxed culture and, of course, amazing riding. Join us as we showcase eight great road cycling routes in Catalonia’s eight separate regions, and...

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...

Five rescued from floods in New Mexico, less than month after storms killed three in same area

Five rescued from floods in New Mexico, less than month after storms killed three in same area

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...

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...

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...

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...

As Trump EPA reconsiders asbestos ban, Indiana man with asbestosis gets lifesaving lung transplant

As Trump EPA reconsiders asbestos ban, Indiana man with asbestosis gets lifesaving lung transplant

Michael Mihalik had a secret. As he celebrated Christmas with his four children, he thought it was probably his last. So in between the food and presents, he told them elaborate goodbyes in his head. He was suffering from asbestosis, an...

Vast majority of new laws passed by Indiana General Assembly take effect July 1

Vast majority of new laws passed by Indiana General Assembly take effect July 1

The vast majority of new laws passed by the Indiana General Assembly this year take effect July 1. HEA 1001: State budget The new state budget cuts spending nearly across the board, as almost every state agency received a 5 percent funding cut....

5 Most Durable Roofing Materials for Indiana’s Severe Storms | Guide by Relentless Roofing Co.

5 Most Durable Roofing Materials for Indiana’s Severe Storms | Guide by Relentless Roofing Co.

Indiana’s weather is a tale of extremes. Located in the Midwest, the Hoosier State experiences a full spectrum of conditions—from sweltering summers to frigid winters, and everything in between. Residents are no strangers to heavy snowfall,...

Discover Indianapolis and get back to what America is really all about

Discover Indianapolis and get back to what America is really all about

If your sole bit of go-to knowledge about Indianapolis was that they race cars there for a very long distance in one go, then you’re in good company. I must confess that I hadn’t given the place much thought until invited on the inaugural Aer...

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