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THOMSON LAUNCHES REELECTION BID DAYS AFTER ANOTHER KIRKWOOD SHOOTING · INDIANA'S JUDICIAL KINGDOM: LORETTA RUSH, THE BUCKLEY CASE AND A COURT SYSTEM THAT REFUSES TO POLICE ITSELF · JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · INDIANA COURTS EXPUNGE CRIMINAL RECORDS. GOOGLE CAN KEEP THE STIGMA ALIVE; IT'S TIME FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO AC · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · BYE-BYE, LAIRLAND: ANDREW IRELAND GETS THE BOOT — HOOSIER ENQUIRER AND THE SOUTHSIDE ARE CELEBRATING · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · THREE LOCAL TEAMS EARN SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · TOP 4 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE ZONE BANNER · MAY WINS! · CENTRAL INDIANA CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS PREPARE FOR HOLIDAY RUSH · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · FORMER LT. GOV. HOPEFUL CRASHES OUT BRAUN’S HANDPICKED RUNNING MATE GETS BOOTED FROM INDIANA HOUSE · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · MISSING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL LAST SEEN IN NW INDIANA MAY BE WITH DANGEROUS MAN: FAMILY · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · NO. 2/3 INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING PLACES 4TH AT COLLEGE SWIMMING LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · CHICAGO BEARS WEIGH ILLINOIS STADIUM OPTIONS AS INDIANA SEEKS COMMITMENT · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · INDIANA VOTERS APPROVE AMENDMENT EXPANDING WHEN JUDGES CAN DENY BAIL · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · INDIANA LOSING PATIENCE AS CHICAGO BEARS HOLD COURT AGAIN WITH ILLINOIS IN STADIUM SAGA ·

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Monco.News

Monroe County’s Homeless Count Jumped 22 Percent while the State's overall county shrank.

The local trend is ugly. Monroe was at 350 in 2024, 305 in 2025, 373 in 2026.

Kristen Withers Sep 21, 2026
Opinion
Mr.Newz

“High Crime, LMAO”: Law Enforcement has to answer for Flock Use.

Indiana was not merely a slice of the information. Indiana made up the the whole sample.

Daniel Pierson 1 Sep 16, 2026
Martco.News

Warm Saturday, a Little Cloud Sunday — And Fall Finally Opens in Martin County

It is the first weekend the county’s two most reliable fall stops are both open for business.

Terry Dailee Sep 16, 2026
Wasco.News

They Want the Cannon Back on the Courthouse Lawn

The commissioners have now backed a plan to put one back.

Mr.Newz Sep 16, 2026
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Monco.News

Personnel Matter: Monroe County’s Health Chief Is Out, and She Is Already Lawyered Up

Lori Kelley’s last official day was September 10.

Kristen Withers 4 Sep 16, 2026
Martco.News

U.S. 50 Is Still Martin County’s Problem Child

If you live in Martin County, you already know the sentence. U.S. 50 is closed again.

Terry Dailee Sep 14, 2026
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Jacco.News

For Local Agriculture: Decaying Infrastructure and Tightening Financial Controls

Indiana's future under the technology fueled scrutiny of the new age.

Daniel Pierson Sep 14, 2026
Lawco.News

Mitchell’s Week: The Persimmon Festival Is Still the town's best business!

This is the week Mitchell reminds the rest of Lawrence County that it is not only the town off 37 with empty storefronts and a blight grant.

Mr.Newz Sep 14, 2026
Greeco.News

Trafalgar renters asked to call the health department over apartment mold

There is no published official statement from the Town of Trafalgar, the Johnson County Health Department, or an apartment owner specifically about a current complex-wide mold outbreak.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 29, 2026
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Greeco.News

Sheriff Dallaire Dismisses 77% Flock Opposition

The sheriff’s “324 opinions” figure is not a random handful of cranks. It is the opposition slice of that 419-vote local poll — the same people Linton News asked him to take seriously.

Daniel Pierson 1 Sep 1, 2026
Lawco.News

Make Forty’s Famous Fish Sandwich at Home!

Forty’s Famous Fish Sandwich right in your own kitchen!

Skylar Lehr 1 Aug 4, 2026
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Monco.News

School Choice, the current state and how is affects you.

Historically, Indiana’s charters (authorized since the early 2000s) and the 2011 voucher program have expanded steadily.

Daniel Pierson 1 Aug 12, 2026
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Monco.News

O’Charley’s Goes Dark on Bloomington’s West Side

The dinner rolls are done.

Mr.Newz Sep 10, 2026
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Jacco.NewsWasco.News

Jackson and Washington County: Seymour’s Festival Month and Salem’s Long Road Home

Seymour and Salem sit on the same east-west habit. U.S. 50 and the roads that feed it.

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
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Oraco.NewsMartco.News

Martin and Orange: A Stoplight on the River and a Pumpkin Week in Resort Country

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
Lawco.NewsGreeco.News

Lawrence and Greene County: Combines, Cones, and an Apple Weekend

Bedford and Linton do not share a square. They share the kind of September that is half harvest and half courthouse.

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
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Monco.NewsBroco.News

Monroe and Brown County: Fall Starts on 46, Not on a Brochure

If you live between Ellettsville and Nashville, fall does not arrive as a marketing campaign.

Mr.Newz Sep 9, 2026
Opinion
Jacco.News

Chris Bowen really wants you to listen to her.

Her official story sounds neighborly until you ask questions.

Bob Taylor 1 Sep 8, 2026
Opinion
Jacco.NewsWasco.News

Chris Bowen in full denial after insulting entire District

A candidate can refuse a debate. Candidates refuse debates. What she cannot do is dress the refusal in academic rank and then act shocked when the district hears the rank.

Bob Taylor 2 Sep 6, 2026
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Greeco.News

West Nile Found in Greene County Mosquitoes — Health Department Says the Whole County Is at Risk

Most people who pick up the virus never know it.

Mr.Newz Sep 4, 2026
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Lawco.NewsMonco.NewsMartco.News

ICE in Bloomington: What Is Confirmed, What Is Buzz

The firmest local document of the moment is not a raid announcement. It is a consent decree.

Mr.Newz 1 Sep 2, 2026
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Broco.News

When Every Cabin Becomes a Hotel, the Hills Stop Feeling Like Home

If Brown County wants to stay Brown County, the question at the next tourist-home hearing should be simple:

Skylar Lehr 1 Sep 1, 2026
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Martco.News

Martin County Hits Pause on Data Centers, Big Solar, and Wind — Local Rules Before the Next Land Rush

Martin County is not waiting to find out what a hyperscale data campus or a utility-scale energy field would do to the landscape after the first application is already on the table.

Terry Dailee Sep 1, 2026

Around Indiana aggregated headlines

Indiana's Judicial Kingdom: Loretta Rush, the Buckley Case and a Court System That Refuses to Police Itself

When judges are treated differently from ordinary citizens, when judicial discipline becomes an exercise in institutional self-preservation, Judges are shot at strip clubs, and …

Hoosier Enquirer

Indiana Courts Expunge Criminal Records. Google Can Keep the Stigma Alive; It's Time for the Legislature to Ac

Indiana law recognizes that people should not necessarily be punished indefinitely for offenses committed years earlier. Under § 35-38-9-10, qualifying individuals whose records…

Hoosier Enquirer

BYE-BYE, LAIRLAND: Andrew Ireland Gets the Boot — Hoosier Enquirer and the Southside Are Celebrating

Indianapolis — The youngest member of the Indiana General Assembly just became the newest member of the unemployment line.State Rep. Andrew Ireland — the Franklin Township attor…

Hoosier Enquirer

Three local teams earn Sectional Championships Friday

(BATESVILLE, Ind.) -- Three local teams earned a Sectional Championship trophy on Friday.

812now

Top 4 finalists announced for The Zone Banner

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — Student sections across central Indiana were outstanding once again this season, cheering on their teams and competing for the coveted spirit award, The Zo…

WRTV

Central Indiana Christmas tree farms prepare for holiday rush

THORNTOWN, Ind. – Thanksgiving is just three weeks away, and so is the start of Christmas tree harvesting. As local tree farms prepare to welcome customers with holiday cheer, F…

Fox 59

FORMER LT. GOV. HOPEFUL CRASHES OUT Braun’s Handpicked Running Mate Gets Booted From Indiana House

INDIANAPOLIS — The woman who was once just one convention vote away from becoming Indiana’s lieutenant governor is now out of a job.Former State Rep. Julie McGuire, the southsid…

Hoosier Enquirer

Missing 16-year-old girl last seen in NW Indiana may be with dangerous man: family

Family members of a 16-year-old girl missing in Indiana say the teen has a mental health disorder and is without her medications.

ABC7 Chicago

No. 2/3 Indiana swimming and diving places 4th at College Swimming League championship

The Hoosiers swam in the Wild Card round the day before.

idsnews

Chicago Bears weigh Illinois stadium options as Indiana seeks commitment

The Chicago Bears met with Illinois lawmakers about stadium legislation as a developer proposes a new South Side location and Indiana officials push the team to commit to Hammond.

FOX 32 Chicago

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