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Senator Banks applauds new one-star position at Crane, highlights Indiana’s defense leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor, highlighting Indiana’s leading role in America’s defense industrial base and…
State awards more than $57 Million to support victim services and juvenile justice programs across Indiana and Lawrence County
INDIANA – The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) announced more than $57 million in grant funding to organizations across the state dedicated to supporting crime…
Rumpke awards $5,000 in higher education scholarships to two Jackson County graduates
JACKSON COUNTY — Two graduating high school seniors from Jackson County have been named the latest recipients of the annual Rumpke Waste & Recycling Medora…
Two Bloomington men charged after gunfire pierces apartments where children slept
BLOOMINGTON — Two Bloomington men are facing severe felony charges after a targeted early-morning apartment burglary dissolved into wild gunfire, sending bullets tearing through the…
Reps. Houchin and Dingell introduce National Fossil Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced the National Fossil Act, bipartisan legislation to amend Title 36 of the United States…
Purdue University Board of Trustees meeting recap
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (June 5) approved resolutions of appreciation for outgoing President Mung Chiang, who will become president of Northwestern…
City of Bloomington Common Council to consider resolution on the existential risk of AI
BLOOMINGTON ̶ Coming just days after one of the top frontier AI companies — Anthropic— said that it would advocate a pause in AI development to prevent humans…
FSSA to survey SNAP recipients about Smart SNAPÂ
INDIANA – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will conduct the Healthy Food, Healthy Life Survey, to evaluate the impact of the Smart SNAP on June…
Former Indiana deputy fire chief and girlfriend arrested following armed standoff on 55 child sex charges
MORGAN COUNTY — For the second time in less than six months, the former leadership structure of the Gregg Township Fire Department has completely collapsed…
10 children killed in driveway and parking lot tragedies in just 18 days
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A national safety advocacy group is sounding an urgent alarm after a devastating surge in off-road vehicle accidents left 10 children dead…
