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MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · CONNECTING STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS AT O’NEILL SCHOOL COMMUNITY SAFETY CAREER DAY · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · DEMOLITION BEGINS ON DANGEROUS LOW-HEAD DAM IN COLUMBUS RIVERFRONT OVERHAUL · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · NEARLY 38 YEARS LATER, BRAZIL MAN CONTINUES SEARCH FOR ANSWERS IN UNSOLVED DOUBLE HOMICIDE · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · INDIANA FARMERS FACE SOARING DIESEL COSTS AS HARVEST BEGINS · WARM SATURDAY, A LITTLE CLOUD SUNDAY — AND FALL FINALLY OPENS IN MARTIN COUNTY · KROGER DISCONTINUES RED BULL SALES NATIONWIDE AMID PRICING DISPUTE · FIDDLES, HILLSIDE SHOWS, AND A DOME FULL OF STANDARDS: ORANGE COUNTY’S MUSIC SCENE · SPARKLIGHT RECOGNIZED FOR DELIVERING FASTEST INTERNET DOWNLOAD SPEEDS IN VINCENNES · THEY WANT THE CANNON BACK ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN · INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TO HOST “AI IN THE WORKPLACE” WORKSHOP IN BEDFORD · LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS: ABE MARTIN IS LOOSE IN THE HILLS AGAIN, AND YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. · INDIANA'S SOLAR FOR ALL PROGRAM COULD BE BACK IN PLAY AFTER COURT RULING · PERSONNEL MATTER: MONROE COUNTY’S HEALTH CHIEF IS OUT, AND SHE IS ALREADY LAWYERED UP · JOSHUA AND OWEN RHOADS OBITUARY (2026) - WABASH, IN · MUGSHOT MILLS AND THE DEGRADATION OF "NEWS" · SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING JENNINGS COUNTY WOMAN MONDAY · CRANE’S REACTOR: WHO BUILDS IT, WHY IT’S THERE, AND WHO IS RESISTANT. · INDIANA STRENGTHENS SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTIONS FOR HOOSIER YOUTH · SHORTER NAME: NOVO DROPS “NORDISK” ON PAPER, NOT IN BLOOMINGTON · NHTSA ISSUES NEW VEHICLE RECALLS IMPACTING MAJOR AUTOMAKERS AND RV MANUFACTURERS ·

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