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JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · REP. HOUCHIN VYING FOR 3RD HOUSE LEADERSHIP POSITION · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · MAN WHO KILLED 2 KIDS EXECUTED · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · MAN JAILED AFTER BEING FOUND AT BARTHOLOMEW CO. PARK · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · WTHR · MAY WINS! · INDIANA PORK BACKS YOUTH, PRO CHEFS AT WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIPS · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · I-94 CRASH IN GARY FOULING WESTBOUND TRAFFIC EARLY THURSDAY · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · POLICE SEEK HELP LOCATING GIRL MISSING FROM WINFIELD · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · DECATUR COUNTY LILLY SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS ANNOUNCED · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · ONE SOUTHERN INDIANA CELEBRATES $5 BILLION IN AREA CAPITAL INVESTMENT · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · BRAUN: ABOUT 240 INDIANA CHILDREN WAITING FOR ADOPTIVE HOMES · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · FORMER INDIANA POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION, WHILE ON-DUTY INVOLVING 14-YEAR-OLD · LAST PICKLEBALL GAME OF THE SEASON · CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE MIAMI NATION OF INDIANA AT NEW ALBANY CENTRAL LIBRARY ·

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Jim Lucas 69s again,

And why progressives should keep the lights on.

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Girls Rock Bloomington Downsizes

Turns out bigoted policies hurt business.

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Disgusting Haircuts For The Win

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State House Results Across the Mr.Newz Counties

Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Indiana House of Representatives for the first time in 14 years.

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Kirkwood Shooting: Mayor insists it's the gun's fault.

Mayor Kerry Thomson’s public response has centered on Indiana’s gun laws. In a video and subsequent statements she called the state’s laws “lax,”

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Fiddles, Hillside Shows, and a Dome Full of Standards: Orange County’s Music Scene

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When the Circus Came to Stay: Ed Ballard, Hagenbeck-Wallace, and Orange County’s Big-Top Legacy

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The Nashville Dream Is Being Rented Out by the Night

Short-term rentals have multiplied across the hills and into town. Some are careful local operations. Others are managed by companies that run multiple properties.

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Martin County’s Recycling Center Faces December Hearing as Finances Stay Thin

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Farmer's Almanac Looks Ahead: Milder Lean for Southern Indiana, With the Usual Caveats

Historical accuracy in Indiana has been uneven. Local reviews by Indianapolis television stations of recent winters found the almanacs correct on the direction of temperature and snowfall.

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Not Satire, Lawrence County's Dollar General density is double state average

Workers and public records have repeatedly described the stores as chronically understaffed.

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Martin County, October 2026: Elections and Gay Activists, it just never stops.

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Family Detains Borden Man Accused of Trying to Abduct Teen at Gunpoint on North Naugle Road

A 53-year-old Borden man is in the Washington County Detention Center after deputies say he tried to force a teenage girl into his car at gunpoint outside her home on North Naugle Road Friday afternoon.

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J&B on the Rox: The First Television Series on the Internet

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Ellettsville Has Become Bloomington’s Suburb

Once an independent bastion now an extension of Bloomington's Housing and Retail Hell.

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IU Credit Union Caught Charging Overdrafts on Money It Already Approved. $800,000 on the Table.

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Kratos Finishes $50 Million Hypersonic Facility in Crane Ahead of Schedule — High-Tech Jobs and Regional Growth Follow

The project is expected to create more than 100 high-tech positions with average annual wages above $80,000

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Mr.Newz Explains: Pulling Public Records in Monroe, Lawrence, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Washington, Brown & Orange Counties

This guide focuses on the eight counties served by Mr. Newz and gives direct links plus practical tips.

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Lock up your daughters: Abe Martin Is Loose in the Hills Again, and You Can't Stop Him.

How a cartoon hillbilly became the county’s unofficial mayor

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Living Distractionless: Making the Hard Choices to Get Back to "You"

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Everyone Needs a Hero: Lawrence County's Carter Fields Is in the Running for Super Kid

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Mayor and 50 Year Ranger, gets put through the spanking machine.

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Kristen Withers 1 Oct 9, 2026
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The Music Center Money Fight: Who Gets the Extra Money, and Should the County Own the Hall

That is the local dispute. The larger question is whether a county of about 15,000 people should own a concert hall at all.

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Rep. Houchin vying for 3rd House leadership position

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Man who killed 2 kids executed

(MICHIGAN CITY) – A man who killed his girlfriend’s two children in 2010 was executed on Thursday morning.

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Man jailed after being found at Bartholomew Co. park

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WTHR

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Indiana Pork backs youth, pro chefs at World Food Championships

Craig Baker, Indianapolis Intercontinental Hotel, won World Chef Championship; Jordan Davis, Smoking Pastor Project, secured World Barbecue Championship.

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Lake Station police are seeking help locating a girl who went missing from Winfield on Tuesday.

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One Southern Indiana celebrates $5 billion in area capital investment

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