Mark Messmer criticizes shutdown impact on Indiana families and small businesses

Indiana men’s basketball takes on Alabama A&M in season opener

Indiana men’s basketball will begin the 2025-26 regular season against Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University at 8 p.m. Wednesday inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are coming off back-to-back 19-win seasons in...

Indiana No. 2, Louisville No. 15 in first College Football Playoff rankings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The surprise isn’t that Indiana is ranked No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings. It’s that Indiana was in serious contention for No. 1. That’s the headline. At the University of Louisville, the Cardinals are...

Business News | Tesla Turning Towards Samsung SDI for Huge ESS Battery Deal

Seoul [South Korea], November 5 (ANI): Samsung SDI is reportedly in final talks with Tesla to supply around 3 trillion won (USD 2.1 billion) worth of energy storage system battery cells, signaling the US electric vehicle giant's growing reliance...

Business roundup - Nov. 5, 2025

ServSafe training offered this month ServSafe training will be available at John Jay Center for Learning in Portland. The next session is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. The certification course is open to all food service...

Head Start programs in NE Indiana halted amid government shutdown

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A northeast Indiana school superintendent on Tuesday said the only thing his Head Start students and staff can do is wait for the federal government to reopen. Fremont Community Schools in Steuben County runs three federally...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun: redistricting Indiana would mean ‘fair representation in DC’

Republican Gov. Mike Braun was the keynote speaker for his first Lunch with the Governor event by the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (EREP) Tuesday afternoon. He talked about the differences between being a US senator and governor, his...

'We're very concerned about these numbers' | New report examines food insecurity in Central Indiana

Every two years, the Indy Hunger Network releases a food insecurity report for Central Indiana. This year, the results have them 'concerned." IHN Executive Director Kate Howe says this year's report is more important than ever. "We really want...

Bucks center Myles Turner returns to Indiana, gets booed in first game against old team

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers honored longtime center Myles Turner with a pregame highlight reel Monday night. Fans responded with a loud chorus of sustained boos. Turner had hoped for a warmer reception from the city he called home for...

Bird flu spreads to total of 15 Indiana farms, a Johnson County hobby flock

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two more duck operations in northern Indiana and a hobby flock of mixed species in the Indianapolis metropolitan area are the latest to be quarantined with bird flu, the state’s Board of Animal Health said Tuesday night. A...

Democrats ride economic anxiety, anti-Trump groundswell to big wins

Democrats have swept the first major elections since President Donald Trump returned to office, a sign that they’re heading into next year’s crucial midterm elections with the wind at their backs as economic concerns drag down the president’s...

The Economy Today – Just What’s Going On?

by Michael J. Hicks PhD Professor of Economics Ball State University A close observer of the economy might be tempted to ask, “What is going on?” The stock market continues to do well (subject to day-to-day presidential musings) and GDP growth is...

A Partial Victory for Freedom of the Press at Indiana University

The decision by Indiana University administrators to allow the Indiana Daily Student newspaper to resume occasional publication is a victory for the advocates of free expression on campus. The Student Press Law Center, the Foundation for...

Tom Emmer urges voter participation and comments on state senate race via social media

Tom Emmer, U.S. Congressman representing Minnesota’s 6th district since 2015, used his social media platform to share messages related to the 2025 elections and local political races.On November 3, 2025, Emmer posted a message directed at the...

Interview with Prof. Tom Alter, fired by Texas State for political speech

Professor Thomas Alter was first fired by Texas State University on September 10, 2025 for remarks made at a socialist conference. After a brief court-ordered reinstatement, the university upheld and finalized his dismissal on October 13, 2025....

At least 3 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash in Kentucky; toll likely to rise: Governor

A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded while taking off from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing at least three people and injuring 11. Kentucky’s governor said the toll is expected to rise amid a massive emergency response....

At least 7 dead in UPS plane crash in Kentucky, governor says

LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) — A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven people, the state’s governor said. The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for...

The Science and Politics of Food Noise

Deciding what to eat, where to get it, and how those choices align with health goals or cultural habits are ordinary parts of daily life. But when thoughts about food become constant, intrusive, or exhausting—what some now call food noise—they...

Ohio State gets top billing in opening College Football Playoff rankings; Indiana, Texas A&M follow

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State received top billing in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season Tuesday, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama. What You Need To Know Ohio State received top billing in the first College Football...

Indianapolis organizations provide meals for families in need

More organizations are stepping up to help families scrambling to put food on the table amid disruption in SNAP benefits. INDIANAPOLIS — Here in Indiana, families are scrambling to put food on the table for children as November SNAP benefits have...