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New federal funding will help realize transit and infrastructure improvements on the east side of Indianapolis. An Indiana law requiring stricter age verification for adult websites will not take effect July 1. The Family and Social Services Administration is implementing a significant change to an important Medicaid program for medically complex children. The Indianapolis Public School Board voted last week to appoint Lisa Riolo to the Indianapolis Public Library board of Trustees. Indiana’s largest electric utility is asking state regulators to approve almost $500 million in new rate increases.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Drew Daudelin and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
Purdue, local, and state officials gathered at Monument Circle on Thursday to celebrate the launch of the university’s campus in Indianapolis. Affordable housing is further out of reach for Hoosiers, according to a new housing wage report. The Indianapolis Public School Board approved a resolution last week reaffirming support of the LGBTQ+ community. Homelessness in Indianapolis continues to be an issue. Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking an Indiana judge to set an execution date for a man convicted of murdering four people.
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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday gave final approval for a new, potential Major League Soccer stadium site. A 13-year-old student at a Hamilton Southeastern school says he was sexually assaulted by another student on more than one occasion – his family alleges school administrators failed to respond. The principal of North Central High School announced his resignation. An assistant secretary from the U.S. Department of State visited Indiana this week to promote a new refugee resettlement program.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Drew Daudelin and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
The Indiana Hospital Association launched software this month to connect hospitals with available staff. Cummins is undergoing a round of layoffs, citing the company’s commitment to a zero-emissions business strategy. A low-head dam is a structure built across a river where water still flows but is very hazardous for users – WFYI’s Jill Sheridan sat down with Friends of the White River's Scott Salmon to talk about the history of the Emrichsville Dam and the bigger problem of low-head dams.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Drew Daudelin and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
More funding for a bridge project on a historical site in Indianapolis has been identified. With the number of high-heat days increasing due to climate change, some advocacy groups say tree cover is important to keep neighborhoods cool. The Versiti Blood Center of Indiana’s blood bank is critically low. The nonprofit blood center is seeking one thousand donors. Four seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools Board are on the ballot in the November election. No one told the Indiana Department of Education that an Indianapolis teacher filmed and encouraged the alleged abuse of a second grader with disabilities.
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Former state senator Randy Head is the new chair of the Indiana Republican Party. WWE and Indiana Sports Corp are teaming up to bring the sports entertainment company's three largest stadium events, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and WrestleMania, to Indianapolis. An east coast chemical supply company says it’s ceasing production of a drug that’s been used to carry out lethal injections here in Indiana. A new rule from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides guidance to employers for implementing federal protections for pregnant workers.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Drew Daudelin and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
A new project aims to slow traffic at a busy and dangerous intersection on Indianapolis’s north side. Racial disparities persist across many sectors in Indianapolis, according to newly released data from the city’s 2024 Racial Equity Report Card. Thousands of Indiana school children and teachers spent this last school year in a pilot program for artificial intelligence. Bioenergy company likely won't place plant in Gary. Indiana Republican U.S. Senator Todd Young’s years-long effort to add more federal judges across the country is advancing in the Senate.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Drew Daudelin and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
With Bird Flu infecting dairy cows across the country, some have questions about the safety of retail milk. Democrat gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick announced her pick for running mate. New Title IX rules that would enshrine LGBTQ+ protections in Indiana schools were recently blocked by a U.S. District Court judge – a state lawsuit could delay the rules on sex-based discrimination.
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The last stretch of upgrades to natural gas pipelines are underway on the east side. Nearly one in five students attend schools outside of their home district, according to a new data analysis by WFYI. New Title IX rules that would enshrine LGBTQ+ protections in Indiana schools were blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. When a critical access hospital in southern Indiana closed in 2022, health care leaders invited the community to contribute to a response plan. Democrats are trying to capitalize on the opportunity they see in the governor’s race after Republicans nominated self-proclaimed Christian nationalist Micah Beckwith for lieutenant governor.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Drew Daudelin, Zach Bundy and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
A Marion County team will take a close look at dangerous intersections as part of a new fatal crash study. The two top officials at the Indiana Republican Party will step down next week. Thousands of Indiana’s Muslim residents gathered over the weekend for a special prayer to celebrate the first day of Eid on Sunday. A historic cemetery where the bodies of Indianapolis’s first Black residents were buried is the center of a development debate – a local historian has been working to help the city make a plan.
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Ultraconservative pastor Micah Beckwith scored a stunning upset Saturday to become the Indiana Republican Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor. More Indiana students graduate on time, but the state has lost ground in other key educational areas. Southern Baptists voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, at their national convention in Indianapolis last week.
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The U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials kick off in Indianapolis this week. The Southern Baptist Convention wrapped up Wednesday in Indianapolis, as members voted to decide the church's stance on In Vitro Fertilization. A group of voting rights organizations are worried that recent guidance could lead to over-policing at polling places. Alcohol-impaired car crashes cost communities north of $58 billion in medical costs, legal expenses and lives lost – how one Indiana school is trying to educate teenagers and curb impaired driving.
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A new animal shelter is in the making for Indianapolis Animal Care Services. The United States’ pivot to biofuels is releasing large amounts of hazardous air pollution into largely rural communities, according to a new report. Marion County voters will have 18 Superior Court judges on their ballot in the November General Election. Renewed federal grants for incarcerated students is making college and prison leaders optimistic.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Abriana Herron, Drew Daudelin and Kendall Antron with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
Free immunization clinics will be available on the south side of Indianapolis this summer. A plan was approved last week to finance and construct a new facility at Purdue University in Indianapolis. There’s a new superintendent of Gary Community Schools. A group of pornography website operators are suing the state of Indiana over a new law that requires stricter age verification for sites that have adult content. There are more than 800 seats on school boards across Indiana up for election in November.
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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Abriana Herron, Drew Daudelin and Kendall Antron with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes. -
Marion County voters will have 18 judges on their ballot in November for the General Election — on Tuesday, eight incumbent judges recommended for retention will give public interviews. A conservative organization is suing Indiana University for its bias reporting system. Indiana’s three candidates for governor have agreed to at least one televised debate this fall — but can the debates matter? Indiana ranks in the bottom half of all 50 states for child well-being. That’s according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s national Kids Count Data Book.
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Thousands of people came out Saturday for the Indy Pride Parade in downtown Indianapolis. Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann will retire in June of 2025, at the end of her current contract. How can industries around the state be held accountable for emissions and pollution? A new report digs into how mobile and manufactured homes in Indiana contribute to the state's affordable housing problem.
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The Checkup finds out what parents and young people should know to help prevent overdose deaths. The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors. New diplomas for Indiana’s high school students are still under revision – but dozens of teachers brought concerns to the State Board of Education meeting on Wednesday.
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Rufus Parnell Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson's disease. For every 100 job openings in Indiana, there are only 72 workers available to fill those roles – experts say one possible reason is the lack of affordable and accessible childcare. Food insecurity increased for the second straight year in 2023, according to researchers. Bird Flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time across nine states, some in the Midwest.
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A majority of the Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve a new sports development area at its meeting Monday night. The Monroe County Prosecutor’s office is dropping charges for criminal trespass against 55 pro-Gaza demonstrators arrested at IU’s Dunn Meadow. Governor Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday that Microsoft plans to invest $1 billion on a new data center in northwest Indiana. The West Lafayette city council this week voted down a resolution calling for a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza.
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Two public media news organizations serving local and statewide news in Indiana announced plans last week to cut staff. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is threatening to sue three cities and a county for what he claims are violations of the state’s ban on “sanctuary cities.” The Indiana Department of Environmental Management denied a permit application to turn wetlands in Marion County into a retail complex last week. Fentanyl test strips are a common tool used to prevent overdose deaths, but Indiana law is unclear about whether or not the small strips of paper are legal to use.
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