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SEAN STEELE CLAIMS THE GOP IS DEAD AND THAT HE'S NOT A LIBERAL. · GOV. WAIVES DYED DIESEL RESTRICTIONS, EXTENDS GAS TAX SUSPENSION · FIVE WEEKS OUT IN DISTRICT 69 · GOVERNOR BRAUN CONTINUES HISTORIC MAJOR SAVINGS AT THE PUMP FOR HOOSIER FAMILIES, DELIVERS NEW RELIEF FOR FARMERS · AFTER BEING UNAFFIRMED BY HOOSIER DEMS, YOUNG TRIES AGAIN · INDIANA RESIDENTS ENDURE 11TH DAY WITHOUT POWER AFTER STORMS TOPPLE POWER LINES · EVERYTHING YOU USED TO DO ONLINE STILL EXISTS. · INDIANA AG'S OFFICE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ICE, UNDER 287(G) PROGRAM · THE PONTIAC AZTEK: THE FUTURE TAKEN FOR GRANTED · ANGRY CUSTOMER ALLEGEDLY TRIES TO FLEE WITH REGISTER FROM NORTHWEST INDIANA STORE · MORE THAN A PARADE, THE PERSIMMON FESTIVAL BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER · LAPORTE WOMAN DIES AFTER CRASH ON STATE ROAD 2 · ROOKIE’S GOES DARK ON GREAT ESCAPE DRIVE · INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $714,824 GRANT TO SUPPORT STUDENT-PARENTS · FIVE IMPD OFFICERS CHARGED AS STATE BEGINS ENFORCING SURVEILLANCE POLICIES. · USDA BOOSTS REGENERATIVE PILOT PROGRAM FUNDING TO $1 BILLION FOR FY 2027 · MONROE COUNTY’S HOMELESS COUNT JUMPED 22 PERCENT WHILE THE STATE'S OVERALL COUNTY SHRANK. · GOVERNOR MIKE BRAUN MARKS MAJOR CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE FOR MEW ISD, ISBVI EDUCATION BUILDING · FIFTEEN HOURS FOR A YEAR OF TACOS · DUKE ENERGY SELECTS INDUSTRIAL SITES IN BARTHOLOMEW, DEARBORN, AND MONROE COUNTIES FOR 2026 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM · HAVE AN E-INK READER? · INDIANA SUPREME COURT TO HEAR NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION CASE IN TRAVELING BROWN COUNTY SESSION · “HIGH CRIME, LMAO”: LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ANSWER FOR FLOCK USE. · YOUR STARTING LINE AWAITS: SIGN UP FOR THE LIMESTONE CAPITAL HALF MARATHON ·

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