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Indiana’s largest broadband expansion will bring high-speed internet to 123,000 homes
Customers of Decatur County REMC in southeastern Indiana are expected to be among the first Hoosiers to see the benefits.
Indiana expects to receive $1B for rural health. Hospitals say it’s only a ‘Band-Aid’
The funding will bolster programs, but cash-strapped rural health facilities can’t use it to make up for losses.
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What to know about the ‘explosive diarrhea’ outbreak in Indiana
The parasitic infection, which comes from contaminated food, is spreading throughout the Midwest.
Indiana families scramble to keep the power on as prices rise
Hoosiers have turned off air conditioning and lights to keep costs down.
After 31 years in prison, Bloomington man is home and fighting to clear his name
Dusty Turner was convicted for murder in 1996 but didn’t kill anyone.
What happens when the only grocery in town closes
A year after JayC closed, Shoals residents ponder the possibility of creating a new food store.
An Indianapolis man is on a mission to visit all 92 Indiana county fairs
Color-coded guide in hand, Cliff Pappe embarks on a summertime adventure.
Growth has slowed in some rural counties, but Owen continues growing
Owen County grew by 585 people in 2025 and invites others seeking country living.
He’d never heard of Tell City. Then Perry County paid him to move there.
Dozens of communities are offering cash and other incentives to attract new residents
Inside the effort to save Hoosier barns
Historians believe hundreds of thousands of Indiana barns have disappeared over the last century. Of those that remain, many are in need of costly repairs.
Indiana counties move quickly to restrict new data centers
With an influx of data center proposals around the state, residents are pushing local officials to take action.
Teens in Fort Wayne want to talk about shootings. Adults are listening.
At Fort Wayne’s first youth-led violence summit, high school students described shootings that have shaped their lives, and challenged community leaders to do more.
Indianapolis family moves to Honduras ahead of father’s expected deportation
Joanna Garzes Lopez, a U.S. citizen, makes the difficult decision to leave the country with her children to reunite her family.
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