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U.S. Department of Energy invests in improving Indiana’s energy grid
Indiana is receiving millions of dollars from the federal government to help improve the energy grid – and how the state transmits power to surrounding states. Federal officials with the U.S. Department of Energy visited the state to discuss the effort on Thursday. Indiana has…
Indiana officials tout state management of disaster cleanup
Indiana officials say the state’s disaster recovery efforts could be the “textbook” example for natural disaster response that the federal government has been touting. In 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing state and local governments to play a more…
Biden-era grant for solar panels might be restored
Low-income Hoosiers may be getting back $117 million in grant funding for solar panels cancelled by the federal government. Rhode Island District Court Judge Mary McElroy ruled last week the EPA’s August 2025 termination of the $7 billion Biden-era Solar for All program was…
State health data: Indiana child fatalities fall for fifth straight year
The number of children dying in Indiana due to circumstances other than natural causes continues to decline, according to the Indiana Department of Health’s latest review of child fatality data. State lawmakers heard the annual presentation on child fatalities Tuesday. The…
Pendelton Trooper promoted to sergeant, assigned to recruiting
DELAWARE COUNTY – Indiana State Police Superintendent Anthony Scott announced the promotion of Senior Trooper John Clawson Jr. to Sergeant, and he will be reassigned to...
As work requirements loom for Medicaid, state officials worry about readiness
State officials say they don’t feel there’s enough concern about impending changes to Medicaid eligibility. During a Medicaid oversight committee meeting, Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration Mitch Roob warned that federal work requirements could leave many…
Muncie unites for annual White River Clean-Up in wake of recent flooding
Just weeks after destructive floodwaters swept through Muncie, a different kind of surge hit the White River shore on Saturday, Sept. 19: a record-breaking wave of volunteers. In the wake of the recent severe flooding that devastated parts of Muncie, the local community channeled…
Indiana’s private school voucher enrollment tops 80,500 students, costs half a billion dollars
More than 80,500 students participated in Indiana’s private school voucher program last school year, which provides public tax funds for families to help pay for private, parochial and nonreligious schools. A just released state report projects Indiana paid about $548 million for…
Volunteers from across the U.S. help Muncie with flood disaster relief
Muncie is one of five storm-and-flood-damaged locales in Indiana receiving help this month from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. The organization has sent volunteers from across the U-S to help Muncie residents help clean up their homes. IPR’s Daniel Huber reports. At a house…
Cat Tales: Plump’s possible air double dribble
(This is excerpt #6 from the book currently being written by Greg Eckerle called “Cat Tales: Jasper Sports Stories.” Eckerle can be reached at gregeckerle@twc.com.) The 1954 basketball state championship game that Jasper’s Cyril Birge officiated was viewed beforehand as a boring…
CenterPoint Energy confirms data breach of customer information
Centerpoint Energy has reported personal information belonging to customers was obtained by an unauthorized third-party in a recent data breach. According to SEC filing Monday, the company said they were made aware of an online post from a third party claiming to have obtained a…
Braun names third president of IEDC in less than 2 years
Indiana’s state agency for business recruitment will soon have its third leader since Gov. Mike Braun took office early last year. The governor’s office announced Thursday that Josh Richardson was stepping down after about 11 months as president of the Indiana Economic…