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IEDC boasts businesses moving to Indiana, eyes supercomputer and Space Academy

State officials are touting major business investments that have brought jobs and higher wages to Indiana. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation met for a quarterly meeting Monday and delivered a largely positive outlook on the state’s investments, efforts to attract…

Indiana ‘making the case’ to host US Space Academy

Indiana has entered the latest space race. An increasing number of states are jockeying for the honor — and the benefits — of hosting the nation’s first Space Academy. President Donald Trump established the academy Aug. 28, in an executive order that sought to develop a…

Muncie asks for community input to update parks plan

Most cities have a master plan for their parks and recreation amenities, updated every few years. Muncie’s update is this year. IPR’s Abby Urban reports on what the community says they want to be included. Muncie residents can attend public meetings and fill out an online survey…

Voter registration deadline approaching for Indiana residents

There are only a few days left for Indiana residents to register to vote in this year’s general election. Monday, Oct. 5 is the registration deadline, and Indiana’s nearly month-long early voting period starts the next day. How to register in Indiana: Online at indianavoters.com,…

Indiana expungement filings rose 52% over a decade. But getting relief still takes time, money

More than 10,000 expungement cases were filed in Indiana courts last year, continuing a decade-long rise in the number of people asking judges to restrict access to old arrests and convictions. Courts opened 10,156 expungement cases in 2025, up 52% from 6,660 in 2016, according…

Inside Indiana’s new downtown archives, where state history gets a new home

Indiana’s centuries-old paper trail — from the state’s original constitutions to governors’ correspondence and millions of agency records — is back downtown after a quarter-century in a temporary warehouse. State officials marked the opening of the new Indiana State Archives with…

Ball State cuts ribbon on first completed Village revitalization project

On Thursday, Ball State University cut a ribbon on the first completed project for the Village revitalization. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, the overall plan hopes to bring more life and town-gown connectivity to the business district next to campus. According to Ball State…

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Former IPS teacher who filmed, encouraged attack on second grader gets prison time

A former Indianapolis Public Schools teacher who was found to have encouraged students to fight and filmed it was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday. Julious Johnican was a first-year teacher at George Washington Carver School 87 in 2023. Soon after the start of the…

An Indiana psychiatric hospital chain promised reform. Allegations of abuse and neglect continued

Content warning: This story includes detailed descriptions of psychiatric hospitalization, involuntary confinement, death and allegations of medical neglect and sexual assault. When Amy Pawlus finally saw her mother, she said it was clear something was “terribly wrong.” Her…

Five Indianapolis police officers charged for misusing Flock cameras

Indianapolis charged five police officers after they allegedly used a license plate camera network to track ex-partners and others they were interested in. Now, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said it has tightened up access requirements for officers and is…

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…