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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…
Joint campus for state blind and deaf schools hits construction milestone
State leaders marked a significant milestone on Wednesday for the construction of the new co-location of Indiana’s School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The project has been in the works since 2019. Gov. Mike Braun and leaders from both schools…
Governor extends gas tax holiday, adds relief for farmers
Indiana will once again receive a gas tax suspension for thirty days, part of a gas tax holiday instituted by Gov. Mike Braun this spring. “Global disruptions are still there, but I expect that could gyrate between now and the midterms,” Braun told reporters Monday. “So I am…
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…