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INDIANAPOLIS - Two of Indiana's members of the U.S. House said economic issues and immigration played a key role in Democrats' massive election victories. Democrats had flipped at least 43 seats in the House as of Friday, including in Indiana's 5th Congressional District, where Democratic state Sen. J.D. Ford upset three-term Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz. Another 25 seats have yet to be called.
INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, Nov. 6, 2026/National FFA Organization) – National FFA Organization is pleased to announce that five members from five different states have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2026. These students are being celebrated for their achievements in academics, the arts, and career and technical education. Out of...
Indianapolis is kicking off eleven straight days of free, community-created programming Thursday evening as the 31st annual Spirit & Place Festival opens with a public conversation at Indiana Landmarks Center. The festival runs through Nov. 15 and threads more than 30 events across Central Indiana around this year's theme: Connections.
The following is a press release for McDonald's USA. McDonald’s restaurants in the Indianapolis area are honored to serve veterans, active-duty military members and their families each and every day. This year, McDonald’s restaurants across the region will be recognizing Veterans Day in a special way, by offering current and former military members free food.
As the city begins the development process of the former Indiana Women’s Prison, local organization City Rising has collected stories from people connected to the site. Community members are invited to hear these stories at Beyond These Gates: Remembering Home, The Prison, and a Place Yet to Be. The...
Voters in at least two dozen Indiana school districts approved measures Tuesday to collect more property taxes, while 12 referendums failed. School leaders are now preparing for what the results could mean for their budgets. In Indianapolis and Hamilton County, voters approved most referendums to help fund their local schools. In Hamilton County, voters approved […]
Democrats won big in Indiana Tuesday night, breaking a 14-year Republican supermajority in the state House of Representatives, electing the state's first openly gay U.S. representative, and electing a Democratic attorney general for the first time in 14 years.
Indianapolis voters on Election Day overwhelmingly backed the first-ever tax to be split between city and charter schools, a major step in a years-long movement by charter advocates to become equal partners in educating student. Voters passed the tax 63% to 37%, to maintain funding for the Indianapolis Public Schools for four years, while giving charter […]
INDIANAPOLIS— About 240 children in Indiana’s foster care system are waiting for adoptive homes, with older children, sibling groups and those with more complex needs often facing longer waits for permanent placement. The average age of children waiting for adoption is 12 to 13 years old, according to the Indiana Department of Child Services. November […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Department of Public Works’ (DPW) Vision Zero Task Force held its final meeting of 2026 Thursday, providing a snapshot of the latest data and to share plans moving forward. The Vision Zero Action Plan, a city-wide policy framework, aims to make streets safer and eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries by 2035 […]
Will Indiana get snow by Thanksgiving?
Christopher Browning, OD, and Nicholas Garn, OD, now offer cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange in their own practices. Indiana’s first OD-owned office-based surgery (OBS) suites are now open. These suites allow patients to receive cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange (RLE) in the same practice where their optometrist evaluated them. Christopher Browning, OD, of VisionQuest Eyecare, opened his suite on October 29, and Nicholas Garn, OD, of Zionsville Eyecare, opened a separate suite on October 30, 2026.1 While Browning and Garn worked closely together on the development of the 2 surgical suites, the practices themselves are independently owned and operated.1.
INDIANAPOLIS — Officials with the Lincoln Party laid out a path forward after a party candidate for Indiana Secretary of State received more than 70,000 votes in Tuesday’s election. According to a news release from the party, officials said that the Lincoln Party has secured statewide ballot access because of Indiana Secretary of State candidate […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana voters flocked to the polls Tuesday with the race for Secretary of State among the contests being decided in this year’s midterm election. Four candidates are running for Indiana Secretary of State: Democrat Beau Bayh, Republican Max Engling, Libertarian Lauri Shillings and Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard. Several polling […]
Every Thanksgiving, people roll up their sleeves in their church kitchens and spend hours cooking turkey, stuffing and sides to share with their neighbors. Others bundle up and stand in the November cold to pass out turkeys to long lines of cars. It’s a time where we can see generosity...
Voters in three northeast Indiana counties said “No” Tuesday (Nov. 3) to a referendum that would have paved the way for a new casino in the state. A new gaming entity placed in Allen, DeKalb or Steuben counties would negatively impact the racinos at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Anderson and Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville.
Indianapolis voters are deciding who will represent them at the Indiana Statehouse. There are three state Senate races for districts that include Indianapolis on the ballot this year. Only two have multiple candidates. Democrat Allissa Impink was unopposed in District 46, which covers parts of downtown and the near east side.
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the country’s biggest running events returns to downtown Indianapolis this Saturday as the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon celebrates its 19th year. The event, organizers call one of the 15 largest marathons in the United States, features a full marathon, half marathon, and 5K, all starting and finishing in the heart […]
John Schmitz Turns Mars Hill Art Center Into a Prison Re-Entry Hub. John Schmitz, a longtime Indianapolis developer and former mayoral candidate who now lives in Florida, stopped by The Hammer and Nigel Show with news about the west side nonprofit he and his wife, Lisa, started about 12 years ago.
INDIANAPOLIS — Christmas Nights of Lights will return to the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center from Friday through Dec. 31. Presented by Fifth Third Bank, the 2.1-mile drive-through show features more than 1 million lights synchronized to holiday music, colorful light tunnels and holiday displays. A new feature this year will be 300 colorful […]
