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A rule allowing some Indianapolis residents to not pay permit fees after summer flooding is now in place indefinitely. Mayor Joe Hogsett first waived building permit fees the week after floods destroyed homes in Ravenswood and other neighborhoods in August. Hogsett issued an executive order Oct. 30 that indefinitely waives...
A voter casts her ballot Nov. 3, 2026, at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church on the west side of Indianapolis. Two people sit outside of Indianapolis Fire Station 18 on the west side on Election Day. People leave Old Bethel United Methodist Church on the east side just after sun...
On Oct. 29, former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard sat down with The Campus Citizen to discuss his candidacy for Indiana secretary of state as an independent on the Lincoln Party ballot line. A two-term Republican mayor, Ballard called the incumbent, Diego Morales, “problematic” and laid out the first things he would address if elected. Morales lost the Republican nomination at the party’s June convention, where Max Engling won in the second round with 53% of delegate votes. Morales finished third in both rounds.
INDIANAPOLIS — Voters in the Indianapolis Public Schools boundaries approved the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation referendum during Tuesday night’s Midterm Elections. Hannah Thomas, spokesperson for the Vote Yes for Indianapolis Public Education campaign, released the following statement after the results came in: “Thank you to the voters within Indianapolis Public Schools boundaries. They made a […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Some Marion County voters say they ran into problems when they tried to cast their ballots Tuesday, including one man who says the system showed he had already voted while he was still standing in line. Anthony Grizzle went to School 34 on Indianapolis’ south side shortly after 6 a.m. He says a […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Some south-west Indiana marching bands are getting ready to compete against the best in the state of Indiana this weekend. Eyewitness News stopped by Mater Dei on Wednesday as the Wildcats made their final preparations. They are headed to Indianapolis for the state marching band finals. They have been practicing for […]
MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — Two Mitchell-area FFA members won national proficiency awards, leading a slate of local students and chapters recognized at the 2026 National FFA Convention & Expo, held Oct. 21-24 in Indianapolis. Dylan McGregor of McCook Central won the national Beef Production Placement Proficiency Award. Landon...
An update was made on Nov. 5, 2026: A previous version of this story included details about an IPS board meeting scheduled Nov. 5. That meeting has since been canceled. Educators across Indianapolis are turning their attention to the next big school funding fight as referendum results come into focus.
INDIANAPOLIS — As a child, Andrew Bowman spent race days pressed against a chain-link fence at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, watching the action unfold. “I was probably 5 or 6 years old the first time my dad brought me to the time trials, and my brothers and I were clinging to the chain-link fence,” Bowman said. […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WOWO) — Indiana is refusing to authorize additional brain scans for death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit, whose execution remains scheduled for next week as Gov. Mike Braun considers his request for clemency. Braun’s general counsel, Stephanie Flittner, met Wednesday with Weisheit’s legal team to discuss the proposed medical...
Freelandville’s Kellie Streeter is the new State Representative in District 45. She followed her primary win over incumbent Bruce Borders with an over 2 to 1 victory over Democrat opponent Becky Mayfield. Streeter promises to be an “everyday” State Representative for the people of her district. Streeter also credits...
WARSAW — Republicans were swept to victory across Kosciusko County and much of northern Indiana Tuesday night, but Democrats scored two big victories in Indiana. Democrat Beau Bayh won the race for Indiana Secretary of State by defeating Republican Max Engling and two others. Bayh, the son of former...
A former junkyard now holds one of the busiest church campuses in the Midwest. The land covers 92 acres, and it sits right off a major interstate. That deserves a second thought. The congregation behind it started in a log cabin back in 1834. It stayed small and rural for...
Lawyers seeking a reprieve for Jeffrey Weisheit ahead of his execution this week say Indiana purchased pentobarbital, the lethal injection drug it plans to use, from Pharmaneek Inc., an Indianapolis pharmacy on probation and facing possible suspension of its license. Weisheit’s attorneys asked Gov. Mike Braun on Monday to halt the Nov. 5 execution and […]
Area residents can meet K9 handlers at the "K9 Fundapalooza" and book signing this Saturday, November 7, at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Franklin, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the event, you can purchase a new book in the Track the Pack series of children's books by Johnson County author Kimberly A. Sichting, and have it signed. The books tell the true stories of real working K9s. Proceeds from each Track the Pack book support the K9 cause.
More than a million LED lights will blink back to life along a 2.1-mile route at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center starting Friday, as Christmas Nights of Lights returns for its 2026 run through Dec. 31. Drivers will also spot something new this year: 300 colorful illuminated gumdrops lighting up the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand.
INDIANAPOLIS – An ongoing pavement repair project on I-70 means some overnight ramp and lane closures near downtown Indianapolis. The work started Monday night, leading to the closure of several ramps and some lane restrictions. Expect much of the same throughout the rest of the week and into the weekend. Here’s a look: Tuesday, Nov. […]
Indiana (Free Press Indiana) - Like many Indiana Republicans, 44-year-old Michael Light thinks his political party has veered off course. The Shelby County resident didn’t develop a serious interest in politics and voting until he was in his 30s. He identifies with Republican values and shares the party’s concern over immigration and border enforcement.
Indiana voters will not choose a U.S. senator or governor on Nov. 3. The statewide offices on the ballot are secretary of state, comptroller and treasurer, according to the ACLU of Indiana’s election guide. The races that will decide control of the U.S. Senate are in the states around...
