Losantville
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO) — Indiana Governor Mike Braun is highlighting a state workforce training program that is helping utility workers earn higher wages while giving businesses tools to retain skilled employees. The Power Up Employer Training Grant, launched last year, allows participating businesses to receive reimbursements of up to...
INDIANAPOLIS – November 12, 2026 – WIBC’s Hammer & Nigel raised a record $36,883 during the third annual Operation Rudolph Flash Drive on Veterans Day, bringing together 176 donors to support homeless veterans in Indianapolis and throughout Indiana. The 2026 total surpassed the campaign’s $25,000 goal and...
University of Indianapolis political scientist Dr. Laura Wilson said last week’s election results show voters were dissatisfied with the direction of the country and willing to vote against incumbents at both the national and state levels. Wilson spoke with Indy Politics a week after Election Day. Democrats retook control...
SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. — The number of people with measles in Indiana has gone up by nine since the last report came out just days ago from the Indiana Dept. of Health. That number is now 162. There were ten people reported with measles in all of last year. LaGrange County still has the most people […]
Indiana Governor Mike Braun continues to accelerate housing affordability and availability through the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI). In Southeast Indiana, local and regional officials earlier this week broke ground on Lighthouse Landing, a new riverfront residential development in Aurora that will create more opportunities for Hoosiers in Dearborn County and the surrounding region.
Indiana has a brand new political party after election day. The Lincoln Party, championed by secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard, won nearly 4% of the vote, granting them ballot access for the next four years. Party leadership says they will run high-quality candidates in races they feel can be...
The holiday season is getting brighter at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center. Christmas Nights of Lights, presented by Fifth Third Bank, is open nightly through Dec. 31, 2026, with more than one million LED lights synchronized to holiday music. Families drive the 2.1-mile route at their own pace and take in the sights and sounds of Christmas from the comfort of their own vehicle.
Renters could get money from settlement
INDIANAPOLIS — A major road construction project on Indy’s south side has hit a snag and people who live nearby want to know why. In September 2024, the City of Indianapolis announced a “road diet” project for Madison Avenue, which will shrink the number of lanes and add new curbs and sidewalks. But nearly two […]
Indiana’s leaders love to celebrate big economic development announcements. Billions in corporate investments, thousands of promised jobs, and ambitious construction timelines make for impressive headlines. But what happens when the rush to deliver those projects comes at the expense of the Hoosiers who already live and work in these communities?
Indiana Democrats won local, state and federal offices on a platform of affordability, anti-corruption and populism. Stock market investors seem to think they are going to bring down the hammer on data centers. If the Republicans who survived are smart, they will join Democrats. Democrats would be wise to avoid the low-hanging fruit, though, which is to eliminate state and local tax breaks for data centers. That would not stop Big Tech, and it might leave local governments with fewer benefits than they could have negotiated because of our convoluted tax system. The state’s sales and use tax exemptions originated from bipartisan legislation passed in 2019, which also authorized local governments to give personal property tax breaks to data centers. The goal was to compete with other states, such as Illinois, that were passing similar legislation in a race to the bottom to attract development. Indiana's economic development regime has been a failure in many respects, but the tax incentives in this case had an unexpected benefit. Better planning could make those incentives incredibly valuable to taxpayers. Tax breaks give rural communities leverage The state has a huge budget surplus and wastes its money on plenty of things . I'm
The president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum says the facility has “pretty much shattered every metric” for attendance since a $64 million renovation, and he extended a personal invitation to Clinton, Carroll and Boone County listeners to come see it for themselves. Michael Good joined WILO’s Party...
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis crime podcaster has his Facebook back following an investigation by Indiana’s I-Team. “See, here’s my page,” Marc Hoover said, the voice and creator behind Catch My Killer, a podcast about unsolved murders and missing people. “It’s back.” His “Catch My Killer” podcast has half a million downloads, and Hoover has spent years […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Helping Veterans and Families of Indiana (HVAF) is coming back stronger after a fire displaced dozen. “I had pretty much given up on myself, and I had nowhere to turn and they took me with arms wide open,” said Army veteran, Matthew King. As an American flag waves in the wind, Army veteran […]
Following the midterm election results, Pi Sigma Alpha, Purdue's Political Science Honor Society, hosted a panel featuring three Purdue professors and their opinions. The first professor to speak was Mollie Cohen, a political science professor at Purdue whose academic focus is in Latin American politics. She responded to a question regarding how classes can help students understand what happened on Election Day.
New Director Jennifer Dorfmeyer acknowledged continued challenges for the agency but shared progress and goals with lawmakers.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – Indiana Republicans are preparing for another change at the top of their state party organization, as Chair Lana Keesling has resigned and Governor Mike Braun begins working with party leaders to find her permanent replacement. Keesling announced her departure Thursday. State Republican Vice Chair...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Veterans Day Council of Indianapolis spent Veterans Day hosting a special ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial. This is now the 55th year for the city’s Veterans Day ceremony, bringing together veterans and their families from all across the state. “Thank you to every veteran here today and across our state. […]
On behalf of the Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission in Ferdinand, Nathan Held accepted the Accelerating Economic Development award at the Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization(MPO) and Indiana Association of Regional Councils (IARC) conference. Indiana 15 received this award for its role and initiative in establishing the Indiana First READI region.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis is home to the nation’s largest acreage dedicated to honoring military veterans, a distinction that often surprises even local residents. The Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District encompasses 25 acres in downtown Indianapolis and ranks first nationally in land devoted to veterans’ memorials, second only to Washington, D.C., in total number of […]
