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JIM LUCAS 69S AGAIN, · SUDDEATH COLUMN: SOUTHERN INDIANA TAKEAWAYS FROM ELECTION NIGHT · GIRLS ROCK BLOOMINGTON DOWNSIZES · DEMOCRATS FLIP REPUBLICAN-HELD SEATS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA DURING 2026 MIDTERMS · DISGUSTING HAIRCUTS FOR THE WIN · NORTHWEST INDIANA NEIGHBORS: OBITUARIES FOR NOVEMBER 5 · STATE HOUSE RESULTS ACROSS THE MR.NEWZ COUNTIES · ISP SEARCHING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS RELATED TO FAYETTE COUNTY COLD CASE INVESTIGATION · MAY WINS! · ELECTION RESULTS: INDIANA STATEWIDE RACES · SEAN STEELE AND CHASE CUMMINGS TALKED ME OUT OF IT · INDIANA EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING GIRLFRIEND’S KIDS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING · KIRKWOOD SHOOTING: MAYOR INSISTS IT'S THE GUN'S FAULT. · BAYH CLAIMS VICTORY IN INDIANA SEC. OF STATE RACE, ENGLING CONCEDES · THE NASHVILLE DREAM IS BEING RENTED OUT BY THE NIGHT · INDIANA CARRIES OUT FIRST OF 3 EXECUTIONS TAKING PLACE ON A SINGLE DAY IN US · MARTIN COUNTY’S RECYCLING CENTER FACES DECEMBER HEARING AS FINANCES STAY THIN · EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: OFF-DUTY INDIANA STATE TROOPERS HELP RESCUE PREGNANT WOMAN AFTER CRASH · FARMER'S ALMANAC LOOKS AHEAD: MILDER LEAN FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, WITH THE USUAL CAVEATS · BARON HILL: INDIANA CANNOT AFFORD UNCERTAINTY IN ITS ENERGY FUTURE · THE MASK FINALLY SLIPS, SEAN STEELE TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ATTEMPT DAMAGE CONTROL. · INDIANA SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST WEISHEIT · LAST PICKLEBALL GAME OF THE SEASON · NOVEMBER 4 RECAP: NORTHWEST INDIANA NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED TODAY ·

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Jim Lucas 69s again,

And why progressives should watch till completion.

Daniel Pierson 2 Nov 5, 2026
Opinion
Lawco.News

Sean Steele and Chase Cummings talked me out of it

I am not flipping. I am not switching to Chris May. I am not voting.

Tabitha Stroud 10 Nov 3, 2026
Opinion
Monco.News

Ellettsville Has Become Bloomington’s Suburb

Once an independent bastion now an extension of Bloomington's Housing and Retail Hell.

Kristen Withers Oct 26, 2026
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Mayor and 50 Year Ranger, gets put through the spanking machine.

The Bloomington City Council stripped $6,486,683 out of her proposed 2027 budget

Kristen Withers 1 Oct 9, 2026
Opinion
Martco.News

Living Distractionless: Making the Hard Choices to Get Back to "You"

Spend time wondering.

Terry Dailee Oct 7, 2026
Opinion
Mr.Newz

Is Indiana hiking Property Taxes for Cuts to Data Centers?

A recent post blurs three financial events to stir up Data Center rage.

Mr.Newz 5 Oct 1, 2026
Opinion
Mr.Newz

“High Crime, LMAO”: Law Enforcement has to answer for Flock Use.

Indiana was not merely a slice of the information. Indiana made up the the whole sample.

Daniel Pierson 1 Sep 16, 2026
FeaturedOpinion
Mr.Newz

Mugshot mills and the degradation of "news"

Do any of us know what news is anymore?

Daniel Pierson Sep 15, 2026
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Hey, do you want to do good things?

Explaining our recent Facebook departure and updates.

Mr.Newz 3 Sep 2, 2026
Opinion
Monco.News

Clean Your Own House First

The ICE panic in Bloomington this week has the usual shape.

Kristen Withers 2 Sep 2, 2026
FeaturedOpinion
Monco.News

Am I the Last Democrat?

I was a Democrat because the party, as I understood it, was supposed to protect that arrangement.

Daniel Pierson 4 Aug 26, 2026
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A Beam from the Towers Stops in Indianapolis — and a Question About Where We Are Looking

It is possible to honor the dead without treating the date as a permanent national holy day that crowds out attention to the living future.

Daniel Pierson 1 Aug 20, 2026
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Could Beau Bayh Look Like Anymore of a Doofus?

Does the candidate understand how he lands with regular people outside the donor circuit and the convention hall?

Bob Taylor 4 Aug 12, 2026
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French Lick Irony: Indiana Democrats Hold Their “Big Idea” Convention Where Their Base Can't Afford to Show Up

Indiana Democrats say they want to rebuild the middle class and speak for everyday Hoosiers.

Bob Taylor 1 Aug 11, 2026
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When the Camera Becomes the Cause: Civilian Auditing in Southern Indiana

Daniel Pierson Aug 8, 2026
Opinion
Monco.News

Jenee Abram Trimble: Real Crusader for Taxpayers?

Trimble publicly offered help with property-tax appeals in exchange for signature sheets

Kristen Withers Aug 7, 2026
Opinion
Mr.Newz

Saved from the Cell: Hoosier Helicopter Parents Freaking Out Over Unplugging Kids

Parents do not need to fear the adjustment.

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 5, 2026
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Data Centers: You're gonna love em'

"We're building the future one rack at a time."

Mr.Newz 1 Aug 5, 2026

Around Indiana aggregated headlines

SUDDEATH COLUMN: Southern Indiana takeaways from Election Night

In victory or defeat, the margin matters.

News and Tribune

Democrats flip Republican-held seats in southern Indiana during 2026 midterms

Southern Indiana saw key Democratic victories in the 2026 midterm elections, with party leaders citing voter concerns over corruption, rising costs and broader national issues.

WLKY

Northwest Indiana neighbors: Obituaries for November 5

Read through the obituaries published today in The Times.

nwitimes

ISP searching for family members related to Fayette County cold case investigation

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ind. — Officials with the Indiana State Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying family members related to a cold case investigation in Fayette C…

Fox 59

Election Results: Indiana Statewide races

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Tuesday night, Hoosiers hit the polls to elect the next Indiana State Senator in their district. Here are the results of those State Senate races…

mywabashvalley

Indiana executes man convicted of killing girlfriend’s kids early Thursday morning

Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit early Thursday for the 2010 deaths of two children in an Evansville house fire, according to Attorney General Todd Rokita.

wndu

Bayh claims victory in Indiana Sec. of State race, Engling concedes

INDIANAPOLIS — A Democrat is projected to have been elected to a statewide executive office for the first time in more than a decade. According to preliminary election results f…

Fox 59

Indiana carries out first of 3 executions taking place on a single day in US

An Indiana man who admitted killing two children in a house fire was executed early Thursday in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the

2 News Nevada

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Off-duty Indiana State troopers help rescue pregnant woman after crash

An expectant mother is out of the hospital and recovering well after a husband and wife, both Indiana State Police troopers, and bystanders jumped into action Sunday following a…

WGN-TV

Baron Hill: Indiana cannot afford uncertainty in its energy future

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