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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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