LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Education has released new guidance for schools interested in switching to a four-day school week. For most school corporations in Indiana, the idea is a novel one — only one school in the entire state, Vinton Elementary School in Lafayette, has adopted that model so far. “Our superintendent [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the ceasefire between the United States and Iran in jeopardy, Hoosiers could soon feel even more pain at the pump. In a post to Truth Social Friday, President Trump said negotiations will continue, but that “…[T]he Cease Fire is OVER!” “I think there's got to be a conversation about, well, how [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -- As area school districts are proposing referenda that would increase their respective tax rates to offset the decrease in property tax revenue implemented by the passage of Senate Enrolled Act One, one Indianapolis area school's referendum would decrease the district's current operating referendum tax rate. According to a news release from the Metropolitan [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -- The office of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun recently announced that the state's Community Collaboration Fund will help financially support more than 20 projects focused on accelerating small business and the importance of entrepreneurial education and tech enablement. According to a news release from Braun's office, the fund will help support 22 community-led, regionally [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -- On Monday, several early childhood educators and childcare advocates urged state regulators not to adopt a proposed rule that would bring sweeping changes to Indiana’s childcare licensing regulations. “Indiana’s workforce challenges will not be solved by lowering expectations,” said Cori Kerns, an independent early childhood consultant. If the proposed rule is approved as [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials with the office of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced that an Indiana-founded STEM-focused company is expected to expand its headquarters operations in central Indiana. According to a news release from Braun's office, STEM DTS is a provider of staffing and project services for STEM-related industries. The expansion of its headquarters is expected [...]

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Joe Smith, member of the Indiana Sportscasters/Sportswriters Hall of Fame, died on Monday.

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Racers Álex Palou, Felix Rosenqvist and David Malukas and motorsports officials stood beside President Donald Trump as he promoted the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, a two-day event next month.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that it has updated its long-term economic vision plan. The new plan narrows the scope of its priority goals and adds new performance measures designed to track the state's progress over the next decade.

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Indiana’s pharmacy regulators on Monday reluctantly approved a disciplinary settlement with IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital over what they describe as one of the largest known drug theft cases in state history.

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The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis and the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System in Fort Wayne and Marion are expected to go live with the new system Aug. 22.

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Prices dropped 0.4% from May to June, the largest monthly drop in four years, the Labor Department said Tuesday. On a yearly basis, inflation declined to 3.5%, down from a year-over-year gain of 4.2% in May and lower than many economists expected.

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Reworld is partnering with Fort Wayne-based United Dumpsters that allows manufacturers to deliver waste materials locally that are then consolidated and transported to Reworld's thermomechanical treatment facility in Indianapolis for disposal.

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