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Northeast Indiana Now
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Your daily digest of news from Northeast Indiana and around the Hoosier state.

Latest Episodes
  • Fort Wayne councilmen want stronger action on homelessness. Protesters rally at Camp Atterbury. Indiana advocates call for mental health and rehabilitation support to lower recidivism.
  • Attendant care lawsuit may have broader implications for Indiana families. Two arrests made after Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s Newburgh town hall. Those “sweat bees” around you are likely not bees.
  • Julia Meek is joined by Angie Fincannon to discuss her new adventure as CEO and Executive Director of Pearl Arts.
  • Indiana lawmakers dig into reducing state boards, commissions. Hoosier Lottery to deliver $341 million to state, lowest amount in five years. INDOT to add roundabouts in a Muncie historic district.
  • Mayor Tucker opens first funding window to help residents overcome addiction. Indiana's unemployment rate improves from last year. Lawmakers explore solutions as state ranks high in medical debt.
  • IU professor says federal cuts could affect quality of weather forecasts. EV tax credits will expire at the end of September. A Hamilton County resident tests positive for West Nile virus.
  • Health care leaders: State funding cut too early to address poor outcomes, costs. Indiana task force on artificial intelligence begins second year of work. IU formally reprimands a professor.
  • Allen County Election Board to consider vote centers. Federal appeals court blocks Indiana's 25-foot police buffer law. Indiana University President Pamela Whitten faces plagiarism accusations.
  • Fort Wayne City Council passes utility rate increase. Third grade reading scores hit pre-pandemic high. Natural gas, battery storage could get fast tracked to serve AI data centers in Indiana.
  • Braun noncommittal on if lawmakers will redraw congressional map. Sgt. Julie Q. Smith named first state school safety director. Indiana colleges are changing 400 degrees this year.