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INDIANAPOLIS–The Indiana Hoosier men’s basketball team dropped their second straight game by falling to the #6 Louisville Cardinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse 87-78. Louisville jumped out to a 16-0 lead to start the game and Indiana didn’t score until Sam Alexis converted a layup with 13:28 left in the first half. The Hoosiers cut the deficit […]

STATEHOUSE–Former longtime WIBC/Network Indiana Statehouse reporter Eric Berman died this week. He had been battling cancer. Berman reported on politics and government for 28 years. After a long career with WIBC and Network Indiana, Berman became the Communications Manager for the Indiana State Medical Association in 2022. He held that role until his death. On […]

CLINTON COUNTY, Ind.–An Indianapolis man accused of shooting two Kirklin Town Marshals in Clinton County last month was arrested on Thursday. In an update Friday afternoon, State Police said 29-year-old Jehrome Bowens was arrested and charged with attempted murder, battery by means of a deadly weapon, theft, and unlawful carrying of a handgun. Bowens was […]

FRANKLIN, Ind.–A child molester from Indianapolis was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday. 38-year-old James Thomas pled guilty on September 4 of this year to both child molesting and child seduction. On top of the 30 years in prison, he was also sentenced to an additional two years of probation. The investigation started […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind.–Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker expressed strong support for a state-regulated casino on Thursday.   Tucker believes a casino could bring lots of economic benefits. She highlighted an agreement with Allen County Commissioners to share casino tax revenue based on population. Businessman Tom Kelley testified that a local casino could create over 1,000 […]

MARIAN, Ind.–Marian University announced on Thursday that the NAIA has withdrawn Marian’s opportunity to compete in the NAIA Football Playoff Championship Series because an academically ineligible student-athlete participated in three games this season. It is because of that that Marian will not play its scheduled playoff game at Keiser University on Saturday December 6. That […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN.–For the first time since 2019, the Minnesota Golden Gopher men’s basketball program earned a victory against the Indiana Hoosiers. They beat the 22nd ranked Hoosiers at Williams Arena Wednesday night 73-64. In a game that featured 11 lead changes and seven ties, Indiana led by as many as eight, but the Gophers surged […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–Indiana Hoosier Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti has been named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Cignetti joins Bill Mallory (1986-87) as the only IU coach to win conference coach of the year accolades in back-to-back seasons. Cignetti led Indiana to its first undefeated 12-0 regular season in […]

STATEWIDE–Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced on Tuesday the start of what he calls the Family First Workplace initiative. He says it’s a new family-focused program that allows eligible state employees to bring their babies to work during the first six months of life. The Family First Workplace program will begin as a pilot in the […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–For the first time since 2010, the Indiana Hoosier volleyball team is in the NCAA tournament. This is also just the sixth time in program history that the volleyball program has made the tournament. They get to host the first and second rounds at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington. This is just the second time […]

STATEWIDE–The majority of holiday shopping will be done in physical stores despite the increase in online sales. That’s the message from John Talbot, IU Kelley School of Business Senior Lecturer. Talbot’s areas of expertise are retailing, relating marketing activities to financial outcomes, and new media communication. “The real inflection point was the pandemic in 2020 […]