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Pedestrian hit, killed on I-65 in northwest Indiana, others injured in crash: state police

A pedestrian was hit and killed on Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana over the weekend, Indiana State Police said Monday.
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Indiana Legalizes Fentanyl Strips to Combat Overdose Crisis

Fentanyl test strips are now officially legal in Indiana, marking a major shift in the state’s approach to harm reduction. Indiana has officially legalized fentanyl test strips, removing them from the state’s paraphernalia classification and making them accessible as a harm reduction tool. The change comes in...
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Hoosiers struggle with soaring electric bills amid extreme heat

As Central Indiana experiences extreme heat this summer, many residents are facing rising electric bills that have left them reeling.
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East siders divided over proposed Wawa

The proposed Wawa convenience store on the east side of Indianapolis has been met with mixed reactions from the community, with some supporting the development and others wanting to see more mixed-use housing or community-focused development instead.
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Bascom: New Law Will Hold Prosecutors Accountable

INDIANAPOLIS - Nationally, there's been a rise in progressive criminal justice policies like cashless bail, efforts to defund the police or a reluctance to prosecute crimes. To protect public safety, I supported a new law creating a review board to investigate prosecutors who refuse to enforce our laws. The board...
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Indianapolis Homeless People Respond to Stereotypes

INDIANAPOLIS — A homeless encampment on the south side of the city, hidden behind industrial buildings and railroad tracks, faces a city order to clear the site by August 11. The directive has brought uncertainty and fear to the close-knit community of tents and tarps. But for many residents,...
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New scam tricks Indiana buyers using fake credit card decline messages

Americans have approximately 631 million credit card accounts, with nearly four cards per person. The accounts can be a payday for con artists who prey on victims using a new scheme called the card decline scam. It involves flashing a “transaction decline” message during an online purchase. The buyer repeatedly...
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Carmel resident Amya Haas, 22, dies at Eagle Creek Reservoir

Amya Haas, a 22-year-old Carmel resident, died in an apparent drowning July 24 in Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis. Her body was recovered from the reservoir after a multi-hour search after she was reported missing after diving from a sailboat into the water and didn’t resurface. According to the Indianapolis...
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Indiana Electric Bills Spike 17.5% in One Year

A new report shows that electric bills for Indiana residents rose 17.5% in just one year. That’s an average increase of $28 per month. The study was done by the Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) using data from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The CAC says this is the highest...
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New Indiana IREAD law sparks parent concern as student retention set to rise

Parents are stressed, and kids are coming home crying. These are the emotions more families say they're experiencing this summer because of a new law that will likely mean more third graders are kept from progressing to the fourth grade. The law that is affecting this year’s rising fourth graders will hold back...

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