Nearly a century after the D.C. Stephenson trial exposed the violent corruption of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, communities across central Indiana are reflecting on its legacy through art, history, ...

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This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette November 6, 2025 After a ...

A former senior adviser to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says she witnessed what she calls a “frat-house” environment inside Indiana’s second-highest office — one now under the scrutiny of a Marion County ...

In the wake of Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ decision to turn over the state’s entire voter roll to the U.S. Department of Justice, questions remain about what the federal government will ...

When former Vice President Dick Cheney died, so many people relied on the same word to describe his legacy. “Complicated.” They settled on that word because of Cheney’s evolution from being a ...

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Indiana Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, made national news the other day by doing something that once was commonplace but now is rare. He held a town hall to discuss the upcoming special session of ...

ReCenter Indiana is bringing Hoosiers together—across party lines—to learn, connect, and be heard. It’s your voice. It’s our Indiana. Join a nonpartisan Listening Session with Dr. Laura Merrifield ...

From time to time, I get a note that sounds a familiar theme. The writer always asks why I make fun of elected officials in my columns. Why do I not take them as seriously and as reverently as their ...

Minutes after Gov. Mike Braun announced on Monday he would call a special legislative session early next month for redistricting, state Democratic lawmakers began using just about the only tool they ...

Last Friday morning, more than 80 flights departed from the Indianapolis International Airport. But one, boarding around 11:30 a.m., was unlike the others. The passengers were in handcuffs. They stood ...