Tag: Indiana

Tornadoes and Injuries Reported as Severe Weather Tears Through Midwest

Severe storms tore through three Midwestern states on Thursday, producing reports of damaging tornadoes across Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana and injuring dozens of people. In eastern Indiana, the towns of Winchester in Randolph County and Selma in Delaware County appeared to be badly hit. Local officials said they believed a tornado had hit a trailer […]

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Best Off-Road Trails in the Central Midwest

When it comes to serious adrenaline-punching off-road excursions, it’s probably not much of a stretch to say that your first choice isn’t likely to be the Central Midwest – but, hear us out. Venturing into the heartland’s off-road trails unveils a refreshing playground for adrenaline junkies and rugged explorers alike. Forget about the conventional allure […]

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The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803

The cicadas are coming — and if you’re in the Midwest or the Southeast, they will be more plentiful than ever. Or at least since the Louisiana Purchase. This spring, for the first time since 1803, two cicada groups known as Brood XIX, or the Great Southern Brood, and Brood XIII, or the Northern Illinois […]

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Indiana University Cancels Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby’s Exhibition

The first American retrospective of Samia Halaby, regarded as one of the most important living Palestinian artists, was abruptly canceled by officials at Indiana University in recent weeks. Dozens of her vibrant and abstract paintings were already at the school when Halaby, 87, said she received a call from the director of the university’s Eskenazi […]

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Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire

When Indiana officials created a new industrial park to lure huge microchip firms to the state, they picked a nearly 10,000-acre site close to a booming metropolis, a major airport and a university research center. But the area is missing one key ingredient to support the kinds of development the state wants to attract: access […]

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Man Survives Six Days Trapped in Pickup Truck Wreckage

Two men near Portage, Ind., were scouting a creek for potential fishing spots on Tuesday when they spotted a shiny object through the trees. They moved closer and saw that it was a mangled vehicle. One of the men, Mario Garcia, said that he looked inside, pushed aside the airbag and found what he thought […]

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For Bobby Knight, a Basketball Legend, Baseball Provided a Comforting Coda

Luke Epplin answered a phone call two years ago. He didn’t recognize the Indiana number, but the voice on the other end of the line was unmistakable. “Luke,” the man said, “this is Coach Knight.” His voice had grown fainter, but the intimidating tenor of Bobby Knight, the former basketball coach, was still there. Epplin […]

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Indiana Man Charged in 1982 Halloween Killing, Officials Say

Tammy Anderson, 57, felt unnerved as four Indiana State Police troopers arrived at her apartment on Tuesday to arrest her husband, who never liked to talk much about his past. Ms. Anderson’s husband, Ronald J. Anderson, 61, of Seymour, Ind., was being charged with murder, the troopers said, in connection with the 1982 killing of […]

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Bobby Knight, Basketball Coach Known for Trophies and Tantrums, Dies at 83

Todd Jadlow, a forward on the 1987 championship team, wrote in a 2016 memoir that, among other things, Knight cracked a clipboard over his head, squeezed his testicles and made players run laps while barking like dogs. But Jadlow stayed in the Indiana program and, after he wrote the book, told ESPN, “I still have […]

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Who Was John Tucker? Indiana Coalition Acknowledges His Lynching in Latest Effort to Preserve Black History

The Indiana Landmark’s Black Heritage Preservation Program and Indiana Remembrance Coalition worked together to add a new historical marker displaying the story of the lynching of John Tucker in 1845. This is the latest jab against the brewing anti-CRT legislation considered by lawmakers. Tucker Carlson Might Be Gone But Fox News Remains a Cesspool of […]

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Gerry Turner Is the First ‘Golden Bachelor.’ Just Don’t Call Him a Silver Fox.

Women keep approaching Gerry Turner in airports, asking to pose for pictures with him. This is not something that ever happened in the first seven decades of his life. But a lot has changed since Mr. Turner, 72, signed up to date 22 women on a reality television show. For example: He has been spending […]

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