INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Secretary of state candidates spar over Indiana roots
By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle September 24, 2026 The birth of Beau Bayh and his twin brother was headline news across Indiana in 1995 as the first children born to a current governor and first lady in more than a century. That hasn’t inoculated Bayh from political att “...”
VIDEO OUTREACH: ReCenter Indiana starts campaign to get young adults to the polls
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2026 ReCenter Indiana is launching a six-week video ad campaign aimed at encouraging young adults to go to the polls and exercise their right to vote this November. The 30-second videos, directed at 18- to 24-year-olds in Marion, Ham “...”
WFYI PUBLIC MEDIA: ICE arrests 426 people across Indiana in 5-day operation
By Barb Anguiano and Caroline Beck WFYI Public Media September 17, 2026 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 426 individuals across Indiana during a five-day operation that began Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, which the agency called “Operation Safe Community — “...”
MIRROR INDY: Future of Black history program uncertain as Trotter exits Indiana Landmarks
By Peter Blanchard and Mirror Indy FPI News September 17, 2026 A leading figure in the movement to preserve Black history across Indiana is leaving her role at Indiana Landmarks. Eunice Trotter, director of the nonprofit’s Black Heritage Preservationist Program, is stepping dow “...”
CAPITAL B GARY: Residents’ opposition leads to pause on new data centers
By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary September 17, 2026 Just months after Gary residents packed a Common Council forum to raise alarms about the prospect of data centers in the city, Mayor Eddie Melton has issued an executive order to pause new data center development in the city for o “...”
VOTEBEAT: U.S. Supreme Court blocks mail ballot restrictions from taking effect in 2026
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat September 14, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administra “...”
CHALKBEAT: Voters’ guide to 2026 school board elections in Marion County
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat September 11, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township distri “...”
ARNOLT CENTER: Companies Seek to Hide Indiana Data Center Details with NDAs
By Zoe Benson, tanka dhakal, Jon Eckert, Edith Morales, and Ethan Roberts Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism September 10, 2026 Two dozen years ago, Gina and Darin Madsen bought a house in Monrovia, a small community in Morgan County, planning to stay there through retire “...”
MIRROR INDY: Hoosier’s journal recalls 5 days in Gambo after 9/11
By Sophie Young, Brett Phelps and Landon Caldwell Mirror Indy September 10, 2026 On Sept. 11, 2001, Cathy Weimer was halfway home from London, sitting in an aisle seat on a plane 39,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. She was 36 years old, a mom of two and the owner of a successful “...”
CAPITAL B GARY: Residents Survived a Historic Blackout by Turning to One Another
By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary September 9, 2026 It was a regular Tuesday for Adriana Harris. She had just left breakfast and stopped at a gas station on the way home when the sky went white. “It started pouring down, raining like crazy,” she said. “Everything turned white. “...”