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Indiana launches helpline for support during virus pandemic
Jul 20, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana residents can call and speak confidentially with a trained counselor at any hour free of charge under an initiative announced Monday. The Be ...
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Many of Indiana's counties named for men tied to slavery
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - One-third of Indiana's 92 counties are named for men who had ties to slavery or supported otherwise racist policies and an Indiana University profess...
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Indiana campgrounds staying busy amid coronavirus outbreak
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - As 90-degree heat beat down on the Mounds State Park campground on a recent afternoon, many campers retreated to their air-conditioned RVs, but oth...
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New historic marker honors Indiana's first newspaper editor
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - A man who became Indiana's first newspaper editor in the early 19th century has been honored with a historic marker next to his southwestern India...
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Indiana Dunes National Park debuts coronavirus campaign
Jul 19, 2020 7:00 am - CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Dunes National Park has launched a coronavirus safety campaign urging visitors to the northwestern Indiana park to practice social di...
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Bloomington shops, restaurants weathering summer downturn
Jul 18, 2020 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bloomington's downtown area is a mixture of shops selling everything from jewelry to kayaks, with a wide selection of restaurants and bars servi...
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Restoration work starts at Indiana Territory governor's home
Jul 18, 2020 7:00 am - VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) - Mark R. Wenger, crouched on all fours inside the dining room at the Grouseland mansion, craned his neck and leaned deep into the fireplace, a tin...
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Work nears start on new South Shore commuter rail route
Jul 18, 2020 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Construction could start this fall on an eight-mile (12.9-kilometer) extension of northwestern Indiana's South Shore commuter rail line from Hammond...
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NW Indiana city closes its beaches, citing virus, crowds
Jul 17, 2020 7:00 am - MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana city's mayor closed all of the community's Lake Michigan beaches Friday to help stem the coronavirus' spread after larg...
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Ex-Indiana House Speaker Bosma resigning early from seat
Jul 17, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma announced Friday he will formally resign from the Legislature at the end of July. Bosma step...