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The Indiana Womens Prison in Indianapolis has 100 COVID cases — the second highest number among state prisons, which have seen a recent spike in cases.
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Women’s prison college partnership to grow with new funding
Jill Sheridan
A Marion University program that helps incarcerated women gain degrees gets a financial boost.
The petition requested that the IURC make NIPSCO a party and set a formal procedural schedule to gather testimony and evidence.
Zak Cassel
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State utility watchdog asks Indiana to investigate NIPSCO after outages
Zak Cassel
Fred Kaehler is the acting deputy administrator for Region 5 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. He cautioned that federal assistance would likely not cover everything residents lost to storms.
Benjamin Thorp
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Indiana has a major disaster declaration. Now what?
Benjamin Thorp
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Indiana will see as much as $419 million as part of a settlement with Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram. The state was part of a national lawsuit against the company alleging it made its platforms more addictive for children despite knowing they were harmful.
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Indiana part of $17B Meta settlement over social media's impact on kids
Benjamin Thorp
Northwest Indiana residents line up at the North Township Trustees' office in East Chicago. Residents filled out paperwork for monetary assistance.
Barb Anguiano
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President Trump approved a 'major disaster declaration' for 21 Indiana counties. What does that mean?
Benjamin Thorp

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From left: Porter County Community Foundation representatives Caroline Schrenker, Director of Community Impact, Emily Richardson-Rossbach, Board Member and Dorothy Michalak, Board Member present an $8484 grant check to Lakeshore Public Media Interim CEO Nancy Clifford and Anthony Santucci, Vice President of Production.
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Porter County Community Foundation awards $8,484 to support Lakeshore Public Media transmission upgrades
Dee Dotson
Porter County Community Foundation awards $8,484 to support Lakeshore Public Media transmission upgrades
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Northwest Indiana Gets Federal Storm Relief As Residents Face Proposed Utility Rate Hikes
Dee Dotson
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From The Chicago Bears to Keith Lee to Gary Native Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson, High-Profile Donors Rush Storm Aid to Gary
Dee Dotson
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