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Larry Brechner moderates a discussion during a free public screening of the Ken Burns documentary The American Revolution at Valparaiso University on April 22, 2026.
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Local News
In Memoriam: Dr. Larry A. Brechner (1955–2026)
Dee Dotson
In Memoriam: Dr. Larry A. Brechner (1955–2026)By the Lakeshore Public Media Family
Special Olympics Indiana
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Special Olympics Indiana Joins Statewide Disability Coalition
Dee Dotson
College Goal Sunday is Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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Local News
Free FAFSA Filing Event Returns to Crown Point This Sunday to Help Families Tap College Aid
Dee Dotson
Statewide News
Sunshine Beam is with the Family and Social Services Administration, or the FSSA. She warned that 58,000 in Indiana are currently noncompliant with Medicaid work requirements set to start in Janaury.
Benjamin Thorp
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State warns tens of thousands in Indiana out of compliance with Medicaid work requirements
Benjamin Thorp
State officials are warning that tens of thousands are noncompliant with the Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in January. It could lead to major disenrollments.
For these questions to appear on a general election ballot, the Indiana General Assembly must approve them twice.
Drew Daudelin
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2026 Voter Guide: Public Questions
Caroline Beck, Jill Sheridan
Gov. Mike Braun announced the state has sold over 380,000 blackout license plates, generating nearly $13 million. Those funds are expected to be reinvested in the BMV.
Courtesy of Indiana Governor's Office
Indiana makes nearly $13M from blackout license plates, plans to reinvest
Benjamin Thorp
From left to right: Amelia Earhart, Purdue University President Edward C. Elliott, and Captain L. I. Aretz standing next to an instructional plane at Purdue Airport, 1936.
Courtesy of Purdue University
Search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane could solve 90-year-old mystery
Kahmara Munn
The Marion County Election Board meets on Oct. 2, 2026, to conduct its pre-election voting machine test and approve a new policy around how poll workers should respond if federal law enforcement agents show up at the polls.
Caroline Beck
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Marion County adopts protocol for federal agents appearing at polling places
Caroline Beck

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