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A friend who still keeps in touch with Breaking Bad star Dean Norris, valedictorian in 1981, will grab his photos for him
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Both St. Joseph and Elkhart counties saw their lowest primary turnout rates in recent memory
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Incumbents Suzanne Weirick and Joanna King win versus right-wing challengers in Elkhart County Primaries.
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St. Joseph County voted in the 2024 primary election Tuesday.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has won the state’s first competitive gubernatorial primary in two decades, according to the Associated Press.
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Kent Fulmer visits with Scott Campbell of The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.
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The Michigan House of Representatives approved the proposal for the state’s next budget Wednesday.
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Educators from across the state spoke out against a new literacy endorsement and revised graduation requirements at the State Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. They said training for the endorsement is confusing and burdensome and they expressed concern that the new graduation requirements won’t help students become well-rounded.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun has named his choice for running mate — first-term Rep. Julie McGuire (R-Indianapolis).
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Two Statehouse incumbents lost their reelection bids in Tuesday’s primary — one from each chamber and one from each party.
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Four Indiana school corporations asked voters in their districts to raise property taxes to pay for teachers and staff. Those corporations are Brown County Schools, Blue River Valley Schools, Fremont Community Schools and the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township.
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Valerie McCray won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tuesday, making history in the process — becoming the first Black woman to be a nominee for U.S. Senate in Indiana history.
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Taking part in education or work programs could allow Michigan prisoners to reduce their prison time under bills introduced Tuesday in the state Senate.
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Indiana voters will decide two competitive statewide primary races today — including the most expensive primary in state history.
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The Indiana Department of Health stopped sharing individual terminated pregnancy reports, or TPRs, in December due to patient privacy concerns. The reports are completed by medical providers following an abortion in the state of Indiana, and include data about the patient and the procedure. An anti-abortion group is suing the agency saying the decision violates Indiana’s public records law.
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New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.
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The CDC announced stricter regulations for importing dogs from abroad — or traveling internationally with your furry companions.
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A London barrister in Henry VIII's England finds himself investigating a murder in a monastery. Hulu's new four-part series, based on C.J. Sansom's 2003 novel, feels strikingly contemporary.
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New research documents how many children lost a parent to an opioid or other overdose in the period from 2011 to 2021. Bereaved children face elevated risks to their physical and emotional health.
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The Georgia Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments after former President Trump appealed a decision allowing Fulton County DA Fani Willis to stay on the criminal case involving him and others.