Noon Edition

On this Noon Edition, we’ll be talking with three guests about how beauty standards have changed over the years and how the selfie generation is turning to procedures in hopes of achieving the perfect look.

On this Noon Edition, we talk with medical experts about the need for vaccines and the fallout from the Trump administration’s vaccine stance and shake up at the top of the Center for Disease Control. 

Labor Day traditionally marks the unofficial end to summer. But true meaning behind the holiday is to honor the contributions of American workers to society. Growing out of the labor movement of the 1880s, the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City in 1882. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894. Leading the labor movement in Indiana was Terre Haute’s Eugene V. Debs. As Grand Secreta...

On this week’s Noon Edition, we discuss the excitement surrounding the Indiana football program, how NIL money is impacting college football and the return of the bison.

Gov. Mike Braun has remained uncommitted to redistricting Indiana, waiting to see what Texas does and what the GOP legislators in the state want to do.

Five years ago, the city of Bloomington unveiled the Hopewell Master Plan to lay the groundwork for a new neighborhood on the former site of the IU Health Bloomington Hospital. The city purchased the property for $6.5 million with the hopes of a new neighborhood that included “homes for all, intentional design, green space, and a true sense of belonging.” But the development, which will be built i...

The Taste of Bloomington is making its return Saturday. The popular food and drink festival was last held in 2019 in the Showers complex. But the pandemic, then rising food and beverage costs, made the event unsustainable. But this year, led by Food Truck Friday organizer Jordan Davis, the Taste will return with a new look and location. The festival will take place from 3 to 10 p.m., all along Kir...

Families in the United States – and around the world – are having fewer children for the first time in history. And it’s not because of the usual suspects - war, famine and pandemics. Now, it’s more economic and societal reasons that are causing people to have fewer or no children at all. According to a U.N. report, people in the U.S. and most countries around the world are not having enough child...

In April, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order saying the state would no longer participate in its climate action plan . It comes after the federal government announced it was eliminating programs to combat climate change. Braun said the state’s climate plan was filled with policies that result in "worse economic and environmental outcomes for Hoosiers." Read more: Indiana will no lon...

It’s summer, which means travel time for millions of Americans. Deloitte’s travel survey for this summer found that, despite a declining confidence in the economy, more than 53 percent of Americans planned vacations this summer, up from 48 percent in 2024. However, surveys say that Americans are being more frugal with their vacation budgets, traveling domestically instead of internationally, optin...

Deloitte’s travel survey for this summer found that, despite a declining confidence in the economy, more than 53 percent of Americans planned vacations this summer, up from 48 percent in 2024.

Summer arrives this weekend, and Hoosiers will be spending time in their gardens trying to make sure vegetables and flowers are flourishing. Grasses are growing and weeds are kept at bay.  Questions about gardening are popular on Noon Edition:  When is the best time to plant? What grows well in shade and what needs full sun? How do I prepare the soil, and how much should I mulch? What should I be...

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to release a flurry of decisions as the 2024-25 term comes to an end this month.  A number of the cases reflect the societal battles playing out across the country and affect millions of Americans.  The court will be weighing in on whether gender-affirming health care for children under 18 is protected by the equal protection clause of the Constitution or if stat...

Earlier this week, Indiana Governor Mike Braun fired the three alumni-elected members of Indiana University’s Board of Trustees and installed three of his own picks. In a last-minute amendment to the state budget this session, Braun was granted control of all nine of IU’s trustees by the general assembly. Previously, six were named by the governor and three were selected by alumni. One of the fire...

Thousands of graduating high school seniors are getting ready to take their next steps into young adulthood. Most of them were in middle school when a public health emergency was declared because of COVID-19 in Indiana , closing schools, restaurants, and public gatherings. The 2025 cohort saw President Donald Trump elected to office in 2016, when they would have been about 9 years old. Some of the...

Indiana will once again be the center of the auto racing world this weekend. The Indianapolis 500 is a sellout, which means nearly 400,000 people will be in the stands and the infield for what’s called the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ Motor sports are a big business in Indiana. A recent study shows the Indianapolis motor Speedway alone generates more than one billion dollars in economic activit...

The papal conclave took less than two days last week to do something it had never done before – select a pope born in the United States.  Formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV has been the head of the Catholic church for a little more than a week.  Read more: Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV?   The 69-year-old pope spent much of his career as a missionary in South...

Federal and state support for higher education and university policies has come under attack during the second Trump Administration.  And for Indiana University students who are participating in the Civic Leaders program, the political landscape is much different now from when they entered college.  Watch: How Trump’s college crackdown is raising concerns about academic freedom | PBS News Hour Uni...

The CANDLES museum in Terre Haute celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. Founded by Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, CANDLES, or Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors , “strives to be a premier institution seeking progress in the creation of a world free from prejudice, hatred, and genocide.”  Kor and her twin sister, Miriam Zeiger, endured medical experiments by Dr. Jos...

The CANDLES museum in Terre Haute celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. Founded by Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, CANDLES, or Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors , “strives to be a premier institution seeking progress in the creation of a world free from prejudice, hatred, and genocide.”  Kor and her twin sister, Miriam Zeiger, endured medical experiments by Dr. Joseph Me...

Property tax reform has been a priority of Governor Mike Braun's administration from Day 1 of this year's General Assembly session.   Senate Bill 1 limits the property tax revenue Indiana counties receive by providing relief on property tax assessments. And while homeowners and businesses will see some relief, local governments are preparing for potential staff and service cuts due to the loss of...

During President Donald Trump’s first months in office, he signed more than 120 executive orders. The Financial Times reports that more than 100 legal challenges have been filed against these, including by federal judges. Former president Joe Biden signed 162 orders during his 4-year term. During Trump’s term from 2017 to 2021, he signed 220 orders. In eight years, Barack Obama signed 277 and Geor...

Trees have been cut down, parking barriers installed, and plans are underway for construction to begin in June on the expansion of the convention center in downtown Bloomington. Even the name has changed, from the Monroe Convention Center to the Bloomington Convention Center. It’s taken almost a decade to get the expansion project to this point. The plan includes a 61,000-square foot building acro...

It’s been three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. And what was expected to be a quick Russian victory has turned into a bloody stalemate on Ukraine’s eastern border. A coalition of the United States and European countries have poured millions of dollars of equipment and financial support into Ukraine over the past three years. But with the election of Donald Trump as presi...

Climate change can impact the weather in a number of ways, from more severe storms to extreme temperatures and drought. And, as we see in the Midwest every spring and fall, temperatures can vary wildly in the span of just a day. That’s because Indiana is in the middle of a weather front , a transition zone between two contrasting air masses: warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cold air fro...