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A new study examines Gen Z’s perceptions of Indianapolis. More details are coming out about the alleged abuse at George Washington Carver School 87. Purdue students and faculty are renewing their call for the university to commit to an official climate action plan. Researchers at Purdue University have teamed up with the Indiana Department of Transportation to create a highway that could charge el...

Indiana is at a higher risk of private, out of state companies buying up housing stock. The Family and Social Services Administration says Medicaid members 60 years or older need to select their Pathways for Aging health plan or they will be auto enrolled starting in late April. Indiana’s labor force has declined five consecutive months, the longest such streak in more than two years. Four school...

An event this week will provide reentry resources for formerly incarcerated people in Indianapolis. The science of reading is a body of scientific research about how children learn the building blocks of literacy, a law requires schools to begin using the method this year. Eclipse gazers at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum may have been exposed to measles from an out-of-state visitor on April 8....

Indianapolis City-County Councilor La Keisha Jackson is Indiana’s newest state senator. An Indianapolis Public Schools teacher allowed and encouraged the abuse of a seven-year-old second grader with disabilities in his classroom at George Washington Carver Montessori School 87, according to a lawsuit filed against the district. Governor Eric Holcomb says his latest economic development trip unders...

SPARK on the Circle, a program that closes parts of Monument Circle for arts and culture events, returns to downtown Indianapolis in June. A new report released Thursday shows racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care access, quality, and outcomes across the nation, including in Indiana. Ivy Tech Community College will offer free classes for Indiana high schoolers this summer. Paige Car...

Carl Erskine, famous Dodgers pitcher, last surviving member of the “Boys of Summer,” and Indiana native has died, at age 97, at a hospital in Anderson. Indiana University’s Bloomington faculty have declared no confidence in President Pamela Whitten, Provost Rahul Shrivastav and Vice Provost Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty. Indiana’s six Republican candidates for governor have spent mo...

Caitlin Clark was selected Monday night as the number one pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. Indiana still lags on the goal to boost how many working-age adults have training and education beyond their high school diplomas. The Indiana State Board of Education voted last week to begin rulemaking for a new literacy law passed by state lawmakers. Indiana high school seniors are required to...

A new vending machine now provides free emergency contraception on the near east side of Indianapolis. Black patients in Indiana have a higher infant and maternal mortality rate than White patients despite having fewer births overall. Groups from across the state hope to work together to boost civic engagement and increase voter turnout. Indianapolis filmmaker Don Sawyer debuted his new documentar...

Children of immigrant parents find barriers in a normal year when they fill out the FAFSA, and because of a revamped form this year is even worse. Students at a school on the near east side of Indianapolis squared off in a competition against a chef to see who could make the tastiest nutritious snack. The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus launched its annual town hall series. Muslims across the wor...

The Side Effects team looks into the health impacts of cannabis use. A takeover of the Indianapolis Housing Agency is underway, after years of dysfunction at the agency responsible for providing affordable housing in the city. Indiana high school seniors are struggling to complete the new version of the FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, because the roll-out of the revamped fo...

A teenager will be charged as an adult after a mass shooting in downtown Indianapolis last weekend. Billboards from a political centrist group are urging Hoosier Democrats to vote in this year’s Republican primary. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released guidance requiring informed consent for pelvic, breast, prostate or rectal exams under anesthesia. State officials are...

A Hamilton County school district won a federal legal fight against a student who started an anti-abortion club. Monday was supposed to mark the start of a weeklong civil jury trial involving Curtis Hill, on allegations that he groped four women in 2018 while he was attorney general. Hoosiers with disabilities or who want to age in place may have a harder time accessing services under an important...

Purdue was toppled by the defending NCAA men's basketball champions the University of Connecticut Huskies, who now have back-to-back national titles. A new report shows over 1,000 housing discrimination complaints were filed in Indiana over a recent five-year period. A change to Indiana’s law governing alternate diplomas will let more students with disabilities graduate high school. Indiana’s firs...

A total solar eclipse cast its shadow on Indianapolis for the first time in over 800 years. On today's show we'll hear emotional reactions to the rare celestial event, along with updates from our news team that covered celebrations around the city.

27 groups in Indianapolis will receive more than $5 million to address violence and improve safety throughout the city. A South Korean tech company plans to invest almost $4 billion to build its first U.S. semiconductor plant in Indiana. The number of Indiana military veterans newly enrolled in health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs increased by more than 37 percent in one year. As In...

Linda Neal Reising of New Harmony was named the winner of Indiana Humanities’ eclipse-themed poetry contest. Democrat Jennifer McCormick’s main message in the governor’s race is that after twenty years of Republican control, Indiana is ready for a change. A veterinary tranquilizer being used as a cutting agent in other controlled substances has been linked to a higher risk of overdose. There’s a g...

The Black Church Coalition will host an event this Thursday to demand better public safety and revenue investments from Indianapolis’ policymakers. An all-girl charter school was granted final approval Monday night to open in the boundary of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. Federal grants awarded to an Indiana organization will help fight housing discrimination. Existing he...

Indiana did not make any changes to the vote-by-mail process this past legislative session, but it is still inaccessible to many Hoosiers. A new study found that 50,000 premature deaths and over 100,000 new cases of pediatric asthma were due to pollution in 2019. Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation will start construction this week on a segment of highway that can charge...

At least fourteen bridge projects in Indianapolis are scheduled for work during the 2024 construction season. All Marion County public schools have either canceled school or will be doing remote learning for the solar eclipse on April 8. The Marion County Public Health Department will hand out free solar eclipse glasses to help view the event safely. Indianapolis police announced late last week th...

The Side Effects team looks into safety concerns around the eclipse, as the city prepares for the big day on April 8th. Families in Indianapolis Public Schools must notify the district if they want bus service for their children next school year. The state revealed its first draft of new graduation requirements on Wednesday. The Indiana Democratic Party is focused on flipping at least four seats i...

A new cancer center opened in West Central Indiana. Students and colleges are facing unprecedented delays with the Free Application for Student Aid, or FAFSA. All state universities will now have to report Greek organizations for breaking hazing rules. The latest data from Early Learning Indiana shows that the state only has the capacity to serve about 60 percent of the children who need care. Ind...

Attacks between some of the Republican candidates for governor sharpened last night during the primary’s first televised debate. Tests on children at an Indianapolis school show evidence of long-term damage from lead could be hiding in kids’ bones. Purdue University launched a brand new program last year to bring together artificial intelligence research with practical, real-world applications. A...

A WFYI investigation that found some schools aren’t accurately reporting how often they forcibly isolate and restrain students has prompted the passage of a new state law. You have two weeks left to register if you want to vote in this year’s primary election. Recent legislation signed into law could weaken debt protections for Hoosiers. Dylan Peers McCoy spoke with Indiana Commissioner for Higher...

Eskenazi Health held a ribbon cutting late last week to unveil its newest health care complex on the east side of Indianapolis. Republican gubernatorial candidate Jamie Reitenour says local television stations should correct the “injustice” of excluding her from primary debates. Indiana officials say the state’s overall economic outlook remains strong, even as the state’s labor force has shrunk fo...

A new regular segment for the show called The Checkup, from Side Effects Public Media. After months of controversy, an all-girls charter school is one step closer to opening in Washington Township. More than 50 new apartments are open to people in need of permanent supportive housing in Indianapolis. A lack of oversight from the federal government has made labeling for PFAS confusing.