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Watch for scams related to global computer outage
INDIANAPOLIS — As banks, airlines, and hospitals are still recovering from Friday’s outage, which disrupted business and travel worldwide, government cybersecurity agencies and the CEO of Crowdstrike are warning everyone about new phishing schemes related to the outage. According to the warnings, bad guys are posing as Crowdstrike employees and other IT specialists, offering to […]
The Daily Heller: Being the Bard of Beards …
Today, The Daily Heller answers the quiz from Friday and offers a brief anecdote about beards. The bard—or, more accurately, the historian of at least one famous beard—is Susannah Koerber, chief curator at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, which holds one of the country’s most important collections relating to Abraham Lincoln and his times. She reports that a precocious11-year-old girl from New York State named Grace Bedell had persuaded the future president into growing his iconic facial tuft. Bedell wrote to then-candidate Lincoln on Oct. 15, 1860: “I have got four brothers, and a part of them will vote for you anyway, and if you will let your whiskers grow, I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you. You would look a great deal better, for your face is so thin,” she implored with wisdom older than her years, then added, “All the ladies like whiskers, and they would tease their husbands to vote for you, and then you would be president.”
Marion County becomes majority non-white
Marion County, Indiana’s most populous county, became majority non-white between 2020 and 2023, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau data. The consolidated city-county recorded a net loss of about 8,000 residents over that period. It gained about 7,000 Black, 5,000 Hispanic and 3,900 Asian residents but lost nearly...
Hoosiers react to President Biden dropping out of 2024 race
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Massachusetts Avenue and Monument Circle were buzzing Sunday afternoon and evening as Hoosiers heard the news that President Biden had dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. Many people said they were feeling a range of emotions as they learned about the change, including relief, sadness,...
Hoosiers react: Yogi Ferrell, head coach Adam Ross discuss Assembly Ball's win over Men of Mackey in TBT
Indiana basketball's alumni team, Assembly Ball, advanced to the Sweet 16 in The Basketball Tournament with a 68-55 win over Purdue's alumni team, Men of Mackey on Sunday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. After the game, former IU star and Assembly Ball guard Yogi Ferrell and head coach Adam...
INDOT begins Mid-States Corridor Tier 2 Study
JASPER – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has given the Mid-States Corridor Project Team notice to proceed with the first Tier 2 Study. Work will begin in the Dubois County area to determine the final alignment and access plan for the improved highway connection. Work will begin in...
Canadian wildfire smoke making a return to the US
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Everyone in Indiana remembers the brutal air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke in our area last summer, but once again, fires in western Canada are driving smoke into the U.S. Air quality has been unhealthy in parts of the Dakotas this past weekend, but most of the smoke has been in the […]
Hoosier business group, companies continue DEI work as efforts elsewhere falter
(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Among the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 50-plus conferences and seminars is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) summit, now in its fourth year. The event includes the crowning of a DEI “champion,” sponsored by a national employer-focused law firm. “I think that the chamber can play an important role as a convener,” […]
Zionsville Mulberry Fields Splash Pad Closed Until Further Notice
The Zionsville Parks and Recreation Department announced on Monday, July 22 around 3:30 p.m. that the splash pad in town will be closed for maintenance until the foreseeable future. The Town of Zionsville released a statement today that the splash pad at Mulberry Fields is currently closed for maintenance, and...
Sendoff party held for ‘Miss Indiana USA’ ahead of ‘Miss USA’ competition
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - A grand sendoff was held Sunday night for Elkhart County’s very own 2024 Miss Indiana USA Stephanie Sullivan as she leaves for California next week. The party took place at Michael’s Italian Restaurant in Elkhart — a place that Sullivan and her family have frequented for a bite to eat for more than 15 years.
Hamilton County to break ground on new $85 million public safety center
INDIANAPOLIS — Hamilton County will be breaking ground on a new $85 million public safety center next week. The center will be located on at 18291 Presley Drive in Noblesville, east of Indiana 37 and Indiana 38. That's on the eastern side of Indiana 37, across from the Hamilton County Jail.
Portion Of Grant Street In Lebanon Reduced To One Lane Tomorrow, July 23 For Pipe Removal
Lebanon Utilities announced that portions of Grant Street in Lebanon will be restricted to one lane throughout the day tomorrow for pipe removal procedures. Lebanon Utilities announced that tomorrow, July 23 will see a portion of Grant Street between East Williams Street and East Washington Street in Lebanon be reduced to one lane throughout the day due to the need for old pipe removal for the sanitary sewer.
Man sentenced to supervised probation for his role in road-rage fatality
SEYMOUR – A man was sentenced in his role in an August 2023 crash south of Seymour that led to the death of a Greenfield woman Thursday afternoon in Jackson Circuit Court. Austin Robert Cooper, who was 22 and a resident of Austin when the crash occurred and left Ashlea Albertson dead, will not serve prison time but will spend five years on supervised probation.
Mass. Ave. Starbucks workers look forward to bargaining with company after unionizing
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hourly workers at the Starbucks on Massachusetts Avenue voted to unionize on Wednesday, becoming the first store in Indianapolis to do so. The Mass. Ave. location is part of a group of 15 locations across the country that made moves to join Starbucks Workers United in July. According to the union’s website, it represents more than 470 stores across the country and over 10,500 employees.
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