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Vote for the 2024 Journal & Courier Preseason Boys Soccer Player of the Year
LAFAYETTE — The preseason top 50 boys soccer players in the Lafayette area has been released. But after reading, which athlete's accomplishments stood out the most? Fans and readers get the chance to decide this week who their pick is for the Journal & Courier 2024 Preseason Boys Soccer Player of the Year...
Purdue men’s basketball to play in charity exhibition game this October
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — For the second year in a row, the Purdue University men’s basketball team will play a game for a good cause. The program announced on Friday that it will face Creighton in a charity exhibition game on Oct. 26. The meeting will take place in Omaha, Neb. at CHI Health […]
New beer to honor former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady has few achievements left to reap from a storied career in college sports, with the most recent being his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. But there is one more accolade Keady will soon be able to claim: his own beer. ...
Grace Volleyball punches pair of upsets over NAIA Top 25 teams
MARION, Ind. - Grace's volleyball team made a major statement on Friday against premier NAIA competition. The Lancers secured two NAIA Top 25 upsets, stunning No. 6 Midland and No. 16 IU Kokomo in the span of a few hours. The two upsets wrapped up Grace's season-opening tournament at the...
Hammer and Rails Survey Results - Is an Upset Brewing?
The results are in for this week’s Hammer and Rails survey. With football season the priority around these parts I sent both questions to the SB Nation overlords focused on our beloved Boilermakers on the gridiron. We all know that in recent years Purdue has had a penchant for...
The Kokomo Live Show Was Somehow More Unhinged Than FBHW Anticipated
Today was the final live show of the season, and Kokomo, Indiana was full of surprises. Which is probably a sentence no one has ever uttered about Indiana. I think it's best to just make a little list of all the shenanigans. Let's start with the biggest reveal of all:
State, county officials meet in Bloomington to discuss election cybersecurity
Less than three months remain until the 2024 general election, and Indiana cybersecurity officials say they’re preparing for any possible threat. A panel of experts met Thursday at Monroe County elections headquarters in Bloomington for a roundtable discussion hosted by the clerk’s office. Monroe County clerk Nicole Browne...
Food Truck Friday: Gordo’s Truck
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)- Based in Lafayette, Indiana Gordo’s Truck is an authentic Mexican food truck. Gordo’s Truck is known for their steak tacos and quesabirrias, but the options don’t stop there. They also have Mexican street corn and other authentic dishes. They are a member of Friends of Fred, which is a collection of food trucks […]
Scattered showers this weekend; sunny, cooler and less humid next week
Indianapolis had a 12-day stretch with only a trace of rain, the longest dry spell since October of 2022, before strong storms rumbled across central Indiana Friday morning. The drenching downpours dumped a half-inch of rain in Indianapolis , 1.64″ in Bloomington and 2.84″ of rain in Kokomo. After a warm, dry and very humid afternoon, a few showers and storm will be possible this evening.
Greenwood man sentenced to 66 years for 2017 cold case murder
INDIANAPOLIS — A man was sentenced to a 66-year prison term on Friday, as he was found guilty of murder and pled by agreement to being a habitual offender. This stems from the 2017 murder of 30-year-old Jenny Boltinghouse, who died after suffering three gunshot wounds to the head and one to the right arm. […]
Rushville resident shows off his mullet at the Indiana State Fair
Rushville resident Wally McCane made an appearance on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Indiana State Fair, competing in the Statewide Mullet Competition. McCane was one of only 15 selected to compete. At the beginning of the competition, contestants had a minute to introduce themselves to the crowd and talk about...
Popular Megachurch Worship Songs Reach Even to Roman Catholic Churches
In mid-July, Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, was transformed into a place of worship as more than 50,000 Catholics gathered for the National Eucharistic Congress. The stadium full of young people, nuns in an array of habits and priests in black and brown faced an altar adorned...
Purdue Football: Reasons For Optimism -Talent
Hammer and Rails officially getting back in the football swing and out of the summer doldrums. We’ve put out scattered content over the summer to keep our blogging overlords happy, but now it’s time to hit the gas. I’m not going to lie, the vibes going into this...
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