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Cellphones, reading, state testing: See what’s new as Indiana students head back to school
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters INDIANAPOLIS (CHALKBEAT) — Across the state, students are heading back to school soon. Students in Beech Grove and Warren Township start classes this week, followed by the rest of Marion County’s districts next week. With a new school year comes new rules about cellphones in […]
Local Food Week starts Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Local Food Week began Friday for the fifth year in a row. Local farm tours and food events will be hosted throughout northeast Indiana until Aug. 4. This year’s events include more than 110 tours, workshops, hayrides, tastings, dinners and celebrations hosted by 40 different farms, markets, restaurants, artisan food producers, and organizations across 7 Northeast Indiana counties.
Indiana Family Star Party Invites You to View the Stars August 2nd and 3rd
On August 2nd and 3rd you can take in the 21st Indiana Family Star Party! You will be a part of the largest astronomy gathering in the state and one of the largest astronomy events in the midwest. Come to Camp Cullom (near Frankfort) to enjoy the dark rural skies...
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking, study finds
(The Hill) — Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Nearly all Jefferson County Clerk's Office locations now open. What to know
All of the branches of the Jefferson County Clerk's Office, with the exception of the downtown location, are now open, communications director Ashley Tinius said Saturday. The agency had to close its offices for several days following a ransomware attack on its computer systems, The Courier Journal previously reported. The Dixie Highway branch had...
Carlik Jones lights it up in Olympic debut
Making his Olympic debut, former Louisville standout Carlik Jones scored a team-high 19 points as South Sudan rallied for a 90-79 win in the men’s basketball opener for both teams on Sunday. The victory marked South Sudan’s first ever in Olympic play. Jones, who turned heads with a...
Miss Cellany Talkin’ ‘Bout This an’ That
A Garfield Sunday where everyone is happy about everything. Just a coincidence that it is Jon Arbuckle’s (and Jim Davis‘s) birthday?. Some comic strip ephemera. MIke Lynch posts a circa 1973 Courier Journal/Louisville Times comic strip promotional pamphlet featuring comic strips with creator profiles. Ten of the seventeen comics are still around today, though the cartoonists aren’t.
Woman in hospital after shooting on West Broadway
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman is in the hospital after a shooting on West Broadway Friday night, according to Louisville Metro police. LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said around 11:45 p.m. officers were called to the area of 37th Street and West Broadway on the report of a shooting. When they arrived, they were told a woman who had been shot in the leg was being taken to UofL Hospital by private means.
Field hockey fans gather to watch USA women's team take on Argentina
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Day one of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris kicked off Saturday and fans of the USA Field Hockey Team gathered at Gravely Brewing in Louisville to cheer on their team. For some in the crowd, Saturday’s watch party was a source of inspiration, like Emma...
'Total nightmare' | Officials warn about solar scammers targeting Louisville homeowners
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville homeowners are being targeted by scammers pushing solar panel installation, according to government officials. Tra’Nise Lloyd became a first-time home owner in July 2020. When a salesperson offering solar panels in Nov. 2022 knocked at her door, Lloyd thought she was doing something good.
Louisville MetroSafe workers honored with BBQ breakfast
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- First responders risk their lives every day to protect those in the community and Saturday was a time to say thank you. Hogfathers BBQ cooked breakfast for the men and women at MetroSafe. Competition BBQ grillers and smokers were brought in as a surprise to the...
LIVE RADAR | Tracking scattered storms in Louisville and southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scattered storm chances are expected to gear up between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. The storms will be slow-moving and will bring heavy rain which will increase chances of flash flooding. These scattered storms will continue into Monday. Below is a live look at...
'School Rocks Backpack Giveaway' event taking place across Tri-State on Sunday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — The 12th Annual “School Rocks Backpack Giveaway” event is set to take place on Sunday, July 28th. Round Room, LLC (a Verizon authorized retailer) is giving away $3M worth of free backpacks. The giveaway will take place at 11 different locations across the Tri-State.
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