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Joe B Miller Wins Maverick Feature at Red Hill
SUMNER, ILL (July 20, 2024) – Joe B Miller won the Maverick Winged Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Red Hill Raceway. Ayrton Gennetten, Cole Duncan, Sterling Cling, and Bryce Norris rounded out the top five. Maverick Winged Sprint Car Series. Red Hill Raceway. Sumner, Illinois. Qualifying. 1....
Meet the Indiana football players representing the program at the 2024 Big Ten Media Days
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football is headed to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week for the 2024 Big Ten Media Days. The event has expanded to three days this year with the conference adding Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington to the mix. Indiana will be featured on Day 3 with a lineup that includes...
Rex beat Mill Rats, increase first place lead to 2 games
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Terre Haute Rex defeat the Johnstown Mill Rats 9-3 on Saturday at Bob Warn Field. The win improves Terre Haute to 11-5 in the second half of the Prospect League season, increasing their lead for first place in the central division to 2 games.
Thanks, mom! Woman is charged with violent CTA attack after her mother recognizes her in Chicago police bulletin
CHICAGO — An 18-year-old woman turned herself in to Chicago police after her own mother recognized her as one of the people who attacked and robbed a man on the Orange Line downtown. Tamia Washington is the fifth person, but the first adult, to be charged with the robbery, which occurred around 11 p.m. on July 8.
Iconic Bloomington restaurant BuffaLouie's to begin serving food at IU football and basketball games
One of Bloomington's most iconic restaurants will begin serving food at Memorial Stadium and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this fall. BuffaLouie's has partnered with Indiana Athletics to make some of its staple food options available at IU football and IU men's and women's basketball games beginning in the 2024-25 athletic year.
Big Ten primer: Indiana’s greatest football moment
The Indiana Hoosiers take pride in their basketball. They don’t have a rich and lengthy history in college football. They have won the Big Ten championship exactly twice in more than 120 years of competitive football. That long run of futility at least makes it easier to identify the program’s greatest moment. The 1945 Indiana team went unbeaten and tied once, finishing fourth in the final Associated Press Poll. However, the college football landscape created by World War II had something to do with that Indiana season, which was and is a historical outlier. Another reason that 1945 season isn’t discussed...
Jackson Thoma’s complete game shutout leads Post 346 into regional final
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Terre Haute North graduate Jackson Thoma threw a complete game shutout to lead Terre Haute Wayne Newton Post 346 baseball to a 1-0 win over West Terre Haute Post 501 in the American Legion Regional Baseball tournament. Thoma struck out 9 across 7 scoreless innings. Northview’s Jackson Pierce recorded the […]
GrowTH Club programs begins at Terre Haute Farmers Market
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – The Terre Haute Farmers Market is holding a new program for kids called the GrowTH Club. It will take place every Saturday until August 24th. The club will feature different activities each week focused on nutrition and physical activity, such as the blender bike smoothie they showcased today. Participants under the […]
Former Sycamore Isaac Harker wins Arena Bowl MVP
(WTWO/WAWV) — Former Indiana State quarterback Isaac Harker brought home MVP honors in Arena Bowl XXXIII on Friday night. Harker threw for 184 yards and 5 touchdown passes to lead the Billings Outlaws to the Arena Bowl Championship.
SLASH concert canceled at The Mill Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – The band SLASH has canceled their S.E.R.P.E.N.T tour stop scheduled for Sunday at The Mill in Terre Haute. In a Facebook post from The Mill Terre Haute states, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the S.E.R.P.E.N.T tour regrettably has to cancel our performance at The Mill in Terre Haute, IN on July […]
Bloomington to Undergo Extensive Gas Line Upgrades, CenterPoint Energy Announces Schedule and Impact on Residents
Residents of Bloomington west of I-35W should brace for a summer filled with infrastructure upgrades as CenterPoint Energy sets its plans into motion to replace natural gas lines throughout the neighborhood. According to an update published by CenterPoint Energy, these modernization efforts will involve the installation of new, corrosion-resistant pipes designed to maintain safe and dependable gas service for the community.
Mollie Wheat Clinic holds back to school event
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – The Mollie Wheat Clinic held a back-to-school event this morning for incoming students. It gave them an opportunity to receive free sports physicals, health checks, and school immunizations. The clinic is student-ran and located at Landsbaum Center for Health Education, as part of the IU School of Medicine. Clinics are held […]
Illinois HS State Finalist Luke Bucaro Commits to Notre Dame (2025)
With another year still ahead of him to improve, Bucaro's time in the 1000 free would have been seven seconds behind the top time this season at Notre Dame. Current photo via Luke Bucaro. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all...
The Station hosts soul food cooking class
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)– Friday, The Station co-working space hosted a cooking class featuring Anna’s Soul Food. Anna’s Soul Food is a local small business in Terre Haute, Indiana. Those who attended Friday’s class got to dive into the rich history and vibrant flavors of soul food. Attendees also got the chance to learn classic […]
Ex-teacher sentenced to 1,090 days, but he'll likely be in jail only 188 days
LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Former Southwestern Middle School teacher Peter Anders served most of his 1,090-day sentence on in-home detention while getting to enjoy his house, his family and his safety. That ended Friday. With credit for good behavior on pretrial in-home, he'll have 376 days to remaining to serve of the sentenced handed down...
2024 Countdown to IUFB Kickoff: 42 Days (Quentin Clark)
Hometown: Dexter, Georgia (West Laurens High School) The state of Georgia is one of the better hotbeds for talent and the Indiana Hoosiers have certainly gotten some good players from the so-called “Peach State” (South Carolina dwarfs Georgia’s but I digress). Tom Allen and his staff landed a commitment from Clark in June of 2023 and the linebacker affirmed his commitment to Curt Cignetti in December, signing with the Hoosiers on December 20.
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