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Search for missing 11-year-old resumes, now in recovery mode

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Growing internationally: County population increases, but only with significant increases in international migration

Teacher injury reports: BCSC approves new policy, with some concerns

BCSC updates board on IREAD-3 projections

Board condemns 13th Street house

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Sports

North’s Muthukumaran repeats as The Republic Girls Swimmer of the Year

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East nets season opening win over Highlanders JV

Bull Dogs topple Panthers for first victory

Olympians rout Charlestown for first win

East falls to Whiteland in season opener

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AP News

Transatlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war

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Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

NASA begins fueling rocket to launch astronauts on the first lunar trip in half a century

Retail sales rise 0.6% in February, but impact of Iran war threatens to derail spending

The Latest: Supreme Court to hear arguments over Trump’s birthright citizenship order

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AP Sports

5 reasons why Italy has failed to qualify for 3 consecutive World Cups

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Shohei Ohtani’s quest for Cy Young Award begins with 6 shutout innings as Dodgers beat Guardians

Diamondbacks 3B Jose Fernandez becomes 7th MLB player since 1900 with 2 homers in debut

World Cup qualifying marathon ends with Iraq securing the 48th and final spot

Ohtani throws 6 scoreless innings in a drizzly debut on mound as Dodgers beat Guardians 4-1

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Top 5 Stories of 2025

Cummins introduces new 2025 Turbo Diesel pickup engine system for Ram Heavy Duty

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Gov. Mike Braun flew to, from Jasper home 11 times over six months, using state-funded helicopter landing pad

Villa residents wait on HUD vouchers while eviction looms

Jackson pleads guilty to theft and misuse of public funds, faces up to 64-and-a-half years

‘We are now within Tornado Alley’: Shifting weather patterns expected to increase risk of tornadoes, floods in Bartholomew County

Opinion

Asking Eric: Estranged sister would be furious to find other family is still in contact

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Editorial: The Pentagon needs to give better answers on its ‘Golden Dome’

Letter: Learning the lessons of history

Column: Some statistics about Indiana’s ‘old’ houses

Asking Eric: Boss is an alcoholic, but no one at office will face reality

Asking Eric: Friend never picks up when called

Asking Eric: Grieving relative doesn’t acknowledge sympathy gift

Editorial: Democrats need a better affordability agenda

Column: Some politicians must have been ‘born in a barn’

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Business

Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022

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Bipartisan US senators want investigation into farm equipment companies moving jobs to Mexico

Jackson County officials addressing cybersecurity incident involving county’s computer network

Indiana going all out to celebrate America’s 250th birthday

That 1% incentive to encourage data center approvals? Final deal watered it down

Chamber celebrates annual meeting at The Commons

CRH returns to normal visitor schedule on Monday

‘Big five’ Indiana utilities defend rates in regulator questioning

Report finds Indiana lags nation in primary, preventative care

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