INDIANAPOLIS — A long-vacant, graffiti-covered high-rise across from Shortridge High School is slated for a major transformation. Developer TWG plans to convert the nine-story building into the Grand Meridian, offering nearly 100 affordable housing units.The building has been vacant for over 15 years and is considered an eyesore by the community. The developer is seeking […]
STATEWIDE — Indiana has taken a significant step to curb predatory vehicle towing practices and a new overhaul begins next month. Lawmakers have passed House Enrolled Act 1390, a new law aimed at increasing transparency, capping fees, along with offering significant protection for drivers and businesses. The move comes after Indiana was identified as the […]
WASHINGTON–President Trump is looking to bring prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices down. He signed an executive order Monday morning that aims to slash prices in the U.S. to what other countries pay. Trump said the U.S. will no longer subsidize the healthcare of other countries. The U.S. often pays as much as three times more […]
ELKHART, Ind.–Gov. Mike Braun briefly acknowledged the coming layoffs of more than 500 people from the RV industry, most of those in northern Indiana, as he spoke Thursday at the RV Power Breakfast, an annual event where RV industry leaders gather to discuss issues related to the manufacture and sale of RVs. “You’ve been through […]
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind.–St. Joseph County Assessor Michael Castellon held a press conference Wednesday to address 2025 property tax assessments and appeals. Castellon said some properties are over-assessed while others are under-assessed. He believes there are four main reasons for people in his county dealing with high bills. He says the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted […]
STATEWIDE- Last summer, hundreds of thousands of Hoosier families who qualify for food benefits and reduced-price school meals got a summertime boost: $120 per child monthly for food while schools were closed. But relief for those 669,000 children may only have been a one-time blip. Indiana won’t participate in a federal summer food service program, known […]
STATEWIDE–While the average price for a gallon of regular gas was around $3.16 in Indiana, Tuesday, you could see the national average drop to below $3 per gallon soon, said Patrick DeHaan, head of Petroleum Analysis for GasBuddy. “Ultimately as we get closer to Memorial Day we will likely see more stations going back below […]
STATEWIDE– An Indiana based company has issued a recall of “Vine Ripe” tomatoes sold in four-count clamshell packages. The FDA announced the action Saturday due to a potential risk of salmonella contamination. The recalled tomatoes were sold at Gordon Food Service locations across eleven states, including in Indiana. Health leaders are urging anyone who purchased […]
GREENWOOD, Ind.–Your county’s health department will likely be forced to make some sacrifices because of state budget cuts to public health. The cuts were made because of projections of a $2.4 billion budget shortfall, caused mostly by the cutting of federal funds and the expected effects of tariffs on the state’s economy. “We absolutely will […]
WASHINGTON–The spending cuts that have been made by the Dept. of Government Efficiency don’t become permanent until they are made law by Congress. Sen. Jim Banks, of Indiana, is frustrated because some of his colleagues seem reluctant to actually pass the cuts in what are called “rescission packages”. “Congress has to do the easy part […]
NEW CARLISLE, Ind.–The expansion of Amazon is western St. Joseph County is a concern to many people who live there, some of whom showed up at a hearing hosted Wednesday afternoon at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle. “We do not know what environment effects the currently developing Amazon complex will have once completed,” […]
WARSAW, Ind.–Slate Auto, based in Michigan, will build a plant to manufacture electric trucks in Warsaw. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. The factory will be built out in the old R.R. Donnelly printing plant just west of downtown Warsaw. Slate is expected to employ 2,000 people at the site, […]