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Larry Brechner moderates a discussion during a free public screening of the Ken Burns documentary The American Revolution at Valparaiso University on April 22, 2026.
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Local News
In Memoriam: Dr. Larry A. Brechner (1955–2026)
Dee Dotson
In Memoriam: Dr. Larry A. Brechner (1955–2026)By the Lakeshore Public Media Family
Special Olympics Indiana
Local News
Special Olympics Indiana Joins Statewide Disability Coalition
Dee Dotson
College Goal Sunday is Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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Local News
Free FAFSA Filing Event Returns to Crown Point This Sunday to Help Families Tap College Aid
Dee Dotson
Statewide News
Indiana Secretary of State candidates gathered Wednesday for a debate held by the Indiana Debate Commission at WFYI studios.
Doug McSchooler
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Indiana Debate Commission
Indiana Secretary of State candidates debate election security, office integrity and voter turnout
Benjamin Thorp
Indiana secretary of state candidates met at WFYI’s studios Wednesday to debate key issues facing the office ahead of election day.
Sunshine Beam is with the Family and Social Services Administration, or the FSSA. She warned that 58,000 in Indiana are currently noncompliant with Medicaid work requirements set to start in Janaury.
Benjamin Thorp
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WFYI
State warns tens of thousands in Indiana out of compliance with Medicaid work requirements
Benjamin Thorp
For these questions to appear on a general election ballot, the Indiana General Assembly must approve them twice.
Drew Daudelin
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WFYI
2026 Voter Guide: Public Questions
Caroline Beck, Jill Sheridan
Gov. Mike Braun announced the state has sold over 380,000 blackout license plates, generating nearly $13 million. Those funds are expected to be reinvested in the BMV.
Courtesy of Indiana Governor's Office
Indiana makes nearly $13M from blackout license plates, plans to reinvest
Benjamin Thorp
From left to right: Amelia Earhart, Purdue University President Edward C. Elliott, and Captain L. I. Aretz standing next to an instructional plane at Purdue Airport, 1936.
Courtesy of Purdue University
Search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane could solve 90-year-old mystery
Kahmara Munn

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