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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.
Photo by Tony Santucci/Lakeshore Public Media
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
Frank Mrvan Facebook
Local News
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan Declares Victory in Indiana's 1st Congressional District
Dee Dotson
Representatives from the seven organizations awarded the "Love Where You Live" grant.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana
Local News
Legacy Foundation Awards $4 Million To Revitalize 7 Lake County Public Spaces
Dee Dotson
Statewide News
Indiana legislators are considering a bill that would clarify an existing law to say that schools cannot offer incentives with monetary value to prospective or current students in exchange for enrolling, re-enrolling, or continuing to attend a school.
WFYI File Photo
Democrats break Indiana House supermajority
WFYI News
A projected blue wave made a dent in Indiana Republican power Tuesday. At the Statehouse, Democrats broke the supermajority in the House and won districts they have not won in decades.
Democrat Beau Bayh celebrates his win in the race for Indiana Secretary of State on Nov. 3, 2026.
Caroline Beck
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WFYI
Bayh wins heated Indiana Secretary of State race, and other statewide results
Caroline Beck, Benjamin Thorp
Voters in Indianapolis Public Schools boundaries approved the $95 million annual property-tax increase. The extra funding is a lifeline for the district, which faced potential state intervention without the measure due to its dire financial situation.
Barb Anguiano
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WFYI
Indianapolis voters OK referendum to generate $95M for IPS, charter schools
Amelia Pak-Harvey
Democratic State Sen. J.D. Ford celebrates his win in the race for Indiana's 5th Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026.
Samantha Horton
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WFYI
Ford ousts Spartz in Indiana's 5th Congressional District race
WFYI News
The only known photograph of the Alice Dean, a steamship with nurses, physicians, and sick beds built for use by the Union in the Civil War. It was taken in 1863.
Courtesy of Charles Beeker
State grants to funnel over $1M to preserve local history, including an Ohio River shipwreck
Jeremy Reuben

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