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Indiana’s surging tax collections over the past year have pushed state government’s budget surplus up more than 50% to about $6.1 billion.

The city of Gary is putting plans in place for extreme heat. Cooling centers will be available if temperatures reach a certain threshold. The Calumet Township Multipurpose Center on West 41st Avenue will be available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Brothers' Keeper on Broadway will serve as a cooling center for adults only, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The U.S. economy continues to spiral downward. A report released Friday by the Commerce Department shows that the economy contracted at the end of last year by the fastest pace since 1982. This puts even more pressure on President Barack Obama, who this week presented his $3.6 trillion budget proposal. Saturday morning, the president said he knows he faces an uphill battle.

In 2017, four Black artists bought Simone's childhood home in Tryon, N.C., to save it from demolition. Artists inspired by Simone's music raised close to $6 million to make it into a cultural center.

A major route between Lansing and Munster will be closed Monday night for work on the West Lake Corridor project.

The NFL is planning to open this year's season in Brazil. The Sept. 6 match up between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will be the first played in South America.

An Ohio man was strolling through a thrift store when he saw a framed poster with Picasso scribbled on it. He bought it for $14.14. The Columbus Dispatch reports an auction house confirmed it was an original design carved by Picasso making the poster worth $6,000.

A scientist uncovered a huge Pliosaur on the coast of England. After months trying to extract it, a 6.5 foot long Pliosaur skull was recovered. The "T. Rex of the sea" could kill a human in one bite.

President Trump warned about a "radical Democrat mob" at his rally in Pennsylvania. He used the term over the weekend, and other Republicans have echoed such strong language in the runup to Nov. 6.

The Indiana Department of Health reported 50 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state’s total to 12,667 confirmed deaths. The…