Indiana News Archive, Page 4

What’s it like in Kentland, Indiana?

Kentland, Indiana is the Newton County seat at the crossroads of US 41 and Route 24, home to the Pun’kin Vine Fair, the Old Colonial Inn and a 1906 courthouse.

Cheyne Reiter

Colts running back Jonathan Taylor in his No. 28 blue jersey, flexing both arms and yelling in celebration.

Jonathan Taylor Signs 2-Year, $44M Colts Extension

Jonathan Taylor signed a two-year, $44 million extension with the Indianapolis Colts. Get IN. Sports host Dom Miranda breaks down what the deal means for 2026.

Jarred Porter

Tommy McClelland smiles at a podium during his introduction as Purdue's vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics, in front of a Purdue University backdrop.

Purdue Names Tommy McClelland Athletic Director

Purdue introduced Tommy McClelland as its 10th athletic director on Aug. 6 in West Lafayette. The Rice AD replaces Mike Bobinski, who steps down at year's end.

Jarred Porter

Aerial view of the Boone County courthouse and downtown square in Lebanon, Indiana, with fall foliage and parked cars lining the street

Guide to Visiting Boone County, Indiana

Zionsville, Lebanon, Whitestown and Thorntown in one trip: where to hike, eat and shop across Boone County, Indiana, from the Big-4 Rail Trail to Titus Bakery.

Cheyne Reiter

Amelia Earhart standing with two men beside a plane lettered Learn to Fly, Purdue University Airport, outside a brick hangar

Purdue Paid for Amelia Earhart's Plane. Now It's Hunting It.

Purdue funded Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra in 1936. In October, a 16-person team leaves West Lafayette to find out if it is sitting in a Pacific lagoon.

Jarred Porter

Casey Regier smiling in front of a brick wall on the Keeping Up In Southern Indiana ambassador card, which lists New Albany, Clarksville and Jeffersonville among the areas her Instagram page covers.

Get to Know Casey Regier and Keeping Up In Southern Indiana

Casey Regier runs keepingupinsoin, the 12,000-follower Instagram guide to southern Indiana. She talks Keeping Up Local, weekly workload and learning to love it here.

Ryan Miller

Architectural rendering at dusk of Jack and Kathy Shields Family Hall, Notre Dame's new brick football operations center, alongside the outdoor practice fields with the Golden Dome on the campus skyline behind it

Inside Notre Dame's $100 Million Bet on the Future of Football

Notre Dame's new Jack and Kathy Shields Family Hall gives Fighting Irish football a 158,000-square-foot home in South Bend. Inside the program's biggest bet yet.

Josh Gordon

2026 Northeast 8 Conference High School Football Preview

The Sideline Sports Show previews 2026 Northeast 8 Conference high school football in northeast Indiana, with Leo, DeKalb, Columbia City, East Noble and Bellmont.

Brice Vance

The Tipton County Courthouse in Tipton, Indiana, a sandstone building with steep slate roofs and a tall clock tower, seen from the street on a fall evening

What's it like in Tipton, Indiana?

Tipton, Indiana is the Tipton County seat 55 minutes north of Indianapolis, home to the Tipton County Pork Festival, the century-old Diana Theatre and Jim Dandy.

Cheyne Reiter

A man in a red sweater working behind the counter at Holly's Package Store in Greentown, Indiana, with shelves of liquor bottles and a hand-lettered store hours sign above him

Hidden Gem: Head to Holly's Package Store in Greentown, Indiana

Holly's Package Store has anchored Greentown, Indiana since 1980. Rich Lacy now runs the family liquor store his father Gary built, just east of Kokomo.

Destany Long

TradeUp Fest: A Free Music Festival Built to Sell Indiana on the Skilled Trades

TradeUp Fest brings a free outdoor music festival, a ticketed Larry Fleet arena show and a hands-on Trades Village to Noblesville on Sept. 19, 2026.

Jarred Porter

A small limestone waterfall spilling over a rock ledge into a green plunge pool, ringed by bare hardwood trees and fallen leaves, at Calli Nature Preserve in North Vernon, Indiana

Calli Nature Preserve: Discover Rock Rest Falls in North Vernon, Indiana

Rock Rest Falls hides inside Calli Nature Preserve, 179 acres of limestone cliffs and hardwood forest just east of North Vernon in Jennings County, Indiana.

Taylor Huff

IN the Parks podcast cover art for Harmonie State Park, showing a large painted Say's Firefly sculpture hanging on a blue brick wall next to a placard about Indiana's state insect

Harmonie State Park: The Magic of Fireflies

Harmonie State Park in New Harmony, Indiana pairs utopian history with Say's Firefly, our state insect. Cabins, big trees, and the best time to spot fireflies.

Allison Martin

2026 Northeast Corner Conference High School Football Preview

The Sideline Sports Show previews 2026 Northeast Corner Conference high school football in northeast Indiana, with Eastside, Garrett, West Noble, Angola and Fremont.

Brice Vance

The Dixie, a red-and-white sternwheel paddleboat, cruising across Webster Lake in North Webster, Indiana, with passengers on its decks under a clear blue sky.

Take a Relaxing Cruise on the Dixie Sternwheeler in North Webster, Indiana

Built in 1929, the Dixie Sternwheeler is Indiana's oldest sternwheel excursion boat, offering relaxing 75-minute sightseeing cruises on Webster Lake in North Webster.

Taylor Huff

Blue-and-gold Indiana historical marker titled Odon, Formerly Clarksburg beside a pond, noting the town was platted in 1846 and renamed Odon in 1881.

What's it like in Odon, Indiana?

Odon, Indiana is a historic Daviess County town in southern Indiana's Amish country, home to the Old Settlers Festival, a Lincoln statue, and small-town eats.

Cheyne Reiter

IBJ Media’s 2026 Indiana 250 – Here Are the 23 Honorees the Get IN. Podcast Has Hosted, Plus 3 More Coming Soon

23 of IBJ Media’s 2026 Indiana 250 honorees have appeared on Get IN. with Nate Spangle, with 3 more episodes coming soon. Here’s every guest and episode.

Cheyne Reiter

Trey Kaufman-Renn in his Summer League debut: 2 points 5 rebounds 1 steal 1/3 FGM 16 minutes The Timberwolves beat the Pelicans 105-92

How Purdue's Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Oscar Cluff Fared at the 2026 Summer League

Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, and Oscar Cluff hit the 2026 NBA Summer League. Here's how the four former Purdue Boilermakers fared in Las Vegas.

Jacob Dunn

The Fun Farm in Fort Wayne

The Fun Farm in Fort Wayne is a 25-acre family adventure park with giant slides, farm animals, themed attractions and seasonal fall events like pumpkin patches and hayrides.

Taylor Huff

Illuminated Welcome to the Indiana State Fair Midway arch at dusk, with a Ferris wheel and carousel glowing on the midway behind it.

The Hidden Costs of Indiana's Biggest Summer Events (and How to Budget for Them)

Parking, food, and merchandise add up fast at the Indiana State Fair, Indy 500, and Gen Con. Here's how to budget for the hidden costs of Indiana's summer events.

Destany Long

A packed dining room at the Carriage Inn in Haubstadt, Indiana, with families gathered around tables set with fresh bread, drinks and homestyle comfort food.

A Hidden Gem in Southern Indiana: The Carriage Inn

Carriage Inn in Haubstadt, Indiana, is a nearly 50-year-old hidden gem serving family-style Midwestern comfort food inside a historic early-1900s carriage house.

Taylor Huff

A packed amphitheater crowd faces bright stage lights at dusk during an outdoor summer concert in Indiana, hands raised under a pink and blue sky.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 21-28, 2026

Things to do in Indiana July 21-28: Jack White, Hilary Duff, 5 Seconds of Summer, and YUNGBLUD at Ruoff and White River, plus peak Indiana county fair season.

Jarred Porter

Monshun Sales in a red Indiana Hoosiers number 1 uniform and helmet in front of a graphic that reads COMMITTED.

Indy's Own Stays Home: 5-Star WR Monshun Sales Commits to Indiana Football

Five-star Lawrence North receiver Monshun Sales picked Indiana over Ohio State, Notre Dame and Alabama, a turning point that keeps elite Indianapolis talent home.

Jarred Porter

The counter at René's Bakery in Broad Ripple, with glass jars of peanut butter, chocolate chip and chocolate chewy cookies above a case of pastries as bakers work behind it.

René's Bakery: The 400-Square-Foot Broad Ripple Gem With a Cult-Favorite Cinnamon Roll

René's Bakery is a 400-square-foot cottage in Broad Ripple turning out hand-rolled cinnamon rolls and French pastries that Indianapolis locals line up for every weekend.

Jarred Porter

A paddler's point-of-view from a teal kayak drifting down a calm, tree-lined Indiana river on a sunny summer day, with water shoes propped on the bow.

5 Underrated Indiana River Float Trips for a Low-Crowd Summer

Skip the Turkey Run crowds. From the spring-fed Mongo float to the Blue River's limestone bluffs, here are five underrated Indiana river floats for summer.

Jarred Porter

The rubberized red-and-green Pfeil Miracle Field at Normain Park in Mishawaka, with a Miracle League of Northern Indiana outfield banner and scoreboard.

Miracle League Complex at Normain Park: Mishawaka's Fully Accessible Ballpark and Playground

The Miracle League Complex at Normain Park in Mishawaka pairs a rubberized adaptive ballfield with a fully gated inclusive playground, splash pad and sensory garden.

Jarred Porter

2026 Allen County Athletic Conference High School Football Preview

The Sideline Sports Show previews 2026 Allen County Athletic Conference high school football, from Adams Central's title streak to South Adams, Bluffton and Woodlan.

Brice Vance

The Secured Tech team standing together in front of a CoSN 2026 conference backdrop and a Chicago skyline display, with the downtown Chicago skyline visible through the windows behind them.

Secured Tech: The Fortville Company Helping Schools Get More From Every Device

Fortville-based Secured Tech supports K-12 device programs for more than 500 school districts and 2.6 million students by putting relationships first.

Secured Tech

The green storefront and corner entrance of St. Elmo Steak House in downtown Indianapolis, with its Famous Since 1902 sign and a World Famous Shrimp Cocktail window above the door at 127

123 Years of Heat: The Story of St. Elmo Steak House

St. Elmo Steak House has served its sinus-clearing shrimp cocktail at 127 S. Illinois St. since 1902. Inside Indy's oldest steakhouse and its 123-year run.

Jarred Porter

A wide sandy beach at Indiana Dunes National Park with Lake Michigan waves on the right and a wooded dune ridge in fall color on the left

Indiana Dunes Is Busier Than Most of the National Parks You Can Name

Indiana Dunes National Park logged 2.6 million visits in 2025 and ranks in the top 10% of all National Park Service units, a new federal report shows.

Jarred Porter

A Wawa gas station canopy lit at night, with a red Wawa sign above fuel pumps and stone-faced support columns

Wawa Is Taking Over the Old Gray Brothers Cafeteria Site in Mooresville

Mooresville approved a 6,300 sq ft Wawa at 555 S. Indiana Street, the former Gray Brothers Cafeteria site. Here's what's coming and what Indiana lost.

Jarred Porter

A round reflecting pool set in a lawn at the Garden at Newfields, with clipped hedges, stone steps and a brick garden building behind it under fall foliage

The Most Romantic Botanical Gardens in Indiana

From the Rapp Ravine at Newfields to Wellfield in Elkhart, these are Indiana's most beautiful botanical gardens, plus what each one actually costs to visit.

Jarred Porter

A visitor stands atop the sandstone Prophet's Rock overlook in a sunlit spring forest near Battle Ground, Indiana, with a large tree rising in the foreground.

Prophet's Rock: One of Indiana's Most Historic Overlooks

Prophet's Rock near Battle Ground is a quiet historic overlook above the Wabash River, tied to Tenskwatawa and the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe near Lafayette, Indiana.

Taylor Huff

The Mandy's Ice Cream storefront in downtown Brownsburg beside a vanilla scoop in a green cup and a cup of ice cream topped with syrup held in hand.

Mandy's Ice Cream in Brownsburg

Mandy's Ice Cream in downtown Brownsburg scoops creative flavors, sundaes, shakes and boba. A 4.8-star Hendricks County sweet spot for National Ice Cream Day.

Taylor Huff

A country rock band performs on an outdoor stage under blue skies at WAMMfest in Greenwood, with a singer on guitar and a bandmate in a cowboy hat

WAMMfest Returns to Greenwood on Saturday, August 15

WAMMfest returns to Craig Park in Greenwood on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with Indiana wine, craft beer, local art, and live music for a Johnson County fundraiser.

Cheyne Reiter

Why You Need to Add VentFest 2026 to Your Summer Bucket List

VentFest 2026, the world's only international ventriloquism and arts festival, returns to the Historic Tivoli Theatre in Spencer, Indiana July 24-26.

Shelby Zellmer

IN the Parks podcast cover graphic titled Indiana Parks Alliance, with a fall-colored tree against a blue sky and a Listen Now button

Indiana Parks Alliance: Giving Back to the Parks

Indiana Parks Alliance advocates for the state's parks and funds trail projects through Trails for Tomorrow. Here's how Hoosiers can give back and get involved.

Allison Martin

Aerial view of a packed Ruoff Music Center amphitheater in Noblesville at dusk, ringed by full parking lots during a summer concert.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 14-21, 2026

Things to do in Indiana July 14-21: The Strokes, John Mellencamp, Sarah McLachlan, and Jack White at Ruoff and White River, plus peak Indiana county fair season.

Jarred Porter

Sideline Sports Show with Brice and DC episode graphic titled Top Breakout Players, New Coaches for 2026, showing an Adams Central quarterback throwing a football, Episode #25

Football Media Season is Here! Justin Kenny from Outside the Huddle Joins

The Sideline Sports Show kicks off football media season with Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle, previewing Fort Wayne area high school football and 2026 breakout stars.

Brice Vance

A painting of frontiersman Daniel Boone in fringed buckskin pointing westward, with his dog and a settler family and livestock beside him.

The Boone Brothers and Their Indiana Legacy

Daniel Boone helped map the Indiana frontier, but his brother Squire Boone settled near Mauckport and was laid to rest in the caverns that still bear his name.

Taylor Huff

Nighttime crowd gathered on the lawn at 950 Speakeasy Bistro in Lagro, Indiana, watching a live band play under string lights beside the two-story timber patio

What's it like in Lagro, Indiana?

Lagro, Indiana is Wabash County's smallest town, packed with Irish history, the Wabash River Trail, Canal Creamery, and the 950 Speakeasy Bistro. Here's what to know.

Cheyne Reiter

Fans fill the grandstands and grass berm at Ball State's Scheumann Stadium during a Cardinals football game under a blue sky

Monon Bell Classic to be Played at Ball State's Scheumann Stadium

The 2026 Monon Bell Classic between DePauw and Wabash moves to Ball State's Scheumann Stadium in Muncie on Nov. 14, 2026, with kickoff set for 1:07 p.m. ET.

Cheyne Reiter

Aerial view of Victory Field packed with fans for its first Indianapolis Indians game on July 11, 1996, with parking lots, rail lines and the RCA Dome in downtown Indianapolis behind it

Indianapolis Indians to Celebrate Victory Field’s 30th Anniversary on July 11

The Indianapolis Indians mark Victory Field’s 30th anniversary July 11 with a stadium replica giveaway, pregame concert and the biggest fireworks show of 2026.

Cheyne Reiter

Nicole Pence Becker, founder of Pence Media Group, smiling in a green blazer and seated at a desk in a teal blazer with PMG-branded materials.

How Nicole Pence Becker Built Pence Media Group

Four-time Emmy winner Nicole Pence Becker turned a decade in Indianapolis newsrooms into Pence Media Group, her award-winning Indiana PR and marketing agency.

Cheyne Reiter

Hundreds of high school students fill an auditorium facing a stage with an IHSPA banner during the Indiana High School Press Association state convention.

The Indiana High School Press Association and the Standard of Excellence

Meet the Indiana High School Press Association, home to the nation’s only full-time scholastic press director and the teachers keeping Hoosier student journalism strong.

Ryan Miller

The Victorian brick exterior of the Rotary Jail Museum in Crawfordsville, Indiana, with steep gabled roofs and a tall chimney on a corner lot.

The Rotary Jail Museum in Crawfordsville: A One-of-a-Kind Piece of History

Built in 1882, the Rotary Jail Museum in Crawfordsville is the only rotating jail left in existence — a one-of-a-kind Indiana landmark with a restored cell block.

Taylor Huff

A red Peterbilt tow truck with a Make-A-Wish banner leads a line of big rigs down a rural Indiana highway during the Southern Indiana Truck Convoy.

Southern Indiana Truck Convoy Rolls Into the Ripley County Fairgrounds

The Southern Indiana Truck Convoy returns to the Ripley County Fairgrounds in Osgood on Aug. 1 with nearly 100 trucks, a live auction and music benefiting Make-A-Wish.

Cheyne Reiter

Fairgoers ride a swing carnival ride at dusk beside a Fresh Fried Veggies food stand at an Indiana county fair.

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 6-12, 2026

Things to do in Indiana this week, July 6-12: Muse, Evanescence, Phish, and Death Cab concerts at Ruoff and White River, plus county fair season kicks off statewide.

Jarred Porter

Indiana News Archive, Page 4

What’s it like in Kentland, Indiana?

Jonathan Taylor Signs 2-Year, $44M Colts Extension

Purdue Names Tommy McClelland Athletic Director

Guide to Visiting Boone County, Indiana

Purdue Paid for Amelia Earhart's Plane. Now It's Hunting It.

Get to Know Casey Regier and Keeping Up In Southern Indiana

Inside Notre Dame's $100 Million Bet on the Future of Football

2026 Northeast 8 Conference High School Football Preview

What's it like in Tipton, Indiana?

Hidden Gem: Head to Holly's Package Store in Greentown, Indiana

TradeUp Fest: A Free Music Festival Built to Sell Indiana on the Skilled Trades

Calli Nature Preserve: Discover Rock Rest Falls in North Vernon, Indiana

Harmonie State Park: The Magic of Fireflies

2026 Northeast Corner Conference High School Football Preview

Take a Relaxing Cruise on the Dixie Sternwheeler in North Webster, Indiana

What's it like in Odon, Indiana?

IBJ Media’s 2026 Indiana 250 – Here Are the 23 Honorees the Get IN. Podcast Has Hosted, Plus 3 More Coming Soon

How Purdue's Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Oscar Cluff Fared at the 2026 Summer League

The Fun Farm in Fort Wayne

The Hidden Costs of Indiana's Biggest Summer Events (and How to Budget for Them)

A Hidden Gem in Southern Indiana: The Carriage Inn

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 21-28, 2026

Indy's Own Stays Home: 5-Star WR Monshun Sales Commits to Indiana Football

René's Bakery: The 400-Square-Foot Broad Ripple Gem With a Cult-Favorite Cinnamon Roll

5 Underrated Indiana River Float Trips for a Low-Crowd Summer

Miracle League Complex at Normain Park: Mishawaka's Fully Accessible Ballpark and Playground

2026 Allen County Athletic Conference High School Football Preview

Secured Tech: The Fortville Company Helping Schools Get More From Every Device

123 Years of Heat: The Story of St. Elmo Steak House

Indiana Dunes Is Busier Than Most of the National Parks You Can Name

Wawa Is Taking Over the Old Gray Brothers Cafeteria Site in Mooresville

The Most Romantic Botanical Gardens in Indiana

Prophet's Rock: One of Indiana's Most Historic Overlooks

Mandy's Ice Cream in Brownsburg

WAMMfest Returns to Greenwood on Saturday, August 15

Why You Need to Add VentFest 2026 to Your Summer Bucket List

Indiana Parks Alliance: Giving Back to the Parks

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 14-21, 2026

Football Media Season is Here! Justin Kenny from Outside the Huddle Joins

The Boone Brothers and Their Indiana Legacy

What's it like in Lagro, Indiana?

Monon Bell Classic to be Played at Ball State's Scheumann Stadium

Indianapolis Indians to Celebrate Victory Field’s 30th Anniversary on July 11

How Nicole Pence Becker Built Pence Media Group

The Indiana High School Press Association and the Standard of Excellence

The Rotary Jail Museum in Crawfordsville: A One-of-a-Kind Piece of History

Southern Indiana Truck Convoy Rolls Into the Ripley County Fairgrounds

Things to Do in Indiana This Week: July 6-12, 2026

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