Indiana bicentennial

Governor and Vice President-elect Mike Pence celebrated Indiana's 200th birthday at the annual Statehood Day event at the Statehouse.

Studebaker was once the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, producing most of its wagons and automobiles in South Bend.

After its circuitous route through all of Indiana's 92 counties over the last five weeks, the high-tech Bicentennial torch took its victory lap in an IndyCar to the steps of the Indiana Statehouse Saturday.

Among the items on display are Ameila Earhart's jacket, jazz legend David Baker's trombone, and a 1.3 billion year old meteorite.

Yelp Indy continues its bicentennial celebration of "All Things Indiana" with an April Adventure in Bloomington. WFYI's Jill Ditmire invited Yelp Marketing Diva Brittany Smith and the owners of Bloomington business "Soapy Soap" into the 90.1 studios to share details.

The Office of Tourism Development says the relay will start in Corydon in southern Indiana on Sept. 9 and travel more than 3,200 miles as nearly 2,000 torchbearers will carry it through each of Indiana's 92 counties.

Yelp Indy continues it's year long Hoosier Jubilee Celebration this month by paying homage to the Breaded Tenderloin.

Bicentennial teacher professional development workshops are educating teachers on ways to integrate state and local history into their classroom curriculum.

Shari Wagner steps into the role of Poet Laureate for Indiana as the state celebrates its bicentennial and the centennial of its state parks.

The northern Indiana town soon will have its former train depot restored in its original, central location.