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Indiana Humanities will receive up to $250,000 in emergency funds, after $15 million in emergency funding was awarded to the Federation of State Humanities Councils by the Mellon Foundation.

Indiana Humanities gets up to $250,000 in emergency relief following DOGE cuts

Abriana Herron

Indiana Humanities will receive up to $250,000 in emergency funds as part of a national response to the recent loss of federal support.

Marion County has begun releasing quarterly reports of drug overdose deaths. Officials say they hope it will help the community respond faster to trends.

Health

Marion County begins releasing quarterly reports of drug overdose deaths for the first time

Benjamin Thorp

Marion County officials are for the first time working together to release a quarterly report on suspected overdose deaths.

Purdue students Arjun Janakan and Nathan Robinson helped lead efforts to get West Lafayette to pass a ceasefire resolution.

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Local city officials feel the heat as calls for Gaza ceasefire resolutions mount

Benjamin Thorp

Calls for cities to take a stance on the war in Gaza are putting pressure on not just national politicians, but also local leaders. In some U.S. cities like West Lafayette in Indiana, city officials are feeling the heat as calls for a Gaza ceasefire resolution mount.

Karen Campbell knew her screening colonoscopy was one type of "free care" the federal government guarantees for people to prevent diseases like cancer. She was shocked when she was slammed with a hefty amount to pay out-of-pocket.

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Her colonoscopy should cost her $0 per federal law. Why was she asked to pay $765?

Farah Yousry

A screening colonoscopy is supposed to be free, under federal rules. But an Indiana woman still got a $765 bill. For a year and a half, she got no answers why just finger-pointing between the hospital and insurance. She got sent to debt collection. Then, she reached out to a journalist.