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Nippon Steel plans for Gary, Indiana steel plant won't stop coal use, despite community pressure
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (642+ words) February 18, 2026 / 5: 09 PM CST / CBS Chicago Gary residents hoped the new partnership between U. S. Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel would mean changes to how much coal is being used and how much emissions are being released, but that's not what's in…...
Indiana plans for a bronze statue of former coach Bob Knight in Assembly Hall lobby
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) February 10, 2026 / 1: 05 PM CST / AP Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987. The announcement came Monday night while the Hoosiers were playing Oregon…...
How Mike Shanahan's Pittsburgh roots led him to Indiana as an offensive coordinator
3+ week, 3+ day ago (435+ words) March 24, 2026 / 7: 05 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh The man who drew up the game-winning play in the College Football Playoff National Championship game for Indiana almost never went into football at all. Norwin's Mike Shanahan grew up in a huge family where…...
Tornadoes tear through Midwest, killing elderly couple in Indiana home and person in Illinois
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (747+ words) Updated on: March 12, 2026 / 8: 25 PM EDT / CBS News An elderly couple in Indiana was found dead after their home was destroyed, and another person was killed in Illinois as a string of tornadoes touched down in multiple states on Tuesday. " At…...
Indiana Senate committee advances legislation setting up Chicago Bears stadium plan
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (145+ words) January 22, 2026 / 6: 25 PM CST / CBS Chicago An Indiana Senate committee has advanced proposed legislation setting the framework for a potential new stadium for the Chicago Bears in northwest Indiana. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a measure establishing the "Northwest…...
Man injured in shootout with Bloomington officers near Mall of America, police say
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) December 4, 2025 / 3: 36 PM CST / CBS Minnesota An investigation is underway after a police pursuit ended in a shootout near the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to police." Police say on Wednesday at 10: 30 p. m. officers attempted to stop a motorist who…...
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (320+ words) November 18, 2025 / 12: 29 PM CST / CBS Minnesota More than a dozen men have been arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say. According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov....
House cleaner shot and killed after she showed up at wrong address in Indiana
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (457+ words) Updated on: November 6, 2025 / 2: 57 PM EST / CBS News A house cleaner was shot and killed after arriving at the wrong house in an Indiana subdivision, police said Wednesday." The Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a possible break-in…...
Lafayette approves major changes to baseball field to expand girls' softball access
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (778+ words) Updated on: October 28, 2025 / 9: 32 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco After hours of public comment during Lafayette's City Council meeting on Monday night, city leaders unanimously approved making significant changes to one of its baseball fields. The city owns four fields, of…...
Truck driver killed in fiery crash on I-80/94 in Lake Station, Indiana
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (136+ words) October 13, 2025 / 8: 02 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A truck driver was killed in a crash on Interstate 80/94 in Lake Station, Indiana, on Monday afternoon. Indiana State Police said around 4 p. m. , troopers responded to the crash in the eastbound lanes of I-80/94 at the 13 mile-marker,…...