BLOOMINGTON – Indiana will promote longtime athletic department administrator Scott Dolson to the top job of athletic director.

BLOOMINGTON — WTHR reported Thursday that Bob Knight purchased a house in Bloomington.

BLOOMINGTON — Wawasee’s Luke Griner finished up his third straight trip to the state track and field finals with a podium finish, and a host of area athletes closed out their seasons at the big meet in Bloomington over the weekend.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University has named Kathleen Johnston the founding director of the Michael I. Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism on the university’s Bloomington campus. Michael Arnolt, the namesake of the investigative journalism center and the man who funded it, grew up in Leesburg and was a Leesburg High School graduate.

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BLOOMINGTON – Michigan State dug into the playbook to get past Indiana, 35-21, Saturday night.

BLOOMINGTON – Stevie Scott had another 100-yard rushing day at Indiana beat Ball State 38-10.

INDIANA — A new documentary from WTIU Public Television takes viewers on a statewide tour of Indiana’s wild and natural landscapes and reveals their little-known connections to the Indiana of 200 years ago. Indiana’s Wild Landscape premieres at 8 p.m. on March 5 on WTIU and on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/wtiupublictv). Two centuries ago, Indiana was …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – The Hoosiers were crisp in a 27-0 football win against Charleston Southern.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana’s game against Florida International University on Saturday has been canceled in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

BLOOMINGTON – Ohio State scored 29 straight points in the second half to pull away from Indiana, 49-21, Thursday night in the football opener.

INDIANAPOLIS — A group of more than 60 mayors from across the country, two of them Hoosiers, reaffirmed their commitment to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday evening, after President Donald Trump announced he would withdrawal the country’s support of the pact.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University has parted ways with head basketball coach Tom Crean.

BLOOMINGTON – Saquon Barkley ran for two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, helping No. 12 Penn State beat Indiana 45-31 on Saturday.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana had five different players rush for a touchdown in a 42-36 win over Maryland Saturday afternoon.

BLOOMINGTON – Griffin Oakes hit a field goal in overtime to lift Indiana to a 24-21 win over Michigan State Saturday night.

BLOOMINGTON – Wake Forest handed Indiana its first football loss, 33-28, Saturday afternoon.

BLOOMINGTON — A brand new synthetic drug is being blamed for more than 50 deaths in just a couple of months, including two here in Indiana.

BLOOMINGTON – A preview of the IHSAA Girls Track State Finals.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Unified Track Team is preparing to compete for its second championship in three years at this weekend’s IHSAA Unified Track and Field Championship.

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington Police officer was presented Friday with the Congressional Badge of Bravery for his actions during a November 2014 shootout.

BLOOMINGTON – The Indiana Hoosier and coach Kevin Wilson announce its football recruiting class of 21 players Wednesday afternoon.

MARTINSVILLE — The FBI continues to investigate a Martinsville home connected to a man suspected of flashing himself to numerous women. The search is connected to the disappearance of an Indiana University student.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation announced the agency’s 2015 construction season resulted in an investment of more than $1 billion in state and local road, bridge, trail and traffic safety projects. The mix of federal and state transportation funding along with funds from Gov. Mike Pence’s Major Moves 2020 program allowed INDOT to …read more.

FORT WAYNE — When it comes to cities boasting colleges, a recent Wallet Hub study placed Fort Wayne among the top mid-sized cities in the nation. The study examined 326 cities, then ranked them according to factors like highest and lowest adjusted cost of living, highest and lowest cost of higher education and percentage of part-time …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Rutgers kicked a late field goal to beat Indiana 55-52 Saturday afternoon.

BLOOMINGTON — Colin Hay will be performing live at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 (doors at 7:30 p.m.) at Buskirk-Chumley Theater located at 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue in Bloomington.

BLOOMINGTON — Police say a man and woman have been found dead at a Bloomington apartment complex in an apparent murder-suicide.

BLOOMINGTON —REO Speedwagon will be coming to the IU Auditorium, presented by New Covenant Productions at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11.

A female bald eagle that has been spotted at Lake Monroe in Bloomington is believed to be approximately 27 years old, which is very rare for the large birds. Biologist Teresa Bass of the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife was on the lake Sunday, May 31, with her husband when they saw the bald …read more.

A recent study by Niche.com ranked Warsaw among the top five cities in the state. Ranked fourth, Warsaw was scored on a variety of factors including local education, crime rates, demographics, housing income and weather. According to Niche, Warsaw, which was ranked a large town with 13,907 people, received a “B” letter grade. The county’s …read more.

The League of American Bicyclists has ranked Indiana 37th on its annual list of bicycle friendly states as part of Bike to Work Week. The League looked at five categories to determine the rankings: legislation and enforcement, policies and programs, infrastructure and funding, education and encouragement and education and planning. The top five states on …read more.

Trustees at Indiana University have approved the establishment of a new engineering program on the Bloomington campus and the first two degrees in the program. The new program follows the release of an economic development study from 2014 and was strongly endorsed by a university task force and a blue ribbon committee of engineering experts. …read more.

Actress and activist Glenn Close will return to Bloomington in April as part of the Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker Lecture Series. Close will speak at 3 p.m. April 27 and also will be present at that evening’s screening of her thriller “Fatal Attraction” at Indiana University Cinema. The 1987 blockbuster is being shown as part of …read more.

Fort Wayne is one of four Indiana cities chosen to participate in a pilot program to assist homeless people. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has developed the program to reach chronically homeless individuals. Fort Wayne, along with Lafayette, Bloomington and Evansville, will begin identifying eligible individuals with a focus on those who have …read more.

Jaimi Luke Smith, 34, of Lafayette, was arrested yesterday after Indiana State Police caught him driving 100 mph in a 55 mph zone. A state trooper was northbound on SR 37 in Bloomington when Smith passed him doing 100 mph. The trooper stopped the car and spoke to Smith, who said he was “exempt from …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana junior running back Tevin Coleman earned first team All-America honors from the Associated Press. The Tinley Park, Ill., native finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting Saturday, the best by a Hoosier since Antwaan Randle El’s sixth-place showing in 2001. One of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, Coleman became the …read more.

[weaver_youtube e3l2p3nThUE rel=0] BLOOMINGTON – When Nic Moore’s name was announced during starting lineups Thursday night at Assembly Hall, it was a moment that many had been waiting to come for quite a while. Moore, a 2011 graduate of Warsaw, was back on the court in his home state and that just felt right. Though …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – On Oct. 23, Indiana University announced the establishment of the Indiana University Network Science Institute, or IUNI. The $7 million initiative will bring together many of the university’s top minds to explore and embrace the challenge of understanding complex networks that underlie large-scale systems, including the environment, economics, technology and human health. “Today, …read more.

What is it about the Hoosier state that fosters such promising young musicians? Since moving here I’ve discovered a number of acts with remarkable talent who aren’t even old enough to buy a beer. My latest find is the sisterly duo of Lily and Madeleine from Indianapolis. I caught wind of them a few weeks …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Quarterback C.J. Brown tried to ensure Maryland’s introduction to Big Ten football came with a fitting celebration. Backup quarterback Caleb Rowe and the Terrapins surprisingly stout defense made sure of it. Brown ran for one touchdown and threw for another before leaving with an injury, and Rowe threw two more TD passes in …read more.

Dirty Heads have announced they will extend their Sound of Change summer tour, adding a stop at the Bluebird in Bloomington on Oct. 27. Long-time friend, collaborator and producer, Rome, will serve as support act. With nearly 40 new shows confirmed, the tour will travel coast-to-coast with dates into Canada, before venturing across the Atlantic …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s not like these two haven’t been here before. Standing idly along the fence line at Warrior Field Tuesday, Clayton Cook was surrounded by three coaches and two teammates. As the group laughed and carried on during the light training session, Wawasee boys track head coach Scott Lancaster regained form and ushered, “Hey, …read more.

Surf rock is a one of the oldest subsets of rock ‘n’ roll there is, but its purveyors usually hail from the California coast, not the hills of southern Indiana. But an anomaly has emerged from Bloomington’s music scene: Thee Tsunamis. Hot off last summer’s release of “A Goodbad Man Is Hard to Find,” this …read more.

In lieu of the usual weekly album review, I thought I’d follow suit with many music publications and offer up some of the best music from 2013. This week’s list will cover local and regional acts from the Hoosier state. Before we get to it, I have to admit I’m new to Indiana, and I’ve …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University is a basketball school, there is no arguing that. But on Saturday night in Memorial Stadium, Hoosier eyes were focused on scoring a “bucket” that is slightly different from the ones exchanged in Assembly Hall. Indiana reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket from its bitter rival, Purdue, in record-setting fashion with a …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Do you remember the last time Indiana defeated Penn State in football? The answer is no, because going into this weekend’s Big Ten opener, the Hoosiers had never seen the win column against the Nittany Lions. For the first time in program history, the Hoosiers defeated Penn State University on a football field. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana University Board of Trustees approved on-campus room and board rates for the 2013-14 academic year during the business portion of its regularly scheduled meeting today at the IUPUI campus. At IU Bloomington, where about 12,400 students live in residence halls and student apartments, the cost of the most commonly requested …read more.