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WFYI News Now
Hear the news you need to stay informed on your community with WFYI News Now. From the biggest stories of the day to new policy, research and events, this podcast keeps you connected to Central Indiana and statewide Indiana news. From WFYI's studios in Indianapolis, hosts Darian Benson and Abriana Herron bring you reporting from WFYI and IPB News journalists in 10 minutes or less every weekday.
Episodes
- WFYI News Now
Senate Republicans endorse Garten for pro tem, Senate race could head to IN Supreme Court, IMPD possible funding boost, Some people return home after floods, Indy warns of FEMA scams
It's Wednesday, August 19. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indiana’s flood response, White River flows into quarry, Resources for Indianapolis flood victims, Medicaid waiver denials, Haitian Temporary Protected Status update
It's Tuesday, August 18. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Historic flooding hits Indianapolis and Hamilton County
It's Monday, August 17. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indiana flood warnings and storm damage, IMPD officer alleged misuse of Flock camera, Deery raises questions on overturned primary win, IPEC Director salary, Chicago Bears site update
It's Friday, August 14. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Governor Braun assesses weather damage, Indiana head start, Reentry recycle force, UIndy suing IU, Cheese ladies sculpture
It's Thursday, August 13. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Severe storms hit Indiana, Build Indiana gas tax, ILEARN and IREAD results, Purdue Vonnegut Museum, IPS ballot challenge
It's Wednesday, August 12. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Recount flips primary result for District 23, Zay sues Braun over firing, January 6 lawsuit, Council overrides Hogett's veto on wheel tax, Data center moratorium, Agave death bloom
It's Tuesday, August 11. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indy City-County Council meeting preview, Data center moratorium, Avian flu dashboard, IndyGo State Fair ride, Salmonella infections, NIPSCO asks feds to collect quarterly costs
It's Monday, August 10. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indy Council Member Josh Bain IURC appointment, Rokita's Exodus blocked, Braun forest expansion, Indiana Fair preview, Hawaiian Steel Guitar Fest
It's Friday, August 7. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun continues gas tax holiday, CCDF voucher update, AG Rokita urges Congress to keep new hemp intoxication restrictions on schedule, Trans kids lost healthcare in Indiana
It's Thursday, August 6. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Housing affordability report, Gas Tax Holiday to expire, Synthetic drug threats, Teacher charged in fight club seeks plea deal, IURC’s Andy Zay fired
It's Wednesday, August 5. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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State Senator Chris Garten leader bid, Food insecurity report, Rockport coal plant, Clark County ICE payments, Library laptop program, Interview with Herbie Hancock
It's Tuesday, August 4. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indiana’s competency evaluation system crisis, Bray not seeking reelection to lead IN Senate, Deportation rally and counter rally in Fisher s, Rokita sues Merrillville
It's Monday, August 3. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IN expands access to GLP-1s for Medicaid, Deportation rally comes to Fishers, ILEARN results delay, 46th Street safety project, GenCon is back in Indy
It's Friday, July 31. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Engling responds to campaign contribution accusations, IN OIG stops publishing investigation summaries, Haitian TPS ends, Perry Schools program, Daniels hopes Purdue Indy grows, Firings at Indiana Historical Society
It's Thursday, July 30. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Morales shoots down effort to subpoena voters, Cyclosporiasis cases, Homelessness count, AES responds, Coal plant closings, Purdue TikTok ban
It's Wednesday, July 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Two IPS candidates' spots at risk, Wetlands program behind schedule, USDA Indy Hub, Flock cameras contract, Girls flag football closer to becoming varsity sport
It's Tuesday, July 28. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun joins data center pledge, Higher ed funding, Noblesville Road 37 project, Amelia Earhart expedition, Lawmakers question WNBA over Caitlin Clark altercations
It's Monday, July 27. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun appoints new utilities commissioner, Indy unemployment, Rural physician incentive grant, IPS candidate challenge, Indy airport solar
It's Friday, July 24. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Possible special session to keep gas tax holiday, Ballard approved for November ballot, IPEC has a new leader, Lindsey Graham cake controversy, National security hub expanding, Farm veterinary shortage
It's Thursday, July 23. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Making childcare more accessible, Gas tax suspension, DNR rule changes, Pike Township director dispute, HUD director visit, Victory Field birthday
It's Wednesday, July 22. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indiana FSSA will not participate in SUN Bucks, District 15 recount, READI grants, Beech Grove vehicle registration tax, Red Cross issues national blood shortage, Normain Park upgrades
It's Tuesday, July 21. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Local reaction to election safety, Cyclospora outbreak update, Streets to Home, Councilor Osili vehicle tax, Music in transit
It's Monday, July 20. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IPEC executive director finalists, Braun’s nuclear power readiness program, Hogsett wheel tax veto, Indiana health ranking
It's Friday, July 17. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Eastside data center approved, Contracts based on Race/Sex end, State utilities investigation, Indiana’s fiscal year end, Merrillville ICE resolution
It's Thursday, July 16. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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New IN Commerce secretary shares vision, AI farm survey, Cradle Indy creates birth health score card, Touring Whistler Plaza, Summer learning lab
It's Wednesday, July 15. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Lt. Gov. Beckwith anti-Islamic rhetoric, J.D. Prescott property tax town halls, Data center moratorium, Duke energy, Bezos Earth Fun
It's Tuesday, July 14. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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SNAP impacts, IURC commissioner update, Indy City-County Council President on Data Center moratorium, West Nile Virus in Hamilton County, Cyclosporiasis, Internet access program
It's Monday, July 13. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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DC Blox data center proposal, Purdue University president update, Cost of Bruan’s gas tax breaks, Downtown Indy Latin Night preview
It's Friday, July 10. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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AES Commissioner application deadline, Childcare rules feedback, Doula training, IU preserves black history, Leukemia stem cell transplant successful
It's Thursday, July 9. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Puzzle editor returns to Bloomington, Republican challenger for Marion Co. sheriff, Old City Hall building seeks proposals, IN Supreme Court abortion ruling, Medicaid work requirements
It's Wednesday, July 8. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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City-County Council approve car tax hike, United Way report, New homelessness law, Indianapolis Clowns return to the city
It's Tuesday, July 7. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Number of Indiana kids on Medicaid declines, IN counties pass data center restriction, Braun extends gas tax holiday, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Annual Benjamin Harrison naturalization ceremony
It's Monday, July 6. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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New state laws in effect, Concerns over public camping ban, Data center rules clear initial vote, Mitch Daniels returns to Purdue, Fourth of July celebrations
It's Thursday, July 2. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun announces infrastructure grants, Local gas tax, Supreme Court transgender sports and citizenship rulings, IURC commissioner, extreme heat warning, Hinkle Fieldhouse to host NBA
It's Wednesday, July 1. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun directs state to reimburse local governments for gas tax, Dangerous heat, Rokita's letter to Merrillville, New trail on far east side, Marion County School board elections
It's Tuesday, June 30. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Central Indiana heat advisory, Westville Correctional equipped for firing squad, Haitian Temporary Protection Status, IPS District 4 candidate, IN Women's prison site, July cookout weather and costs
It's Monday, June 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IPS District 4 appointment, Medicaid AI, ACLU gender-affirming care ban challenge, New protected forests, Braden Smith signed to Pacers, DNR commission, Camp Riley, U.S. Senate Farm Bill
It's Friday, June 26. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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New proposed data center rules, IPS district 4 candidates, Hamilton County School Board, Teen basketball program, Energy efficiency grants, Eli Lilly’s new requirements for federal 340-B program
It's Thursday, June 25. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Decatur school times change, Sustainable fashion, DC Blox pledge, IURC shake-up reactions, Death doula lawsuit, Ballard gains more signatures in Sec. of State bid, Clark County syringe program
It's Wednesday, June 24. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun removes Zay as IURC chairman, Voters will decide on IPEC property tax increase, Indiana Youth report, Indiana coal plants, Terre Haute prisoner denied blood transfusion, Eagle Creek Greenway
It's Tuesday, June 23. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indiana Republican convention recap, Braun disaster declaration, Monroe Sheriff immigration law challenge, AES rate approved, Indianapolis Juneteenth Parade
It's Monday, June 22. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Juneteenth celebrations preview, IndyCar Freedom 25, Urban forest, Tesla lawsuit case, Chapel Hill Park renovation
It's Thursday, June 18. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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U.S. Sec. of Ed. Linda McMahon visits Indiana, U.S. Rep. Yakym’s Hailey Act, Ballard has enough signatures, IPS Board Seat, Road tax, Data center moratorium
It's Wednesday, June 17. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Rokita wants abortion drugs restrictions, IN Supreme Court decisions, Medicaid cuts, United Way report, 250 State Fair exhibit
It's Tuesday, June 16. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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DC Blox data center hearing, ICE detention protest, Hospital pricing tool, Indy Pride weekend, Kyle Long sits down with musician Lizz Vega
It's Monday, June 15. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Faith over fear event, IMPD safety message, Indiana farmer tariffs, Ryan White sculpture, Lowrider summer tour
It's Friday, June 12. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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AES rates increase, IPEC second meeting, Braun speaks on Beckwith controversy, IU lecturer not reappointed, Lead water lines, Food robots pulled from university
It's Thursday, June 11. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Medicaid work requirement, Voter citizenship law, Accountability for OPHS, Pacers free bikeshare, Summer’s first heatwave
It's Wednesday, June 10. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Voter recount timeline, Surge in school referenda, Uninsured ER visits rise, Summer utilities shutoffs, OPHS youth program
It's Tuesday, June 9. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IN Democratic Party Convention, E15 gas safe, Mobile homes lawsuit, Clinician led expansion, Spanish stroke app, Lowrider Supershow
It's Monday, June 8. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Sen. Garten steps down from leadership role, IPEC's first public listening session, DNR state playground, Farmers property tax, Summer youth jobs, Juvenile involved shooting
It's Friday, June 5.. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun gas tax, Indy shooting arrest, New Indy spending package, Prisoner dies in Terre Haute, 15 years since Lauren Spiere disappearance, Indiana University Washington D.C. campus, IN Teen license change
It's Thursday, June 4. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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HIV Medication during Pride, Braun declares nuclear family month, Fairness Act signing, Hammond Mayor speaks on Chicago Bears, IndyGo payment change, Curfew final approval, Bee population stable
It's Wednesday, June 3. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Bears bill stalls in Illinois, Finding housing with a criminal record, Safe Park Indy, Tiny homes project, 1997 cold case
It's Tuesday, June 2. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IN election betting, Indiana Black Legislative Caucus townhall, IU Motorsports Medicine program, DNR mobility track chairs returned, Indy Parks Summer Meals program, Indy roadway funding, Chicago Bears and Indiana
It's Monday, June 1. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Beckwith “hates” Islam, Rokita medical marijuana, Dems candidate choice, Property tax relief, IPEC meeting, Committee council addresses, Audubon name change
It's Friday, May 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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New Indiana Recount Commission director, Morales response to controversies, Infant mortality rate, Greene County hospital reimbursement, Cummins trade secrets, Juvenile Center Library
It's Thursday, May 28. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Local Libertarian chairs national party, Amendment council member addresses, Federal charges fo virtual school leaders, Ball State employee settlement, IN-37 project finished, Coffee ground for mushrooms
It's Wednesday, May 27. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Rokita investigates fuel price, Indy 500 tactile engineering, Daniels named Purdue’s Interim President, Free haircuts in Elkhart, Indianapolis Food Fund
It's Tuesday, May 26. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…