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IU playing more difficult football schedule in 2013

By Evan Hoopfer · Sunday, July 21,2013 8:07 p.m.

IU’s opponents had an average winning percentage of 55.7 percent, a full percentage point higher than the previous five-year average.

IU Kelley School of Business Leading Index for Indiana moves up

Sunday, July 21,2013 7:37 p.m.

IU Kelley School of Business’ Leading Index for Indiana moved up 0.2 points to 100.9, according to a press release. The Housing Market index, a component of the LII, continued to rise and the transportation component of the index fell.

ApeX Therapeutics receives grant

Sunday, July 21,2013 7:34 p.m.

ApeX Therapeutics recently received a Phase 1, Small Business Innovation Research grant for $240,332 from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, according to a press release.

Festival features 300 beers

By Ashley Jenkins · Sunday, July 21,2013 7:24 p.m.

About 70 breweries and their crafts were on the menu Saturday at the Indiana Microbrewers Festival at the Indianapolis Art Center and Optimist Park in Broad Ripple Village.

NASA Cassini probe interacts with Earth

By Amanda Jacobson · Sunday, July 21,2013 7:19 p.m.

Participants of the "Wave at Saturn" event were told to look at the sky during the specific window of time Friday and wave at NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, as a photographer captured the waving crowd.

New ranking for IU released

Sunday, July 21,2013 7:19 p.m.

In a recently released 50-school ranking by the College Database, “50 U.S. Colleges Where Art Programs Abound,” IU ranked sixth in the nation for the number of degree programs available in the fine arts, according to a press release.

Stuff-a-Bus campaign grows annually

Sunday, July 21,2013 7:03 p.m.

The Monroe County Community School Corporation, Salvation Army and other local businesses conducted their second annual Stuff-a-Bus campaign.

Ivy Tech Bloomington approved for expansion

Sunday, July 21,2013 7:01 p.m.

Ivy Tech Community College of Bloomington was approved for a $24 million project to build an addition to the existing building on the Bloomington Ivy Tech Community College campus.

Local food bank hits milestone in food distribution after 31 years

Sunday, July 21,2013 7 p.m.

As of June 30, Hoosier Hills Food Bank has distributed more than 10-percent more food than last year — a total of 1,769,732 pounds compared to 1,624,261 in the first half of 2012, according to a press release issued last week.

Missing man checks in with brother

Saturday, July 20,2013 4:17 p.m.

The 34-year old Bloomington man reported missing early Friday morning has contacted his brother, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Ian Lovan said.

Man arrested after calling police on wife

Saturday, July 20,2013 4:12 p.m.

A 43-year-old man's call to the police Friday morning, in which he claimed his wife had attacked him, resulted in his own arrest on multiple charges, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Ian Lovan said.