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Indiana still undecided hours after Obama declared winner

GARY – Indiana voters split nearly down the middle in what was perhaps the closest race in the nation between president-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Obama was close to snapping Indiana’s streak of backing Republican presidential nominees for 10 straight elections, but counting continued late Tuesday as unofficial vote tallies by The Associated Press showed him holding a lead of about 8,000 votes out of some 2.6 million cast.

Long Thompson’s loss expected by some

INDIANAPOLIS – As the announcement came over the big screen at 7:15 p.m. on election night, not many people noticed inside the Marriott hotel downtown. They were too busy mulling over the 7:01 p.m. announcement that Indiana was “too close to call” in the presidential election.

McCain concedes presidency, congratulates Obama

PHOENIX – Republican John McCain conceded the presidential race to Barack Obama, saying the Democrat has achieved a “great thing” for himself and the country with his historic victory. Flanked by wife Cindy and running mate Sarah Palin, McCain spoke to supporters outside the Arizona Biltmore Hotel shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, saying the “American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly.”

'This is our moment'

CHICAGO – Yes they did. The chant shouted Tuesday night was only a two-word modification of the one yelled throughout the previous 21 months of Barack Obama’s campaign. But the difference was enormous. Shortly before midnight, Obama took center stage in Grant Park and greeted thousands of screaming supporters as the next president of the United States.

Indiana’s main man

INDIANAPOLIS – Republican Mitch Daniels has once again been crowned governor of Indiana.

Sanders still valuable to Colts

New AD grew under Peterson

Men's tennis serves up wins at Big Ten Singles Championships

The IU men’s tennis team met one of its goals at the Big Ten Singles Championships this past weekend, as every Hoosier advanced past the first round. Sophomore Lachlan Ferguson paced IU, advancing to the quarterfinals. Ferguson defeated Northwestern’s Pete Rispoli (6-0, 6-7, 7-5) and Alexander Thams (4-6, 6-2, 6-2) en route to the final eight.

Volleyball team eyes Iowa, No.13 Minnesota

Perhaps revenge is what it does best. The IU volleyball team scored two upsets against Iowa and No. 13 Minnesota, after losing to them both earlier this season. IU’s success now puts it 6-6 in the Big Ten and 14-10 overall.

Hot first half leads women's basketball team past Greyhounds

The IU women’s basketball team was once again impressive last night. This time, they showed their talents off to the Indianapolis Greyhounds in an 82-56 victory. The Greyhounds scored at the 15:04 mark in the first half to make it 7-2 in favor of the Hoosiers. After, Indianapolis did not score until 6:58 left in the half. A scoreless drought of more than eight minutes. The Greyhounds’ next bucket made it 30-5, and the rout was on.

Monroe County Democrats react to local election results

Monroe County Democrats celebrated the end of a historic election Tuesday night by watching the election results at the county headquarters and at Rachael’s Café on East Third Street.

Straight-ticket voters spark worry among local Republicans

As local Republicans ate h’ordeurves and refreshments on election night, one thing was on everyone’s mind: straight-ticket voters.

Impromptu march caps Election Day

All that could be heard in the streets of Bloomington on Tuesday night was “Yes, we did.”

Petraeus, now Centcom chief, assesses Afghan war

Gen. David Petraeus, the new chief of the U.S. Central Command who is credited with turning the tide in Iraq, took a firsthand look at the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

MSNBC broadcasts live from IMU for election

IU is often recognized as America’s college town for its basketball team, Little 500 and partying tendencies, but MSNBC chose to visit for a different reason Tuesday night: political activism on campus. NBC correspondent Luke Russert broadcast live from the Frangipani Room in the Indiana Memorial Union while the election numbers came through. He said he and the network chose IU because of Indiana’s swing state status and the political interest on campus.

3 young upstate NY boys killed in house fire

A house fire killed three young brothers during the night and critically injured their grandmother, who apparently tried to rescue them, authorities said Tuesday.

At the end of the road

As the electoral votes leaned toward Barack Obama Tuesday night, Chelsea Kane, chairwoman of IU College Republicans, said she had expected more from her fellow Americans. “It’s very disturbing,” Kane said. “It looks like Obama is going to take the election, unfortunately.”

Iran’s parliament impeaches Ahmadinejad ally

Iran’s parliament impeached a Cabinet minister on Tuesday after he admitted having a fake degree from Oxford University, in a vote widely seen as a defeat for hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Celebration reins for IU College Democrats

Tuesday morning started at 3:30 for senior Anna Strand. Strand, the President of IU College Democrats, woke up, took a shower and went to the local Obama headquarters office, where she directed more than 100 volunteers throughout the day. 

Voters form lines an hour before polls open

INDIANAPOLIS – Thousands of people formed long lines at polling sites across Indiana on Tuesday for the last chance to cast a ballot in the state’s historic election season.