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Written from press release MONROE COUNTY, Ind. - September 9, 2026 A 19-year-old woman was killed and an 18-year-old man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday on South State Road 446, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded at approximately 1:27 a.m. Sept. 9, 2026, to the 8300 block of South State Road 446 near Allens Creek Road. A Subaru traveling on State Road 446 left the roadway and overturned, according to the sheriff's office.

Written from box score, and post game press conference transcript NASHVILLE, Tenn. - September 9, 2026 No. 22 Tennessee swept No. 21 Indiana in three sets Wednesday, beating the Hoosiers 25-23, 25-23, 25-16 during the Broadway Block Party in Nashville. Indiana stayed within striking distance through the first two sets but could not break through against a Tennessee team that controlled the net and pulled away decisively in the third.

Written from press release BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - September 9, 2026 Indiana University Athletics will allow fans to bring sealed water bottles and empty refillable containers into Memorial Stadium on Saturday as part of new heat-related policies for the Hoosiers' football game against Howard. IU announced the changes Wednesday ahead of the noon kickoff at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. The university said temperatures are expected to reach about 85 degrees Saturday.

Written from press release BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - September 9, 2026 Bloomington residents who have noticed brown or yellow tap water or who are replacing household water filters more often are seeing the effects of seasonal conditions at Monroe Reservoir, according to the City of Bloomington Utilities.

Staff report BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -September 9, 2026 Indiana University Bloomington received an "F" and ranked sixth from the bottom in a national survey examining students' perceptions and experiences involving free expression on college campuses. IU Bloomington placed No. 256 among 261 ranked colleges and universities in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, released Wednesday.

Written from press release CRANE, Ind. - September 9, 2026 Indiana is set to get its first power-producing nuclear reactor as part of a U.S. military project planned for Naval Weapons Station Crane, according to an announcement Wednesday. The U.S. Department of War said a commercially owned and operated Micro Modular Reactor, or MMR, is expected to be installed at Crane no later than September 2028. The project would also mark the Navy's first shore-based advanced nuclear microreactor deployment.

Written from press release BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 6 Indiana men's soccer team recorded the 850th victory in program history Monday night with a 3-1 win over Denver at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Indiana became the seventh NCAA Division I men's soccer program to reach 850 victories and the first to accomplish the feat within 54 seasons. The Hoosiers have an all-time record of 850-209-124 and an NCAA-best .771 winning percentage.

Written from transcript BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - September 7, 2026 Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti praised the Hoosiers' offensive efficiency but said the defense must improve after IU opened its season with a 52-16 victory over North Texas. Speaking to reporters Monday, Cignetti said Indiana started and finished strongly, outscoring North Texas 14-0 in the first quarter and 21-0 in the fourth.

Courtesy Photo - INDYCAR Written from press releases MONTEREY, Calif. - September 7, 2026 Scott McLaughlin led 87 of 95 laps Sunday to win the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey, ending a 36-race winless streak in the final event of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR Series season. McLaughlin started from the pole and drove the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet to a 1.3739-second victory over Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Courtesy photo - Indiana State Police Written from press release PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. - September 7, 2026 Indiana State Police seized 277 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3.8 million during a commercial truck inspection Sunday on Interstate 70, according to the agency. A trooper with the Indiana State Police Criminal Interdiction Unit stopped the eastbound commercial vehicle in Putnam County on Sept. 6, 2026. Police identified the driver as Harpreet Singh of Greenwood.