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A guide explains how to add inkfreenews.com to your phone home screen for quick access to local news after the Ink Free News app was retired earlier this year.

The instructions show users how to set it up using Safari (for iOS) and Chrome (for Android).

Potawatomi Zoo asks locals to help name its male red panda cub with three name options—Clifford, Russet, and Pabu—and accepts a five-dollar donation vote until Sept.

17; the winning name will be announced on International Red Panda Day, Sept. 19. The cub, born June 13, is its first since 2021.

This fall, kindergarten to second-grade students from Milford, North Webster and Syracuse Elementary Schools will join Operation Read’s Book Boogie, a monthly reading challenge from October through April with a final celebration in May; teachers & school staff will also participate.

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers technical and financial assistance to Hoosier farmers impacted by recent flooding, urging producers to contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and apply for disaster aid before March 1.

Gov. Mike Braun toured storm damage on Monday as FEMA officials & Gary's mayor met to check recovery efforts after severe storms forced hundreds of families into shelters; FEMA is helping homeowners apply for assistance and remains in the area.

Hospitals in Indiana will stop diverting ambulances during overcrowding, a change announced by the state health department to speed up patient care.

Effective today (only in disasters or critical failures), the new policy ends a 25-year practice.

Manchester University in North Manchester has accepted an invitation to join the Crossroads League pending NAIA approval and will begin its transition during the 2027-2028 academic year + the university becomes the league's 11th member.

Notre Dame will open its football season Sunday against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field as part of the Shamrock Series.

Head coach Marcus Freeman reunites with his former mentor Luke Fickell (he played under him and coached with him at Cincinnati).

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman explained his struggles with balancing fatherhood and coaching while noting three Irish players will soon qualify + his views reveal how family life intertwines with college football challenges.