Buster Bodine, popular Indianapolis radio DJ in the 1970s, dies
Known for an over-the-top vocal delivery and a knack for connecting with youth culture, Buster Bodine helped make WNAP—known as “The Buzzard”—a local sensation.
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As streamers cut costs, TV shows—and residuals—vanish
Over the past few months, many streaming companies have started eliminating some of their own shows from their library. It helps save the companies money but brings criticism.
Indiana lawmakers debate bill allowing parents to challenge ‘obscene and harmful’ library materials
A bill that seeks to ban materials deemed “harmful to minors” in school and public libraries drew sharp debate Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse, especially from librarians, who argued that such a policy would open them up to criminal charges.
Meteorologist Stephanie Mead to exit WISH-TV Channel 8
Mead is set to wrap up six years of forecasting weather in Indianapolis for WISH-TV Channel 8 on Friday, the meteorologist announced via social media.
UFC parent, WWE combine to form $21.4B sports entertainment company
The deal between the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship and WWE catapults WWE into a new era, after functioning as a family-run business for decades.
WISH-TV owner loses discrimination suits against AT&T, DirecTV, Dish
Federal Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on Friday dismissed Circle City Broadcasting’s claims in two separate lawsuits.
Land donated by famed crossword puzzle editor to become Indiana park
The 47-acre parcel is owned by Will Shortz, a Crawfordsville native and longtime crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, who grew up on the land he is donating for the project.
Congressional hearing targets ‘NIL chaos’ in college sports
College sports leaders have been calling for help in the form of a federal law to bring uniform regulation to the way athletes can earn money off their fame with sponsorship or endorsement deals.
Women making case in tourney for own March Madness TV deal
Women’s basketball seems to have found a winner with its new Sweet 16 format in March Madness, and the timing couldn’t be better with looming TV contract negotiations on the horizon.
Google seeks dismissal of federal lawsuit alleging advertising monopoly
Google on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit that aims to break up its alleged monopoly in online advertising, the company’s first salvo in a case widely seen as a test of the Biden administration’s ability to rein in the tech industry.
UPDATE: Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute
The question for the court has to do with whether the manufacturer infringed on Jack Daniel’s trademarks with its bottle-shaped chew toy or whether the product is just a “playful dog-toy parody.”
College hoops staffs specialize to meet roster, NIL demands
Coaches across college basketball are bolstering support staffs and looking at ways to evolve to deal with recruiting, roster management and athletes who can earn money.
Republican Shreve expands mayoral campaign advertising to TV
Shreve, a wealthy businessman and former City-County Councilor, is spending more than $220,000 on the TV spot that started airing last weekend.
Republican mayoral candidate Shreve hits the airwaves
Indianapolis businessman Jefferson Shreve, a Republican, appears to be the first of this year’s Indianapolis mayoral candidates to begin advertising.
Men’s college basketball players making twice as much as women
The pay difference comes mainly from money flowing from so-called NIL collectives. Excluding the money from collectives, male and female basketball players made roughly the same amount of money from NIL deals.
National Audubon Society, pressured to drop enslaver’s name, keeps it
After months of conducting listening sessions and surveying people in both camps, the national organization’s board of directors decided the moniker is now nearly synonymous with the avian conservation movement—and shouldn’t be abandoned.
Culture war in the stacks: Librarians marshal against rising book bans
Librarians who push back against increasing calls to ban books have been threatened, harassed, sued, fired and labeled “groomers” and “pedophiles” on social media.
David Benner, Star sportswriter and Pacers exec, dies at 67
As a sportswriter for The Indianapolis Star, Benner covered coveted beats for the Indiana Pacers, Notre Dame football and IU basketball.
Senators debate ban on ‘inappropriate’ library materials for minors
Democrats and a handful of GOP lawmakers pushed back, arguing that the bill could lead to the removal of anything a parent deems to be unsuitable.
‘Dilbert,’ Scott Adams lose distributor over racist remarks
Dozens of newspapers have said they would cease to publish “Dilbert.” The strip, which lampoons office culture, first appeared in 1989.