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High school students earned major scholarships at the University of Evansville's 10th annual Changemaker Challenge for solving real-world problems. Twenty teams pitched creative solutions, with six making it to the championship round.
What started as one woman on a bicycle checking on homeless neighbors has grown into a vital Evansville organization serving more people than ever. Thanks to a local appliance store's monthly giving project, Hope Dot Com just received funds to continue their mission of restoring dignity alongside providing shelter.
Volunteers flooded the Vanderburgh Humane Society on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to walk shelter dogs and donate supplies. The holiday became a chance for animals to enjoy extra time outside their kennels while the community gave back.
Indiana University just won its first-ever national championship with a perfect 16-0 record, and 93-year-old Georgia Hartmann didn't miss a single play. From Evansville to campuses across the state, Hoosier fans are celebrating a historic moment that seemed impossible just years ago.
A black Lab mix who survived three Indiana winters alone finally has a warm bed and veterinary care. The Evansville rescue team never gave up on bringing her to safety.
Cancer survivors in Evansville, Indiana, celebrated community and resilience at the ninth annual Tri-State Cancer Survivor Day, featuring the powerful Trail of Hope ceremony. Singer Katie Watts performed after miraculously regaining her voice following thyroid cancer surgery.
Middle schoolers in Evansville are now designing drones, coding robots, and 3D printing their ideas thanks to a brand new innovation studio. Three more Catholic schools across Indiana are opening similar labs to prepare elementary students for tech careers.
Northern Iowa's basketball team just pulled off something no Missouri Valley Conference team has ever done, winning four straight games in four days to claim the championship and earn their first NCAA Tournament bid in a decade. The sixth-seeded Panthers beat Illinois-Chicago 84-69 on Sunday, capping an unforgettable run that rewrites the record books.
For the first time in Major League Baseball history, a father and son are working together as manager and general manager of the same team. Don Mattingly now manages the Philadelphia Phillies while his son Preston serves as the team's GM.
Fifth graders in Jasper, Indiana are now programming robotic arms and 3D printing thanks to a new Design and Innovation Studio at Holy Trinity School. The hands-on learning space is helping students from third to eighth grade discover careers they never knew existed.