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Mykal McEldowney
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IndyStar photojournalist focused on covering local communities. Ohio Bobcat, husband, girl dad. Pulitzer Prize and Emmy award-winner.

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You've surely seen Curt Cignotti. IndyStar's Dana Benbow and @mykalmceldowney.bsky.social met the man who just wanted to be on the jumbotron and who has gone viral to the point he's impressed IU football coach Curt Cignetti. #iufb
Words, photos, impersonations:
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Meet Curt Cignotti, who wanted to make the jumbotron but was mistaken for IU's football coach
Curt Cignotti is as fabulous as you'd expect. As his kids say, "Finally, dad's getting some credit for his annoyingness," and his reach goes beyond the jumbotron.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Lawless: Rogue group of officers known as the Wolverines brutalized Black Elkhart residents for years.

Powerful mini-documentary by @mykalmceldowney.bsky.social:

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Watch Lawless: Cops known as Wolverines harassed, brutalized Black residents in Indiana city for years
Elkhart officers racked up more than 1,500 citizen complaints as the Wolverines made a game of policing a Black neighborhood, an IndyStar investigation found.
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April 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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They were a "gang in blue" that operated like "special ops."

They were known as the Wolverines, a rogue band of cops who abused their power for years, cloaking themselves in a code of silence and operating with impunity.

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Lawless: Legacy of racist, brutal police culture still plagues city of Elkhart
Officers who called themselves Wolverines abused power for decades, an IndyStar investigation found — particularly targeting Black people in Elkhart.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun was joined Tuesday by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to announce the Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative.

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April 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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ICYMI: behind the scenes of Alex Shackell’s IU commitment and why she decided to forgo a planned gap year. www.indystar.com/story/sports...
'I just couldn't say no.' Why Carmel's Alex Shackell committed to IU swimming
Olympic medalist and Carmel senior Alex Shackell announced her commitment to IU swimming on March 2. The story on how it came to be.
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March 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Tuesday morning sun shines on the Soldiers & Sailors Monument downtown Indianapolis.
March 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Cookies and kindness what family will miss most about DC crash victim Asra Hussain-Raza www.indystar.com/story/news/l... via @noepadilla.bsky.social
Cookies and kindness what family will miss most about DC crash victim Asra Hussain-Raza
Asra Hussain-Raza, 26, was one of 64 people aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 during the midair collision with an Army Black Hawk over the Potomac.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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'We all came running.' Residents, police rally to find missing 6-year-old Catalina Lubin www.indystar.com/story/news/c...
'We all came running.' Residents, police rally to find missing 6-year-old Catalina Lubin
Neighbors within a large apartment complex rallied to help find Catalina Lubin, 6, who went missing after getting off a her school bus.
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January 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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On one of the coldest days of the year, I caught up with Scott Harris, a downtown Indianapolis bike messenger since 2011. His message was simple. Don't stop ordering lunch, the pedaling keeps them warm.

His story: www.indystar.com/story/news/l...
January 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The ultimate tag team: How two hardcore WWE millennials helped Indy land the Royal Rumble www.indystar.com/story/sports...
The ultimate tag team: How two hardcore WWE millennials helped Indy land the Royal Rumble
Joe Pellman has a gawdy WWE championship belt on his desk at the Indy Chamber. Lauren Sparkman grew up loving the Attitude Era of WWE.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Olympic medals. A world record. What's next for Alex Shackell? Another Carmel state title. www.indystar.com/story/sports... via @charlottevarnes.bsky.social
Olympic medals. A world record. What's next for Alex Shackell? Another Carmel state title.
Alex Shackell leads Carmel path to title No. 39: "Just because I'm an Olympian doesn't make me any higher than this high school. I'm still part of it."
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January 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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House Bill 1413, if passed, would disperse $2.5 million to Indiana law enforcement agencies to process their backlog of untested rape kits.
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Rape kits are remaining untested in Indiana. One bill aims to clear the backlog.
Indiana lawmakers are once again trying to eliminate the state's backlog of untested rape kits.
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January 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Want to know what makes Indiana high school basketball special? Here's just the latest example from @kyleneddenriep.bsky.social, and it's worth a read by any sports fan: www.indystar.com/story/sports...
'A fun night for everybody.' Southern Indiana rivalry small-school basketball at its best.
Class A No. 1 Clay City vs. No. 4 Bloomfield felt like one of those pre-consolidation nights in Southern Indiana.
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January 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Indiana lawmakers push illegal immigration crackdown, days after Trump's executive orders www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
Indiana lawmakers push illegal immigration crackdown, days after Trump's executive orders
House Bill 1393 would require law enforcement to notify the county sheriff if there is probable cause that someone is not legally in the U.S.
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January 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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#Pacers have a matinee today against the Spurs.

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Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs: Expert prediction, injury updates for games in Paris
The Indiana Pacers meet Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs twice in Paris. Here are the stats, lineups and predictions.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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What if, this winter, this is all Indiana is? Insider from snowy Evanston:
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IU's defining trait is frustrating inconsistency marked by low not seen since before World War I
The Hoosiers lost their fifth straight game to Northwestern, which hasn't happened since 1913-15. Inconsistent play has led to three IU losses in four games.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Democrats including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called it a “stunt.”

Indiana Lt. Gov Micah Beckwith said it would “Make Illinois Great Again."

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‘Indiana would lose out on the deal’: How the Indiana-Illinois secession bill would work
Increased costs – from higher Medicaid, K-12 education and pension costs – could negate potential positives from adding population, experts say.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Tyrese Haliburton excited to 'actually play' in Paris after Olympics spent on the bench www.indystar.com/story/sports... via @dustindopirak.bsky.social
Tyrese Haliburton excited to 'actually play' in Paris after Olympics spent on the bench
Tyrese Haliburton is back in Paris where he won a gold medal this summer, but he played the fewest minutes of any member of Team USA in France.
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January 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Some Indiana lawmakers want to restrict weed advertising. Can they?

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Some Indiana lawmakers want to restrict marijuana advertising here. Can they?
Indiana is now surrounded on all sides by marijuana-friendly states, and the billboards make it obvious. Some lawmakers want to crack down on this.
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January 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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How an alert detective and a victim named Carma ended a trucker's multi-state murder spree via @timevansindystar.bsky.social

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How an alert detective and a victim named Carma ended trucker's multi-state murder spree
Bruce Mendenhall, a long-haul trucker from Illinois, has been convicted of 2 murders and is a suspect in at least 4 others -- all in 2007.
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January 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Our @greggdoyelstar.bsky.social breaks down why Mike Woodson's support from the #iubb faithful is eroding, so much so that one of the most beloved past players in program history is back on the hot seat: www.indystar.com/story/sports...
Doyel: Not even Mike Woodson's guardian angel can save him from changes IU basketball requires
IU coach Mike Woodson has friends in high places, but he won't survive that Illinois loss. Things have changed. And his support has expiration date.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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'This is a winning brand of basketball that he's playing now.' #Pacers

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'A winning formula': Bennedict Mathurin giving the Pacers what they've asked for
Bennedict Mathurin is making quick decisions on offense and playing physical on defense and is having his most efficient season for the Pacers.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Another Indiana family goes to Indiana Wish and receives the gift of a lifetime: “The thrill of hope.”

Meet Archer, and his parents. Want to see what a real-life hero looks like?

More than one in this story.
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Doyel: 'The thrill of hope' is what Indiana Wish gives to Hoosier families, like Archer's
Indiana Wish has granted 3,500 wishes to kids diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. In our annual IndyStar series about the wishes, meet Archer.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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In 2015, an Indianapolis pastor was charged for manufacturing more than 10 tons of synthetic marijuana or “spice.”

He lured members of his church into the multimillion-dollar drug scheme.

It was the real-life Indiana version of “Breaking Bad.”
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IndyStar investigation: Indy's spice road
Probe uncovers tale of pastor, teacher and cops involved with synthetic drugs, bundles of cash and real trouble
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December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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The official portrait of Gov. Eric Holcomb is unveiled Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, during a ceremony in the south atrium of the Indiana Statehouse. The portrait was painted by artist Russell Recchion. On hand was Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb to help with the unveiling.
December 13, 2024 at 9:30 PM