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If 2025 seemed like a lot, IndyStar has receipts to prove yes, it was

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December 28, 2025

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If 2025 seemed like a lot, IndyStar has receipts to prove yes, it was

What a year.

Who could have imagined at this time last year the Pacers going to the NBA finals or Indiana Republicans defying President Donald Trump?

Roundups of the year’s top stories are a longstanding tradition in newspapers — one created, no doubt, to fill print editions during a stretch when news tends to slow down.

But IndyStar’s review of the top stories of the year, written by city reporter Jordan Smith, tells you more than what you already know. Looking back at 12 months of news teases out patterns and themes that may not have been obvious in the moment.

The role of injuries in both the Pacers’ and Fever’s seasons.

The issues IndyStar and Mirror Indy have unearthed in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration.

The sweeping impact of Trump’s policies across communities: immigrants, poor people, federal employees, farmers, small businesses, educators.

The stories behind IndyStar’s 2025 coverage

When I read Jordan’s story, I also see the story behind the stories: IndyStar journalists’ hustle to bring you, our audience, the news you want and need to know.

The Statehouse team, anticipating a quiet fall without statewide elections, planned a weekly listening tour across Indiana before redistricting became both a national and state issue. Whoops. The on-again, off-again — but not special! — fall legislative session kept our politics team pirouetting more than a ballet troupe. They more than met Hoosiers’ moment in the national spotlight, though, with unprecedented live and near-live coverage via both written words and video.

The sports team makes it look easy to cover high school, college and professional sports year-round, but the Indy 500 and a Pacers playoff game at home on the same day? C’mon!

And the aggressive pivot on immigration by both Trump’s and Gov. Mike Braun’s administrations prompted the creation of a cross-newsroom team that covered the issue from Seymour to the “Speedway Slammer,” from farm fields to federal courts.

As Jordan mentions, IndyStar hired a reporter this year specifically to cover First Amendment issues, thanks to a grant from the Freedom Forum and Journalism Funding Partners. Freedom of speech and the press have a special place in journalists’ hearts, and it has been a joy to find that so many readers are also interested in reporter Cate Charron’s coverage.

What stories most resonated with you in 2025? Email me.

Hopefully, we’ll all have a few moments to catch our collective breath and reflect before we dive into 2026.

Cindi Andrews is senior news director at IndyStar. She can be reached at cindi.andrews@indystar.com.

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More big temperature swings this week

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January 11, 2026

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Our Monday brings clouds, but we’re also expecting many hours of sunshine to brighten things up. Winds turn more out of the west, which will allow us to warm temperatures back above average. Afternoon highs reach into the lower 40s.

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The “warm-up” doesn’t last too long. A midweek system brings the chance for rain and snow showers followed by more typical January temperatures.

Indianapolis Weather Forecast:
Monday: Sun and clouds. High: 42°
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Showers possible. High: 50°
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain/snow showers. High: 42°

Indianapolis 7-Day Weather Forecast

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IU Indianapolis visits Milwaukee on 7-game road skid

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January 11, 2026

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IU Indianapolis visits Milwaukee on 7-game road skid

IU Indianapolis Jaguars (4-14, 0-7 Horizon League) at Milwaukee Panthers (7-10, 3-3 Horizon League)

Milwaukee; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -9.5; over/under is 166.5

BOTTOM LINE: IU Indianapolis will look to end its seven-game road skid when the Jaguars face Milwaukee.

The Panthers have gone 5-2 at home. Milwaukee ranks third in the Horizon League in rebounding with 34.1 rebounds. Faizon Fields leads the Panthers with 6.1 boards.

The Jaguars are 0-7 in Horizon League play. IU Indianapolis allows 90.1 points to opponents while being outscored by 5.1 points per game.

Milwaukee scores 77.4 points per game, 12.7 fewer points than the 90.1 IU Indianapolis gives up. IU Indianapolis averages 5.6 more points per game (85.0) than Milwaukee allows to opponents (79.4).

The Panthers and Jaguars square off Sunday for the first time in Horizon League play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Dorceus is averaging 5.8 points and 4.2 assists for the Panthers. Danilo Jovanovich is averaging 12.5 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 55.4% over the last 10 games.

Kyler D’Augustino is scoring 17.8 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Jaguars. Jaxon Edwards is averaging 10.4 points and 1.9 steals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 74.2 points, 33.9 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.0 points per game.

Jaguars: 2-8, averaging 79.1 points, 28.4 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 9.6 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Brief anti-ICE protest pops up on East 86th Street in north Indianapolis

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January 10, 2026

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Brief anti-ICE protest pops up on East 86th Street in north Indianapolis

Anti-ICE protesters lined up on both sides of East 86th Street, near the Monon Trail crossing, in Indianapolis on the afternoon of Jan. 10, 2026.

The group of roughly 200 people chanted, “this is what democracy looks like” and held up signs as vehicles drove by, with some drivers beeping in support.

“Since President Trump took office for his second term, it’s not normal and we can’t be conditioned anymore,” Peter Moore, a 48-year-old resident of Carmel, told IndyStar when asked why he was attending the protest. “The more we protest, the more of an effect we’re going to gradually have. I’m very encouraged by the response out here.”

More than 1,000 anti-ICE protests are scheduled nationwide for Jan. 10, and Jan. 11, following the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Good, 37, was shot and killed on Jan. 7 by Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal officer based in Minnesota.

“We’re seeing U.S. citizens at risk, we’re seeing people’s safety at risk,” said Brittany Miller, 27-year-old Indianapolis resident, when asked why she was attending the protest. “Silence is compliance. If we don’t do something, if we don’t say something , I think we’re headed in a really scary way. If we keep showing up and keep pushing back, there’s power in the people.”

Anti-ICE protesters line up on East 86th Street in Indianapolis

Patti Freeman Dorson, a 69-year-old resident of Indianapolis, talks about why she attended an anti-ICE protest in Indianapolis on Jan. 10, 2026.

Anti-ICE protesters line up on East 86th Street in Indianapolis

Brittany Miller, a 27-year-old resident of Indianapolis, talks about why she joined an anti-ice protest on East 86th Street on Jan. 10, 2026.

Contact Jake Allen at jake.allen@indystar.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @Jake_Allen19.

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