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Indiana senior Mackenzie Holmes breaks scoring record at Purdue’s expense

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February 11, 2024

Indiana senior Mackenzie Holmes breaks scoring record at Purdue’s expense

BLOOMINGTON — The latest loss for Purdue women’s basketball against Indiana might sting awhile for Purdue coach Katie Gearlds.

Freshman Mary Ashley Stevenson made her first four shots and Purdue trailed 41-30 at halftime.

But then the onslaught came and her team’s defense faded on a historic afternoon for Indiana at Purdue’s expense.

Senior Mackenzie Holmes scored 17 points to become Indiana’s career leading scorer and her team daggered 13 3-pointers and Purdue fell on the road 95-62.

The points scored by Indiana (20-3, 11-2) are the second most scored in the rivalry’s history. Purdue scored 97 points against Indiana in 1999.

Purdue has lost 10 games straight to the Hoosiers, its last win coming in 2019. The Boilermakers haven’t won a game in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall since 2012.

More: Layden’s hot first half leads Purdue women’s basketball to first win of the season

Purdue (10-13, 3-9) allowed Indiana, the 16th highest scoring offense in the country, to shoot 59% from the floor including 20 of 29 in the second half.

Indiana leads the country in field goal percentage and ranks fifth in 3-point percentage.

Senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil scored 22 points and senior Sara Scalia added 19 points.

Scalia hit a step back 3-pointer in the third quarter but the rest were mostly open looks.

“Our inability to get stops doesn’t allow us to push in transition where Rashunda (Jones) excels and we couldn’t get everyone on the same page for whatever reason,” Gearlds said. “We have to find a way to win on the road.”

More: Did Purdue women’s basketball unlock its hidden potential against Indiana?

Stevenson led Purdue with 16 points after having surgery to repair a broken nose on Tuesday.

“We knew coming in they were a very good team and they are a team that can hit 3-pointers pretty much unlike any team we’ve ever seen,” Stevenson said. “I think Caitlyn (Harper) did a really good job on Holmes but I think we weren’t there to have her back as far as the trapping.”

“My biggest takeaway was this is a very great environment to play in and I have three more times to play at this location. I want to come in here and get a win.”

Senior Caitlyn Harper scored 13 points and freshman Sophie Swanson added 11 points off the bench for Purdue.

Swanson looked more explosive offensively and is less then a year removed from a torn ACL.

“I still have some road blocks in my mind and it’s definitely tricky with that, with the confidence aspect now compared to pre injury,” Swanson. “I’m just kind of taking the little victories.”

Purdue turned the ball over 10 times in the first half while the program lacked the intensity it showed in all 40 minutes in its first meeting, a 74-68 loss at Mackey Arena on Jan. 21.

“It’s 94 feet, the basket is 10 feet high and the free throw line is 15 feet,” Gearlds said. “It doesn’t matter who you are or who you’re playing. The basketball is the same no matter where you’re at.”

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Apparent fireworks malfunction leaves 7 injured, several homes damaged in Griffith, Indiana: police

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4 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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Apparent fireworks malfunction leaves 7 injured, several homes damaged in Griffith, Indiana: police

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GRIFFITH, Ind. (WLS) — A fireworks incident left seven people injured and several houses and vehicles damaged in Northwest Indiana on Saturday night, police said.

Griffith police said officers were dispatched to the 900-block of North Arbogast Street at about 9:30 p.m.

It appears that a private fireworks show at home there had an accidental malfunction, injuring seven people and damaging four houses and 10 vehicles, police said.

Information about the ages and conditions of those injured was not immediately available.

Police are investigating the incident and asked anyone with information to contact them at 219-924-7503. Anonymous tips can be left by calling 219-922-3085.

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Pleasant air moves in

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11 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Many locations in central Indiana picked up beneficial rain with yesterday’s storms. Pleasant air will now move in following this system.

TODAY: Mostly sunny skies. Dew points will drop into the comfortable category by the afternoon. Winds will be sustained out of the north at 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. High temperatures in the mid-70s.

TONIGHT: We will have our coolest morning since June 11. Mostly clear skies remain. Low temperatures in the low to mid-50s.

TOMORROW: Another refreshing day. The first day of July will feature plenty of sunshine with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.

8-DAY FORECAST: Our pleasant air is only temporary. Temperatures will build after Monday as a warm front crosses Indiana. This will also drive up our rain chances Wednesday to Friday with the frontal boundary stalling out in the Midwest. Unfortunately, the 4^th of July will be included in these rain chances, but we should know more about the timing of rain as we get closer.

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Happy hour is back in Indiana

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19 hours ago

June 29, 2024

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Monday, happy hour will again be legal in the state of Indiana after nearly 40 years.

Happy hour was first banned in 1985 in an effort to curb drunk driving. The effort has proven to be less than effective, according to several studies, including one done by Suffolk University.

In March, Gov. Holcomb signed House Bill 1086, officially making happy hour legal again in the Hoosier state.

Indianapolis restaurants are welcoming the change. Up until now, if eateries wanted to offer discounted rates, they were required to do so for the entire day.

“Prior to this, you weren’t able to do it for a finite amount of time, you could only do it the entire day, from the time you open the doors to the time you close,” Managing Partner of The Oakmont and Vicino Gus Vazquez said.

The law does have a few stipulations.

Restaurants can offer up to four hours a day as a part of their “happy hour” and a total of 15 hours a week. The hours can never fall between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Vazquez and his team were quick to get to develop a plan for their happy hours at both The Oakmont and Vicino, which will run between 3 and 6 p.m. between Monday and Friday.

“It’s been so long since Indiana has had the chance to have a happy hour,” Vazquez said. “Our plan of action is to offer our guests some items that normally wouldn’t be offered to our guests during that time or some of our favorites at a discounted price.”

The managing partner also spoke on the impact the change has on people visiting the Circle City.

The restaurants often host those visiting Indianapolis for conventions and sporting events.

“Just today we had a couple from out of town come in, and ask if we had a happy hour either today or during the week…so ironically we told them that July first we’d be rolling it out,” Vazquez said. “I feel like a lot of the people that are visiting the city will feel at home even when they’re not at home.”

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