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Plans are already underway for next year's festival.

Thousands flock to downtown New Albany for successful 2025 Harvest Homecoming

New Albany, Indiana recently celebrated the successful conclusion of the 2025 Harvest Homecoming festival, drawing thousands of attendees from various places to enjoy the festivities.

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While home brewing is still cheaper, social media is filled with posts about rising prices on supermarket brands.

Don't Waste Your Money | Coffee lovers feel the pinch as beans get pricier, shops shut down

In August, the Trump Administration imposed a 50% tariff on coffee imports from Brazil.

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Some of types of chili included a roasted pepper chili and a filet mignon root beer chili.

Louisville Great Chili Cookoff heats up NuLu to benefit Norton Children’s Hospital

Attendees were able to try endless chili samples as live bands and vendors turn up the heat to crown the next champion.

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The proceeds benefited Hope Scarves and Twisted Pink, two local organizations in support of breast cancer research.

Chunkin’ Pumpkins returns to Louisville to raise funds for breast cancer research

The 11th annual Chunkin' Pumpkins returned to Captain's Quarters on River Road to support breast cancer research.

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Georgia man arrested after 115 mph chase in southern Indiana with 2 children in the car

Indiana State Police said on Saturday about 6:30 p.m., a trooper was stopped conducting traffic patrol on southbound Interstate 65 north of Sellersburg when he saw a blue Jeep Cherokee,

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Louisville-area high school football coverage — Week 8

Check out the high school football scores from both sides of the river.

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Dane Keaton won her first Oscar for “Annie Hall” and would go on to be nominated three more times.

Reports: Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star known for films like “Annie Hall” and “The Godfather,” has died at 79. People Magazine reported her death on Saturday in California, citing a family

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"It’s just senseless gun violence. What we are experiencing now is just a proliferation of guns just being in circulation."

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 6 people are killed in separate shootings

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night. Authorities report at least six people dead and many others injured. In Leland, four people were

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Nearly 11% of those with standalone prescription drug coverage lost their plan in 2024, according to research published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Prescription drug coverage options are shrinking for Medicare shoppers

Fewer choices may be on the menu again as Medicare patients shop for prescription coverage this fall. The number of available, stand-alone drug plans has fallen for a few years,

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President Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because "our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th."