We asked this world famous astronaut about tenderloin sandwiches. Yes, really. All in good fun at the Indy 500. www.indystar.com/story/entert...

You never know who you’ll bump into during Indy 500 weekend. Like Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

In Indianapolis, winners drink milk. They also fling mustard.

Wiener 500, Team New York Dog, celebrate their hard earned victory.

Here are your Wiene 500 top dogs!

Andy Richter has joined us, folks. And I’m told we might get sprayed with mustard.

And it’s over! New York Dog is your Wiener 500 winner.

New York Dog is in the lead. The crowd is not happy about that. So many were cheering for Corn Dog.

What awaits the winner? Sorry, wiener? This fabulous trophy.

And they’re off! Slaw Dog is one of one. The fans are going crazy for Corn Dog!

The command has been given for the wienies to start their engines! 🌭

You will NEVER believe what just happened as fans gathered for the Wiene 500.

“Nickaroni and Cheese,” not his real name, obviously, and friends are ready for this race to begin. #Wienermobile500

I’m a vegetarian (sorry not sorry), so I’m curious about what makes a great Chicago Dog. Here’s Team Chicago themselves, “Bologna Bridget” and “Bun-Length Ben,” with a punny answer about their favorite 🌭

Ladies and gentlemen? It’s almost time to start your… (checks with HR), wieners! Six Wienermobiles will compete Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Borg-Wiener Trophy! The drivers I spoke with are hungry to be crowned top dog. And yes, the puns only get wurst from here. 🌭

Guess where I am? #CarbDay

You can get a free book at #IndyPopCon thanks to @inconindy.bsky.social . I snagged one from author Terry Pratchett! 📚

Andrew Dunn with OneNDunn cards from Bloomington says he’s seen counterfeit Pokémon cards in his line of work. Here’s what he had to say about it at #IndyPopCon.

The cosplay contest is tomorrow but there are lots of people dressed in amazing costumes today.

Wiggly kittens are also available for those wanting to check out PurrCon, tucked into a more quiet corner of #IndyPopCon.

OK, well that just happened. A surprise visit by Dixie the Praying Dog to Patrick Warburton.

Patrick Warburton, AKA the voice of Kronk, Brock Sampson and Joe Swanson is here at #IndyPopCon. And yes, there was a long line to see him.

Here’s another look at what Fishers native Heidi Wernicke has cooked up for all you cool cosplayers out there.

Fishers native Heidi Wernicke with the The Leather Lab is here at #PopConIndy. It can take months to create some of these remarkable pieces.

It’s the first day of #PopConIndy 2026!Here’s just a smidge of what I’m seeing early Friday afternoon.

Guess where I am?!

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

"Johnson's sudden rise and fall shows how easily leadership and power can be amassed in a loosely organized protest movement. Money and free time can take you a long way. Johnson had both." This is one hell of a read from IndyStar's Cate Charron, @catecharron.bsky.social.

seeing a lot of "higher gas prices won't affect me because I don't drive very much" and unfortunately it is my sad duty to inform you that your food does not teleport to the grocery store

How one man used drones to flood Ohio prisons with illicit drugs and cell phones

Here’s Jake Budler with Tomorrow Bookstore in Indianapolis talking about today’s book crawl. 📚 #IIBC

I am out at the Indy Indie Book Crawl and my gosh, THE CROWDS! I haven’t been to a single place that didn’t have a long line. Forget book worms. Book dragons are out in force today! #TomorrowBookstore #IndyIndieBookCrawl #IIBC

"We started this war due to pressure from Israel," NCTC Director Joe Kent said in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump.

That was some crazy hail that hit my area near Indianapolis with tonight’s storm. This photo doesn’t do it justice but it felt like someone was throwing frozen peas against my roof and windows.

It remains unknown how effective age verification will help in preventing online grooming, which might have taken place in the recent death of an Indiana teenager who met the man accused with her disappearance, court documents state, on Discord. Read more on IndyStar.

Please share. Police believe 2-year-old Saxon Clemons from North Judson, Indiana, is in "extreme danger."

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

This is beautiful journalism. The mayor of Indianapolis failed on his promise to deliver a "one-stop shop" for public records such as ethics filings, campaign finance reports and city contracts. So journalists with IndyStar and @mirrorindy.org built their own. A link is in comments. Just wow.

BREAKING: Another shooting involving federal law enforcement occurred Saturday, Jan. 24, in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz said.

"Things could move on an express basis, skip the local stops and go direct to the main station. That's where President Trump wants to move it − at high speed," the president's Arctic commissioner said.

Our reporter got a front row seat to Roblox's newest safety features meant to enforce that only users within a similar age group can communicate with one another. But how accurate is the technology?

"As you know by now, I have taken the 'short route' home," a letter written by Jeffrey Epstein to disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar begins. It continues later with, "Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls." Read more on this story at IndyStar.com. A link is in the comments.

Indiana politics has been covered beautifully by IndyStar's political team. Trump's threats to state senators, the redistricting battle and its potential fallout, all of it examined in detail by the journalists found here in this starter pack. Want more? Check out IndyStar.com. go.bsky.app/KZdU816

My fave tip on this list - you can swim laps at the Olympic-standard pool at IU Indianapolis for just $3. Bring your own towel! More resources here - mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen, Charlie Brown.

For those who missed it last night, Indiana has another shot at seeing the northern lights. Read more from IndyStar with a story linked in the comments.

It could take weeks for SNAP benefits to return as Indiana braces for cold weather. Thousands of Hoosiers might face a difficult decision: having groceries in their home, or heat. Indiana's Energy Assistance Program can help cover part of their utilities. Free story from IndyStar in the comments.

Detroit elects its first new mayor since 2013, when we were under both bankruptcy and emergency management. via @freep.com : www.freep.com/story/news/p...

Polls don't close until 9 p.m., but here's a gift link to the results page for the NYC mayoral election to bookmark to watch once they do. (No needle for this one.)

A lot of taxpayer money is funding this facility in Indiana. A LOT. Here's what an IndyStar investigation uncovered. Story by Kristine Phillips, @bykristinep.bsky.social.