>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," STATE LAWMAKERS WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE OF ABORTION IN INDIANA WHEN THEY CONVENE LATER THIS MONTH FOR A SPECIAL SESSION.

>> ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE NEED ABORTION CARE.

1 IN 4 WOMEN WILL HAVE AN ABORTION IN THEIR LIFETIME.

>> LAWMAKERS HAVE NOT SAID WHAT ABORTION RESTRICTIONS MAY ADVANCE, BUT ADVOCATES OPEN BOTH SIDES -- ON THE ISSUE ARE RAMPING UP THE ISSUE.

>> FELONS, AS THEY SAY, THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE LAWS ARE.

THEY WILL CARRY A GUN IF THEY WANT TO CARRY A GUN.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BUY GUNS.

>> LOCAL PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS ARE WORKING TO RETAIN UKRAINIAN CULTURE AS RUSSIA TRIES TO OVERRUN UKRAINE.

>> IT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DO NOW.

>>> A LOOK AT THE MASSIVE PRESERVATION EFFORT JUST AHEAD.

>>> PLUS, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THIS WEEK AS TOP STORIES RIGHT NOW, ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK"!

♪ >>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

WELL, IN THE WAKE OF SUPREME COURT'S DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE vs. WADE, STATES ARE GRAPPLING WITH THEIR OWN RULES ON ABORTION.

OVER LAST WEEK, THOUSANDS OF HOOSIERS HAVE RALLIED IN PROST OF THE COURT'S DECISION.

PROTEST OF THE COURT'S DECISION.

THE LAWMAKERS WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO CONSIDER A POSSIBLE ABORTION BAN.

BENTE BOUTHIER REPORTS.

[ CHEERS ] >> HOURS AFTER THE COURT HANDED DOWN ITS DECISION, PEOPLE STARTED TO GATHER ON BLOOMINGTON'S COURTHOUSE SQUARE.

>> WE'RE HOPING THAT WE SEND A MESSAGE OF PRO CHOICE IS POPULAR.

IT IS.

LIKE, MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES DO NOT SUPPORT THE OVERRETURNING OF ROE vs. WADE.

>> ABORTION IS STILL LEGAL IN INDIANA, WHEN LAWMAKERS PLEDGED TO TAKE IT UP IN A SPECIAL SESSION.

THE GOVERNOR CALLS THAT SESSION AN OPPORTUNITY TO, QUOTE, MAKE PROGRESS IN PROTECTING THE SANCTITY OF LIFE.

ON SATURDAY, BOTH SIDES ON THE ISSUE COLLIDED AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

>> MY HEART IS BROKEN.

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY, EVEN THOUGH IT BREAKS MY HEART A LOT THESE DAYS.

>> INDIANADAYS OTHERS AREREADY TO SEE INDIANA HEAVILY RESTRICTING ABORTION AND THINK IT SHOULD BE WITHOUT ANY EXCEPTIONS EVEN IN CASES OF RAPE OR IF THE MOTHER'S LIFE IS AT RISK.

>> I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE ACROSS THE BOARD.

EVEN THOUGH A WOMAN'S LIFE IS AT RISK, THERE'S STILL A LIFE THERE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A CHANCE TO LIVE.

>> PLEASE BACK UP.

>> TENSIONS WERE HIGH BETWEEN THE DUELING GROUPS AND POLICE FORMED A LINE BETWEEN THE CROWD AND THE SPEAKERS.

THE MOMENT ISN'T LOST ON FISHERS RESIDENT VERONICA HAMILTON WHO ALREADY HAD A SON TO TAKE CARE OF WHEN SHE CHOSE TO HAVE AN ABORTION IN 2019.

SHE GOT PREGNANT AT 18, AND EIGHT MONTHS AFTER HER SON WAS BORN SHE AND HER SON'S FATHER SPLIT.

>> I WAS SICK, ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF MY PREGNANCY.

WHICH ALSO CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO WORK BECAUSE I WAS JUST CONSTANTLY VOMITING.

AND I WAS ALSO IN A REALLY BAD RELATIONSHIP AT THE TIME, BUT IN THAT MOMENT, I DID WANT MY BABY, AND I WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PREGNANCY AND SO THAT'S WHAT I CHOSE.

>> WHEN SHE GOT PREGNANT AGAIN, SHE WAS IN A STABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH HER NOW HUSBAND.

THEY HAD ALREADY AGREED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN AND THEN HER ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES FAILED.

CDC DATA SHOWS THAT 60% OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ABORTIONS ARE ALREADY PARENTS.

>> HAVING A BABY IN THAT MOMENT WOULD HAVE GREATLY AFFECTED OUR ABILITIES TO ACCOMPLISH OTHER THINGS IN OUR LIVES.

ONE OF THEM BEING I HAD JUST SWITCHED CAREERS, AND I WAS IN A REALLY, LIKE, IMPORTANT TRANSITIONARY PERIOD WHERE I KNEW I COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

>> HAMILTON HAS NOT SHARED HER PERSONAL STORY UNTIL NOW, BUT THE DISMANTLING THE ROE vs. WADE MADE HER STEP OUT.

>> ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE NEED ABORTION CARE.

1 IN 4 WOMEN WILL HAVE AN ABORTION IN THEIR LIFETIME.

SOMEONE YOU KNOW AND LOVE HAVE HAD AN ABORTION, AND -- OR WILL NEED ONE.

>> LAST FRIDAY, WHEN THE SUPREME COURT DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED, IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL DAY FOR HAMILTON.

>> MY INITIAL REACTION WAS JUST GRIEF AND SADNESS, AND SHOCK, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT QUICKLY TURNED TO ANGER AND RESOLVE, AND NEEDING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> SHE WANTS INDIANA LAWMAKERS TO KNOW A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DON'T SUPPORT AN ABORTION BAN.

A 2019 BALL STATE SURVEY SHOWS JUST 17% OF HOOSIERS THINK ABORTION SHOULD BE ILLEGAL IN ALL CASES.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>>> HERE'S OUR STATE HOUSE REPORTER BRANDON SMITH WITH IPBS OVER ZOOM TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UPCOMING SPECIAL SESSION.

BRANDON, DID IT SURPRISE YOU THAT THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE'S SPECIAL SESSION WAS DELAYED TO THE END OF THE MONTH AND HOW DOES THAT BENEFIT LAWMAKERS?

>> IT DID SURPRISE ME.

I MEAN, REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REPEAL ROE vs. WADE FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS AND REPUBLICANS GOT A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND STILL SOMEHOW DON'T HAVE LEGISLATION FINALIZED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DELAY IS ABOUT.

THEY SAY IT'S FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS.

I GUESS YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORD FOR THAT, BUT I DON'T GET THE -- I DON'T GET THE DELAY AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH BENEFIT TO IT, OTHER THAN THEY WANT TO GET ALL OF THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW BEFORE COMING IN AND PASSING THIS BAN.

>> YOU KNOW, GOVERNOR HOLCOMB AND MULTIPLE OTHER GOP LAWMAKERS SAID ABORTION LEGISLATION WILL BE ON THE TABLE.

WHAT KIND OF LEGISLATION SHOULD WE BE LOOKING FOR?

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BAN ABORTIONS IN INDIANA.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THEY WILL ALLOW ANY EXCEPTIONS.

THE THREE MOST GENERAL EXCEPTIONS ARE FOR RAPE, INCEST OR WHEN THE LIFE OF THE PREGNANT PERSON IS AT RISK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE, BUT MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT IF THERE'S ANY EXCEPTION, IT WOULD ONLY BE WHEN THE LIFE OF THE PREGNANT PERSON IS AT RISK, AND I WOULD ARGUE THE GREATER LIKELIHOOD IS THAT THEY DON'T ALLOW ANY EXCEPTIONS AT ALL.

>> IS THE STATE PREPARED TO SUPPORT WHAT WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASED NEED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM LOW-INCOME MOTHERS AN CHILDREN?

>> WELL, HOUSE SPEAKER TODD HOUSTON SAID IN HIS STATEMENT THAT, YES, HE STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT AN ABORTION BAN SHOULD BE COUPLED WITH GREATER SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE, AND CHILDREN BEFORE AND AFTER BIRTH, BUT BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN-LED GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS DONE OVER THE LAST DECADE PLUS, THERE'S NO REASON TO THINK THAT THOSE SUPPORTS WILL BE ENOUGH.

>> THERE'S ABOUT 30 SECONDS LEFT.

HOW CAN WE EXPECT THIS TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS COMING UP?

WHO WILL THIS AFFECT THE MOST?

>> I DON'T THINK IT WILL.

MAYBE IN THE ONE OR TWO CLOSE RACES THAT WE WERE EXPECTING TO SEE AT THE STATE HOUSE, BUT BEYOND THAT, THESE DISTRICTS ARE LOCKED IN WHERE THEY ARE.

>> ALL RIGHT, BRANDON THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL TIME WE HAVE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU, JOE.

>>> WELL, AN INDIVIDUAL'S DIGITAL DATA COULD BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN FUTURE ABORTION CASES.

APPS THAT TRACK PERIODS, AS WELL AS LOCATION SERVICES COULD BE USED TO TARGET ANYONE AIDING IN OR NEEDING AN ABORTION.

STATES WITH PARTICULARLY AGGRESSIVE LEGISLATION AND CRIMINALIZATION OF ABORTION ARE WHAT MAKE LAW PROFESSOR FRED CATE MOST CONCERNED.

ACQUISITION OF LOCATION, APP, AND PHONE DATA BY AGGRESSIVE STATE GOVERNMENTS COULD LEAD TO PEOPLE BEING SUSPECTS IN AN ABORTION CASE.

>> WOMEN NEEDING TO GET ABORTIONS OR NEEDING TO CROSS A STATE LINE TO GET AN ABORTION, OR NEEDING TO IT ARE GOING TO BE JUST LIKE RUNAWAY SLAVES OVER 100 YEARS AGO, NEEDING A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD HELP PROTECT THEM AND MOVE THEM ALONG, AND PROTECT THEIR SECRETS.

>> IN PLACES LIKE TEXAS THIS' A LAW THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO SUANNE INDIVIDUAL -- SUE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO AIDED IN AN ABORTION.

BUT IN INDIANA, STATE LAWMAKERS WOULD PROHIBIT ABORTIONS AND NOT CRIMINALIZE THEM, WHEN THEY MEET NEXT WEEK IN SPECIAL SESSION.

>>> WELL, RECENT MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE RENEWED THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION AROUND GUN REFORM, BUT HERE IN INDIANA, ACCESS TO GUNS IS BECOMING EASIER.

NEW LAW TAKES EFFECT JULY 1st THAT REMOVED THE PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR HOOSIERS TO CARRY A HAND UP GUN.

IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS BUT OWE OPPONENTS FEEL IT WILL MAKE INDIANA UNSAFE.

>> DAYS LIKE TODAY, MAKE MIKE STRAUSSBURG PARTICULARLY THANKFUL TO BE A HOOSIER.

HE'S ONE OF ABOUT 1 MILLION LICENSED GUN OWNERS HERE IN INDIANA.

>> WE HAVE LONG GUNS.

THESE ARE SHOTGUNS MOSTLY.

>> HE ALSO OWNS A GUN STORE.

THE MEN'S TOY SHOP IN NASHVILLE.

HE'S A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

AND HE'S LUCKY TO LIVE IN A STATE WHERE MANY LEGISLATORS ARE TOO.

>> THEY ARE A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION AND WHAT IT MEANS.

>> AT THE END OF THE SPRING LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE REPUBLICAN-DOMINATED GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED A LAW THAT REMOVED THE PERMIT REQUIREMENT TO CAR CARRY A GUN IN PUBLIC.

SOME OF ITS OPPONENTS SAY IT WILL PUT GUNS IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T PASSED A BACKGROUND CHECK.

NOW, INDIANA JOINS A LIST OF 24 OTHER24 OTHER STATES OF A PERMITLESS CARRY LAW.

>> THE SECOND AMENDMENT SAYS YOU SHOULD AS A CITIZEN BE ABLE TO CARRY A GUN.

THAT'S YOUR RIGHT TO CARRY A GUN.

>> STRAUSSBURG AND OTHER SUPPORTERS CALL IT CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY.

THEY SAY ALL IT DOES IS MAKE IT EASIER FOR LAW ABIDING HOOSIERS TO CARRY THEIR WEAPONS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION.

>> FELONS, AS THEY SAY THEY DON'T CARE WHAT THE LAW IS.

THEY WILL BUY GUNS.

>> STATE HOUSE REPUBLICANS PURSUED THE BILL OVER OBJECTIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

STATE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT EVEN TESTIFIED AGAINST THE BILL, SAYING THE STATE'S PERMIT SYSTEM IS OFTEN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY FOR OFFICERS TO SEE WHO CAN CARRY A GUN.

>> IT'S SO EASY FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THIS BILL, YOU WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING US.

>> ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

>> AFTER MAY'S SCHOOL SHOOTING IN TEXAS, HOOSIERS FLOODED THE STREETS, PUSHING FOR GUN REFORM.

ACTIVIST ORGANIZED A MARCH FOR OUR LIVES TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.

>> JERRY KING WAS AT THE RALLY.

HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF HOOSIERS CONCERNED ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE.

IN INDIANAPOLIS,AN INDIAN LIST GROUP, WHO WOULD LIKE TO STRENGTHEN RED FLAG LAWS BUT THEY OFTEN HILT A ROADBLOCK WHEN THEY BY THOSE ISSUES TO THE STATE HOUSE.

>> THE ENVIRONMENT IN INDIANA HAS BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE.

>> DEMOCRATS HAVE ASKED TO DISCUSS GUN LAWS DURING THE SUMMER SPECIAL SESSION.

BUT GOP LEADERSHIP SAYS IT WANTS TO FOCUS ON INFLATION RELIEF, AND RESTRICTING ABORTION ACCESS.

>> CERTAINLY NO ONE IS THINKING ABOUT ABANDONING STATE LEVEL ADVOCACY.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE WE OUGHT TO BE INVESTING SOME OF OUR MEMBERS' ENERGY AND ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN RECENTLY SIGNED FIRST MAJOR CHANGE TO FEDERAL GUN LAWS SINCE 1994.

IT PUTS MONEY TOWARDS RED FLAG LAWS AND MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES.

STRAUSSBURG, THE GUN SHOP OWNER, SAYS HE'S ALWAYS WEARY OF LAWS THAT RESTRICT HOOSIERS' RIGHTS TO FIREARMS BUT HE HAS BECOME MORE OPEN TO EXPANDING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN SALES.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAY, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.

IF YOU WANT TO VET SOMEONE, HOW ARE YOU, JOHN Q.

PUBLIC THAT HAS A GUN YOU WANT TO SELL, NO, THE GUY IS OKAY.

YOU DON'T.

>> KING AND OTHER ADVOCATES SAY THERE'S STILL WORK THAT BE DONE IN INDIANA BUT MAINLY ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.

THEY HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE AT RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN YOUNG.

HE SAYS THAT EARLY COMMITMENT TO GUN REFORM COULD BE WHAT'S NEEDED TO MAKE CHANGE.

>> AND WE HOPE THAT THAT HAS AN ICE BREAKING EFFECT THAT MAYBE -- THAT MAYBE THAT WILL MAKE THE ENSUING CONVERSATIONS EASIER TO GET TO.

>> KING SAYS FOR MANY ORGANIZATIONS, THAT GROUND WORK OF YOUNGER ADVOCATES IS JUST NOW BEING LAID.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M MITCH LEGAN.

>> INDIANA STATE POLICE SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE ISSUING CARRYING PERMITS FOR HOOSIERS WOULD WANT TO BRING THEIR GUNS TO OTHER STATES.

>>> COMING UP NEXT, ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," INFLATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, YOU WILL BE PAYING MORE FOR ALL OF YOUR JULY 4th BARBECUE STAPLES.

AND A TOURING MUSIC GROUP IS TRYING TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF COUNTRY MUSIC BY SHOWING THAT IT'S FOR BLACK AND PEOPLE OF COLOR TOO.

THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

WELL, SHOPPERS COULD SPEND 13% MORE ON HOLIDAY FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS BURGERS, STRAWBERRIES FOR 4 THE OF JULY WEEKEND.

CONSUMERS CAN EXPECT TO PAY $6.50 PER PERSON FOR GROUPS OF 10.

WHILE THAT'S A HEFTY INCREASE, IT'S STILL NEARLY 8% LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

THE FARM BUREAU BLAMES THE INCREASES ON INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

>> WE LOOK FOR WHAT THE DIFFERENT GROCERY STORES ARE OFFERING.

THEY WILL COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER.

>> CHISHOLM SAYS THE PREDICTS ARE BASED ON PRICES AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.

SHE SAYS THAT FOR THE HOLIDAY, THERE'S A CHANCE SOME OF THOSE PRICES COULD COME DOWN BECAUSE OF SALES.

WELL, INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES RAMPANT ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE AFFECTING THE LOCAL WINE INDUSTRY.

THAT INCLUDES BUTLER WINERY IN NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY WHICH IS EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF GLASS BOTTLES.

DON HYOP REPORTS.

>> THE WINE INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING A RAPID INCREASE IN WINE COSTS.

THEY ARE CHANGING THE BOTTLES AND EVALUATING THE PRICE OF ITS WIPES.

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING COSTS ARE CHANGING.

THE INCREASE HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIAL.

>> A WEEK OR TWO AGO, THE BOTTLES HAVE GONE UP ANOTHER 18%.

SO THAT'S 35% SINCE THE 1st 1st OF JANUARY.

AND THAT'S IF YOU CAN GET THEM.

>> HE SAID THAT AT THE START OF THE YEAR, A PALLET OF BOTTLES WAS ROUGHLY $1,000.

AND NOW IT'S CLOSER TO $1,200.

PURDUE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AMY DAVID STUDIES SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

SHE SAYS THE GLASS BOTTLES TAKE A LOT OF ENERGY TO MANUFACTURE AND TRANSPORT BECAUSE OF THEIR WEIGHT.

HIGHER ENERGY COSTS ARE REFLECTED THROUGH THE COSTS OF THE BOTTLES.

>> IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT YOUR $3 $3 BOTTLE OF WINE FROM TRADER JOE'S.

YOU SEE INCREASING THE SHIPS COSTS CAN REALLY, REALLY CHANGE THE PRICE OF WINE FOR AN ITEM LIKE THAT.

>> OTHER WINERIES IN THE AREA HAVE RAISED THEIR PRICES ABOUT 7%.

BUTLER SAYS HIS WINERY IS LOOKING AT THAT RANGE FOR ITS NEXT BATCH OF WINE WHICH IS ABOUT A YEAR OUT.

>> THE WINES THAT WE HAVE IN THE TANK NOW, THOSE ARE PAID FOR.

SO THERE'S NO INCREASED COSTS ON THOSE, BUT WHAT -- IT'S THE WINE THAT REPLACES IT THIS FALL.

SO THAT'S UNKNOWN.

>> THE NEXT BATCH'S PRICE IS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON CONTINUED COST INCREASES ACROSS THE BOARD.

NEARLY EVERY PART OF THE PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPACTED SOMEHOW BY INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

BUTLER SAYS THE LARGEST FACTOR WILL BE THE COST OF FRUIT IN THE FALL.

THE WINERY IMPORTS SOME OF ITS VARIETIES OF GRAPE, BLACKBERRIES AND BLUEBERRIES.

IN THE MEANTIME, CUSTOMERS WILL SEAL A CHANGE IN THE KINDS OF -- SEE A CHANGE IN THE KIND OF BOTTLES THAT THE WINES COME FROM.

>> THE NORTH AMERICAN BOTTLE BUSINESS HAS BEEN OVERSTRETCHED.

THEY ARE MAKING A COUPLE OF BASIC BOTTLES.

>> DESPITE ALL OF THESE CHANGES, BUTLER SAYS THE COMPANY IS IN A MANAGEABLE POSITION.

>> WE WANT THEM THEM TO HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

BASICALLY WE ARE AN AFFORDABLE LUXURY.

PEOPLE CAN COME TO THE WINERY AND SPEND AN AFTERNOON AND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND IT WON'T KILL THEIR POCKETBOOK.

>> FOR WFIU NEWS, I'M DON HIYOB.

>> LOCAL PROFESSIONALS ARE WORKING TO PRESERVE UKRAINIAN CULTURE AS RUSSIA TRIES TO OVERRUN UKRAINE.

IT'S ONE LINK IN A NETWORK OF PRESERVATION EFFORTS THAT SPRANG UP IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR.

SARAH VAUGHAN HAS THE STORY.

>> TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN FOLK GARMENTS ARE OFTEN BRIGHTLY COLORED AND EMBELLISHED WITH INTRICATE ITEMS.

>> THE COLORS AND THE DESIGNS SIGNAL WHICH REGION OF UKRAINE THE PERSON WEARING THE GARMENT IS GONE.

SOME TRADITIONAL DESIGNS EVEN CARRY SYMBOLIC MEANINGS.

>> IF A WOMAN WAS EMBROIDERING A SHIRT FOR HER -- I DON'T KNOW, HER BROTHER OR SON OR HUSBAND, WHO IS GOING TO WAR, THEN THOSE -- THEN SHE WOULD CHOOSE THE ORNAMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE, LIKE, PROTECTING FEATURES.

>> THE GARMENTS SHE'S DISCUSSING ARE DOCUMENTED ONLINE AT UKRAINE'S IVAN HANSHAR MUSEUM, ONE WEBSITE THAT'S STILL FUNCTIONING DESPITE A RAGING WAR.

ARTIFACTS AND DATA OF THE UKRAINE ARE IN PERIL FROM TIME TO TIME DAY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION, THEY CONTACTED VELOSHANA FOR FINDING A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR COLLECTIONS.

SHE REACHED OUT TO JESSICA TURNER, TO THE AMERICAN FOLKLORE CENTER HOUSED AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

THEY WORKED WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A CLOUD STORAGE ENVIRONMENT TO PRESERVE THE LARGE OF HERITAGE WORK.

>> FOLKLORISTS ARE WORKING ON COLLECTING INTERVIEWS, RECORDINGS OF SONGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF TRADITIONAL, YOU KNOW, CULTURAL EXPRESSION AND HERITAGE ART.

>> SHE SAYS SO FAR THE ARCHIVE HAS 60 60 FOLDERS IS GROWING.

>> AN A FOLER DOESN'T MEAN ONE PERSON -- A FOLDER DOESN'T MEAN ONE PERSON.

IT COULD BE A WHOLE DEPARTMENT AT A UNIVERSITY.

IT COULD BE A WHOLE MUSEUM WITH FOLDERS BY REGIONS OR BY PEOPLE WHO COLLECTED THAT MATERIAL.

>> WITH THE CURRENT RUSSIAN INVASION, SHE FINDS HER WORK HAS BECOME MORE DEEPLY PERSONAL.

>> I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED WHAT I'M DO, BUT NOW IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I LIKE OR DON'T LIKE.

IT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DO NOW.

SO -- AND THIS IS ALSO MY -- YOU KNOW, MY FRONT-LINE, MY OWN FRONT-LINE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE TO DO RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF ETHNOLOGY.

>> PRESERVATION EFFORTS ARE BOTH FOR UKRAINIANS LIVING ABROAD AND THOSE STILL IN UKRAINE.

>> THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK TO REBUILD THE COUNTRY, LIKE ON ALL FRONTS.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M SARAH VAUGHAN.

>>> THE COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT'S BOARD OF AVIATION COMMISSIONERS HAS DECLARED A DAMAGED DC-3 PLANE AS SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO BE SOLD.

THE PLANE WAS AN AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING PLANE AND HAD ALL ENGINES, CONTROL SURFACES AND FUEL REMOVED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY LIGHT BUT ALSO VERY LARGE.

SO WHEN HIGH WINDS CAME THROUGH IN MAY, IT WAS ENOUGH TO FLIP THE PLANE OVER.

THE PLANE'S LANDING GEAR IS CURRENTLY UP IN THE AIR.

>> SOME PEOPLE HAD ACTUALLY HAD SOME INTERESTING SYSTEM, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANY DAMAGE TRYING TO FLIP IT BACK OVER.

>> THE AIRPORT IS LOOKING TO SELL THE PLANE AS ONE WHOLE PLANE RATHER THAN PIECES.

A LOT OF MUSEUMS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE PLANE.

>>> AND THE BLACK OPRY REVIEW A COLLECTION OF BLACK COUNTRY MUSICIANS WHO TOUR THE COUNTRY, SHARING THEIR UNIQUE STORIES.

THEY RECENTLY PLAYED IN EVANSVILLE, AND AS WE REPORT, COUNTRY MUSIC IS OVERWHELMINGLY WHITE, THERE'S A STRONG VOICE OF HISTORY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

>> TESTING, TESTING, TESTING, ONE, TWO.

YEAH!

ALL RIGHT.

>> COUNTRY IS NOT ONLY A CERTAIN COLOR OF PEOPLE.

COUNTRY IS EVERYWHERE, AND COUNTRY MUSIC IS ALSO IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

>> WE'RE NOT A BAND.

WE'RE A COLLECTIVE OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS WHO COME TOGETHER IN BETWEEN OUR OWN SCHEDULES TO PUT THESE SHOWS ON.

AND IT'S VIRTUALLY TO DIVERSIFY COUNTRY MUSIC TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE THAN JUST WHITE PEOPLE DOING COUNTRY MUSIC.

SO, UM -- >> I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY THAT MY MUSIC IS MIXED LIKE ME.

SO IT HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT INFLUENCES, COUNTRY, POP, JAZZ, BLUES, FOLK, ALL OF THAT, THAT COMES TOGETHER.

♪ BUT SOMETIMES ALL I WANT TO DO IS FIT ♪ ♪ AND I'VE GOT MIXED FEELINGS ♪ ♪ GOT MIXED FEELINGS.

♪ ♪ I GOT MIXED FEELINGS ♪ ♪ GOT MIXED FEELINGS ♪ SNOT.

>> BLACK OPRY REVIEW WAS KIND OF PERFECT FIT FOR EVANSVILLE.

EXANSVILLEEVANSVILLE NEEDED DIVERSE VOICES AND AT THE ARTS COUNCIL, THAT'S PART OF OUR MISSION IS DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.

>> WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE BLUES, BLUES MUSIC AIN'T NOTHING BUT COUNTRY.

IT'S FEELING, YOUR GIRL LEFT YOU.

>> THEY ALWAYS ASK ME WHY DON'T YOU DO BLUES, GOSPEL.

I SAY, WELL, COUNTRY IS ALL THAT.

>> IT'S LIFE.

AND WITH BLACK PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT THEY DID OUT IN THE FIELDS.

THEY SANG TO ONE ANOTHER.

THEY SANG HYMNS.

♪ TOO MANY CHIEFS ♪ >> PEOPLE THINK BLACK COUNTRY IS ONE THING BECAUSE IT'S A BLACK PERSON SINGING COUNTRY.

♪ A CUP OF COFFEE ON THE FRONT PORCH TO ALTER MY EGO ♪ THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SUBGENRES THAT ARE REFLECTED AND COME OUT IN US IN INDIVIDUALS.

♪ WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE COMING AROUND HERE LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ STARING AT ME AS IF YOU'VE GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME ♪ >> I THINK THE BLACK OPRY REVIEW IS NEEDED FOR A FEW REASONS.

ONE, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND AND DISCOVER ARTISTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM, THAT SOUND LIKE THEM, AND HAVE THE STORIES THAT THEY WISHED THAT THEY HAD HEARD.

>> I HOPE YOU♪ I HOPE YOU WILL BE THROUGH ONE OF OUR TOWNS ♪ ♪ AND NEVER LET THE 9 TO 5 TIE YOU DOWN ♪ >> GROWING UP, I LOVED LISTENING TO COUNTRY MUSIC AND I COULDN'T ALWAYS RELATE TO EVERYTHING THAT WAS BEING TOLD.

I WANTED TO HEAR MY OWN STORIES.

>> THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

IF YOU ARE IN BLOOMINGTON, COME SEE US IN THE 4th OF JULY PARADE ON MONDAY.

IT STARTS AT 10:00.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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