>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," INDIANA REMAINED AS RED AS EVER AFTER TUESDAY NIGHT'S ELECTIONS, LED BY REPUBLICAN MIKE BRAUN'S WIN ATOP THE TICKET AS GOVERNOR.

>> I KNOW OUR STATE HAS FOUR CORNERS.

I COME FROM ONE OF THEM, AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF US AS HOOSIERS PROSPER.

>> AHEAD, WE TALK WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT WHY MANY BATTLEGROUND STATES ALSO TURNED RED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

>> I FEEL LIKE THE FUTURE OF WORK IS CHANGING, AND IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE, THEY NEED TO BE EXPOSED TO IT NOW.

>> IT'S GROWING FAST AND HAS ALREADY MADE ITS WAY INTO THE CLASSROOM.

I SPOKE WITH EDUCATORS ABOUT HOW THEY TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

>>> AND WE VISIT WITH MEMBERS OF INDIANA'S 1967 ROSE BOWL TEAM TO GET THEIR TAKE ON THE HOOSIERS' HISTORIC SEASON THIS YEAR.

WE'LL HAVE THESE STORIES, PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪ >>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK"!

I'M JOE HREN.

AN UNNAMED INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENT HAS REPORTED RECEIVING A RACIST TEXT REFERENCING SLAVERY, MATCHING SIMILAR REPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK A REPORT FROM THE STUDENT ON WEDNESDAY.

THE STUDENT SAID OTHERS RECEIVED SIMILAR TEXT MESSAGES.

OF "U.S.A. TODAY" REPORTED THAT BLACK PEOPLE IN GEORGIA, MICHIGAN, VIRGINIA, OHIO, ALABAMA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA, HAVE RECEIVED RACIST TEXTS BEFORE OR AFTER ELECTION DAY.

THE TEXT MESSAGE STATED THE STUDENT WAS SELECTED TO PICK COTTON AT A PLANTATION.

IT ALSO SAID, QUOTE, OUR EXECUTIVE SLAVES WILL COME GET YOU IN A BROWN VAN.

THE FBI SAID IT WAS AWARE OF THE TEXT AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ABOUT THEM.

>>> REPUBLICANS WON BIG ACROSS AMERICA ON TUESDAY, TAKING BACK THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, DESPITE ENTHUSIASM AND STRONG FUNDRAISING BY INDIANA DEMOCRATS, THE GOP ALSO HELD ON TO ITS CONTROL OF MAJOR OFFICES IN THE STATEHOUSE.

ETHAN SANDWEISS JOINS US FROM THE WTIU NEWSROOM.

>> HI, JOE, IN ADDITION TO DONALD TRUMP EASILY WINNING INDIANA, HOOSIERS CELEBRATED MIKE BRAUN.

THEY STRENGTHENED THE HOLD IN INDIANA.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, TAKING THIS STATE TO A PLACE WHERE THEY PUT US WITH TEXAS, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> REPUBLICAN TODD ROKITA RETAINED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SEAT, DEFEATING DESTINY WELLS BY OVER 20%.

>> NOW WE HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF PEOPLE WE CAN FIGHT WITH FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.

>> DEMOCRATS HOPE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND HEALTHCARE WOULD HELP THEM TIP THE STATE.

HOOSIER VOTERS WERE MORE MOTIVATED BY OTHER ISSUES.

40% NAMED THE ECONOMY AS THEIR MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE, FOLLOWED BY IMMIGRATION WITH AROUND 23%.

ABORTION AND HEALTHCARE TOGETHER COUNTED FOR LESS THAN 20%.

>> THE REALITY IS THAT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, OUR BUYING POWER AS AMERICANS HAS DROPPED.

THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT -- THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING MONROE COUNTY FIRST.

>> REPUBLICANS ALSO RETAINED SEVEN OF INDIANA'S CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, INCLUDING DISTRICT 9, WHICH COVERS BLOOMINGTON.

INCUMBENT ERIN HOUCHIN WON.

DESPITE HEATED CONTESTS MOST DEMOCRATS IN MONROE COUNTY RAN UNOPPOSED.

>> I FEEL GREAT ABOUT THE PLAN THE PARTY PUT FORWARD AND I'M WARMED BY THE GRASSROOTS DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY WE HAVE, ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT HAVE WORKED TO REACH THEIR BASES.

>> IT COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON MONROE COUNTY.

BRAUN IS A PROPONENT OF SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM.

AND ROKITA HAS CHALLENGED THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NOT TO JAIL THE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FOR THE LOW LEVEL CRIMES.

ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL ASSUME THEIR OFFICE IN JANUARY.

REPORTING FROM THE NEWSROOM, ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>> ONE RACE THAT HAS NOT BEEN CALLED BUT UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FOR MONROE COUNTY ARE IN AND HAVE DAVE HALL WINNING REELECTION IN STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 62 BY JUST UNDER 800 VOTES.

HIS OPPONENT DEMOCRAT THOMAS HORROCKS SAID HIS CAMPAIGN IS WAITING TO CONFIRM VOTE TOTALS, ARE BUT THAT HE HAS REACHED OUT TO CONGRATULATE HALL.

IT INCLUDES PARTS OF MONROE COUNTY, ALL OF BROWN COUNTY AND PART OF JACKSON COUNTY.

HALL WON THE SEAT IN 2020 BY 74 VOTES.

YOU KNOW, AS ETHAN MENTIONED, THE GOP TOOK BACK THE PRESIDENCY, CONTROL OF THE U.S. SENATE, COULD RETAIN THE HOUSE.

JOINING US NOW FOR MORE ON THE ELECTION IS STEVEN WEBSTER, AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "AMERICAN RAGE, HOW ANGER SHAPES OUR POLITICS."

WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.

SO NICE TO HAVE YOU.

NOW, ONE THE THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT WAS 10 MILLION FEWER VOTES THAT WERE CAST FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE THAN IN 2020.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT HAPPENED?

>> I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL REASONS.

I THINK ONE IS THAT THIS ELECTION IS DIFFERENT FROM 2020, IN THAT WE ARE NO LONGER IN A PANDEMIC.

DURING THE PANDEMIC ELECTION, WE MADE IT QUITE EASY TO VOTE.

LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO VOTE BY MAIL.

WE DIDN'T HAVE QUITE THAT LUXURY THIS TIME.

I THINK IT COULD BE THE NATURE OF THE CAMPAIGNS TOO.

DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS HAVE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR TRYING TO TARGET VOTERS AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO DO SOME MORE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY FEWER PEOPLE TURNED OUT IN THIS ELECTION.

>> WITH THE GOP WINNING THE WHITE HOUSE, SENATE AND MOST LIKELY THE HOUSE, WHERE DO YOU SEE PARTISAN DIVIDE IN THIS COUNTRY HEADING?

IS IT GOING TO GET WORSE?

>> PROBABLY SO.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS IN WASHINGTON IS A PRETTY FIRM REPUBLICAN GRIP ON POWER.

YOU WILL SEE DEMOCRATS MOST LIKELY IN THE SENATE TRY TO BLOCK REPUBLICAN INITIATIVES, BUT I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PARTISAN GAMESMANSHIP LEADING UP TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

IF YOU ARE HOPING FOR A SORT OF COOLING OF TENSIONS BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, I THINK YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE DISAPPOINTED.

>> SO THIS ELECTION WAS SAID TO BE A REFERENDUM ON DEMOCRACY.

SO IS THIS COUNTRY AT A CROSSROADS?

>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION.

THIS IS CERTAINLY THE CASE THAT DEMOCRATS WANTED TO MAKE THIS AN ELECTION ABOUT DEMOCRACY.

WE KNOW THAT LOTS OF VOTERS HAD OTHER THINGS ON THEIR MIND, THINGS LIKE INFLATION, THE COST OF LIVING.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT VOTERS WERE THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY VOTED, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF DEMOCRACY.

>> SO WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT SEE ON UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROMISE TO SHUTTER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THREATS TO LIBERAL, QUOTE/UNQUOTE UNIVERSITIES?

>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CONSERVATIVES HAVE PUSHED FOR A LONG TIME.

THIS IS A GOAL OF THEIRS FOR DECADES NOW, GETTING RID OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

ONE THING WE KNOW IS THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TEND TO BE STICKY.

THEY TEND TO PERSIST, AND I THINK WHILE IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE THAT REPUBLICANS COULD GET RID OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, I DON'T THINK IT'S PROBABLE.

I THINK THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO SPEND THEIR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON OTHER ISSUES.

>> WE JUST HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK AT THESE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS?

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING FOR.

>> WHAT I'M MOST INTERESTED IN IS WHO DONALD TRUMP PICKS TO BE IN HIS CABINET.

THERE'S LOTS OF RUMORS WHO MIGHT BE IN THE CABINET.

I THINK THAT'S THE MOST INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT TO WATCH BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN DONALD TRUMP TAKES OFFICE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS STARTING TO APPEAR IN K-12 CLASSROOMS.

ISABEL VESPIRINI TELLS US MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS.

>> THANKS, JOE.

ONE TEACHER AT LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY HAS BEGUN TO INTEGRATE A.I.

INTO HER CURRICULUM.

SHE WANTS TO GIVE HER FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO USE A.I.

EARLY ON.

>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW A.I.

WAS DEVELOPED, CREATED, HOW IT'S USEFUL.

>> I REALLY WANT TO FEEL THAT I AM DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS AND I FEEL LIKE THE FUTURE OF WORK IS CHANGING, AND IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE, THEY NEED TO BE EXPOSED TO IT NOW.

>> PUBLIC GIVES HER STUDENTS A CHANCE TO PLAY AROUND WITH CHATGPT.

WRITE A BETTER TO YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT FROGS AND GEORGE WASHINGTON BECAUSE THOSE ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

IT INSTANTLY CAME UP WITH A LETTER AND TALKED ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON AND FROGS.

>> SHE ALSO GIVES LESSONS ON WHAT A.I.

IS, AND WHAT IT CAN DO.

>> IT WAS, LIKE, REALLY COOL TO SEE HOW IT WORKS AND STUFF, BUT BEFORE THAT, I HAD NO CLUE HOW IT WORKED.

AND AFTER, THAT I KNEW, LIKE, ALL ABOUT IT.

>> CLARA HAS ALSO USED A.I.

IN ROBOTICS CLUB.

>> WE HAVE TO PROGRAM IT AND IT HAS SOLAR AND STUFF FROM US.

>> PABLO HAS BROUGHT IN A RESEARCHER WHO ORGANIZED DATA WITH TRACKING DEER MOVEMENT.

>> RESEARCHERS USED TO SIT OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OR SIT OUT IN THE WILD AND HE EXPLAINED HOW HE SPENT HOURS UPON HOURS UPON HOURS AND THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T GOOD.

OF SO THEY CREATED CAMERAS AND SENSORS AND USED ALL OF THAT TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT THE DATA INSTEAD.

>> USING A.I.

TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS SUCH AS WRITING, IS THE OBVIOUS DRAW BACK OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM.

BUT AN I.U.

PROFESSOR HAS A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR A.I.

PESSIMISTS.

>> INSTEAD OF SAYING HOW DO WE CATCH THE CHEATING?

HOW DO WE CATCH THE LEARNING.

TEACHERS ARE ASKING STUDENTS TO TURN IN THE TRANSCRIPT OF HOW THEY TALK BACK AND FOR THE WITH CHATGPT, WHAT QUESTIONS ARE THE STUDENTS ASKING?

>> SOME ARE CONCERNED ABOUT NOT HAVING TIME TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO USE A.I., LET ALONE LEARN HOW TO USE IT THEMSELVES BUT PABLO HASN'T HAD ANY ISSUES EXPERIMENT WITH GOOGLE GEMINI TO CREATE RUBRICS.

>> IT'S BASICALLY JUST MAKES YOUR LIFE EASIER.

>> A RECENT NATIONAL SURVEY FROM THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION FOUND THAT 56% OF TEACHERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED TRAINING ON HOW TO USE A.I.

CHATBOTS BUT WOULD LIKE TO.

32% OF TEACHERS ARE NOT USING A.I.

BECAUSE OF A LACK OF TRAINING.

>> THE THING IS STUDENTS ARE SO GOOD AT FIGURING THAT OUT, WHETHER IT'S JUST CLICKING A BUNCH OF BUTTONS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT BREAKING SOMETHING, THAT SOMETIMES HAS A BIG ELEMENT IN IT.

>> ONCE KIDS EXPERIMENT ON THEIR OWN, IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO SHARE THE RESULTS AND HOW THEY DID IT WITH OTHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> THE WORLD IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

>> THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION STUDY FOUND THAT TEACHERS WHO USE A.I.

SAVE AN AVERAGE OF 13 HOURS A WEEK.

THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT 59% OF TEACHERS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE A.I.

ARE FAVORABLE TO THE TECHNOLOGY.

WHILE 72% OF TEACHERS THAT DO KNOW HOW TO USE A.I.

ARE FAVORABLE TO IT.

>> IF I TELL YOU, HEY, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO CREATE A TON OF NEW ASSESSMENTS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM, LET ME SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN DO THAT IN CHATGPT AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME.

THEN ONCE YOU START SEEING THOSE THINGS, THEN YOU START SEEING, WELL, WHAT ELSE CAN I DO.

>> AN ENGLISH TEACHER AT BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NORTH HAS USED CHATGPT TO MAKE ASSIGNMENTS EASIER FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND.

>> I WILL SORT OF EXPLAIN WHERE WE ARE IN A UNIT, AND THEN SAY, OKAY, SO HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING SO FAR.

I'M KIND OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD MAKE LOGICAL SENSE TO GO TO NEXT, AND THEN -- AND THEN I WILL ASK IT THAT.

>> UNTIL RECENTLY, CHATGPT COULD ONLY ACCESS INFORMATION UP TO 2021 AND WOULD OFTEN PRODUCE INACCURATE INFORMATION.

OPENAI RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IN AN X POST LAST YEAR, THAT CHATGPT CAN ACCESS INFORMATION FROM ANYWHERE.

A.I.

IS NOT FLAWLESS.

>> IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GET IDEAS.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GET FEEDBACK, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO TRY TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT QUITE GETTING FROM YOUR TEACHER, BUT -- BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AS YOU KNOW AND WE ALL KNOW, IT CAN SAY SOME WRONG THINGS.

IT CAN DO SOME CRAZY STUFF.

>> GIVEN HOW WIDE SPREAD A.I.

IS, COOPER SMITH ALSO DOESN'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP STUDENTS AWAY FROM IT.

HE PREFERS ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN CLASS AND TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO PROPERLY USE IT AS A TOOL.

>> SOMETIMES I ACTUALLY AM THE ONE WHO IS ULTIMATELY INTRODUCING THEM TO A.I., WHICH FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE I'M OPENING A PANDORA'S BOX.

MY THING IS, OKAY, THEY WILL COME AROUND TO IT EVENTUALLY.

>> OTHER STUDENTS IN PABLO'S CLASS LAST YEAR ALSO ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT HOW A.I.

CAN HELP THEM SOLVE PROBLEMS IN NEW AND DIFFERENT WAYS.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE REALLY POPULAR, BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW PHONE THAT CAME OUT AND IT HAS SO MUCH A.I., IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, SCARY.

I FEEL LIKE A.I., IT'S SO COOL, BUT SO, LIKE, SCARY HOW FAST IT CAN LEARN.

>> SCHOOLS LIKE LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY AND BLOOMINGTON NORTH HAVE GOTTEN A HEAD START BUT MCCSC IS STILL WORKING ON INCORPORATING A.I.

ACROSS THE CORPORATION.

REPORTING FROM LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY, FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK,."

>> THE I.U.

FOOTBALL TEAM IS HAVING A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR.

I ASKED MEMBERS OF THE 1967 FOOTBALL TEAM HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT COACH CIGNETTI AND THIS YEAR'S SEASON.

>>> AND A NEW DOLLAR GENERAL IS PLANNED FOR THE PRAIRIETON TOWNSHIP IN VIGO COUNTY BUT SOME RESIDENTS QUESTION ITS NEED.

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

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

WE'RE JOINED NOW BY EMMA GLADSTONE FOR MORE HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE AREA.

HI, EMMA.

>> HI, JOE.

THANK YOU.

A NEW DOLLAR GENERAL BEING PLANNED IN VIGO COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY OF PRAIRIETON IS NOT HAPPY.

IN THE BASE.

TO THE PRAIRIETON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ABOUT 40 PEOPLE GATHERED WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO SHARE THEIR CONCERNS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND HIS ATTORNEY.

THE MAIN COMPLAINT IS THERE ARE ALREADY TWO DOLLAR GENERALS WITHIN A FOUR-MILE RADIUS.

>> THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD USE.

THAT LAND COULD BE DIVIDED, SUBDIVIDED INTO RESIDENCES.

YOU KNOW, WE WOULD MUCH PREFER TO HAVE HOMES AND FAMILIES.

WE NEED HOUSES.

>> THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WERE DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THE SITE DEVELOPER WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER MANY OF THEIR QUESTIONS.

THE VIGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET ON TUESDAY TO DECIDE WHETHER THE REZONED SPACE FOR THE POTENTIAL STORE LOCATION.

>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IS TOURING THE STATE WITH ITS ANNUAL FUTURECAST.

A 2025 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND STOPPED THURSDAY AT IVY TECH IN BLOOMINGTON.

PANELISTS SAY THE U.S. ECONOMY IS RETURNING TO NORMAL AND INDIANA'S ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO DO EVEN BETTER.

>> THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL STRATEGY THAT WE SAW FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THEY FOCUSED ON THAT LIKE A LASER, SINCE HOLCOMB HAD COME TO OFFICE.

AND DATA SHOWS THAT THE 7.8%.

>> BUT THEY SAY PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP IS PROPOSING WIDE SPREAD SIGNIFICANT TARIFFS COULD COST THE STATE'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

AND BLOOMINGTON'S ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO LAG BEHIND INDIANA AND THE U.S.

HE SAYS THE CITY NEEDS TO GROW THE LABOR FORCE, WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY WHILE STRUGGLING TO RETAIN ENOUGH WORKERS AGED 18 TO 44.

>> THE LABOR FORCE GROWTH IS JUST ANEMIC -- BLOOMINGTON CANNOT BECOME A VIBRANT ECONOMY WITHOUT DYNAMIC TALENT.

>> POWELL ALSO SAID THE CITY'S POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO SHRINK.

>>> THREE INDIANA SCHOOL CORPORATIONS ASKED VOTERS TO PASS OPERATING REFERENDUMS ON ELECTION DAY.

THEY APPROVES THE LAKE STATION SCHOOLS REFERENDUM BUT OPPOSED THEM NOR KOKOMO.

IT FORCES THE SCHOOLS TO HAVE THREE DAYS OF WEEK REMOTE LEARNING DAYS WITH THE REFERENDUM, LAKE STATION WILL BE ABLE TO RESUME IN-SCHOOL LEARNING FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

>>> GRIFFY LAKE WILL BE CLOSED FOR TWO WEEKENDS IN NOVEMBER FOR A DEER HUNT.

THE LAKE WILL BE OFF LIMIT TO HIKERS FISHERMEN FROM NOVEMBER 15th TO THE 17th AND THE 23rd TO THE 24th.

THE HUNTING WEEKENDS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ONLY THOSE WHO APPLIED AND SELECTED FOR PERMITS WILL BE ABLE TO HUNT.

LAST YEAR, WHITE BUFFALO WHICH MANAGED THE HUNT, REMOVED 33 DEER.

THE U.S.A. WILL BEGIN MILK TESTING IS SUPPLIES WHERE DAIRY CATTLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR HFN-1 BIRD FLU.

INDIANA IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

THE DISEASE WAS FOUND IN DAIRY CATTLE IN NEARBY MICHIGAN AND 14 OTHER STATES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT WILL REQUIRE ALL IN-STATE CATTLE TO BE TESTED FOR BIRD FLU, TO SHOW THAT INDIANA IS STILL CLEAN.

>> 38% OF THE FARMS THAT HAVE HAD THIS DISEASE ON IT HAVE MOVED CATTLE AND USED TRUCK OR TRAILER THAT THEY SHARED WITH OTHER FARMS AND THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY CLEANED AND DISINFECTED IN BETWEEN.

>> HE SAYS THE PASTEURIZATION PROCESS ELIMINATES THE DISEASE ENTIRELY, SO ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS ON THE SHELF ARE SAFE TO CONSUME.

>>> REPAIRS TO THE ROOF OF THE WEST BADEN HOTEL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED NEARLY 18 MONTHS AFTER A HAIL STORM DAMAGED THE HISTORIC PROPERTY.

FRENCH LICK RESORTS C.E.O.

SAID IT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE OF THE COMPLICATED STRUCTURE OF THE GLASS DOME.

ALMOST 1,000 PANES OF CLASS HAD TO BE REMOVE -- OF GLASS HAD TO BE REMOVED.

THE REPAIRS COST MORE THAN $4 MILLION.

>> WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE GOING TO GET INTO.

YOU KNOW, WORKING AROUND OUR GUESTS, AS WELL AS THE DIFFICULTY OF NAVIGATING THE DOME PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE AND HAVING TO GO BACK, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DID GET A RAIN, WERE THERE ANY LEAKS.

>> AND JOE, FRAN SAYS REPAIRS TO A FEW ADDITIONAL ROOFS ARE CONTINUING, INCLUDING ONE OVER THE CASINO AT THE FRENCH LICK SPRINGS HOTEL.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

YOU HAVE BEEN THERE?

>> ACTUALLY, I HAVE.

>> IT'S GORGEOUS.

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I HOPE THESE REPAIRS GET FIXED SOON ENOUGH.

>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL SINCE 1887, AND HAS NEVER HAD A BETTER RECORD!

THE HOOSIERS ARE 9-0, RECALLING THE SUCCESS OF I.U.

'S 1967 TEAM THAT WENT TO THE ROSE BOWL.

THE PLAYERS ON THAT TEAM ARE SAVORING THIS SEASON AFTER DECADES OF OFTEN SUBPAR RESULTS FOR THE HOOSIERS.

ELYSE PERRY REPORTS.

>> THE HOOSIERS ARE 9-0, RECALLING THE SUCCESS OF THE 1967 TEAM THAT WENT TO THE ROSE BOWL.

THE PLAYERS ON THAT TEAM ARE SAVORING THIS SEASON, AFTER DECADES OF OFTEN SUBPAR RESULTS FOR THE HOOSIERS.

>> ERIC STOLEBERG PLAYED RECEIVER FOR THE HOOSIERS IN 1967 AND HAS BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR 47 YEARS.

>> I'M THRILLED WHEN I READ SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL AND INDIANA IS ALWAYS IN THE MIX AND IN THE CONVERSATION, IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD, VERY HAPPY, AND FRANKLY, LONG OVERDUE.

>> FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH, CURT CIGNETTI HAS OVERHAULED CULTURE OF I. U.

FOOTBALL AFTER A 3-9 SEASON.

HE DESCRIBES CIGNETTI AND THE 1967 COACH AS INTENSE.

WHILE THIS YEAR'S TEAM HAS DOMINATED OPPONENTS, THE 1967 GAME WON GAMES WITH LAST-MINUTE HEROICS.

WHITE IS 78 YEARS OLD AND ENJOYING THE CHANGE IN FORTUNE FOR I.U.

FOOTBALL.

>> I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A SENSE OF PRIDE OF WHAT THIS TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.

NOBODY SAW IT COMING, EXCEPT THE COACHING STAFF AND THE KIDS THAT ARE PLAYING NOW.

>> DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN KURZA, HE LIVES IN INDIANA AND FOLLOWS I.U.

FOOTBALL CLOSELY.

HE SAYS HE GETS TEARY EYED WATCHING THE TEAM PLAY.

>> I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM.

AND I'M 78 YEARS OLD.

57 YEARS AGO OR WHATEVER IT WAS, TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT AND BE ALIVE TO SEE IT.

IT'S A GREAT FEELING.

>> HOOSIER FANS HOME IT'S NOT ANOTHER 50 YEARS BEFORE THEY SEE A SEASON LIKE THIS AGAIN.

REPORTING FROM MEMORIAL STADIUM, I'M ELYSE PERRY.

>>> SO HOW DOES 10-0 SOUND?

HOOSIER FANS, WITH A WIN OVER MICHIGAN AT A SOLD OUT MEMORIAL STADIUM SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THAT'S WHAT THE INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM WOULD BE HEADING INTO ITS BYE WEEK.

THE WOLVERINES WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LAST SEASON, BUT ARE JUST 5-4 THIS SEASON.

>> THEY ARE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM, COMING IN WITH A LOT OF TRADITION AND HISTORY AND PRIDE.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON IT'S ON NATIONAL TV.

>> FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS CAME OUT THIS WEEK AND INDIANA, WHICH HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORING OFFENSE IN THE NATION IS RANKED EIGHTH.

THE TOP 12 TEAMS MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

>> NOW, I WILL SEE THE RANKINGS BUT THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MATTERS IS THAT YOU GET THE RESULT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PLAY, AND TO DO THAT, YOU GOTTA KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING AND ELIMINATE THE NOISE AND THE CLUTTER AND STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT WILL HELP YOU PLAY YOUR BEST ON SATURDAY.

>> NOW, SATURDAY'S GAME KICKS OFF AT 3:30 P.M. ON CBS.

AFTER SATURDAY, I.U.

HAS TWO MORE GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON AT OHIO STATE AND HOME TO PURDUE.

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

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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