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Indianapolis Star
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- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
What is the start time for the IndyCar race at Laguna Seca?
The IndyCar Series goes to wine country to compete at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca in the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey, a 95-lap race on an 11-turn, 2.238-mile layout. The series is finishing a busy stretch of five races over four weekends. Pato O'Ward has won two of the last three race but still trails points leader Alex Palou by 99 points. Push-to-pass: 150 seconds total in increments of up to 15 seconds. Tire allotment: Five sets primary and five sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. Rookie drivers may use one additional set of tires in the first session. Teams must use one set of primary and one new set of alternate tires unless wet conditions are declared. Nathan Brown is your best IndyCar follow, and keep up with coverage throughout the season with IndyStar's motorsports newsletter. Alex Palou has won seven races, Kyle Kirkwood three, Pato O'Ward two Scott Dixon one. Palou is 99 points clear of second-place O'Ward with four races to go. Alex Palou won from pole position, with Colton Herta and Alexander Rossi completing the podium. Alex Palou swept the pole and race in 2024. Is it going to be one of those weekends? As much as I'd love for the championship fight to get tighter, Palou has exceled here. He didn't run away and hide a year ago, but he was clearly the best car from the jump. This year, Palou has won four of the five natural-terrain road-course races — and in the one he didn't (Mid-Ohio), his small silly mistake cost him the win. We haven't gotten a true Alex Palou beatdown of a weekend since the spring, and it feels like we're due. How will Team Penske fare this weekend? I certainly don't expect a win. I think there's an off-chance we get a podium from either Scott McLaughlin or Will Power. I still think we could get a Penske win before the season ends, but not here. Chip Ganassi Racing has won each of the last three trips to the track, and if I'm making predictions, there's no reason to expect that to change unless something odd happens. The Rookie of the Year race couldn't be tighter. Who has the edge between Louis Foster and Robert Shwartzman? Foster has had a better track record both in qualifying performance and consistency, so in a tie with four races to go, I'll give a slight edge to the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing rookie, although I think this very much could be alive until the finale — at an oval, where Prema has gotten the bulk of their strong results this year. From Zak Brown: McLaren Racing CEO says IndyCar must remain 'commercially viable' Insider: Failure at Iowa sparks latest 2026 IndyCar schedule questions (All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218) 5 p.m.: IndyCar practice, FS2 11:30 a.m.: IndyCar practice, FS1 2:30 p.m.: IndyCar qualifying, FS1 Noon: IndyCar warmup, FS2 3 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox TV: Coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET, Sunday, July 27, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters. Fox Sports app. Watch free with a Fubo trial IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) Friday: 20% chance of rain and highs in the 60s. Saturday: 20% chance of rain and highs in the 60s. Sunday: Partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s. The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval) March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou) March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou) April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou) May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou) May 25, Indianapolis 500 * (Winner: Alex Palou) June 1, Detroit % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) June 15, St. Louis * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood) June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin & (Winner: Alex Palou) July 6, Lexington, Ohio & (Winner: Scott Dixon) July 12, Newton, Iowa * (Winner: Pato O'Ward) July 13, Newton, Iowa * (Winner: Alex Palou) July 20, Toronto % (Winner: Alex Palou) July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m. Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m. Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m. Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m. (Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
Indianapolis Star
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Indianapolis Star
FBI confirms it assisted Avon police and ICE with traffic stop arrests on July 22
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it provided federal warrants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the Avon Police Department, who were conducting arrests of undocumented migrants on July 22. Fox59 first broke the news on July 23 that ICE and Avon police were working together to conduct a "traffic blitz" in Avon, Indiana, approximately three miles from the Marion County border. The "traffic blitz" resulted in the arrests of approximately 20 people after police conducted traffic stops based on traffic violations, registration violations and aggressive driving, according to Fox59. When Avon officers encountered individuals who were "undocumented and/or unlicensed foreign nationals," officers contacted ICE agents to investigate the person, according to a statement Avon Police Chief Sean Stoops provided to Fox59. It's unclear where the people arrested currently are. They did not appear in the Hendricks County jail roster on July 23 or July 24. In an email to the IndyStar, an FBI spokesperson confirmed that the agency had been assisting ICE with operations for several months, and that it provided federal agents with federal warrants "as needed." The spokesperson added that FBI agents did not physically assist in July 22 arrests. IndyStar reached out to the Avon Police Department for comment but did not receive an answer by the time of publication. Neither the Avon Police Department nor the Hendricks County Sheriff's office have sent in a formal application to participate in ICE's 287(g) program, which allows ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations to partner with state and local law enforcement agencies to identify and remove criminal migrants who agree to leave the U.S. In late May, Stephen Miller, a deputy White House chief of staff and architect of Trump's immigration agenda, set a quota for at least 3,000 arrests per day and told ICE leadership to target anyone without legal status. This call to action has led to a significant spike in migrants detained by ICE, according to data collected by the Deportation Data Project, which is a dataset built by journalists, researchers, lawyers, and policymakers using the Freedom of Information Act. The database showcases that in June 2025 the number of non-criminal arrests had surpassed the number of people being arrested with either a criminal conviction or pending charges. Axios Indianapolis recently reported that in June, "23% of the 309 people ICE arrested in the state had no criminal charge," according to Axios. Indiana Governor Mike Braun told Axios that, "If that data is correct, I'd say that should raise eyebrows." "Because I've been clearly on record: the worst first. And there are many of them out there," he said. In June 2025, IndyStar reported on several ICE detainments that had either been captured on file or shared by community leaders. These detainments were a notable contrast to how federal agents had conducted arrests in prior months. Witnesses told IndyStar that some of those arrests started off as traffic stops before the person found themselves detained by federal agents. In July 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted on social media that its Indianapolis team had made more than 30 arrests in a 24-hour period, saying that this number was due to the "cooperative agencies across Indiana, including 287(g) partners."
Indianapolis Star
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Indianapolis Star
ACLU lawsuit over Indiana's college intellectual diversity law is dismissed
A legal challenge to Indiana's law mandating "intellectual diversity" in college classrooms has been dismissed after a judge ruled the fear behind the law's subsequent chilling effect on free expression was unproven. In his July 23 order, Judge Richard L. Young wrote that the legal complaint was premature. The case also lacks standing, he said, because universities have not taken or threatened enforcement actions against faculty members. "The court finds Plaintiffs have adequately shown they have an actual fear of enforcement that has chilled their protected speech," wrote Young, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton. "The issue is whether that fear is well-founded." Last September, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit on behalf of four Hoosier professors who claim the state law infringes on academic freedom and their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. In a statement to IndyStar, ACLU of Indiana spokesperson Laura Forbes said the organization is disappointed in the decision and is considering its options. When Senate Bill 202 progressed through the Indiana Statehouse in 2024, professors decried the legislation, claiming the bill would stifle academic freedom and damage higher education outcomes, recruitment and prowess. Academic freedom is defined as the ability for an institution's faculty and staff members to build curriculum, research and pursue knowledge without interference from government officials and administrators, according to several First Amendment organizations. Several U.S. Supreme Court cases have labeled academic freedom as protected under the First Amendment. SB 202 requires the state's public universities, when evaluating a faculty member's tenure, to consider whether they have embraced free expression and "intellectual diversity" in the classroom and if they have expressed political views unrelated to their discipline while teaching. It also directed universities to stand up a process for students to report professors on those grounds. If a university finds that a professor is teaching contrary to the law, the professor may not be granted tenure or be denied a promotion. The bill, introduced by Sen. Spencer Deery, R-Lafayette, was enacted in July 2024. A year in, a total of 14 complaints have been filed at Indiana University, Ball State University, Indiana State University and Ivy Tech University. It's unclear whether any disciplinary action has been taken on them yet. The ACLU's complaint argues that the law was not adequately defined, and the professors have changed the content and pedagogy of their courses in fear of disciplinary action. An ACLU news release said the law could chill course debate over concerns that unfounded theories must be given the same credence as "rigorously studied academic analysis." The lawsuit was the ACLU's second attempt to challenge the law. It first challenged SB 202 in May 2024, but that effort was dismissed after the judge said the plaintiffs lacked jurisdiction to sue. The USA TODAY Network - Indiana's coverage of First Amendment issues is funded through a collaboration between the Freedom Forum and Journalism Funding Partners.
Indianapolis Star
16 hours ago
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
When Hoosiers move from Indiana, where do they go? Here's what U-Haul says
When Hoosiers decide to pack their belongings into a U-Haul truck and put Indiana in the rearview mirror, where do they go? According to a recent report by U-Haul, many stick close to the Midwest, traveling an average of 230 miles if they're headed to major U.S. cities outside of Indianapolis. Here's what we know. From January to July 2025, U-Haul tracked customers renting its one-way trucks, trailers and U-Box containers as part of its annual midyear growth report. The resulting "U-Haul 2025 Midyear Migration Trends" reveals what cities and states its customers arrived from when traveling to 35 U.S. metro areas, each with populations greater than 2 million people. Chicago, as it turns out, gets a lot of ex-Hoosiers and vice versa, while Ohio has three major cities that are attractive places to live. A quick glance at the report also reveals where, if you live in Indiana, your new neighbors might have come from. Note: U-Haul does not provide the exact number of customers entering and exiting U.S. States, which its lists are based upon, "for competitive and proprietary reasons," a spokesperson with the company told IndyStar. The U-Haul Growth Index for 2024, however, compiled upwards of 2.5 million customer transactions, according to the company. The cities below are listed alphabetically as they appeared in the report. According to the findings, the top metro areas Hoosiers move to include these cities, which are sorted alphabetically: Here's a quick breakdown of each city and where Indiana ranks. Distance from Indianapolis to Chicago: 183 miles. The Windy City is a popular state for ex-Hoosiers, according to the report. Indiana ranked first for arriving U-Haul customers. After that, it's Michigan, Wisconsin and these other U.S. states: Story continues after photo gallery. Indianapolis also is the second leading metro area for arriving U-Haul customers to Chicago outside of Illinois, according to the company. The rankings are as follows: Distance from Indianapolis to Cincinnati: 112 miles. Is Cincinnati chili really all that good? Possibly. Indiana ranks second among the top states for arriving U-Haul customers to Cincinnati outside of Ohio. The list includes: The top metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers to Cincinnati outside of Ohio are: Distance from Indianapolis to Cleveland: 316 miles. We know last year's Indianapolis Colts season could've gone better, but trading them for the Cleveland Browns? Really? It must not be for the football. Indiana ranked sixth for U-Haul customers arriving to Cleveland outside of Ohio, according to the report, which includes these other states: More about the Colts: Why the Colts need Anthony Richardson to be the starting quarterback. Distance from Indianapolis to Columbus: 174 miles. Columbus is regarded for its vibrant arts, culture and food scene, and ex-Hoosiers apparently want a piece of that. Indiana came in second among the top states for arriving U-Haul customers to Columbus outside of Ohio, according to the report. And while Florida might have come in first, Indianapolis was cited as the top metro area of U-Haul's customers headed to Columbus. Here's the breakdown: The top metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers to Columbus from outside of Ohio are: Distance from Indianapolis to Detroit: 287 miles. Trading one Midwest powerhouse for another, Indiana ranked fourth of arriving U-Haul customers to Detroit from outside of Michigan. The top states include the following: Distance from Indianapolis to Nashville: 288 miles. Nashville might be known as "Music City" but Hoosiers appear to be at the back of the choir singing its praises. Indiana ranked 10th among the top states for arriving U-Haul customers to Nashville from outside of Tennessee, according to the report. The top states were Florida, Georgia, Texas and these others: Distance from Indianapolis to St. Louis: 247 miles. St. Louis is famous for its iconic Gateway Arch, which welcomed Hoosiers moving to Missouri this year. Indiana ranked sixth among the top states for arriving U-Haul customers to St. Louis, according to the report. The top states include Illinois, Texas, and these others: Indianapolis by the decade: Archive photos show a century of life in Indy. Maybe the grass is greener on both sides of the lawn? While U-Haul's 2025 midyear migration report might have listed Illinois and Ohio as top places Hoosiers moved to when leaving Indiana, the Circle City received plenty of one-way U-Haul customers from both the Prairie and Buckeye states. According to the report, the top U.S. states for arriving U-Haul customers to Indianapolis include the following: So far in 2025, Indianapolis is receiving more U-Haul customers from Chicago than Cincinnati or Louisville, according the report. Within Indiana, U-Haul reports its customers living in Fort Wayne are moving to Indianapolis in greater numbers than elsewhere inside the Hoosier State. The top five Indiana cities of U-Haul customers moving to Indianapolis include:
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- Sport
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