Noon Edition

About Noon Edition

Noon Edition is a weekly radio program inviting your participation on news and issues facing the southern and central Indiana community

Publisher

Indiana Public Media

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Mar 2006

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 970 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Documentary, awareness month focus on domestic violence

   October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, when organizations and individuals across the country unite to support and raise awareness for victims of domestic violence. The month of awareness began in 1987, with Congress officially designating October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month two years later. In 1995, several organizations providing domestic violence support formed the Domestic Violence Awareness Project (https://www.dvawareness.org/WithSurvivors). Its goal is “to support and promote national, tribal, territorial, state, and local advocacy networks in their ongoing public education efforts through public awareness, strategies, materials, resources, capacity-building, and technical assistance.” This year, the DMVP is focused on action. It says domestic violence has been minimized and cuts to the family services “have increased barriers to safety for survivors and their children.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three women (https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/) experience domestic violence or domestic abuse in their lifetime. The non-profit Middle Way House (https://middlewayhouse.org/) was founded in Bloomington in 1970 as a walk-in center that operated a 24-hour crisis hotline. In 2010, it opened New Wings, which houses Middle Way’s services and has six permanent one-bedroom apartments for survivors. Middle Way says it “continues to support domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking affected individuals in every community.” Raising awareness on campus, “And So I Stayed,” an award-winning documentary (https://andsoistayedfilm.com/) by Natalie Pattillo and Daniel A. Nelson, will be screened Saturday at 7 p.m. at the IU Cinema. Watch: Official trailer for “And So I Stayed” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM_wkVGr3oM&t=62s) The film is about three female survivors of domestic abuse who spent years behind bars for fighting back against their attackers – and how the justice system fails in domestic violence cases. Following the viewing, a panel featuring Pattillo, Kerry Hyatt Bennett, the Chief Legal Counsel for the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Carrie Stillions, the Executive Director of Middle Way House, will take part in Q&A session. On this week’s Noon Edition, we’ll discuss the documentary, “And So I Stayed,” narratives about domestic abuse, impacts of funding cuts to domestic violence services, and how to support survivors. Guests Natalie Pattillo, Filmmaker, “And So I Stayed” Cindy Houston, former board member, Middle Way House Andrea Mariani, PhD Candidate in Counseling Psychology, IU Kinsey Institute

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Tennessee, Pentagon put spotlight on death penalty

   Next month, Indiana plans to execute Jeffrey Weisheit for the 2010 murders of 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and her 5-year-old brother, Caleb Lynch, who died in a fire at their Evansville home. His attorneys want to delay the date so doctors can perform and examine brain scans for evidence of brain injuries they say were not adequately developed or presented during his trial and appeals. Read more: Indiana death row inmate seeks execution delay (https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/13/indiana-death-row-inmate-seeks-execution-delay-for-brain-scans-ahead-of-clemency-hearings/) If Governor Mike Braun ultimately denies clemency in the case, Weisheit will die from a lethal injection of the drug pentobarbital. It’s the same drug used in a failed execution in Tennessee last month (https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5991669/failed-execution-christa-pike-tennessee-reporter-witness) of Christa Pike that left her unconscious in a hospital for days. She has since been returned to the prison (https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5997504/christa-pike-hospital-prison-after-botched-execution) and will likely face another execution attempt next year. It again raised questions of using pentobarbital as a lethal injection drug and calls for using other methods for executions have increased. Indiana state representative Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) said he plans to introduce legislation making a firing squad Indiana’s primary method of execution. At the federal level, Pentagon officials announced last month that it planned to live stream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan (https://www.npr.org/2026/10/09/nx-s1-5996529/firing-squad-livestream-execution-fort-hood-shooter), who killed 13 U.S. soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, on Dec. 3. Whether the execution is televised or not remains to be seen, as the government has faced pushback. It would be the first military execution in 65 years, but the 14th federal execution since President Trump’s first term. Those all took place in a six-month stretch at the Federal penitentiary in Terre Haute just before the end of Trump’s first term in January of 2021. Listen to our podcast: Rush to Kill (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1205108509/w-f-i-u-rush-to-kill) On this week’s Noon Edition, we’ll talk about the efficacy of lethal injection, alternative execution methods, impending executions at the state and federal levels, and Americans’ attitudes about the death penalty. Guests Stefanie Anderson, Executive Director, Indiana Abolition Coalition Zachary Cormier, Associate Professor of Law, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law Marla Sandys, Associate Professor, IU Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Who's on the ballot this election, and is your vote secure?

   Early voting for this fall’s general election began this week, and with it comes fears about election integrity and security on both sides of the aisle. There also appears to be high levels of voter engagement. A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll (https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/2026-midterm-elections-september-2026/) shows nearly 9 in 10 voters say they care quite a bit about which party will win control of Congress in November. President Trump and the Republicans have been trying to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act for the past two legislative sessions. It would require enhanced identification to register to vote and increased voter identification at the polls. They say the intention is to safeguard election integrity, prevent non-citizens from voting and increase confidence in election results. Read more: The SAVE Act: What every American Voter Needs to Know (https://www.vote.org/save-act/) Democrats and voting rights organizations say the legislation amounts to voter suppression. They say that requiring proof of citizenship at the polls would disenfranchise voters and having to obtain proof would amount to an illegal poll tax. They also point laws that already make it illegal for non-citizens to vote. And while the president claims most elections his party have lost have been rigged, studies have found it (https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/analysis/Briefing_Memo_Debunking_Voter_Fraud_Myth.pdf) occurring between 0.0025 percent and 0.0003percent of the time. Read more: Debunking the Voter Fraud Myth, Again (https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/resources/human-rights/2026-september/debunking-voter-fraud-myth-again/) Locally, there are no municipal races on the ballot, but there are a handful of county races and numerous state-wide races that will impact the daily lives of Hoosiers. Several school boards in the state are proposing referendums to raise money, and in northwest Monroe County, voters will decide whether or not the town of Ellettsville and Richland Township are merged into one governmental body. On this week’s Noon Edition, we’ll talk with election officials and political representatives about midterm election security measures, details on local races, and what issues are on the ballot. Guests Kylie Farris, Election Supervisor, Monroe County Election Board Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus , IU Department of Political Science Debora “Ralf” Shaw, spokesperson, League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County

Inside a recent episode

Pinching Pennies On Tourism

Published 9 Jul 2010 · Transcript excerpt

[…] If these things come to fruition, it stands to reason that the city is in a good position. But does it have to happen? Does this development and this increase in interest from people who will use these accommodations and these amenities have to happen relatively soon? Or can you sort of wait it out? Oh, we can wait it out. But we have had a very strong year. 2009 was our second best year ever in terms of InKeeper Tax Collection. 2008 was a record -setting year for us, and this was our second best year. We're really fortunate because we have such a diverse population of visitors. We're not dependent on one market because of all the activity at Camp Atterbury. […]

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