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Two major statewide offices in Indiana will not have incumbents in 20-24, and the scramble for Governor and US Senator is already underway. Republican Senator Mike Braun has filed paperwork to run for Governor in two years, when term-limited Governor Eric Holcomb must step down. Braun's move will leave his Senate seat up for grabs in '24, when he would have been up for reelection.

Gasoline prices this week hit the lowest levels seen since Russia invaded Ukraine back in February. The local average is around $3.50 a gallon, down from $4.25 just two months ago. It's hard to remember, but this is part of a normal pre-pandemic pattern: prices fall in the fall and early winter, and go up again in February and March, due to lower demand during the winter.

The Vatican's website was down yesterday due to a suspected cyberattack. Several Vatican sites were offline throughout the day and the official Vatican.ca website was down well into the evening. The suspected attack happened a day after the Kremlin criticized Pope Francis's latest condemnation of Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Americans donated more than three-billion dollars to nonprofits on Giving Tuesday. That's 15-percent more than last year and 25-percent more than in 2020. The number of people participating also went up about six percent over last year.

Notre Dame men's basketball got an important early season win in last night's ACC/Big Ten challenge game against Michigan State, downing the 20th ranked Spartans 70-to-52.

The 7th ranked Irish women host number 20 Maryland tonight at Purcell Pavilion on Live 99-9.

5th ranked Purdue beat Florida State, 79-69. 10th ranked Indiana over number 18 North Carolina, 77-65.

NBA: the Chicago Bulls lost at Phoenix, 132-113. The Indiana Pacers lost at Sacramento, 137-114.

Hockey: the Chicago Blackhawks fell at home to Edmonton, 5-4. The Detroit Redwings lost in a home shootout to Buffalo, 5-to-4.

The US Senate passed a landmark marriage bill Tuesday eveing. 12 Republican senators voted with Democrats for the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires the federal government and states to recognize the validity of same sex and interracial marriages in states that don't allow them to be performed. The House is expected to swiftly follow suit, and President Biden has said he will sign the bill.

The lawyer for the man accused in the murders of two teenage girls near Delphi nearly six years ago wants a change of venue for 50 year old Richard Allen's trial. The lawyer claims moving the trial at least 150 miles away would significantly reduce the risk of a tainted jury pool. Allen is charged with killing Libby German and Abby Williams just off a walking and biking trail near Delphi in February of 2017.

An Elkhart man last seen Sunday afternoon remains missing, with a silver alert out for the brother of Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson. At last report, 70 year old Garvin Roberson was headed to a grocery store for some eggs. He did not have his phone or wallet with him. Garvin Roberson is listed as 6 foot 3 with black hair, brown eyes, and last seen wearing a gray zip-up jacket and black basketball pants.

The US Men's soccer team is through to the knockout round of 16 at the World Cup in Qatar. A 1-nil win over Iran Tuesday earned the US a second place finish in its four team pool, sending them to a win or go home match against the Netherlands this Saturday.

Notre Dame men's basketball hosts 20th ranked Michigan State tonight at Purcell Pavilion. It's a late start, 9:15 on Sports Radio 960 AM WSBT. 5th ranked Purdue is at Florida State, and 10th ranked Indiana hosts 18th ranked North Carolina in Bloomington.

NBA: the Pistons got blown out by the New York Knicks, 140-110 in Detroit. The Chicago Bulls are at Phoenix late tonight, and the Indiana Pacers are at Sacramento.