Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star

Dakota Crawford

Indianapolis Star

Indianapolis, IN, United States

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  • USA TODAY
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Past articles by Dakota:

5 things to know about Purdue's Matt Haarms, including his fabulous, floppy, flippable hair

There's the hair, the height and the hate. → Read More

Here's where people are riding Lime electric scooters around Indianapolis

This map provides an exact breakdown of how The Scooters are taking over everything. → Read More

After Trump's immigration policy sparks 'anger and hurt,' Hoosiers plan downtown march

The national Keep Families Together event comes to the statehouse on Saturday. Here's what you need to know. → Read More

How the account that lied about Harley-Davidson's CEO used real reporters to spread fake news

The 'fake news' tweets aren't 'abusive,' so Twitter says it won't address them. And social media continues to spread misinformation. → Read More

How the account that lied about Harley-Davidson's CEO used IndyStar to spread fake news

The 'fake news' tweets aren't 'abusive,' so Twitter says it won't address them. And social media continues to spread misinformation. → Read More

Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson family, dead at 89

Joe Jackson, father of the musical family group the Jackson 5, has died. → Read More

Indianapolis just got really dark and there's so much lightning

There's (so much) lightning. → Read More

How these new U.S. citizens see immigration reform

At a naturalization ceremony in Indiana, new citizens discuss national immigration reform and their new home. → Read More

Where are they now? Clark Kellogg is on a golf course, waiting for hoops season

The CBS analyst talks IU basketball, Victor Oladipo and growing up with the Pacers. → Read More

Noblesville shooting: Here's what could happen next for the suspect

If the suspect in the Noblesville West Middle School shooting is found guilty, this could be his fate. → Read More

Sessions cites Bible verse to defend Trump's immigration policy, raises Christians' ire

Sessions cited a chapter in Romans while defending the Trump administration's policy of separating parents from their children at the border. → Read More

Sessions used Romans 13 to defend Trump's immigration policy. These Christians disagree.

Some who share Sessions' faith disagree with his interpretation of the passage. → Read More

Here's why Indy may have missed out on being a 2026 FIFA World Cup host city

"We win on every other element of the bid." → Read More

Of course Lance Stephenson pulled off a hidden ball trick in a celebrity softball game

All that was missing? A strum of his air guitar. → Read More

Reliving some of the best Indiana All-Stars moments of past 10 years

Indiana All-Stars director Charlie Hall can't help but think of Yogi Ferrell, and that defensive stance. → Read More

The Pacers have always been great at (almost) great seasons

Nobody is better at narrowly missing the NBA Finals than the Indiana Pacers. → Read More

The Colts made Anderson lose (so much) weight before trading him. The Jets want it back.

"Two thousand?! Two thousand and I would have been dead." → Read More

Rasual Butler autopsy reveals former NBA player had drugs, alcohol in system during crash

Rasual Butler's death shocked the NBA in the January. Now, more details have been revealed through an autopsy. → Read More

Rasual Butler autopsy reveals the former Pacer had drugs, alcohol in system during crash

Rasual Butler's death shocked the NBA in the January. Now, more details have been revealed through an autopsy. → Read More

After J.R. Smith's Game 1 blunder, Lance Stephenson drops an Instagram burn

Despite getting knocked out of the playoffs, Lance Stephenson finally got back at J.R. Smith on Instagram. If you haven't seen it by now, there was a pretty astounding blunder at the close of regulation in Game 1 on Thursday. After former Indiana Pacer George Hill missed the go-ahead free-throw attempt, there were about four seconds left on the clock. The Golden State Warriors couldn't block out… → Read More