MCCSC guidelines are calling for students to wear masks when school starts next week, but some want masks to be optional. How to protect your car from catalytic converter theft. And a Bloomington non-profit is recruiting out-of-state remote workers.
Jesse Lowery, James “Stuff” Parks and Earl Wharton-El have been friends since the fourth grade, growing up in Indianapolis and attending Crispus Attucks High School together.
Indiana is in the midst of the sharpest spike of COVID-19 cases since the earliest days of the pandemic. But Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state is in “a different place” as he defends his decision not to reimpose any statewide COVID-19 restrictions.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced this week scholarships through the Build, Learn, Grow program will be available until March 2022. They were initially slated to end this October.
Hoosiers caught violating Indiana’s hands-free driving law will now get an added penalty: points on their driving record, enough of which can lead to a suspension of their license.
The program is offered through Indiana’s Next Level Jobs and paid for by the Workforce Ready Grant. Applicants must live in Indiana, have a high school diploma or GED, and have not previously received a Next Level Jobs certificate.
The state listed 795 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus today, up from 781 yesterday. The state started out with 684 hospitalized COVID-19 patients Monday. The state’s hospitalizations have been on the rise for the last month.
In August, federal agents charged Zhao Kaikai with a visa violation and lying to U.S. government officials. They said he lied about connections to the Chinese military.
Indiana-based craft distiller West Fork Whiskey broke ground on its second location Tuesday. The company said it will be one of the state’s largest agritourism destinations.
The Indiana State Fair returns, starting July 30, a year after it was canceled for the first time since World War II. And there are some things a little different about this year’s event.
Google ‘Lake Monroe’ and you’ll get the expected tourist, boat rental, realty property and Department of Natural Resources links. But if you dig down a bit, you can also find a link to something called ‘Site 81.’
The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy – which trains the majority of police across the state – temporarily halted operations because of a COVID-19 outbreak.
An invasive insect called the spotted lanternfly has arrived in Indiana. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says it was found in Switzerland County — located about halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville.
He said breakthrough cases are bound to happen – IU President Pamela Whitten is an example. However, considering she only experienced mild symptoms, it is a good sign of things to come.
Health officials reported 29 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County Wednesday but no additional deaths. That’s the most new cases recorded for the county since April 20. Newly reported daily cases have been on a gradual rise since June 9.
Public safety officials announced Wednesday that the man who carried out a mass shooting this spring at an Indianapolis FedEx facility was motivated by suicide, not racial bias.
By Lindsey Erdody, Christine Herman - July 28, 2021
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reversed course on its mask guidance, once again suggesting all individuals wear masks indoors in areas where COVID-19 cases are surging.
Indiana’s Michael Hixon and Andrew Capobianco won the silver medal in the 3-meter synchronized springboard diving event at the Tokyo Olympics Wednesday.
The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University want to build a stretch of highway that would charge electric cars as they drive. INDOT said electrifying the state’s highways would reduce pollution and support Indiana companies that make parts for new electric heavy trucks.
More than 100 drivers at a Pepsi bottling facility in northwest Indiana have been on strike for over two weeks now, fighting against a proposed increase in health care costs.
The new protocols modify the COVID guidelines currently in place, and closely follow updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – with slight modifications for vaccinated teachers.
The county has scheduled three upcoming events on annexation where residents can come and ask questions in-person before the Bloomington City Council's public hearing on August 4.
The ethical exemption is in addition to medical and religious exemptions previously allowed by the university, but it does not mean more people are opting out. Carney said almost 85 percent of all IU campus communities have reported getting at least a first dose of the vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.
