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Gov. Eric Holcomb

Indiana legislators remain determined to limit the governor’s executive order power as the state reaches a full year under a public health emergency from the coronavirus pandemic.

Todd Rokita, alongside his wife Kathy, is sworn in as Indiana's new attorney general.

Indiana's newly elected attorney general is giving up his work with a health benefits consulting firm just days before the filing deadline for his state financial disclosure report.

Indiana University's Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

IU said it plans to open the site on Monday, March 29.

The Indiana Statehouse silhouetted at night.

The second half of the General Assembly’s session got off to a slow start: Senate lawmakers debated the details of a program to help small businesses and a bill to guarantee schools their full funding is closer to passage. 

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine trial in northwest Indiana is looking for participants after a nearly month-long pause at the local research clinic.

Hoosiers 50 and older can now get the COVID vaccine, and teachers can get the shot as well. Why are customers paying higher electric bills? And how state leaders are addressing racism, equity, and civility.

A CDC rendering of a microscopic image of the new coronavirus.

As the statewide seven-day all-test COVID-19 positivity rate continues its slow decline, the Monroe County rate is at its lowest in nearly a year.

Small Business Administration

An exclusive, two-week window allowing businesses with fewer that 20 people to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program expires on March 9 at 5:00 p.m.

Public school teachers in Goshen organized a protest against legislation to expand school choice in Indiana on Feb. 24.

House Bill 1005 would expand the state's school voucher program and create a new funding option for some families not enrolled in public schools. 

A generic photo of winter snow on a tree branch.

Even though this winter’s temperatures were average in the context of the past 30 years, there has not been a colder winter since 2014-2015.

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Scientists and historians say NASA’s latest Mars rover,  which landed there last month, is unique in many ways.  The Perseverance rover team had to adapt plans during the pandemic.

Gov. Eric Holcomb receives his COVID-19 vaccine at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway March 5, 2021.

“This is easy peasy,” Holcomb said. “It’s free. We want to encourage every eligible Hoosier to get vaccinated, it's going to help us get through this quicker than we already are.”

Don Griffin Jr. headshot

Griffin owns Griffin Realty. According to a press release from the city, Griffin, as deputy mayor, will oversee 16 City departments and 850 employees.

An aerial of Houston on Feb. 16, 2021 during the blackouts.

Ryan Hadley is with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. He said Indiana utilities are used to the cold. That’s why they do things like insulate pipes and other weatherization — which isn’t required for Texas utilities.

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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources began receiving reports in mid-February of dead or dying waterfowl around the northern portion of Wolf Lake in Hammond

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Teachers are eager to schedule their first dose, after months of frustration with the state refusing to offer them more access to vaccines.

Indiana Legislative Black Caucus

The head of Indiana’s House Republicans says he will not tolerate unruly behavior from his GOP colleagues.

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The outside of an apartment building in Bloomington where Teresa Michael was found dead on Jan. 28.

Police arrested 30-year-old Eric Quentin Johnson in South Carolina.

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Indiana University’s famed bike race is scheduled to return in May, but with no spectators. The event was canceled last year due to the coronavirus.

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Courtney McDonald says she was surprised when about $150 of her tax refund was taken to settle the overpayment she was already making payments on.

Jeff Ellington

When asked to clarify his statement on vouchers, Ellington removed both mentions of the word and replaced its first appearance with  “public school transfers” in an email to WFIU.

A closed restaurant sign.

The legislation essentially puts into law a program created by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation last year, using federal COVID-19 relief dollars.

A CDC rendering of a microscopic image of the new coronavirus.

Indiana’s seven-day all-test positivity rate continues to decline and is now at its lowest point since the early pandemic, according to the Indiana Department of Health.

Jim Schellinger, center, was named the head of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation in 2015 by then-Gov. Mike Pence, left.

In a letter to the IEDC Board of Directors, Jim Schellinger said serving as Secretary of Commerce has been the “higher honor” of his life, but that it’s time for a “new day and a new leader” at the agency.

A northern long-eared bat in Illinois with visible symptoms of white nose syndrome, 2013.

A court has ordered the federal government to decide whether the northern long-eared bat should be listed as an endangered species by the end of next year.

One listener asks about how children in foster care or awaiting adoption have been affected by the pandemic.

Hoosier Hills

The grant will mainly fund improvement projects within the city’s HAND program, but a portion of the money will also support several local social service agencies.

A photo of a tent set up in Bloomington's Seminary Park.

The measure would have offered certain protections to people experiencing homeless in the Bloomington community who are currently sleeping outside in public spaces.

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Indiana’s average unemployment rate in 2020 – 7.1 percent – increased nearly 4 percentage points compared to the year before.

The view after you walk inside Nick's.

Monroe County health officials are extending operating hours for bars now that the county is 'blue' on the state COVID-19 map.

COVID Pfizer Vaccination

Hoosier K-12 teachers and child care workers can now get the COVID-19 vaccine through a federal program, outside of the state’s plan.

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Join us this week as we talk with scientists about the Perseverance rover and what we will discover about life on Mars from its exploration.

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The Indiana Dept. of Health lowered the minimum age to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to 50 years old Wednesday afternoon.

A stock image of a man holding a cell phone/telephone.

Indiana University Senior Ryli Hockensmith thinks social media plays a huge role in causing young adults to compare themselves to one another.

Signs outside of a coronavirus testing facility in Bloomington.

The Indiana Department of Health is reporting 786 COVID-19 cases and nine additional confirmed deaths. The latest data brings Indiana's total case number to 663,511 and the total death toll to 12,200.

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IU Health South Central Region Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dan Handel is beginning to see elements of what a post-COVID-19 new normal could look like.

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Parents and school officials have called for Indiana to cancel standardized testing, saying learning loss during the remote schooling renders the assessments useless.

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