The number of Hoosiers who’ve died from COVID-19 is approaching 2,000. The latest on the coronavirus pandemic just ahead.
Testing is improving, but it can still be a difficult process. Coming up, one of our reporters shares his experience trying to get tested after displaying symptoms of the virus.
The primary election is next week. Ahead we sit down with the democratic candidates for the district 40 senate seat.
And high school seniors missed spring sports, prom, and now graduation. Next, how one local school is honoring its graduates.
Those stories plus the latest news headlines from across the state right now on Indiana Newsdesk!
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When a journalist working for WFIU/WTIU News came down with a fever and other symptoms, he tried following the same guidance he'd been relaying to the public.
Follow a reporter trying to get tested after displaying symptoms of the coronavirus. We sit down with the democratic candidates for the district 40 senate seat. And how one local school is honoring its graduates.
Despite the coronavirus, administrators, teachers and staff wanted to give students the opportunity to receive their diplomas in front of family and friends.
Is reopening with restrictions enough to make people feel safe? A historian’s account of the 1918 flu pandemic. How local radio stations are making up for lost revenue. And unemployment benefits update.
Indiana’s unemployment rate for April skyrocketed to almost 17 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. That is, by far, the highest level of unemployment ever recorded in the state.
Some Monroe County restaurants are welcoming diners for the first time in two months, after the local health department gave them the green light to operate at 50 percent capacity.
The global pandemic caused by the Coronavirus has kept many people glued to their TVs and radios while stuck at home, but the media outlets so many people rely on are also struggling during the pandemic.
Coronavirus effect on those trying to get an internship or first job. How telemedicine is working to connect doctors and patients. And drive-in theatres are coming back amid the pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring uncertainty to our lives and keep us socially isolated, one local 11-year-old wants to send a positive message to the community.
In nearly every state and in some municipalities, interpreters are getting lots of air time during the Covid-19 pandemic, translating information from medical professionals and political leaders to the general public.
According to research from the jobs site Glassdoor, internship opportunities have dropped 52 percent. That leaves a lot of college students and recent grads in limbo.
While indoor movie theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, one Indiana drive-in theater is making your flick fix on the big screen a reality once again.
What authority do local communities have to extend stay at home orders? The work begins to figure out what the next school year will look like. And union grocery store workers say the state isn’t doing enough to keep them safe.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union is asking Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to grant special “first responder status” to grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cascades is a public course owned by the city, which means there were some discussions amongst city officials on whether or not to keep the course open.
The district went with an electronic contingency learning plan after the coronavirus hit. Looking ahead to next year, parents, teachers and students alike will tell you the district’s e-learning plan needs some work.
Cass and Decatur counties are experiencing some of the highest rates of infection in the country. Local companies are manufacturing everything from ventilators to ICU beds. And the state will be able to conduct more coronavirus tests.
President Donald Trump suggested last week injecting disinfectants into patients to fight COVID-19. The comments triggered an outcry from medical personnel nationwide.
The pandemic has caused an 80 percent drop in hotel bookings nationwide. Hotels are working to adapt to new business models as states start to loosen some stay-at-home restrictions.
Logansport Memorial Hospital's director of marketing and community relations Carmen Jones says over 1,000 of Cass County's 1,214 confirmed COVID-19 cases can be tied to the Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Logansport.
The options left for small businesses struggling to stay afloat. The clock is ticking for a local couple trying to adopt a teenager from China. And seeds are in short supply as more people garden to grow their own food.
One way nursing homes are working to keep people safe is by prohibiting visitors. That applies not only to family, friends, and other loved ones, but also groups who regularly visit for various outreach programs.
Originally Bloomington Transit planned to seek final approval for the changes Wednesday night, but now the group is delaying the process because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The center, which opened last year and was already turning a profit, was forced to postpone shows amid social distancing requirements and closures of non-essential businesses.
Monthly numbers released Friday show Indiana’s March unemployment rate went up only a tenth of a percent. That doesn’t reflect the almost half million Hoosiers who applied for unemployment assistance in the last month.
How the pandemic is affecting funerals and memorial services. The waiting game for business federal financial relief. Why are dairies dumping milk when stores can’t keep up with demand. Behind the scenes of a newsroom during a pandemic.
Ellettsville's Pantry 279 is a great resource for people who need a extra grocery help during the week, but during the current coronavirus pandemic, the number of customers have doubled.
Brain Rexing has spent his entire life milking cows. Currently, he and his team milk 1,200 of them, but they’ve never experienced anything quite like this.
Part of the stay-at-home order limits gatherings in the state to 10 people or fewer. Funerals in Albany, Georgia, turned that city into one of the country’s worst coronavirus hotspots in March. All this led one of our viewers to ask – what happens with funerals now?
