Indiana is one of many states that has a mandatory mask order in place, but legal experts disagree on whether the governor has the authority to enforce it.
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to increase. Coming up, one of the heads of IU Health joins us to talk about the hospital system’s capacity and what they’ve learned since March about treating patients with the virus.
Could the coronavirus crisis lead to a housing crisis? Ahead, how a local project is trying to keep eviction cases from going to court as the state’s eviction moratorium expires next week.
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Does the governor have authority to enforce a mask mandate? IU Health joins us for a COVID-19 update. How a local project is trying to keep eviction cases from going to court. And should universities reduce tuition?
A Kelley School of Business student launched a petition to persuade Indiana University to reduce tuition rate after many classes moved online during the coronavirus pandemic.
Indiana is one of many states that has a mandatory mask order in place, but legal experts disagree on whether or not the governor has the authority to enforce it with criminal penalties.
A June study from the Aspen Institute says around 20 million people across the country could be at risk of eviction by September – with potentially 448,730 of them residing in Indiana.
Health departments are trying to improve COVID-19 testing sites. MCCSC revised reopening plans. And a woman’s fight to recoup $1,600 in hotel costs after IU canceled spring commencement.
State contractor OptumServe and its subsidiary LHI aimed to open 50 COVID-19 testing sites across Indiana and provide 100,000 free tests per month. It’s falling short of those goals.
An annual study from agricultural economists at Purdue University revealed farmland prices in Indiana were increasing until the coronavirus pandemic injected market uncertainty.
When the Coronavirus forced the cancellation of Indiana University’s spring graduation, it also canceled plans for families who planned on visiting Bloomington that weekend.
The People’s Cooperative Market sent an open letter to leaders of the Woolery Market asking how they plan to work against racism and protect vulnerable communities.
Researchers from Yale University first discovered a link between swelling infection rates with rising levels of coronavirus in municipal wastewater plants. Growing levels in samples correlated with rising infection rates.
Honey beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 22 percent of their colonies this past winter. While that might not sound good, the Bee Informed Partnership says that’s the second lowest winter colony loss it’s seen in more than a decade.
Bloomington High School South principal Mark Fletcher said nearly 1,200 of 1,700 South students had responded to a survey on the five-day week, and of those students, about 60 percent were interested in physically going to school five days.
Wish Upon A Wedding is a nonprofit organization that grants weddings and vow renewals to couples facing serious illness and life-altering circumstances.
The governor is delaying the state’s reopening plan because of the surge in COVID-19 cases, but is that enough? The federal government resumed executions in Terre Haute. And charges are filed on the men accused of attacking Black activist Vauhxx Booker near Lake Monroe.
After talks of defunding the sheriff's department at a law enforcement town hall in late June, several community members shared a different perspective.
The guidance from the Archdiocese says if a student or parent works to "legally change the students 'gender' or chemically or surgically alter the student’s given biology" the student will be requested to withdraw from the school.
The developing story of a Bloomington Black civil rights activist getting attacked by a group of White men at Lake Monroe. Tourism officials are hoping short-term vacation rentals can draw visitors back. And is contact tracing actually working?
After the pandemic hit the U.S. and states began enacting lockdowns, travel plummeted to a near standstill. Hotel occupancy fell to almost 20 percent nationally in April, and is still under 50 percent in Bloomington.
Vauhxx Booker, who is Black, was assaulted by a group of White men on the Fourth of July as he made his way through the woods to Lake Monroe to watch the lunar eclipse.
The state is pressing pause on its reopening plan. Power companies can’t raise rates to recover revenue from lower energy demand. Craft breweries are adapting business models. And local fireworks sales are booming.
The American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) reported the consumer fireworks industry set a record by selling $1 billion worth of products in 2019. They anticipate that number will be surpassed this year.
MCCSC Superintendent Judy DeMuth says much of the Corporation’s plans for reopening are in line with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, advocating for in-person learning.
Could long-term care facilities COVID-19 infections be plateauing? A look at Monroe County’s school restart proposal. And a teen who has autism is producing his own podcast so others know it’s nothing to be ashamed of.
With a little over a month until school starts, the Monroe County Community School Corporation has released a tentative plan for getting kids back to school. Parents will be able to choose between in-person or online education.
He said his goal is to educate and enlighten those with autism and help them overcome their struggles, but he also has another group he is trying to reach.
