Unlike some other large Hoosier public colleges, Ball State University welcomed a smaller freshman class this year.

Ball State, which highly encourages the COVID-19 vaccine, says about 62 percent of all registered students and 73 percent of employees report being vaccinated, as of earlier this week.

Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns announced in a message to faculty that masks would be required in all university buildings beginning Monday. And Valparaiso University is requiring all students, faculty and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before the start of the fall semester.

According to an analysis from the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, Indiana saved nearly $90 million during the 2019-2020 school year because of school choice.

Delaware County has the newest state nature preserve, which was approved by the Indiana Natural Resources Commission Tuesday.

Ball State University wants to return to education as usual next fall. Officials have adopted a plan that can change if COVID-19 infections spike again.

The U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed a central Indiana man's appeal of his life sentence for fatally shooting a Ball State University student in 1994 during an attempted robbery.

Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns said he'll discuss a timeline to get back to normal with the school's board of trustees in May.

Ball State's Michael Hicks says the U.S. economic growth of -4.6 percent in 2020 is the worst since 1946, when the country lost wartime manufacturing contracts.

Hoosiers are split over whether Indiana lawmakers should draw their own districts -- as they currently do -- or an independent commission should be responsible for redistricting.