The Monroe County Health Department says the cases do not appear to be linked, which indicates that the virus is spreading in the community and mumps cases could increase.

The 2.3 percent tax helps offset costs of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but life sciences companies have fought to repeal it for three years.

Butler and IU are offering free mumps vaccinations. People who have already been vaccinated can still get the virus as antibodies wane over time.

Monroe County was approved for a needle exchange in December when the state health commissioner declared a public health emergency. That allowed the creation of a needle-exchange program to curb the spread of hepatitis C tied to intravenous drug use.

Indiana University's board of trustees committee has raised the cost of on-campus housing for the next school year.

A $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation designates IU's Center for Trustworthy Scientific Cyberinfrastructure as a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence that will help solve the computer and software security challenges.

Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe - but there's a limited supply here on earth.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will give the federal funds to 12 cities, towns and nonprofits for urban forestry projects.

Indiana University officials say the state's newly opened section of the Interstate 69 extension will give a boost to IU's partnerships with the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.

The trip from Evansville to Bloomington just got shorter by about 18 minutes.