The water utility for Indiana's second-largest city will lift its protections against utility shutoffs next week after Fort Wayne officials said the months-long moratorium had become "unsustainable."

Indiana's largest teachers union says the state's new COVID-19 dashboard for schools a critical step to fight misinformation.

Staff retention is a long-standing issue within the Indiana Department of Correction. There are consistently hundreds of vacancies across the states 18 adult prisons. But the problem has gotten worse during the pandemic.

The women's prison reported 25 positive cases early in the pandemic, but until now, no cases had been identified since June. The state has added three new cases to the reported total since last week.

The state's positivity rate is up and hospitalizations are at their highest level in a month. Two weeks ago, Indianas rate of COVID-19 spread was sixth best in the nation. Its now fourth worst.

The United Food and Commercial Workers union says it will continue to demand Kroger grocery stores give workers hazard pay during the pandemic.

More than 3 million Americans lost access to employer-sponsored health insurance during the summer months of the pandemic, according to a recent study by the nonprofit Urban Institute. But researchers say the numbers could have been much worse.

MaskCount lets users swipe or tap to indicate whether someone is wearing a mask. The location is marked, but no other identifying information is included.

The Indiana Public Retirement System increased its pension assets by 2.56 percent to $30.6 billion during the 2020 budget year, which ran from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020.

The school's Code of Conduct penalizes students who violate the Protect Purdue Pledge -- which calls for mask wearing and social distancing at on- or off-campus gatherings.