The Indiana State Department of Health and IUPUI will begin the third phase of its COVID-19 tracking study on Sept. 29. This round of the study is set to include children as participants for the first time.

Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said he would be dropping most other limits on businesses and crowd sizes as of Saturday, but the mask order will be extended until Oct. 17.

Indiana will move to its final reopening phase on Saturday, with one big caveat -- the statewide mask-wearing order will remain in effect.

The Small Business Restart Grant program uses $30 million from the federal CARES Act. But, since June, the state only sent about $1 million out.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's statewide mask mandate and six months of other coronavirus restrictions has stirred discontent among conservatives, complicating his front-runner campaign against underfunded Democratic challenger Woody Myers.

Ball State University will start its spring semester classes a week later than usual and eliminate Spring Break. It's a schedule designed to minimize student travel during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Across the Midwest, COVID-19 cases are rising. And some survivors are still recovering months after coming down with the disease. Karen Campbell is one of them.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 67 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the states total to 3,281. The state announced more than 111,000 total confirmed cases including two days with more than 1,000 reported cases and more than 1.3 million Hoosiers tested.

A lawyer representing a man scheduled to be executed at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute Tuesday is asking an appeals court to delay the execution.