As colleges across the country welcome students back to campus, incoming freshmen are starting college in the middle of a pandemic. And, many are struggling with a tough decision to start or defer college this fall.

University president the Rev. John Jenkins said there have been 147 confirmed cases of coronavirus on campus since the start of classes for the universitys approximately 12,000 students.

The awards announced Wednesday will go to 1,366 schools, the vast majority of which are traditional public schools.

The Lost Wage Assistance Program will be available for out of work Hoosiers backdated to Aug. 1. Federal guidelines say workers must have received benefits of at least $100 under state or federal unemployment programs to be eligible.

The Parke County Board of Commissioners have voted to cancel this year's Covered Bridge Festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The league revealed Monday that large blocks of Indianapolis hotel rooms that had been reserved for the event have been released.

Lottery officials were predicting a revenue shortfall as recently as May. But the Hoosier Lottery just barely cleared its budget goal about $212,000 more than projected.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is pitching an idea to calm concerns about school funding, but school leaders are doubtful it will truly clear up the problem and say it could make things like navigating teacher pay even more challenging.

Students at Indianapolis Public Schools begin the 2020-21 academic year today with virtual-only classes and face a "potential technical glitch."

One of the committee's first priorities was how to adjust Organization Day -- a technical meeting of the full legislature in mid-November.