An increase in COVID-19 cases in Indiana -- and across the U.S. -- is prompting concerns about how safe schools will be as they reopen for the new academic year.

During his visit to Indianapolis Friday, Vice President Mike Pence said he doesnt want finances or federal guidance to serve as a barrier to reopening schools.

Orchestra management and the Orchestra Committee, which represents the ISOs musicians, released a joint statement Friday announcing the cancellation.

State health officials have raised worries about Indianas number of confirmed infections rising sharply in the past month.

WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with Indianapolis science fiction and fantasy author Maurice Broaddus about the lessons hes learned during the pandemic and how they might show up in future discussions with students and in his latest science fiction trilogy, "All the Stars."

More than 75,000 loans were issued to businesses and organizations in Indiana through the Paycheck Protection Program. The program's deadline is Aug. 8,

State lawmakers are preparing for a legislative session in January that must adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. A study committee tasked with resolving that issue had its first meeting Thursday.

New information on coronavirus-related deaths among Indiana nursing home residents collected by state health officials shows 128 more deaths than previously reported by the facilities.

The office says unlike many courses, technical education classes have hands-on experience requirements that cant be replicated online.

Attorney General Curtis Hill released a non-binding opinion that said even the broad emergency powers in state law dont authorize the governor to issue a mask mandate or attach a criminal penalty to it.