The University of Notre Dame will require all faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the fall semester.

Nearly $2.6 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds is headed to Indiana schools. In rural districts where income from property taxes is low, some of that money will pay for long-delayed building maintenance.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $1 million lottery system for vaccinated Ohioans last week, using federal COVID-19 relief dollars.

Marion County officials have decided to keep COVID-19 restrictions in place until June 7.

The Indiana Department of Health reported 60 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the states total to 13,063 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 5,700 new cases in the last week.

Last year COVID-19 restrictions forced IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to move the GMR Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 from May to later in the year. The races eventually ran without fans in the stands.

The St. Joseph County order covering South Bend was rescinded as of Thursday night, while the Monroe County order including Bloomington will end Monday morning.

Indiana is one of the worst states in the country in the percentage of its population vaccinated against the virus -- despite more than 1,000 vaccination sites statewide.

As Hoosiers wait to find out whether the governor will cut off extra federal unemployment benefits, Republican legislative leaders say it's time to get the system back to the pre-pandemic normal.

Indiana opened vaccine registration beyond first responders and health care workers on Jan. 8, allowing Hoosiers 80 and older to schedule appointments for vaccines. Registration was opened to all Hoosiers 16 and older on March 31 and the state expanded eligibility to Hoosiers 12 and older on May 13.