The $1.8 billion in funding is the largest ever injection of federal funds to Indiana schools. The money can be used to address learning loss and reimburse certain COVID-19-related expenses.

As more Americans are vaccinated for COVID-19, many states are beginning to lift restrictions on gatherings. But for some people, the thought of going back to a pre-pandemic lifestyle is cause for anxiety.

The Indiana Department of Health reported 72 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state's total to 12,815 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 9,000 new cases in the last week, the most reported in a single week since mid-February.

The Indiana Department of Health on Friday announced that vaccines would be available without an appointment at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend.

Gov. Eric Holcomb lifted the statewide mask order, last week. But experts say the municipalities and counties that have maintained some kind of mask order are helping keep cases and hospitalizations down.

Appointments are now available at the Marion County Public Health Department's new COVID-19 vaccine clinic on the eastside, located at 9503 E. 33rd St.

Plans to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 had a setback Tuesday. Federal officials called for a pause on Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, to look into reports that it causes blood clots. And that news reverberated at clinics where the vaccine had already been used.

A bill that will give health care providers additional protections from COVID-19 liability lawsuits is on its way to the governors desk.

The study looked at county COVID-19 cases, population, and then the percentage of kids attending school in-person or remotely in each county.

Despite more than 1.4 million Hoosiers fully vaccinated, the state is seeing an increase in cases and hospitalizations. That's because the state is in a race against more infectious variants.