Even with the reduced number of fans -- roughly 135,000 -- it will be the largest in-person sporting event since the start of the pandemic.

Republican supporters say the proposal is meant to provide a "check and balance" protecting the rights of business owners.

Medicaid coverage for Hoosier women during their pregnancy typically lasts until 60 days after they give birth, but that was extended through the most recent federal COVID-19 relief package.

In Elkhart County, a direct effort to get shots to the Amish has yet to launch, according to county Health Officer Dr. Bethany Wait.

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 $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.

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.

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.