The Hoosier COVID Crisis petition calls for people to avoid gatherings, wear face masks, get the vaccine when its available and advocate for government financial support for those suffering the pandemics economic effects.

As colder temperatures drive up utility bills, many people unemployed because of COVID-19 are still having trouble paying them.

COVID-19 vaccines could one day end the pandemic. But at the moment, cases -- and deaths --continue to rise. So does misinformation about the disease.

As a dying wish to her mother, 48-year-old Winona Parker vowed to get her high school diploma. Now, the former fast-food worker is enrolled in a pharmacy tech training program in Indianapolis. It will allow her to be certified in about four months to help serve pharmacy teams on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Vice President Mike Pence has scheduled an Indiana trip to discuss coronavirus vaccines as federal officials are expected to soon authorize the first such vaccine for widespread use.

Indianapolis City leaders gave an update on Marion County COVID-19 numbers Thursday.

Republican House Speaker Todd Huston of Fishers has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the last seven days, Indiana's new cases per 100,000 residents puts it third worst in the country behind only North Dakota and Rhode Island.

Throughout the pandemic, federal estimates show about half of Hoosier employers told workers not to work at some point.

When Indiana depleted a trust fund that pays unemployment benefits earlier this year, it started getting advances from the federal government to continue payments.