Indiana reports a more than 80% increase in domestic violence deaths in the pandemic. Health care professionals are also seeing an increase in the intensity of assaults.

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill and four dozen other attorneys general from around the country want Congress to extend the deadline to use federal COVID-19 relief dollars.

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state, some counties are tailoring public health messages to resonate with residents. Scott County officials say direct communication with communities has been key to helping curb the virus spread.

Dozens of Indiana schools are struggling to stay open as growing numbers of coronavirus infections and related quarantines exacerbate a preexisting statewide teacher and substitute shortage.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 378 additional confirmed deaths over the last week the most reported in a single week during the pandemic. That brings the states total to 5,418 confirmed deaths. ISDH also reported nearly 38,000 new cases in the last week.

A statement from the Mayor's office said the mayor and his wife, Steph, received tests administered by Marion County Public Health Department.

Since April, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act has let parents take up to 10 weeks of paid leave if their child care provider or school closed for in-person instruction. That expires Dec. 31.

A spike from Thanksgiving would likely show up in the states COVID-19 data a couple weeks after the holiday.

All but one of Indiana's counties are listed in the moderate and highest-risk categories of coronavirus spread as Wednesday's update from state health officials.

Purdue University plans to reward its faculty and staff with a $750 bonus for their "heroic work" keeping the West Lafayette campus open during the coronavirus pandemic, school officials announced Wednesday.