A former customer service manager at a U.S. Postal Service office in Indianapolis has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of checks worth about $1.7 million that businesses had mailed.

More than 560,000 Hoosiers requested mail-in ballots for the November election -- a record for Indiana. And more than 460,000 of those ballots were returned.

Recent delivery delays have raised concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's handling ballots for November's election. They've also created immediate worries for those who rely heavily on the service to obtain life-saving medications.

The Indiana Postal Workers Union says mail carriers are disturbed by recent delays in delivery times as a result of national postal service policies. The union is urging Congress to give funding to the United States Postal Service.

Republican U.S. Sens. Todd Young and Mike Braun have introduced legislation to rename the post office in Dana, Indiana, after Ernie Pyle, the celebrated war correspondent who was born near the western Indiana town.

The Indiana Statehood forever stamp is available only in Indianapolis Tuesday and released nationwide Wednesday.

The U.S. Postal Service says select post office retail operations throughout Indiana will open for four hours Sunday.