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State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says Indiana’s latest COVID-19 numbers are concerning. The governor’s on-going position is that it’s the responsibility of all Hoosiers to help mitigate the virus’s spread.

A new program at Indiana State University aims to retrain coal plant workers in electric transmission and distribution. ISU designed the one-year certificate program with the utility Hoosier Energy, whose Merom Generating Station in Sullivan County is set to retire in 2023.

More than 100 workers in live events and entertainment rallied in Indianapolis Monday to demand more federal government relief through the pandemic. It comes as local theater unions across the country push for the return of an additional $600 of unemployment benefits. With rallying cries like “Save Our Stages!” a crowd of event workers rallied on the step of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. They say thousands of Hoosiers are still struggling with a lack of work and income as live entertainment

Researchers at Purdue University hope to use smartwatch data to help detect early signs of COVID-19. The study could help perfect ways of using already available fitness-tracking data.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) wants to add 65 judges to federal courts across the country. And he said his proposal isn’t about politics – it’s about solving an “emergency” situation.

Today is the last day for Hoosiers to register to vote for the 2020 general election. Hoosiers can register in-person at their county election administrator’s office – they have until the end of the business day to do so. But they have until midnight if they go online to IndianaVoters.com .

Indiana's data dashboard for school COVID-19 cases is now public, and the state's largest teachers union says it's a critical step to fight misinformation about what's happening in schools.

The state’s infant mortality rates are the lowest they’ve been since Indiana started recording the data, according to new numbers released by the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). This is the third year numbers have trended downward.

The 2020 campaign for Indiana governor – like so much of people’s lives – has been overtaken by concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests over racial injustice and police violence. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith sat down with each candidate to discuss the race's big issues.

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s willingness to overturn abortion rights was not a “litmus test” for him.