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ANGOLA — Lou Ann Homan was delighted when she received rose seeds for Mother’s Day.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the initial findings from the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI, the nation’s first statewide random sampling study to look for prevalence of COVID-19.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is temporarily expanding its Next Level Jobs program through Dec. 30 to include more job seekers and employers, northeast Indiana lawmakers say.

As more states and municipalities make masks mandatory in public settings, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Better Business Bureau have issued a warning about flyers or cards stating that the owner is exempt from wearing face masks. These cards are not issued or approved by any state o…

INDIANAPOLIS — Masks will be mandatory in public places in Indiana starting Monday, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday.

KENDALLVILLE — Whether East Noble students are positive for COVID-19, sick with symptoms that look like COVID-19 or simply exposed to someone with COVID-19, they’ll likely be home for at least 10 days.

AUBURN — An Auburn man is halfway through a project of penning a series of four books, beginning with the story of a retired sheriff solving a mystery and concluding with the story of how readers got to book one.

ANGOLA — The greater Angola community has gone the extra mile in helping welcome back returning and new international students at Trine University.

AUBURN — The city of Auburn could provide the highlight of American collector-car auctions in 2020, auctioneer John Kruse said.

INDIANAPOLIS — If you’re admitted to a hospital with COVID-19, you may be in for a three-way stay.

The federal Payroll Protection Plan worked as intended to carry small businesses and organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic, three local leaders said.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two weeks ago after slowing Indiana’s reopening, Gov. Eric Holcomb has now pushed pause on the process.

KENDALLVILLE — Bluegrass fans will be blue, as there will be no music this year in Kendallville.

INDIANAPOLIS — COVID-19 can cause an array of serious health symptoms in its own right, but statewide statistics show the disease can be much more serious for people who have other underlying conditions.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Some day, enough people might be immune to COVID-19 to severely limit the opportunity for the virus to jump from person to person and spread in communities.

Indiana will be among a few states to offer the COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit, which will have results confirmed in less than 72 hours, according to the Cincinnati-based company.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will advance its reopening plan Saturday, but only by a half-step toward fully reopen.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana advanced its reopening plan Saturday, but only by a half-step toward fully reopen.

INDIANAPOLIS — A post-Memorial Day surge in new COVID-19 activity around northeast Indiana appears to be slowing and abating, according to recent Indiana State Department of Health figures.

INDIANAPOLIS — A new web campaign will promote something state officials have been preaching for months now — wearing a face mask in public.

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 1% of LaGrange County’s population has tested positive for coronavirus all-time, one of only five counties in Indiana to cross that threshold.

INDIANAPOLIS — As Indiana opens up, cases of COVID-19 are showing up in younger Hoosiers more and more.

The start of the 2020-21 school year is only two months away and there are more questions than answers about what school will look like as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

KENDALLVILLE — Despite continuing advice from health officials to wear a mask when out in public, more than half of respondents to a recent KPC Media Group poll said they don’t.