A top lawmaker in Indiana is warning schools they could lose out on 15 percent of state funding if they start the new school year only online. 

Indiana set a new record Thursday for most positive cases of COVID-19, with 1,253 new cases reported. Ten new deaths were reported.

The worst date prior to Thursday was Wednesday, with 1,039. Since early July, the daily average positive tests reported statewide have hovered around 750.

The northern Indiana utility NIPSCO will pay one of the highest fines in state history for natural gas pipeline safety violations. The state said the company failed to timely find or mark some of its pipelines — which could have caused natural gas explosions. 

Indiana workers’ union representatives rallied today, calling for Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun to support the HEROES Act before the Senate goes on a five-week vacation starting August 7.  

Indiana schools are reopening for the new academic year, with some reporting cases of COVID-19 among staff or students, and the state's top school official says efforts to find people who have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus is proving difficult.

Indiana is getting more people with mental health and substance use disorders connected with “peer supports” – trained professionals who have personal experience with those challenges.

The Hoosier football team has returned to the field nearly a month after ceasing summer workouts.

Six players tested positive July 17 for coronavirus, forcing the coaching staff to pause voluntary workouts.

Head football coach Tom Allen told media members during a Zoom press conference that there will be limited physical contact during drills.