Area schools receive safety grants
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Several area schools are among those getting a share in $19-million of matching state grant funds for school safety investments. The...
Tag : Indiana
Indiana schools get incentive to require classroom masks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana schools are getting an incentive toward requiring face masks in classrooms intended to slow down the number of COVID-19 outbreaks among students...
Camp Atterbury to begin housing Afghan refugees
EDINBURGH, Ind. (Network Indiana): Camp Atterbury will temporarily house Afghan evacuees in support of Operation Allies Refuge. The Defense Department agreed to provide the Department...
Hate crimes on the rise in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (Network Indiana): The number of hate crimes in Indiana was up in 2020 compared to previous years, according to the FBI 2020 Hate Crimes...
Indiana’s unemployment rate remains unchanged for July
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana’s unemployment rate for July remained unchanged at 4.1 percent, with the national rate at 5.4 percent. According to data released...
Indiana hospitals urge vaccinations as COVID cases increase
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana’s state and health care officials are raising alarms about increasing pressure the coronavirus is putting on hospitals as patient counts this week...
Holcomb announces Public Health Commission
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced the creation of a new state public health commission Wednesday. Holcomb says the pandemic has highlighted the...
Indiana court ruling won’t end extra unemployment payments
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana will continue paying out the extra $300 in weekly federal unemployment payments despite a Tuesday court ruling that the state’s Republican governor had...
Increasing number of youths on COVID-19 case counts
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Allen County’s daily COVID-19 case count keeps jumping higher, especially in kids. According to the Allen County Health Department, 233 new...
Indiana virus spread surges while many remain unvaccinated
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The number of counties at or approaching high risk for community spread of COVID-19 is surging as an especially contagious coronavirus variant spreads...