Gleaners beefing up refrigerated space in $3.2M expansion project
The state’s largest hunger-relief organization has in recent years dramatically increased the amount of produce, dairy products, lean meats and other perishables it provides.
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Wisconsin cancels football game with Purdue due to team outbreak
Three more Wisconsin players and two additional staffers have tested positive for COVID-19 since Saturday, bringing the program’s total number of active cases to 27. That includes 15 players and 12 staffers.
Butler assistant retiring after 41 years as coach, citing COVID-19 concerns
Indiana native Jeff Meyer began his career as an assistant coach at Purdue in 1978—starting a journey that included stops at South Florida, Liberty, Winthrop, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan—as well as two stints at Butler.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Indiana reach all-time high
The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 2,951 new COVID-19 cases and 50 more deaths due to the coronavirus.
College hoops scheduling still chaotic as season approaches
Schools say it’s been like trying to simultaneously build 353 separate puzzles with overlapping and sometimes-missing pieces—and time is running out.
Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges
Litigation could take on a new urgency if a narrow margin in a battleground state becomes the difference between another four years for President Trump or a Joe Biden administration.
Developer scales down plans for massive west-side project after neighbors object
Updated plans for Tremont Town Center call for nine buildings (compared to the original 14) with about 450,000 square feet of office and retail space, plus senior housing, market-rate apartments and row houses.
U.S. phone maker plans up to 2,000 jobs at new Indiana plant
Los Angeles-based Akyumen Industries, which makes smartphones, tablets and smart watches, has tentatively selected the site on Gary’s west side as its first corporate headquarters in the U.S.
Democrats looking to chip into GOP’s Indiana dominance
Lines of voters formed at some polling places in Indianapolis and its suburbs before the doors to those sites opened in the cold, predawn darkness.
Huge voter turnout expected despite virus, political rancor
At least 98.1 million people voted before Election Day, or just shy of 71 percent of the nearly 139 million ballots cast during the 2016 presidential election. Experts are predicting record turnout this year.
More downtown business owners prepare for possible election violence
Nearly one dozen downtown Indianapolis buildings and businesses have boarded up their windows and glass doors for Election Day, even though local law enforcement leaders and downtown officials aren’t expecting demonstrations that could spark vandalism or looting.
Election Day FAQ: What you need to know
It’s Election Day, which can be stressful regardless of your party affiliation or whether or not you even cast a ballot this year. Here’s what you need to know about today and how results will come tonight (and possibly for the next several days).
Marion County sees three times as many early voters as in 2016
More than 213,600 Marion County residents have already cast ballots heading into Election Day. Statewide, more than 1.7 million voters cast ballots by mail or in-person at an early-voting location through Monday.
Stocks rally ahead of a potentially turbulent election week
U.S. stocks rebounded from the worst week since March as investors bet on the energy, materials and industrial sectors ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election.
NBA faces economic crisis if players, owners can’t agree on next season
A total absence of fans and the need to play a shortened 72-game schedule to realign the NBA’s typical calendar would cost the league approximately $4 billion of revenue next season. That’s a massive hit for a league with $8 billion in annual revenue.
Hospitals competing for nurses as U.S. coronavirus cases surge
Departures are not surprising, according to experts, considering not only the mental toll of the pandemic but the fact that many nurses trained in acute care are over 50 and at increased risk of complications if they contract the virus.
Downtown Indianapolis businesses prep for possible unrest
Some buildings and businesses in downtown Indianapolis have boarded up windows and taken other security steps to prepare for possible unrest surrounding Election Day.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise as new cases again exceed 3,000
Total positive COVID-19 cases in Indiana since the beginning of the pandemic have climbed to 185,185.
Another rating agency shifts 5th District in favor of Democrats
Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics announced the rating change Monday morning for the tight race between Republican state Sen. Victoria Spartz and former Democratic state lawmaker Christina Hale.
Supreme Court allows antitrust suit against NFL to proceed
A lower court ruled that the NFL’s contract with DirecTV may limit competition in violation of federal law. The arrangement has been in place for more than 25 years.