The Indiana secretary of states office, which oversees state election policy, said 559,749 absentee by-mail ballots were requested across the state as of Friday, and 530,854 voters have voted at an early voting location. Thursday was the deadline for requesting a ballot.

Vice President Mike Pence and wife Karen Pence cast absentee ballots in Indianapolis Friday morning at the City-County Building.

Libertarian candidate for governor Donald Rainwater announced his choice for education secretary Thursday.

Indiana is one of several states seeing a new wave of COVID-19 cases with some counties getting hit harder than others, and the rising numbers are creating additional challenges for schools struggling to stay open.

Indiana's Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship celebrated the creation of its 100th job training program for Hoosiers to get paid while they learn a new job.

The state-backed effort to provide election-focused lessons and materials leading up to the election.

"Storefront Votes," is a series of monologues that will be presented in various neighborhoods over the next few weeks leading up to Election Day.

The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields announced plans Wednesday to present the largest exhibit in its history.

Indiana's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is citing two nursing homes for serious violations. Its the first time major COVID-19 workplace citations have been issued by state authorities.

The Indiana State Department of Health's daily update of its coronavirus dashboard showed 1,548 Hoosiers are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus, the most since May 5. Of those, 434 are in intensive care, which is the most since May 17.

The Indiana State Department of Health added 2,519 confirmed COVID-19 cases to the state's total Friday, raising it to 157,713. The new cases were recorded Oct. 20-22. It also added 27 COVID-19 deaths to the state's total bringing it to 3,858. The deaths occurred between Sept. 8 and Oct. 22.