Indiana will receive $507 million as part of a multi-state agreement to settle a lawsuit against opioid distributors designed to bring relief to people struggling with addiction to the drug, officials said Wednesday.

A mysterious ailment has sickened and killed thousands of songbirds in several states, including Indiana, since late spring.

Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer's June responses show about one-third of producers are worried that input costs will go up more than four times as rapidly in the upcoming year.

A new school year starts for many Hoosier students in the next two weeks, as COVID-19 cases are on the rise.

About 70 percent of Indiana schools had lower attendance rates in 2020-21 compared to the previous year, a sign of the toll that the fragmented education during the pandemic took on students.

Some Marion County schools earned the lowest passing rates on the state’s latest standardized test. And long-standing achievement gaps for low-income students and Black students at some Indianapolis school districts remained far below their peers and the statewide average.

The Indiana Department of Health added 878 COVID-19 cases to the state's total Thursday, raising it to 763,688. The cases were confirmed July 21. It also added one confirmed COVID-19 death, moving the state's total to 13,535. The death occurred July 17.

Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. topped second-quarter expectations even though the health insurer's profit tumbled.

The Indiana Department of Health said so far in 2021, one mosquito sample collected in Vigo County tested positive for West Nile virus. No human cases have been detected, but officials expect to see more West Nile activity as the mosquito season progresses.

Officials at Indiana Dunes National Park want to hear from visitors as they develop a strategy to add services at the park, ranging from food or beverage sales to organized tours.

A rotted roof on an original corn crib has to be replaced before it will be converted into a storage barn for circus wagons and other items. An old office building also will be rehabilitated with heating and air-conditioning to store and archive artifacts and documents.

The Brown Box Theatre Project, a mobile performance group that delivers dramas free, to diverse audiences across the country including in central Indiana, begins its summer season.