It's been about a year since COVID-19 upended our lives. Now, as more and more people get vaccinated, things are slowly returning to normal. And for one Midwestern family, that offers an unusual opportunity to honor a loved one -- with a long-awaited memorial service.

The Indiana Department of Child Services hotline received on average about 600 calls each business day in 2020, the agency said, compared with about 700 calls on average every business day in 2018 and 2019.

States across the Midwest are opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to more age groups. This should move the region closer to herd immunity and the return to some normalcy. Still, some say they don't want to get vaccinated.

The University of Notre Dame will require all students to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning for the fall 2021 semester.

A total of 1,291,190 Hoosiers -- 23.7 percent of Indiana's residents who are at least 16 -- have been fully vaccinated, while 1,827,696 first doses of vaccine have been administered statewide.

Right now, local health officials can impose restrictions that go further than any state orders, like counties keeping mask-wearing mandates in place after the statewide mandate has ended.

After the NCAA tournament, the emphasis turns to how the city will move forward in COVID-19 mitigation and vaccination efforts.

The funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will help programs such as door-to-door outreach to raise awareness about vaccinations or help people sign up to get vaccinated.

Butler University will offer free COVID-19 vaccinations to all students this week.

The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is the last hotel hosting NCCA men's basketball teams. It now looks to the future of how the 2021 tourism and convention season will define this year's business outlook.