Ball State University announced its coronavirus screening procedures Monday. The Muncie school won't require students or staff to be tested for COVID-19 before the campus fully reopens for in-person classes next month.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 77 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the state's total to 2,706. The state announced more than 62,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 701,000 Hoosiers tested.

Indiana's new face mask mandate takes effect Monday. All residents over the age of 8 are required to wear a face mask -- covering the nose and mouth -- while in public in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Gov. Eric Holcomb reversed course Friday the executive order establishing a statewide mask mandate will include no criminal penalty.

An increase in COVID-19 cases in Indiana -- and across the U.S. -- is prompting concerns about how safe schools will be as they reopen for the new academic year.

During his visit to Indianapolis Friday, Vice President Mike Pence said he doesnt want finances or federal guidance to serve as a barrier to reopening schools.

Orchestra management and the Orchestra Committee, which represents the ISOs musicians, released a joint statement Friday announcing the cancellation.

State health officials have raised worries about Indianas number of confirmed infections rising sharply in the past month.

WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with Indianapolis science fiction and fantasy author Maurice Broaddus about the lessons hes learned during the pandemic and how they might show up in future discussions with students and in his latest science fiction trilogy, "All the Stars."

More than 75,000 loans were issued to businesses and organizations in Indiana through the Paycheck Protection Program. The program's deadline is Aug. 8,