DWD says it should be able to accept online unemployment insurance applications for self-employed workers starting April 24. The actual payments will begin May 4.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 41 additional deaths on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 477. The state announced more than 9,500 total confirmed cases, with more than 51,000 Hoosiers tested.

A new study from the Pew Research Center links Americans emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic to their trust in others, finding that those with less interpersonal trust were more likely to experience bouts of anxiety, depression and loneliness.

Gov. Eric Holcomb says hell be monitoring the "facts on the ground" to decide when businesses can start to reopen.

Roberta Shelton and Tony Sizemore had lived together for the last six years, and to him and everyone who knew her she was Birdie. Sizemore says he's a private person, but he agreed to talk about Birdie's life -- and her death.

Efforts to protect student privacy online are more crucial than ever as schools nationwide rely on the internet to connect with students and families, and with fraudulent activity on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under Indiana state law, unemployment benefits end after a maximum of 26 weeks. With the new federal rules from the CARES Act, the Department of Workforce Development will manage the payment of federal benefits for an additional 13 weeks.

In a letter, the coalition says the COVID-19 pandemic could make it difficult for the public to participate in planning for the Mid-States Corridor Project.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 49 additional deaths on Wednesday, bringing the states total to 436. The state announced nearly 9,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 48,000 Hoosiers tested.

The COVID-19 pandemic closed Indiana school buildings -- and students will finish the school year at home, including 17-year-old Sarah Naidu. WFYI's Jill Ditmire spoke with Naidu to learn how she's seeing the effects of public health crisis -- through summer, next year and college.