The changes to the COVID-19 protocols on public transportation come after a federal judge ruled Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had exceeded its authority and failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is adding Indiana to a multi-state lawsuit targeting one of the few remaining federal COVID-19 mask mandates.

Ball State University is the latest Hoosier public university to drop its COVID-19 indoor face mask mandate.

Opportunities for children to sit on Santa’s lap for pictures and chat about toys were different last year because of COVID-19.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona praised the efforts of educators and focused on the importance of masks to keep schools open as he visited classrooms in northern Indiana Wednesday. The stops in Elkhart and South Bend were part of a multi-state bus tour across the Midwest, highlighting the return to in-person school.

School districts have jumped at the chance to implement new state quarantine guidance that allows asymptomatic students and staff to stay in school if they come in close contact with COVID-19 in the classroom. But education leaders say limited communication from the state has led some public school districts to unknowingly violate the new quarantine policy.

All Marion County school districts require face masks as of Sept. 3, after a few changed previously policies that allowed parents to decide if their student wears a mask or not.

The Indiana Department of Health is loosening its school COVID-19 quarantine policy -- but only for schools that are masking up.

Earlier this month, the Penn-Harris-Madison school board adopted a mask-optional policy for the 2021-22 school year, drawing backlash from local doctors.

The vote comes after the county health department released numbers showing the district had a disproportionately high number of students quarantined because of exposure to COVID-19.