The loan is among $181 million in financing the USDA is making to upgrade rural electric systems in 10 states.

Floyd County's commissioners say the grant will help the county expand its industrial base by accommodating high-tech businesses at the Floyd County Tech Park.

Tourism officials are seeking hotel tax increases in two southern Indiana counties to free up more money for marketing and promoting the region's attractions.

The Indiana Department of Transportation says the eastbound lanes of Interstate 265 in Floyd County between Charlestown Road and Interstate 65 were back open.

The growing number of women in the jails brings challenges to spacing and increased health costs associated with women, especially pregnant inmates, jail officials said.

The spray-painted images were found Monday in Floyds Knobs. Sheriff Frank Loop said authorities suspect teenagers were behind the vandalism at a retirement community and to a New Albany-Floyd County school bus.

An EF-1 tornado with winds of 100 mph touched down Friday in central Indiana's Madison County, destroying a barn and damaging trees.

Jeramy Heavrin of New Albany was convicted of killing 23-year-old Jennifer Rose Johnson in 1994. In February he petitioned Floyd Circuit Court to change his name to Jayson Lee Archer.

Assistance could include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property and other programs.

Officials in Floyd and Clark counties are working to vaccinate more people, with a focus on high-risk populations such as homeless people and jail inmates.