School officials say students, faculty and staff were informed about the decision on Monday.

The Meadowbrook Nature Preserve near Valparaiso now has 224 acres of protected land.

Most layoffs will occur in May, when the semester ends.

Police can use drones in a variety of ways, but state law sets limits on their use in investigations.

Munster, Kokomo, Carmel and Columbus are among communities adopting similar protections since last year's uproar over Indiana's religious objections law.

The ordinance would also bar discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, veteran status and familial status.

The school is offering tenured professors and other faculty members with multi-year contracts buyouts due to the nationwide trend of sharp declines in student applications and enrollment.

The communities of Angola/Fremont and Valparaiso in northern Indiana and Madison in southern Indiana are semifinalists for a $3 million prize in the America's Best Communities contest.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will give the federal funds to 12 cities, towns and nonprofits for urban forestry projects.