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Two former Indiana lieutenant governors called for Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to expand mail-in voting Friday as the coronavirus continues. Without a broad mail-in voting option, former Indiana lieutenant governors John Mutz and Kathy Davis said Friday that fewer voting locations and long lines at polls will further suppress minority, disabled and low-income voters.

In the decades following World War II, many American families had a lot of help paying for a college education. But in the 1970s, inflation spiked and public policies began to change.

A lot of Americas most important music was recorded in a one-story studio that sat in a Richmond river gorge. The records from those sessions have continued to reverberate for almost a century, influencing Nat King Cole, John Coltrane, Pete Seeger and countless others. But those who study Gennett have found that many still dont know how important the Richmond studio is to the history of jazz, blues, gospel and popular music. The Gennett studio building exists only in photos and record grooves now, but the Indiana Historical Society is drawing together these threads with You Are There 1927: Gennett Studio. The exhibit, which reopened Tuesday, re-creates the recording room and shows photos of musicians and documents like Carmichaels recording contract.

A university committee has been formed to review all things named after Indiana University's seventh president, David Starr Jordan, on the Bloomington campus -- Jordan Hall, Jordan River and Jordan Avenue, as well as several scholarships, fellowships and other awards.

A report has found that more than half of Indianas nonprofit groups that provide services to those in need have cut back on their programs or reduced their capacity in recent months due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the report, between revenue declines and fundraiser cancellations, about 60% of not-for-profits have suspended or ended programs, such as summer camps, after-school programs, mentorships and volunteer programs.

A group of artists are painting a mural reading "Black Lives Matter" on a portion of a downtown Indianapolis street. City officials have said the portion of Indiana Avenue will remain closed until Monday.

Elwood Junior Senior High School temporarily is closing this week. The district started its academic year Thursday. Students will receive instruction virtually this week before resuming their normal schedules.

Residents in Indianapolis will have an opportunity to give input on public safety during the first in a series of meetings.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IMPD, officers are being outfitted with new body cameras. The camera program was expanded after recent protests and calls for police reform.

The nation's automakers are scrambling to keep assembly lines staffed during the COVID-19 crisis. At a Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio, that means calling on office workers to move to the line. And that has triggered anxiety among some workers.