INDIANAPOLIS — Some students aren’t able to connect to their virtual classrooms through no fault of their own. Kiymani Russell, a third grader at Edison School of the Arts, is keeping up with her school work through paper packets, since she can’t do any of her school work online. She doesn’t have internet service at […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis and Marion County are starting to shift to phase two of Indiana’s reopening plans but the transition will be a slow one. Businesses that will not be included in Marion County’s phase two reopening — non-essential manufacturing, hair salons and barbershops. It’s been a frustrating day for Indianapolis barber Bryan Lomax. He’s […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A group of 10 Indiana utility companies is seeking permission to charge customers in an attempt to recover revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The utility companies, including Duke Energy and Indianapolis Power & Light, filed a 36-page petition Friday with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in which they claim the effects of the pandemic, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Steak ‘n Shake permanently closed 57 of its restaurants nationwide during the first quarter of 2020 as its parent company attributed major financial losses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biglari Holdings Inc. announced in its first quarter report that Steak ‘n Shake’s revenue plunged by $59 million compared to the same time period in 2019 as […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Last week, most of Indiana went into the second stage of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s reopening plan. By Monday, May 11, 89 of the state’s 92 counties were fully in stage two. Here’s a breakdown of what that means: In stage two, the restriction on social gatherings was lessened, from 10 people to 25 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL season is still four months away, but the Indianapolis Colts announced their ticket refund policy that will be in place in case games are either canceled or played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If games cannot be played or the NFL plays in front of empty stadiums, full refunds […]
President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — and now the IRS — are urging people who received coronavirus relief payments for a deceased taxpayer to return the money to the government. But legal experts say there is no law requiring people do that. Some of the more than 130 million economic impact payments that […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Stacked Pickle is closing all of its restaurants after the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in loss income. The decision comes after Gary Brackett, CEO of Stacked Pickle, evaluated options to reopen once the stay-at-home orders are lifted. Brackett is a former linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts. “Unfortunately, the loss of several significant sporting […]
INDIANAPOLIS — IU Health Methodist Hospital celebrated their 300th successful discharge of a COVID-19 patient on Wednesday with a bit of a party. James Seekie, 64, was first admitted to Methodist Hospital in critical condition on April 24. Less than two weeks later, his medical staff lined the halls to cheer him on with an […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Inspections are underway at three long-term healthcare facilities in the state of Indiana that have had employees die from COVID-19. Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA) is currently inspecting Wildwood Healthcare in Indianapolis after they reported two worker deaths due to COVID-19 in mid-April. The other facilities include a care facility in […]
BLOOMINGTON — It’s a question college administrators across the country are wrestling with — what will the fall semester look like? Colleges everywhere shut down in March, midway into the spring semester when COVID-19 became an overriding concern. In Bloomington, Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is planning for the fall, without knowing exactly what to […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Health Department will host drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinics this week at five sites around the state. The clinics will run from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (CDT) Monday-Tuesday in East Chicago and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday-Saturday in Lafayette, New Castle, Plymouth and Seymour, according to a news release from ISDH. The […]
