Coronavirus
St. Joseph County reaches 50% fully vaccinated milestone
The number of new COVID cases is starting to plateau in Indiana, but the number of people in the hospital with COVID is still...
IU campuses say enrollment is down
Enrollment is down at the regional campuses of Indiana University.
That includes IU South Bend, where numbers from the fall of 2020 show over 4900...
Free COVID testing at Pierre Moran Park Pool
There is free COVID-19 testing at the Pierre Moran Park Pool.
The Elkhart County Health Department is offering free drive-thru PCR tests Tuesdays through Saturdays...
Free COVID-19 vaccine and testing events this week in Michiana
There are new COVID vaccination clinics and testing happening around Michiana this week.
The St. Joseph County Department of Health has a free clinic Tuesday...
Dozens of unvaccinated Purdue students, staff in trouble for not taking required COVID tests
Some students at Purdue University are receiving disciplinary action for failing to follow the school's requirements for COVID.
Before the fall semester started, Purdue gave...
Former U.S. Surgeon General given President Biden “B” grade for vaccination address
The grade Dr. Jerome Adams would give President Biden’s coronavirus response speech on Thursday would be a “B.”
Adams was Indiana’s Health Commissioner from October...
Parkview in Ft. Wayne reports 9 of 10 hospitalized with COVID are unvaccinated
One of the largest healthcare providers in Northern Indiana says 90% of their COVID hospitalizations are unvaccinated patients.
Parkview Health officials in Fort Wayne say...
Pence on Biden address: Unlike anything he’s ever heard from an American President
When former Vice President Mike Pence was watching President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response speech Thursday, he called it “unlike anything he had ever heard...
Goshen, Middlebury, Warsaw student are masking up
More school districts are now require masks inside their buildings to keep the number of close contact absences from climbing.
Goshen Schools will require all...
At-capacity crowd for Notre Dame home kickoff on Saturday
A capacity crowd will be allowed back at Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 2019 this weekend.
The Irish host Toledo in their...
Indiana state health department relaxing COVID quarantine guidance to cut school absences
The Indiana state health department is relaxing COVID quarantine guidance for schools, but some schools are sticking with the old system.
Until now, close contacts...
IU Health putting all non-emergency hospitalizations on hold
IU Health is putting all non-emergency hospitalizations on hold.
IU announced last week it was canceling half of non-urgent procedures at its 16 hospitals because...
COVID testing and vaccine clinic this weekend in Elkhart County
There is a COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic planned for this weekend in Elkhart County.
The Indiana Department of Health will set up a drive-thru...
Hundreds of IU Health employees suspended for not receiving COVID-19 vaccine
IU Health is suspending some workers because of their vaccination status.
The healthcare company has about 36,000 employees, and gave all of them a deadline...
Gov. Holcomb ordering hospitals to set standards when postponing non-emergency procedures
Governor Holcomb is ordering hospitals to put standards in place to determine when they need to put off non-emergency procedures to handle the growing...
Whitmer expected to veto GOP-led COVID bill
A spokesperson for Governor Whitmer says she will veto a COVID-19 that has been passed by the GOP-controlled Michigan Senate.
The bill bans using the...
Masks mandated inside all Berrien County schools for pre-K – 12 students
The Berrien County Health Department has issued a public health order requiring the use of face masks by individuals in pre-Kindergarten through grade 12...
John Glenn Schools to require masks for students, staff
Starting Wednesday, Sep. 1, John Glenn Schools will require all students and staff to wear masks when social distancing of six feet is not...
Berrien Co. schools are making their decisions on masking
School is getting ready to resume in Southwest Michigan, but not all schools are requiring masks.
Berrien County is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases....
Why Indiana’s top doctor won’t require facemasks
State health officials have emphasized for months that masks are important and effective to stop COVID-19, but they've also been firm in saying they...