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The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

Dan Thystrup is the owner of Adventureglass and has been making paddle boats for about 25 years. They’re used in recreational parks all over the world.

John Suher Sr. has worked at Honeywell in South Bend for 23 years and is president of the UAW union for the plant. He told the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus in a virtual press conference workers have been having "some major issues here with the company."

Nearly 550,000 Hoosiers requested absentee ballots for the 2020 primary – a huge increase from prior years after the state expanded vote-by-mail to anyone who wanted it.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

The latest topics surrounding COVID-19 dominate this "Reporters' Roundtable." 

“Times” reporter joins us to talk about the stories he put out in print and online, including an update on the latest with massive layoffs at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City as well as White Lodging at its corporate headquarters in Merrillville. Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson talked to Karen Marlow-Kellemen, executive director of the Northwest Indiana Red Cross about a virtual version of its “Zero to Hero” program.

More than 1 in 4 workers experienced unemployment last month in several Indiana counties. Data released Tuesday from the Department of Workforce Development shows which areas of the state were hit hardest.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

Today: The City of Gary partnered with Borden Dairy to distribute thousands of gallons of free milk as part of the Mayor’s Milk Initiative. Attorney Tony Walker  joined us to tell us more about it as well as the provide details about the weekly food distributions at the Gary Genesis Center. Indiana University Northwest announced that it’s School of Business and Economics has received an extension of its AACSB International accreditation, a designation earned by only five percent of the world's schools offering business degrees at the bachelor's level or higher.

Small businesses are still struggling despite federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) is advocating for a bill he helped create that would provide additional help to small business owners financially hit by the pandemic.

Many parents and students have voiced concerns about celebrations for high school seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools across the state are each taking a unique approach to celebrate their graduates.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

Indiana saw a reduction in daily traffic volume of as much as 57 percent during the “Stay-At-Home” period.

While doctors and nurses are risking their lives working with COVID-19 patients in hospitals, some are risking theirs working in stores and making deliveries. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Rebecca Thiele has been talking with other essential workers whose stories need to be told. 

Today: Bob Wernes is a Cedar Lake man who can’t wait to have a hip replacement surgery. Bob along with his surgeon Dr. Denis Nam join us to talk about how the shelter in place order during the coronavirus pandemic affects patients who urgently need surgical procedures. Memorial Day is an American holiday honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. As we remember those that have sacrificed for our country World War II veteran Eugene Polisnky recently joined us to reflects on his missions over Nazi occupied Germany.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

In response to a nearly $1 billion revenue shortfall due to the novel coronavirus, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced plans to reduce agency appropriations for the next fiscal year – with additional maintenance and capital projects on the chopping block. 

Indiana’s unemployment rate for April skyrocketed to almost 17 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. That is, by far, the highest level of unemployment ever recorded in the state.